Sobriety II (Gideon delivers a piece of background information) banner& text Pt 1
I Gideon delivers a piece of background information. Pt 1Author: Scotianova
Beta-fairy: Carol38
Disclaimer: I don't own them and writing about them is just for fun.
Genre/Moods: Insecurity, hurt, illumination leading to COMFORT :)
Pairing: Of course this journey is about Luke and Reid, however Gideon Masterson,
Reid’s assistant, and some other characters are joining them.
Warning: Noah is there - but less narrow-minded as I usually picture him.
Rating: sexual contents in some chapters
AN 1: This is my first attempt to write a multi-chapter story in the first-person-perspectives. It’s kind of a
correspondent-story to ‘Farouche’, because there I tried to explore Reid's 'inapproachableness' and here I focus on his 'sobriety-
calmness-desurgency'.
AN 2: And it's kind of homage to a very special man, my best friend!
AN 2: Gideon is NOT Reid’s love interest!
Summary: “I thought I was in control of everything. Structure, strategy, methodology meant almost everything to me; I had figured out my whole life - my professional and my personal. Then I met fate - face to face - I met it several times. But only the last encounter made me
understand: There is an elemental force out there. Call it fate, call it God, call it coincidence - whatever name you put on it doesn’t matter,
but it’s there and you are powerless to fight it. You are supposed to go with it.” (Reid S. Oliver, MD, professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School)
Chapter follows... http://scotianova.livejournal.com/47522.html
We want to believe that all humans were created equally, but they are not, actually they are very different. However there are a few conditions in which people become equal and every difference loses its meaning. All newborns for instance are the epitome of innocence, and if someone is moribund it doesn’t matter if they are rich or poor, smart or simpleminded, they are generally facing the same ultimate challenge. Isn’t this fascinating? That we are on the same page the moment we’re born and the moment we’re going to leave this world? So, most differences are the result of our own human creations and decisions.
It’s not an easy thing to do - staying professional while talking to Luke Snyder. But as I said before, I feel pity for him this time because he looks like shit. I ignore his ‘Cerberus’-comment; only you are allowed to call me that, so I just stare at him, unimpressed by his smile.
“I don’t know, what he’s told you about what has happened…”
“Mr. Snyder, don’t do this. Don’t try to explain yourself to me - I am the wrong person. There is nothing you can do but wait until he comes back and hope he’ll talk to you.”
Finally he gets lost but a week after your return he’s back again and I do know that I can’t keep him away from the door behind me.
And as if the devil has his say in this, your door opens and the colleague you have had an appointment with leaves your office.
“Gideon - please reschedule the appointment with Mr. Baxter tomorrow…”
You stop in the middle of your sentence and I don’t need to turn back to know, you are totally unprepared to meet Luke Snyder.
You sharply inhale but say nothing. Shit! Should I have warned you while you were in conversation with Duke Baker?
I hope you have your fiddling-urge under control; I simply don’t want Luke Snyder to know how much he affects you, especially not after you’ve been gone for almost a year.
Of course Mr. Snyder starts babbling first, stating the obvious:
“Reid! You’re back!”
“Well, I can hardly deny that. Hello to you too, Luke.”
Thank God I hear amusement in your voice. But wasn’t your amusement the beginning of that crazy thing between you and lil’Snyder over two years ago when Luke Snyder showed up - unannounced in your office? Okay, my ears are reaching Dumbo-like size and I’ll be prepared this time to have my say in all this.
“Please, can I have a minute?”
Since when does Luke Snyder settle for “minutes”? The first time he wanted “minutes” turned out to be years…
“Actually I have an appointment in an hour, so there isn’t much time.”
As if that qualifies as an allowance Luke Snyder is through the door of Reid’s office and I am left to do nothing but hope this might go well.
Only seconds after the door is closed, I am startled to notice the inconspicuous green light blinking on the intercom.
This is interesting, very interesting!
Since a student tried to blackmail you with sexual harassment in your first year as a professor at Harvard and only the fact that she could finally be convinced of your undeniable and untreatable gayness prevented you from getting into a mess, you and I have an arrangement. When you are uncomfortable with a visitor and every time you have an appointment with a student, I listen in on it.
Maybe it’s an accident, maybe you’ve turned on the speaker unintentionally, but somehow I doubt it, you want me to witness what Luke has to say to you.
Do I care? Do I feel ashamed being the overhearer of a probably emotional encounter?
NO!