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"Carve Us as Instruments" by boombangbing (R)
Fandom: HEROES
Pairing: Peter/Claire
Length: ~3000 words
Warnings: Incest
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boombangbing
Author Website: fic journal:misfit_fandoms
Why this must be read: I am a huge, huge fan ofboombangbing; her character voices are always spot-on, s/he can write both excellent angst/drama and fantastic crack, and her Peter/Claire is just perfect. "Carve Us as Instruments" is no exception; it's one of my all-time favorite fics. Although it is about Peter/Claire, the story is almost more of a Peter character study: it deals with his childhood, his messed-up relationships, and his hero complex. She also nails the politics of The Company on the head, with an excellent twist at the end.
When Peter's in elementary school, he breaks so many bones and takes so many days off sick that his guidance counsellor gets worried enough to call his parents in for a talk. Now, she doesn't come right out and accuse anyone of anything – this is, after all, one of the most expensive private schools in Manhattan, and they understand what it is to be discreet – but she does express concern.
Concern that his mom dismisses out of hand as 'normal for a boy his age', but the counsellor remains unconvinced – after all, there's a world of difference between leaping off the kitchen counter when you're three because you've just got back from seeing Superman III and your brother refuses to let you attempt flight from your bedroom window on the third floor, and purposefully cutting the brakes on your new bike when you're nine and cycling down a steep hill because you're sure you'll fly like Elliot and ET.
Words like 'fantasist' are thrown around, and at home his father tells him, in that calm, quiet manner that he has, that he's causing the family problems and that there will be consequences if he doesn't sort himself out.
Carve Us as Instruments
Pairing: Peter/Claire
Length: ~3000 words
Warnings: Incest
Author on LJ:
boombangbingAuthor Website: fic journal:
misfit_fandomsWhy this must be read: I am a huge, huge fan of
boombangbing; her character voices are always spot-on, s/he can write both excellent angst/drama and fantastic crack, and her Peter/Claire is just perfect. "Carve Us as Instruments" is no exception; it's one of my all-time favorite fics. Although it is about Peter/Claire, the story is almost more of a Peter character study: it deals with his childhood, his messed-up relationships, and his hero complex. She also nails the politics of The Company on the head, with an excellent twist at the end.When Peter's in elementary school, he breaks so many bones and takes so many days off sick that his guidance counsellor gets worried enough to call his parents in for a talk. Now, she doesn't come right out and accuse anyone of anything – this is, after all, one of the most expensive private schools in Manhattan, and they understand what it is to be discreet – but she does express concern.
Concern that his mom dismisses out of hand as 'normal for a boy his age', but the counsellor remains unconvinced – after all, there's a world of difference between leaping off the kitchen counter when you're three because you've just got back from seeing Superman III and your brother refuses to let you attempt flight from your bedroom window on the third floor, and purposefully cutting the brakes on your new bike when you're nine and cycling down a steep hill because you're sure you'll fly like Elliot and ET.
Words like 'fantasist' are thrown around, and at home his father tells him, in that calm, quiet manner that he has, that he's causing the family problems and that there will be consequences if he doesn't sort himself out.
Carve Us as Instruments
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