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crack_van2010-12-29 05:30 pm
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& light is only now just breaking by allthingsholy (PG-13)
Fandom: THE BIG BANG THEORY
Pairing: Sheldon/Penny
Length: 22k
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allthingsholy
Author Website: Fic Post
Why this must be read:
In this, another from the recent![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
bigbangbigbang, Penny moves back home to take care of her mother, and Sheldon follows her. The result is a study of Penny--bright, bubbly Penny--but it's one that digs down and lays everything bare; here, she's alone, the strong one at a time when strength seems impossible, and on top of the troubles with her family she must also deal with Sheldon, who with little explanation has left the university and his work. Lyrical and utterly moving, this is one of the best character studies of Penny I've read.
When it finally came time to go, she locked her apartment door one last time and walked across the hall to give Leonard her keys for the super.
“I’ll call when I get to Omaha,” she said, her arms tight around him. His hands ghosted across her back, but she didn’t hold on too long. She’d never been one for drawn-out displays of emotion, and she really didn’t want to cry again. She hugged Raj, and even Howard. When she came to stand in front of Sheldon, who refused to get out of his seat, he settled his hands on his knees and resolutely didn’t look at her.
“Sheldon, I have to go,” she said. “It’s time for me to leave.” Despite herself, her voice broke just a little, just enough to make him turn his head and meet her eyes. He opened his mouth to speak, but then shook his head and settled his gaze somewhere over her left shoulder. She felt her heart beat faster, her breath come quicker, at the thought of never seeing them again, and her hands shook as she leaned down and wrapped her arms around his neck in an awkward, fumbling hug. “I’ll miss you, too,” she whispered, pulling away just as she felt his fingers come to rest against her elbow.
She calls the boys’ apartment once more, but this time listens to the recording on the machine all the way through to the end. When she finally falls asleep, the phone still pressed to her ear, she can almost feel Sheldon’s arms around her, and the warmth of his skin against hers.
& light is only now just breaking
Pairing: Sheldon/Penny
Length: 22k
Author on LJ:
allthingsholyAuthor Website: Fic Post
Why this must be read:
In this, another from the recent
bigbangbigbang, Penny moves back home to take care of her mother, and Sheldon follows her. The result is a study of Penny--bright, bubbly Penny--but it's one that digs down and lays everything bare; here, she's alone, the strong one at a time when strength seems impossible, and on top of the troubles with her family she must also deal with Sheldon, who with little explanation has left the university and his work. Lyrical and utterly moving, this is one of the best character studies of Penny I've read. When it finally came time to go, she locked her apartment door one last time and walked across the hall to give Leonard her keys for the super.
“I’ll call when I get to Omaha,” she said, her arms tight around him. His hands ghosted across her back, but she didn’t hold on too long. She’d never been one for drawn-out displays of emotion, and she really didn’t want to cry again. She hugged Raj, and even Howard. When she came to stand in front of Sheldon, who refused to get out of his seat, he settled his hands on his knees and resolutely didn’t look at her.
“Sheldon, I have to go,” she said. “It’s time for me to leave.” Despite herself, her voice broke just a little, just enough to make him turn his head and meet her eyes. He opened his mouth to speak, but then shook his head and settled his gaze somewhere over her left shoulder. She felt her heart beat faster, her breath come quicker, at the thought of never seeing them again, and her hands shook as she leaned down and wrapped her arms around his neck in an awkward, fumbling hug. “I’ll miss you, too,” she whispered, pulling away just as she felt his fingers come to rest against her elbow.
She calls the boys’ apartment once more, but this time listens to the recording on the machine all the way through to the end. When she finally falls asleep, the phone still pressed to her ear, she can almost feel Sheldon’s arms around her, and the warmth of his skin against hers.
& light is only now just breaking