I found it on the M3 Masterlist and read it all in one sitting. You are such a wonderful writer - I really felt like I was watching the show, it was so in-character and realistic. I think the scene where Matt wakes up after being shot at, and Mohinder's stayed up reading and watching him... just went straight to my heart. That's one of the best MattMo scenes I've ever read, and it works so well because of everything that's come before it - because their relationship has been so well-explored, and is so in-character, that it doesn't just feel like fluff, it feels... real.
Also, I like that Mohinder's mom didn't come off like a total psycho. Believe it or not my dad's stepmom is much, MUCH worse, like just pointlessly makes people feel like crap. In fact my parents have a running bet whenever we go to her house, that whoever she insults first gets ten bucks, and sometimes we know the winner before the door is closed. Anyway, point being that Mohinder's mom is kind of manipulative and hardcore, but I can see where she's coming from. Her first kid died, her husband's gone, and now Matt's keeping her only remaining child halfway around the world. Honestly, I'd be a little short on patience too. From that perspective it makes sense that she'd shove Mohinder and Mira together so desperately, and that realism makes her so frustrating - you know, that's how loved ones are, you usually know what's motivating the actions that piss you off so much.
That said, when Mohinder finally tells her off, that was SUCH a Hell Yeah moment.
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Date: 2008-07-01 12:49 am (UTC)I found it on the M3 Masterlist and read it all in one sitting. You are such a wonderful writer - I really felt like I was watching the show, it was so in-character and realistic. I think the scene where Matt wakes up after being shot at, and Mohinder's stayed up reading and watching him... just went straight to my heart. That's one of the best MattMo scenes I've ever read, and it works so well because of everything that's come before it - because their relationship has been so well-explored, and is so in-character, that it doesn't just feel like fluff, it feels... real.
Also, I like that Mohinder's mom didn't come off like a total psycho. Believe it or not my dad's stepmom is much, MUCH worse, like just pointlessly makes people feel like crap. In fact my parents have a running bet whenever we go to her house, that whoever she insults first gets ten bucks, and sometimes we know the winner before the door is closed. Anyway, point being that Mohinder's mom is kind of manipulative and hardcore, but I can see where she's coming from. Her first kid died, her husband's gone, and now Matt's keeping her only remaining child halfway around the world. Honestly, I'd be a little short on patience too. From that perspective it makes sense that she'd shove Mohinder and Mira together so desperately, and that realism makes her so frustrating - you know, that's how loved ones are, you usually know what's motivating the actions that piss you off so much.
That said, when Mohinder finally tells her off, that was SUCH a Hell Yeah moment.
Anyway, to reiterate... I LOVED THIS STORY.