A character study - A series of drabbles and double drabbles based on the episode 'Many Happy Returns' (season 1 Episode 21). (Includes some references to other season one eps.) They sort of follow each other, but are far too disjointed to be considered a story.
I do not own Person of Interest - I make no profit from this.
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Just a Sliver of Light
by PapayaK
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John's soul was a very dark place. Had been for a very long time.
Once it was not so – Once there were only shadows. Shadows that fluttered – that grew as he went on missions and faded when he came home to Jessica.
Jessica. His Sun – the Gentle Breeze that chased the shadows away. That made him laugh, freely and without restraint; that made him happy - hopeful.
Jessica – the Light that kept the darkness at bay.
But the shadows grew. They became harder to dispel with each passing mission. And there was so much time away from the Sun, away from her.
The Sun should not be shrouded. It should be free. It does not deserve to have the weight – the responsibility of chasing shadows – of fighting the darkness.
Fighting the darkness was his job. Not hers.
So he set the Sun free. He let it shine unfettered by shadows.
Or so he thought.
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