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[sinemoras09]

Title: Tunnel
Author: sinemoras09
Characters: Mohinder, Sylar (as Zane)
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,229
Spoilers: "Unexpected"

Summary: Mohinder and "Zane" driving in the night. Gen-fic, angst. Takes place just before "Unexpected."

Comments

[sinemoras09]

Awww your icon!! *squee* <3

I'm glad you liked it! I love the dynamic between those two, and I'm hoping we'll see more of it in the upcoming season.

I-80 in Indiana is miserable. That's the flattest, dullest part of the state, I'm afraid.

Dude, my personal HELL is I-80 through Northern Indiana. GAA. And all the truckers! It's like their freaking playground, over there....

[irvys_sefie]

Ow wow! I love this! I've often imagined what they'd talk about on the Roadtrip of Awesome and I've literally imagined them discussing their fathers, so seeing it play out here was just such a delight!
I absolutely loved the part where we see Sylar realize that he'd slipped up and dropped the Zane act after Mohinder asks if his father was a musician. It was so subtle and you didn't even need to spell out what was going through his head. It was great! I love seeing the vulnerable sides of these two characters, because underneath everything they're both very desperate boys when you strip away their defenses.

[sinemoras09]

Thank you!!

It's really sad how much Sylar and Momo actually have in common. I think they really would have bonded over the roadtrip, which makes Mohinder's actions later on all the more wrenching. Poor Sylar! He just wanted a friend :(*hugs him*

(Dude, and I was SO MAD at Mohinder for not talking to Sylar in THP. Grrr).

[fifmeister]

Oooh! *flails* It's always great to see a Sylar-and-Mohinder fic that's not slash--particularly one that's so well-written. I loved this look at both of them and their respective daddy issues, especially the part where Sylar almost slipped up about his father's profession. And I loved that he actually allowed himself to be vulnerable, even if only for a few minutes. Both the characters were perfectly in-character as well. Nice job!

[sinemoras09]

Awww squeee thank you! I think it would be hard to stay in-character for that long a period of time--can you imagine? Being boxed up in a car like that for hours on end? I mean, that's the time when you spill your guts and you tell your deepest darkest secrets, lol. That or get all road-rage-y because the cars in front of you are going too slow....

But yeah. I love dynamic between Sylar and Mohinder (in a non-shippy way, of course), and I'm hoping to see more of it this season. *fingers crossed* Sylar needs a friend, I think....

[fifmeister]

That or get all road-rage-y because the cars in front of you are going too slow....

Haha, that would SO be me. *sheepish look*

I love dynamic between Sylar and Mohinder (in a non-shippy way, of course)

I actually did, too. I thought theirs was one of the more interesting (albeit completely non-romantic) relationships on the show. Just the sort of history that both of them regarding Chandra essentially guaranteed that much. I do wonder if they'll go into that any more this season. They might not, given that they're putting so much emphasis on new storylines for all the characters, but who knows what's going to happen at this point!

[sinemoras09]

Haha, that would SO be me. *sheepish look*

Me too!

*throws away Teh guilt*

*high fives for teh road rage*

I'm TERRIFIED that ZQ will only be in a handful of episodes....or that he takes Candice's power and is replaced by another actor. *headdesk* But I'm totally STOKED about this whole Maya storyline....I'm so excited to see it tonight, it's not even funny!

Two more hours!! *dances*

[albion1919]

*rubs chest* Dude, don't do that to me! I thought you had caved into the Mylar pressure there for a minute...

That’s a fantastic snapshot! I could easily see it happening. I loved the father/family comparison between them.

Zane hesitates, a catch in his throat. "No," he says. "No, I'm doing what I want, now."

Sad that he's really not, not doing something in a way Mohinder thinks. He's doing it so he won't be a disappointment in the eyes of his mother/father and the perceived eyes of others. Which, of course, they'll never know about.

I loved the quick glimpse of Gabriel underneath.

(I loled at their reaction to Dale XD)

[sinemoras09]

LOL you know me better than that! FLUFFY GABDEN OTP!!!! \0/ w00t XD

[albion1919]

Just for moment I was scared!! XD

Reading your comment above: I agree Sylar needs some sort of companionship (not likely, woe). But do you honestly think Mohinder will be friends with Sylar? O.o

[sinemoras09]

Nope, never, nada. But that doesn't mean I don't want to see Sylar trying to reach out, Mohinder baiting him, and then BAM!! HRG captures his w00bie serial killer ass. lol.

I'm awful. *ducks*

[forsquilis]

Zane hesitates, a catch in his throat. "No," he says. "No, I'm doing what I want, now."
I don't know how a fictional serial killer can raise this much pity in me. But picturing him trying to keep his act up while desperately wanting a friend to open up to, is just so sad and sweet.

I often think it's more interesting to view Sylar's behavior through another character's eyes than to think about what might be in his head, and this was really nice. I often wonder if, once things settled down, Mohinder had the chance to think about Sylar's phone call and realize he was asking for help. Even without reading Mylar into it, I like the angst of "what if I'd reached out to the piece of him that was still human?"

And I-80 in Indiana is miserable. That's the flattest, dullest part of the state, I'm afraid. Planed smooth by glaciers, leaving nothing but desolation in its wake.
And then...you get to Gary. *shudders*

[sinemoras09]

Dude, it's just so *desolate*. It's like, flat plains and the occasional cop car....it's the only place where I've literally driven two, three hours and completely failed to process it. Wooo, highway hypnosis. Ugh.

Even without reading Mylar into it, I like the angst of "what if I'd reached out to the piece of him that was still human?"

ITA. I was really angry with Mohinder for not reaching out to him in THP. It just makes me really sad for Sylar, because once again, he's trying to connect with someone, and he can't. Granted, he's a serial killer who killed Mohinder's father, but yeah. I just hate how Sylar is still so alone :(