Title: The Moments That Define Us
Characters/Pairings: all/canon couples
Genre: Drama/Romance/Hurt/Comfort/Humor
Warnings: spoilers for ALL AIRED episodes
Episode: 1x07 The Man on a Death Row
Rating: T
Chapters: 37/?
Status: WIP

Disclaimer: I don't own Bones nor the characters. Just playing with them

Summary: It's in those little moments that we reveal our true selves. A series of Bones drabbles – at least one per episode; in chronological order (spoilers for all episodes aired); all characters; friendship, romance etc; canon couples; main focus on BB;

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1x07 – Angela

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Freaks. That's what they were to the people outside.

She sighed inaudibly. She really shouldn't be surprised by the outcome. The moment she had received Brennan's message, she got a bad feeling about this. She tried to get out, but death row didn't really give you much time for balking out. So she tried to shield her date from what they all really did. But the more she worked on the case, the less focused she was on Troy.

And so it was inevitable. And eventually he saw the exhumed body.

Freaks.

Damn, it hurt like hell, and of course her friends saw this embarrassing moment. And all she could do was to put on her brave smile and make a joke she did not really felt like making.

Freaks.

She sighed again. But still, they were working on bringing justice. They... were... working... Suddenly, she realized something about herself. She had told Brennan some time ago, she's not like them. She's happy to have the job, the longest one she ever had so far. But she's not like them - driven by the justice.

Yet, as she worked now, helping solve this case became a priority. Even over her date. She never saw herself as driven by the truth and justice. But maybe... maybe she's becoming like that now.

She looked up as Hodgins called he over to check out something.

Freaks they might be. But they brought closure to those who were hopeless to ever get it.

And this was enough.

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tbc, I felt for Angela then. I can imagine their job putting a strain on their personal life...