Primeval fic: Bad Day At The Office

[knitekat]

Title: Bad Day At The Office

Author: knitekat

Word Count: 216

Characters: Lester

Rating: 15

Disclaimer: Primeval belongs to Impossible Pictures. Certainly not me. Writing for fun and will replace.

Warning: Angst

A/N: Part 9 of the Claiming series, sequel to Haunted Dreams and continues in I'm Fine. Thanks to Fred for the beta, it is really appreciated.

Lester sits at his desk in the ARC, his hands hidden as they rest on his lap, shaking. He couldn't let them know that they were correct, that it was far too soon for him to be back. He needed the distraction of work. It was far, far better than staring at the walls of his flat, jumping as the slightest sound had his heart pounding in fear.

Connor had dropped a mug earlier and it had taken all of Lester's considerable willpower not to react, not to flee as fast as he could. Not that he could run very fast any more. His doctors told him that he might, given time, although his legs would always be prone to weakness.

He gave a slight smile, at least the bastard was dead. Lester knew he worried people with his savage enjoyment of Leek's death. Sometimes he even worried himself. But how did they expect him to feel after ... No! Stop thinking about it! He's dead! He's bloody dead! Lester was only vaguely aware that he was rocking and mumbling that mantra out loud.

He needed to get a grip on himself. To project the cold, snarky bureaucrat ... he had to. It was his shield. He couldn't ... he wouldn't show weakness. Never, ever again.

Comments

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

I can totally see Lester putting on the cold bureaucrat face to cope with what's happened . . .

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

This is exactly how I would expect Lester to be after everything he went through with Leek! I think this is very realistic and it seems very much like Lester to need his cold, snarky bureaucrat shield and be determined not to show weakness again.

[auntypam.livejournal.com]

Oh Yes,spot on. James would put on his snarky mask to cover his fear and pain.*hugglesJames*

[telperion-15.livejournal.com]

Ouch. That was really quite scary. *huggles Lester carefully*

[sunsets-dinos.livejournal.com]

Oh no, *cuddles Lester* That's so terrible, but really brilliant too, I love to see Lester searching for his usual confident self.

[talliw.livejournal.com]

*hugs Lester*
I hope he will get over that horrible events.
Your description of Lester's emotional turmoil is spot on.
I can picture him completely thrown out of balance through the things Leek did to him.
And I can understand he feels relieved that he has killed Leek. To have the certainty Leek never gets the change to do it again will help with the recovery. Otherwise Lester wouldn't have felt save ever again.

[fredbassett]

This isn't going to be an easy wall to break down, that's for sure.

[fififolle]

Oh no, poor Lester! *flibble*
Can someone be nice to him please?
Maybe Danny, that would be well cool.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

So can I, but it won't help him heal.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thank you, glad it worked.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks, unfortunately it will get in the way of his healing.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

It wasn't really supposed to be scary. Lester needs to be hugged.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Lester needs to be cuddled, thanks for the comments.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks, glad the fic worked. Lester's dealing with it the only way he knows how, but knowing Leek is dead will help with his recovery.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

Thanks again for the beta.
No, that wall will be hard to break, I just hope I do it justice.

[knitekat.livejournal.com]

I have plans, though they are not getting very far at the moment.

[fififolle]

*pokes plans gently*

:D