FIC - A Place to Be

[rachel_wilder]

Title: A Place to Be
Author: rachel_wilder
Rating: T
Summary: Mothers, Sons, the things that complicate our lives...Tim tries to find his place in the world. Pre-Series through Season 4 of Friday Night Lights.
Author's Note: Many thanks to devilc for beta and advice.

For fleurlb for her kindness and generosity to help_haiti

Comments

[legolex]

This is wonderful! I love stories about Tim's mom, especially when they put her in a, relatively, good light. Thanks for this!

[rachel_wilder]

You're welcome! It has been a long, long time since I've written anything, but it was fun exploring Tim and his mom's relationship.

[fleurlb]

Oh my. I *love* this. Thank you so much. It far exceeds my expectations and I'm so happy that you wrote it.

I love so many things about it, I scarcely know where to start. I love the title and repeating motif of a place to be, it suits Tim and the story so well. The characters are perfect, especially Walt, whom I just want to hit.

I'm really impressed that you came up with such a perfect and heart-breaking backstory for Mama Riggins. You basically left me a weeping mess at the end of it, so well done. :)

[rachel_wilder]

I'm so happy you liked it!!! I couldn't believe how hard it was to write, but at the same time I love that you wanted to know about Tim's mom because I'm a sucker for parent stories.

I think there's hope for Tim--both in this story and on FNL. He's a survivor.

[celtic_flicka]

Oh wow--this is a great story. I've always wondered about Mama Riggins and this sounds very plausible.

I especially like the one brief scene with Billy, because it reminded me of the episodes with their dad--with Tim trying to give the benefit of the doubt and Billy (the older child, who knows more) being angry with the parent.

[rachel_wilder]

Thanks for reading and for leaving a comment. I'm glad you enjoyed the Billy bit--I think there's a lot more to his story than what we've seen so far. I love the tastes that we get because on the surface he seems like he doesn't give a shit, but clearly he does, even when he isn't sure that he wants to.

[meghan_84]

I love this I really miss your writing and am glad to see you back on the FNL so many things to love about this. Loved that his mother wasn't perfect but wasn't terrible either!

[rachel_wilder]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story! It was fun to be writing again and so nice to hear that people are still reading. Thanks for taking the time to look at the story and share your thoughts.