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"Like Minds" by Perri Smith (G)
Fandom:ANGEL/DEAD ZONE
Characters: Cordelia and Johnny
Author's Homepage: Seanachais
Why this must be read:
It's late S3 of "Angel" and S1 of "The Dead Zone," and two seers walk into a bar...they're lost, they're hurting, they talk.
It's simple, and it's graceful, and it made me tune into "The Dead Zone" more often. It's a Cordelia who's rather more likable than she actually was on the show at this point (Perri's Cordy actually cares what happened to Wesley, for example), which is a great benefit, and made me remember why I liked Cordelia. It's about people letting go a little of the fear and pain and loneliness in their lives so they can be a little bit more themselves again.
Her head is tilted slightly to the side, inviting him to continue, and he says it for the hell of it, because he's wanted to ever since he saw the movie on HBO, and he can do it here without repercussions, even if it's not strictly accurate.
"I see dead people."
In another time, another place, she might have mocked him, or just blown him off as yet another crazy man with a questionable sense of humor. In this time, this place, she simply looks down into her whiskey and asks, "Are they any easier than the live ones?"
"No," he answers as simply, and she looks up to meet his eyes. They're blue and compassionate, with lines around the edges, and she recognizes them now. She sees them all the time, looking back at her from windows, from water, from the bathroom mirror.
Like Minds
Characters: Cordelia and Johnny
Author's Homepage: Seanachais
Why this must be read:
It's late S3 of "Angel" and S1 of "The Dead Zone," and two seers walk into a bar...they're lost, they're hurting, they talk.
It's simple, and it's graceful, and it made me tune into "The Dead Zone" more often. It's a Cordelia who's rather more likable than she actually was on the show at this point (Perri's Cordy actually cares what happened to Wesley, for example), which is a great benefit, and made me remember why I liked Cordelia. It's about people letting go a little of the fear and pain and loneliness in their lives so they can be a little bit more themselves again.
Her head is tilted slightly to the side, inviting him to continue, and he says it for the hell of it, because he's wanted to ever since he saw the movie on HBO, and he can do it here without repercussions, even if it's not strictly accurate.
"I see dead people."
In another time, another place, she might have mocked him, or just blown him off as yet another crazy man with a questionable sense of humor. In this time, this place, she simply looks down into her whiskey and asks, "Are they any easier than the live ones?"
"No," he answers as simply, and she looks up to meet his eyes. They're blue and compassionate, with lines around the edges, and she recognizes them now. She sees them all the time, looking back at her from windows, from water, from the bathroom mirror.
Like Minds