Authors: Kat Helgeson
Gena/Finn (2 page)
What Tyler really should remember by now is how well bones hold heat.
He never does. It's like every time he wants to believe that he doesn't need to learn anything, every time he acts like this is the last time, like there's no way in hell he's going to be pulling his fucking sidekick Jake burned and twisted from a job gone wrong.
And all the little bastard is saying is, “We got Sarah, we got Sarah,” like somehow that's going to change the fact that he's blistered everywhere his shirt isn't stuck to his skin.
But Tyler's making himself be calm because that's what he fucking
does
(because really he does have plans for when this happens because this
always fucking happens
) and he whispers, “That's right, buddy, you did it,” while he twists a cap off a tube of ointment and rubs his hands together to warm them up.
“She got out, right? We got her?”
“We got her. And that's the last fucking job we're doing for Evanson, all right? I mean it this time. If he thinks we're gonna do some rescue mission for
Clara
--”
“Ugh, don't mention her, now I'm all nauseous.”
“That's because half your skin's sloughed off.”
“So dramatic.”
“C'mon, up...” He puts his hand on Jake's back, feels his t-shirt starting to peel away like skin, and carefully leans him against his shoulder to rub the warmed ointment over his arm. A sob gets stuck in Jake's throat, and Tyler tucks him in to his neck.
“You did it, kid,” Tyler says. “You're a hero.”
Jake closes his eyes and breathes out like that's enough, like a little platitude has made his scorched skin and his wrecked throat and the fucked-up world somewhat okay, and sometimes that's enough to get Tyler through the day but right now Jake's stupid optimism is just another symptom of how much the universe has fucked them over. Who the fuck tricked Jake enough to make him think there's something to be
optimistic
about?
It's all he can do not to get up and hit something, and then of course the kid has to mumble a little in his sleep and catch the hem of Tyler's sleeve between brown-black fingernails.
Goddamn it, kid.
This is the kind of shit that will make you believe.
Just for tonight.
24 Comments
MioMy
oh my godddddd exactly what I needed. whenever you go into tyler's head like that it's like...gaaahhh i don't have words i am not a writer lolol
_EvenIf
Oh shut up I love your stuff. Thank you!!
CalmMyLightsaber
Lovely. This was great.
_EvenIf
Hey, I haven't heard from you in ages!! I'm so glad you're still around!
CalmMyLightsaber
I know right shit has been CRAZY. I'll message you sometime?
_EvenIf
Yes please!
Tumbledown
So worth the wait. (I have a problem and you're incredible.)
_EvenIf
You're amazing. Next one's on you ;)
Tylergirl93
omggggg tyler my baby
_EvenIf
glad you liked it!
Thatsmykid
I just ACHE for them.
_EvenIf
right??
TinyDancer5
do you write original stuff?
_EvenIf
a little, poetry mostly
TinyDancer5
good :)
_EvenIf
<3
Neah
butting inâwould you ever post your poetry?
_EvenIf
good lord no
JandT
do you take constructive criticism?
_EvenIf
Take it like it's on sale. What's up?
JandT
id really prefer if there were less cursing in your fics. i mean it's not like they talk that way on the show.
_EvenIf
thanks! i'll take that under advisement :) and i'll try to remember to put a warning on next time.
rupologize
of course they don't talk that way on the show, jackweed. It's network tv.
_EvenIf
now now.
Okay, guys, calm down.
I get it. I saw it. I'm not thrilled either. I mean, when we last left the guys they were in the middle of a fire and the house was falling down around them and
we didn't know if they were going to make it out oh my god
, except, of course we knew. What show have you guys been watching? They always make it out. That wasn't the point. The point was that scene right after they got out, the one we didn't see, the one where they realized they were gonna be okay and made up after the fight. I wanted to see it too, guys.
And no, it's not credible that Jake was lying unconscious behind a burning dresser and two days later he doesn't have a scratch on him. There's absolutely something missing there and everyone knows it.
