Clips by Clannadlvr (R)

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Fandom: THE DEAD ZONE
Pairing: Johnny Smith/Walt Bannerman/Sarah Bannerman
Author on LJ: clannadlvr
Author Website: FanFiction.Net : Profile : Clannadlvr
Why this must be read:

The visions can have a mind of their own--sometimes they don't reveal what Johnny needs them to reveal. In Clips, in trying to save Walt's life, he learns a lot more about Walt's life than he ever thought he'd want to know. In the process, he moves from jealousy and anger to a new understanding of the man who took his family, and just possibly the realization of how he can get it back.

The images are harder to deal with as Johnny moves around the room. The visions have never been this clear cut before or chronological, he thinks in the back of his mind. He tries to disrupt the history, wanting to jump back to Walt's days as an Eagle Scout rather than watch the morbid wooing of a grieving fiancé over a comatose body. But even when he grabs desperately onto a merit badge, he's denied a break. Instead of seeing Walt working on a fishing lure or participating in an obstacle course, he sees him proudly showing Sarah around the very office in which Johnny is standing. Sarah grins at his pride over a childhood accomplishment and touches a hand to his arm, friendly, yet promising.

Johnny drops the badge and searches for something else to lead him back to the true purpose of his investigation, but putting a hand on the filing cabinet throws him into watching Walt trap Sarah against it, his tongue quickly gaining entrance to her willing mouth. Johnny's hand refuses to move, his mind attached to the vision, as he watches Walt caress the woman he loves, soft kisses quickly becoming more heated, fingertips playing at shirt sleeves and necklines, tender skin exposed to the first explorations by a new set of hands.

The moment breaks and Johnny rips his hand away from the suddenly hot metal surface, his breath coming in pants. The sensations he's experiencing aren't all bad, not all jealousy and disgust, and he tries not to think about what that means.

Clips