Memory is like whatchacallit, by jmtorres (teen)

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Fandom: CHUCK
Pairing: Chuck, Bryce, Casey, Ellie (some Chuck/Bryce)
Length: ~3400 words
Author on LJ: jmtorres
Author Website: found a fic tag on her Dreamwidth account
Why this must be read: For a while there in early canon, it looked like Chuck would be ready to do a lot to lose the Intersect. While this story was Jossed somewhere in season two, it still proposed a an unsettling way of how he might have achieved that goal. In this very plotty story, you slowly come to realize what has happened, seeing Chuck changed in a fundamental way while still very much being Chuck - on the outside. Enter Bryce, who hasn't come to save the day, but is still willing to do so in passing. The thing is, Chuck might not want to be saved.

Features an open ending, a procedural programming language, autism, and a twist.

Memory is like whatchacallit