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Initiative, by thornmallow (G)
Fandom: TRON
Pairing: Alan/Lora
Length: 1,240 words
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lynstraine
Author Website: Oscillating Wildly between Boredom and Terror
Why this must be read:
Here’s another workplace fic, this one focusing on Lora and set at ENCOM before Kevin Flynn’s dismissal, but after he and she have ended their relationship. Lora is intrigued by a certain bespectacled, oh-so-serious programmer, but doesn’t see an opening until she works late during a rash of car thefts and hold-ups:
Thornmallow gives Lora depth in this story, as her scientist’s mind juggles awareness of her vulnerability, irritation with same, and appreciation of Alan (whose description, evoking Tron as it does, also serves as a sly wink to the audience).
“Initiative” at AO3 and on Tumblr.
Pairing: Alan/Lora
Length: 1,240 words
Author on LJ:
lynstraineAuthor Website: Oscillating Wildly between Boredom and Terror
Why this must be read:
Here’s another workplace fic, this one focusing on Lora and set at ENCOM before Kevin Flynn’s dismissal, but after he and she have ended their relationship. Lora is intrigued by a certain bespectacled, oh-so-serious programmer, but doesn’t see an opening until she works late during a rash of car thefts and hold-ups:
“I can walk you,” Alan said. He had appeared behind her at some point in her thought process, waiting a moment for her to clear the threshold before speaking. “If you like.”
She could take care of herself, she wanted to retort, which was true in every reasonable respect. Being one of the few women in her field—and being better at it than the majority of the men—had inured her to all kinds of trouble. Admittedly, none of the boys who irritated her in graduate school carried guns.
“All right,” she said. “I’m not far.”
She started off and he followed close behind, moving like a sentry, alert and assured. He kept his eyes straight ahead, looking not at her but around her, his lips thinned into a tight frown. Alan was a tall man, lean but not skinny, with a strong jaw and a Greek nose that gave him a sharp, regal profile—an effect only slightly diminished by his glasses.
Lora considered him as they walked together; he was so thoroughly focused on threat assessment that he didn’t seem to notice her glancing back at him. She stifled laughter; she hadn’t asked for an honor guard, just a deterring presence. She felt charmed that he treated their short journey with such grave importance, as though he were protecting a national treasure instead of a co-worker.
Thornmallow gives Lora depth in this story, as her scientist’s mind juggles awareness of her vulnerability, irritation with same, and appreciation of Alan (whose description, evoking Tron as it does, also serves as a sly wink to the audience).
“Initiative” at AO3 and on Tumblr.
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