Fanfiction: Claim (Heroes)

[selenak]

Title: Claim

Disclaimer: All owned by NBC.

Spoilers: Until the The Hard Part

Summary: Peter wants to talk about Claire. Nathan tries not to.

Rating: PG-13. .

Thanks to: resolute for beta-reading.

Timeline: Set between .07% and The Hard Part

Comments

[lostandalone22]

Nice filler moment, I can see the boys having this conversation.

[selenak]

Thanks for the feedback!

[wee_warrior]

*applaudiert*

Well done!

[selenak]

*grinst über Icon*

Humble thanks!

[wee_warrior]

*grinst über Icon*

Eines meiner ältesten und heißgeliebtesten.

I really need some of Ten, though, as I prefer him to Nine (I know - blasphemous!). And of course of Martha. And Jack. And, er, "Mr. Saxon."

[selenak]

Consider me sharing the blasphemy. (cheesygirl made some great Ten icons, btw!) Mind you, neither of them is my favourite incarnation of the Doctor - that would be Seven - but I do adore Ten and only liked Nine...

[linaerys]

This is really beautiful. And this is a perfect encapsulation of Nathan and Peter:

It was a typical Peter pronouncement; overly emotional, too insightful and yet missing a major point at the same time.

Thanks for sharing this.

[selenak]

That fraternal dynamic is really the heart of the show for me. (Well, and Hiro, of course!) I'm really glad you think I captured it.

[mimesh]

You have a very good grasp of their voices, this was amazingly in character. I could picture this little scene effortless in canon. The ending was particularly heart-wrenching.

Peter coming into his own and Claire have definitely shaken up the dynamics of the Petrelli brothers. I could imagine Nathan having more problems coming to terms with that than Peter who has Claire as new ally. After reading this fic I really, really really want the show to explore those dynamics next season.

[selenak]

After reading this fic I really, really really want the show to explore those dynamics next season.

So do I, which is reason #100222 why Nathan must survive.

Mind you, while I do think Peter can handle the current constellation far better than Nathan, I think that this is in (subconscious) part because he's the emotional focus there, for both Nathan and Claire. Let's face it, Peter never had competition for Nathan. (Human competition, that is; there is of course Nathan's ambition, but that's different.) And he definitely doesn't have competition for Claire right now, either.

[cadesama]

Eeee! I love it when you fic our conversations! Beautiful insight into Nathan's ambivalence about Claire, and how it ties back into his mourning for her and Meredith!

[selenak]

What can I say: you inspire me.*g*

I rewatched Nathan's phone call with Meredith the other way, and their meeting plus Nathan's talk with Angela, and so felt myself on firm ground on how he reacted to their presumed death and how it influences his present-day ambivalence...