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[tamakito]

Spoilers: Up to 2.22
Warnings: Kidnapping, violence, ableism, homophobia, physical abuse by a caretaker, a smidgen of Stockholm's, serious injury, tertiary character death.
Rating: R
Word Count: Whole fic: 52, 000; Part 3: 23, 340
Disclaimer: RIB and FOX own everything ever.
Beta: rdm-ation

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sobdasha is too cool to log in to the proper journal

[il_mezzogiorno]

So this isn't like a "reread the whole thing and pick out everything" review but. But. Since I have stalled forever. There is one scene above all others about this fic that does not leave me, that I have been working on putting into words, that shows off your mastery. The one that is always the first one to come into my mind.

And that is the confrontation about the body in the attic.

Rachel is terrified and expecting the worst--the worst being Terri snapping because she is crazy and killing them--and you can feel it. Kurt, when he finds out, is similarly terrified and you can feel it. As the reader, I personally am also terrified, even just having it drawn out within the time frame of the fic, even though it has nothing to do with me, and I am going no no no but I know it's going to happen inevitably. Terri will find out. Bad shit will go down.

And then Terri finds out.

And you, Adi, find a way to make what happens even worseBecause I am expecting Terri to snap and violence at the least and things are going to crash downhill out

[sunflowersdream]

I'm trembling waiting for Will to show up. I never thought I'd say that. If this were an episode, I'd have very little faith in Will's ability to help, but in this fic he might be just a tad effectual.

Terri's callousness and mood swings are actually terrifying.

[tamakito]

Well. He provided emotional support! To Rachel, anyway. I offer you cuddles though! Even if I am tickled pink you found Terri terrifying.

[sparklegemstone]

You are so good at leaving important hints in your story! I'm proud to say that I've been waiting for Rachel's scratched leg on the attic stairs to catch up with her ever since I first read it. But that did not go as I expected it to at all. o.o Which is...good. But as another commenter mentions below, reveals just how off-the-deep-end Terri actually is.

As as soon as you mentioned "rich girl" I knew it was Sugar. Eek. You can see why I found the following line rather disturbing:
She took Terri’s oatmeal in to her after she was sure there was enough sugar in it