Primeval fic: Secrets and lies

[stealingpennies]

Title: Secrets and Lies
Word count: 4400
Rating: R (non-explicit sex)
Characters: Lester/Christine
AN: Christine’s family background is taken from Primeval Wiki. This story is set sometime in the 90s when mobiles were still a rarity and a desktop computer actually covered the entire desktop.
AN2: Everyone’s younger in this story so hopefully not

Comments

[fredbassett]

That really worked.

The characters were perfect, especially Christine' s reactions the following morning. Just the right brand of calculating coldness, but here it was nice to have an explanation of where it might have stemmed from.

Lester was just right, too. Just off-balance enough not to be in total control, the way we saw him during their first encounter.

This was a great read.

[stealingpennies]

These two are actually one of my favourite pairings - because there's clearly something there or that could have been there but something fundamental is missing.

Thanks - for reading out of the box and taking the time to comment.

[knitekat]

Lovely backstory between them, Christine being all calculating and Lester being off-balancec and a gentleman.

*purrs*

[stealingpennies]

They're very well matched - though ultimately he understands her more than she understands him. It was nice to write a younger less-assured Lester.

Thanks for reading and commenting.

[celeste9]

That was nice! I like how Christine seems somewhat young and unsure, and yet still still very much the colder, more calculating woman we know she turns out to be. The aftermath was really quite sad, and I was glad Lester didn't take the money.

I wasn't particularly a fan of Christine on the show, but the history she must share with Lester is certainly intriguing, and this is a great take on it.

[stealingpennies]

Thanks. I've always liked Christine and am probably guilty of giving her an easier time than she deserves.(I was so grateful when I found her supposed background as it explains a lot.) But there's a fundamental difference between her and Lester. Lester would never have taken that money. Christine wouldn't have hesitated for a second.

[goldarrow]

Nice backstory for their prior relationship.

[stealingpennies]

Thanks! It's been on the backburner forever - I started it as a kind of prequel to a Christine/Jess story I wrote for a SS.

[fififolle]

Ooh, I say! That was sultry and delicious :D

[stealingpennies]

Cheers! It's been lurking on my hard drive for 18 months so nice to flick it to the finished folder. :)