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Disciple by wreathsandbells (G)
Fandom: Petshop of Horrors
Characters: Leon
Length: 4300 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wreathsandbells
Author Website: Author's fic at AO3.
Warnings: None.
Why this must be read: This is another fic that takes place after the end of the original manga, and as we might expect, it focuses on Leon's search for D. It's less overwhelmingly upbeat than a lot of fix-its, however. We get to see Leon change and grow, and we get a vivid picture of the different places he experiences on his travels, but equally tangible is the sense of everything he's lost in abandoning his old life, and particularly Chris. While I do love a good happy ending for this series, the more equivocal note this story strikes is a refreshing change, and it's left up to the reader to decide whether or not Leon's search has been worth it.
Chris was in third grade now and learning cursive. He'd memorized his times tables up to 9. He was worried about fractions. He had to do a project on his favorite animal, which he wasn't sure if it was dogs or tigers. Actually, he was pretty sure T-chan was his favorite animal, but he wasn't on the list the teacher had given them. He went kite-flying the other day and there were lots of dogs at the park. Kenny had a new pet bunny and the teacher let him bring it to school for show and tell. Chris had tried to talk to it, but it'd just wiggled its nose at him.
Some day, Leon thought, Chris was going to get a crush on a girl, go to his first school dance, learn to drive, someday even go to college. . . and where was Leon going to be? Leon had learned how to scavenge behind bakeries and grocery stores for food. He'd learned how to wash his clothes in a bathroom sink. He'd improved his Spanish, and he'd learned to speak a little bit of Dutch, Portuguese, French, and German. He'd missed Chris growing up. In his head, Chris was the same as he'd been at D's shop: half-full of baby fat, holding a raccoon by the paw.
"When you and D come back, we should all go to the zoo," Chris chattered. "And I wanna show D my new spelling test, I got an A and wrote it in cursive and everything! Do you think D would be proud of me?"
"Heck, I'm sure proud of you," Leon said. "I'm sure D is, too."
Disciple
Characters: Leon
Length: 4300 words
Author on LJ:
wreathsandbellsAuthor Website: Author's fic at AO3.
Warnings: None.
Why this must be read: This is another fic that takes place after the end of the original manga, and as we might expect, it focuses on Leon's search for D. It's less overwhelmingly upbeat than a lot of fix-its, however. We get to see Leon change and grow, and we get a vivid picture of the different places he experiences on his travels, but equally tangible is the sense of everything he's lost in abandoning his old life, and particularly Chris. While I do love a good happy ending for this series, the more equivocal note this story strikes is a refreshing change, and it's left up to the reader to decide whether or not Leon's search has been worth it.
Chris was in third grade now and learning cursive. He'd memorized his times tables up to 9. He was worried about fractions. He had to do a project on his favorite animal, which he wasn't sure if it was dogs or tigers. Actually, he was pretty sure T-chan was his favorite animal, but he wasn't on the list the teacher had given them. He went kite-flying the other day and there were lots of dogs at the park. Kenny had a new pet bunny and the teacher let him bring it to school for show and tell. Chris had tried to talk to it, but it'd just wiggled its nose at him.
Some day, Leon thought, Chris was going to get a crush on a girl, go to his first school dance, learn to drive, someday even go to college. . . and where was Leon going to be? Leon had learned how to scavenge behind bakeries and grocery stores for food. He'd learned how to wash his clothes in a bathroom sink. He'd improved his Spanish, and he'd learned to speak a little bit of Dutch, Portuguese, French, and German. He'd missed Chris growing up. In his head, Chris was the same as he'd been at D's shop: half-full of baby fat, holding a raccoon by the paw.
"When you and D come back, we should all go to the zoo," Chris chattered. "And I wanna show D my new spelling test, I got an A and wrote it in cursive and everything! Do you think D would be proud of me?"
"Heck, I'm sure proud of you," Leon said. "I'm sure D is, too."
Disciple