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Oziversary Post - Quote #15 - "As of today, I run Oz"

Jul 12, 2017 18:42

Title: Long Live the King
Author: cmk418
Prompt: #15 - “As of today, I run Oz”
Characters: Alonzo Torquemada, Miguel Alvarez
Summary: They’re going back
A/N: Happy Oziversary! Thank you for being part of the last twenty years!

( Long Live the King )

by: cmk418, ch: oziversary

Comments 16

mazephoenix July 13 2017, 15:59:39 UTC

Very nice.

cmk418 July 14 2017, 03:03:28 UTC

Thank you!

shabby86 July 14 2017, 06:43:51 UTC

Thanks for sharing!

cmk418 July 14 2017, 11:07:45 UTC

Thank you!

lisacali July 15 2017, 17:24:06 UTC

This would be a great way to start Oz 2.0 I wished so much that more would have been focused on this pairing before the end. Great story!

cmk418 July 15 2017, 22:13:48 UTC

Thank you!

It was strange because I'd forgotten that Torquemada was only in two episodes of the show. Like Dino Ortolani, he made quite the impact in a short time.

vanillalime July 20 2017, 14:23:18 UTC

Very nice! I love that moment in Oz when we're introduced to Torquemada, strutting down the hall into Em City's Commons, with the other gays following in his footsteps. I love the idea of him running Oz. And I like that your Miguel is, more or less, at peace (as much as he can be, given the circumstances).

P.S. Poor Beecher. :(

cmk418 July 22 2017, 03:07:38 UTC

Thank you so much for reading and commenting!

Miguel gets a raw deal so often that it was nice to cut him some slack here and have Alonzo evolve into more or less a protector/mentor for him.

I started to work with this quote 3 different times - the first with season 3 Adebisi after Said joins him, the second with McManus taking over as warden, and then this popped into my head. It made a nice companion piece to the other story with the two bookending the Oz experience and featuring characters that created an impression in such a small amount of time.

PS- Beecher will be ok. I'm sure Sister Pete will have him in her appointment book the moment he sets foot in Oz.

trillingstar July 22 2017, 06:34:03 UTC

I like how you captured how hard -- sooo hard -- it would be for Miguel to return to Oz; this would be his third time going through those gates, coupled with the parole board's promise that he's never, ever getting out. Eeesh.

Nice job giving him something (someone?) to live for, and as smooth a transition back as possible. Good things for Miguel!! Yes. ;)

cmk418 August 7 2017, 03:14:00 UTC

I hope for good things for Miguel. He's been given a raw deal and I can see where a new start in Lardner would be a positive for him.

Not sure about his future with Torquemada, but it's good for them to have someone they (kind of) trust.