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FIC: Little Stories (1/1)

Jul 10, 2011 09:33

Title: Little Stories
Author: tromana
Rating: T
Characters: Jane/Lisbon, Van Pelt
Summary: Once upon a time and after that it sucks.
Spoilers: All of Season 3
Notes: Written for the Paint It Red 2011 Ficathon.
Prompts: mentalistprompt: defies expectation, Paint It Red ficathon: if fairytales were real, from miss_peg .

( You can honestly say that everyone you know deserves that little slice of happiness. )

character: grace van pelt, character: teresa lisbon, tv: the mentalist, fanfic, fandom: ficathon, character: patrick jane, pairing: jane/lisbon

Comments 3

h_loquacious July 12 2011, 04:50:05 UTC

Hello.

I really, really like this one, I have to say. I really, really like it, especially the ending. Seems very VP, with that slightly, IDK, self-centred thinking she'd be the more likely to get the fairytale ending of the three of them. I don't much like VP as a character anymore (she bugs me for most of S3), but I do tend to like her as a narrator for some reason, and I thought this one was particularly well done. Haven't been reading much fic lately, but I'm glad I read this one.

tromana July 12 2011, 07:44:32 UTC

Thank you very much! I agree on the Van Pelt situation - there was just something about her S3 arc that grates. Possibly the fact that she'd been in that situation before in S1 and obviously hadn't really learned from the situation.

I think this was the first time I wrote something of length from Van Pelt's POV. So yes, I can see the appeal of having her as a narrator. Something to do with the rose-coloured glasses combined with that slight self-centeredness.

Anyway, thank you for reading, especially as you're not reading much.

h_loquacious July 13 2011, 07:37:32 UTC

VP's S3 arc is really just terrible. One of the worst things about an otherwise good season (IMO, although I seem to like it far more than most people). First the break up wtih Rigsby was annoyingly done (not entirely her fault, to be fair), then there was stupid O'Laughlin, where she was ridiculously naive. I have come to the decision that I could have possibly tolerated the whole mess if they'd ever done anything with her not related to her love life. But they don't. And it is tiresome. To the extent where I would not be upset if they got rid of the character, though I don't think they will. I'll stop talking about this now, otherwise this will devolve into a rant ( ... )