But this is our show. This is the show we love, and tearing it apart like hyenas every time the writers do something we don't like is shitty. Do we actually like this show or not?
Can we please talk about the good stuff? The Evanson reveal was kind of mind-blowing, right? Did ANYBODY see that coming? And in other news (and I swear I'm not fourteen but) how cute was Jake's hair this week?
I'm thinking of getting back into drawing, so there might be an art post later this week. I don't know what I want to draw, though. Which is kind of always the problem. Prompts?
Anyway, here are this week's fic recs:
For A Season
â evanson_much
Firestorm
â Tylergirl93
Hiatus
â (it's so ridiculous but I can't stop laughing) â l8gr8
>>>>terry-the-hedgehog reblogged this from finnblueline
>>>>mmmZack reblogged this from finnblueline
>>>>Tylergirl93 reblogged this and added: thanks for the rec!
>>>>DanniRice reblogged this from mmmZack and added: do you read _EvenIf? Great ep fix
here
>>>>slotohes reblogged this from DanniRice
>>>>popstotheweasel reblogged this from Tylergirl93 and added: ART POST PLEASE!
from: Stanford University Employment Office
to: Finn Bartlett
date: Wednesday, January 7 12:33 PM
subject: Thank you for your interest
Dear Ms. Bartlett, |
Thank you for your interest in the position of Administrative Assistant in the Student Affairs Department. After careful review, we have offered the position to someone whose qualifications more closely match our needs. We appreciate your interest and wish you luck. |
from: Dana Westchester
to: Finn Bartlett
date: Friday, January 9 8:02 AM
subject: Your resume
Stephanie Bartlett, |
Thank you for submitting your resume to Duff & Peterson. At this time we are not hiring entry-level proofreaders, but we will keep your information on file and let you know if anything becomes available. |
from: Evergreen Temp Agency
to: Finn Bartlett
date: Monday, January 12 3:41 PM
subject: IZ11285
To: Ms. Bartlett: |
Thank you for your interest in job #IZ11285. After due consideration, we have decided not to pursue your employment with us. Again, thank you for your time. |
Text with Charlie
did you call me?
yeah. should I buy new
graphite pencils?
how much?
$10
for pencils?
good pencils
do you have a job yet?
no MOM
well then...
Jan 8, 3:31 pm
scratch last. coffee place just
called & offered job! bringing
home champagne!
from: Finn Bartlett
to: Joan Bartlett
date:
None. Saved to Drafts.
subject: California Girl!
Hey Parents! |
Good news on the job front â I have one! Putting whipped cream and sprinkles on lattes for people more glamorous than I am! Not my field of study â not anybody's field of study â but it pays the bills. |
That's a lie. It doesn't pay the bills at all. Even splitting the rent on Charlie's old rat-trap. I would actually sell my computer for a nice apartment, except they don't seem to have those in Northern California (and let's be honest, of course I wouldn't sell my computer). |
I went to the beach yesterday, though, just to see what all the fuss was about. God, it's |
Tomorrow, Charlie and I |
Text with Mom
got a job yet? ready to give
up and come home?
all moved in with Charlie.
start work on Monday.
Um, holy fuck.
I just read your latest fic. Are you in my brain? If so, you can stay. That was just everything I wanted from last week's
Up Below
and didn't get. Thank you, thank you, thank you, etc.
So it's kind of super embarrassing, but I draw occasionally (by which I mean I used to draw four years ago and I'm ridiculously out of practice) and I drew this thing to go along with your fic. It's SUPPOSED to be the part where Jake falls asleep on Tyler at the end, but it looks more like a couple of space aliens.
The self-deprecating thing isn't as charming as I think, is it.
I saw on your journal that you've written a lot of other stuff. Your fans seem a little...hardcore. I guess you must be pretty good. Definitely, if this teeny opus is anything to go by. Psyched to read more, but it's gonna have to wait because I'm in the middle of moving and getting all my shit unpacked.
Okay. This has been sufficiently creepy and weird. I'm attaching the picture. Hope you like it.
Carry on,
finnblueline
