So this is a little piece spinning in my head and trying to turn into a multi-chapter fic...who knows if it will succeed or not. If it does expect angst.
Disclaimer: Of course its not mine...I wish it was (or that I could at least watch season 2 episodes or get season 1 DVDs in the UK)
Spoilers: For bits I have seen and heard about 2x03 'Red Badge'.
Crashing
She was back in control, ruling over her domain from her refilled office. The glass had been replaced quickly. She had offered to pay for it, but Minelli had refused. In reality he was just glad to have her back in one piece – mentally and physically.
Everyone quickly recovered from the shock of her outburst, mainly thanks to the Cho's work. He knew how important her reputation was to her, and to her career, so he made sure the story spread.
"The whole thing was a fake – the chair and everything," was whispered by all those passing through the corridors, "One of Jane's crazy ideas. Can't believe she agreed to it!"
And so normality returned. She was the boss, forever calm and in control.
But Jane saw things.
Sometimes she jumped at little noises.
And sometimes she turned her face away too quickly.
And just occasionally he saw a little panic creeping across her eyes.
And he wondered.
They didn't really know her at all. She hid the fragile soul within so well that they all believed what they saw in front of them. So much personality and command, the short determined woman who could take down a man twice her size. They had believed the fake breakdown – believed that when Teresa Lisbon's self-control slipped away there would be shouting and raging and things thrown.
But Jane knew better. Jane knew Lisbon. When the last of her self-control slipped away and her self-imposed walls came crashing down there would be no shouting, no raging. Just silence. And a desperate woman, still trying to hide her soul and hide her tears.
So Jane knew he had to watch, and watch closely – after all, he was the only one who knew what he was looking for.
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So, what do you think - any potential? Please review and let me know.
I'm really not sure where exactly (if anywhere) this will go (but I have some ideas).
