Indecipherable (Community fic)

[sinecure]

Title: Indecipherable (1/?)
Author: sinecure - My master fic list
Character/Pairing: Jeff/Annie
Rating: PG (for now)
Word Count: 2,454
Genre: Romance, angst
Spoilers: Season 3 to be safe.
Summary: After Shirley's wedding, Annie seeks out Jeff, who, as we all know, drowned his sorrows quite thoroughly.
Disclaimer: I don't own Community and I make no money

Comments

[sinecure]

Angst seems to be something people are in need of with Community lately. I wonder if it's the weather, or something in the water... on Earth. Heh.

Thanks! I wrote this just after watching the episode. I couldn't imagine a better time for it. Although, I'm sure there are a billion. Still, this works for me. And for you.

Hee! You mean the part where I bitch about the show using my thing before I post mine? It's really rather rude of them to do that. And they did it a lot in the last half of this season.

Or did you mean teruel_a_witch's prompt?

[jennynoname]

MY EMOOOOOOOOOOTIONS.

Have I told you before that I love your stuff? Because I feel like I haven't commented on any of it. But I love it, just so you know.

And I think my favorite bit about this is the fact that ANNIE is the one to pull away -- I mean, Jeff is honest and SHE is the one who is more guarded and scared at this point, which is a nice role reversal from how things normally are.

Great job. :)

[sinecure]

Aww, I didn't mean to break you except in the best possible way. Hurts so good.

*blushes* Thank you so much!

Yep. I love it when Annie's not the lovesick teenager--okay, she's 21 now, but you know what I mean--and Jeff's all ready to accept how he feels, so her prompt was perfect time.

Thank you again. :)

[stephanierb]

Oh man, that was a punch to the gut. Poor Jeff. He finally musters up the courage, liquid though it may be, to admit his feelings and Annie's the one who's moved on. Or at least, she's conflicted. Which, given Jeff's past behavior and his drunkenness at the time, is completely understandable. Still, that final scene was all kinds of heartbreaking. I can't help but wonder how strained things will be between them now.

Looking forward to Annie's POV. I can only imagine what must be going through her head.

SO GOOD. I want resolution like now but I'm really enjoying the ride. I don't know how many chapters you have in mind for this, but I'm ready to settle in for awhile. :-)

[sinecure]

This is how I want next season to go. I want Jeff to chase Annie for once. I want him to be in deeper than her.

Truthfully, this was supposed to be a oneshot. The angst sneaked in and took even me by surprise.

I'm not sure how much of Annie's POV the next chapter will be, but there will definitely be some and she'll have some thinky thoughts to pass onto us somewhere along the way.

I'm afraid it may take a while before the next, and probably final, chapter will be finished. I'm a little stuck, unlike with the first part which I wrote in just a few hours. I wish the rest would come as easily.

[chicette20]

Oh my God.. poor Jeff!

Damn... season 3 really did a number on me and my perception of these two characters because usually I'd be all "Go Annie!" for not immediately falling for Jeff's admission of love, but now my heart just breaks for him at her rejection.

Maybe it's the fact that we now know he's in therapy and trying to work through his issues that makes me a little more tolerant of his past behavior, but I certainly can't fault Annie for treading with caution where Jeff is concerned given the way he's treated her and their relationship in the past. For her, it's almost like "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" .. but I hope she gives him a chance to prove that he meant what he said and that he's not going to deny his feelings for her this time around.

Can't wait for more!

[sinecure]

Right?! This is why he doesn't do this feelings shit.

Season 3 was pretty hard on him, wasn't it? I'm pretty happy that she didn't chime in with an immediate reciprocation, but it does break the heart a bit.

You know, I came to the show late in season 2 and streamlined it all in days, then re-watched the episodes about 3 or 4 or more times, so my perception is different from the folks who have watched from the beginning. When people say Jeff's behaviour, not just toward Annie, but toward everyone, sucks balls, I really don't see it as much. He was always a jerk, but was he any worse in season 2? I really can't judge it as well as others, I think. I mean, his rejection of Annie in the season opener was slightly harsh, and his rejection of her in the clip show was harsh, but that one I put down to her calling him out in front of everyone. And right after they all found out he's sleeping with their other friend. So, that I can actually understand even if I don't like it.

Thanks for commenting and sorry about the ramble.

[fangirl_101]

Ugh, Jeff! Why are you so angsty?!? You can't just expect Annie to tell you she loves you after all this time--you've gotta earn her love!

You've got such a great gift for angst. Really well done.

[sinecure]

I think he's learning that, lol! Aww, but in the worst way, poor guy.

Thank you! Believe it or not, I used to hate angst. Until I discovered that I could do it relatively well. I made my angsty beta/angst-loving-writer-partner hate my angst. So, I must be doing something right.