What Truths the Light will Show
Disclaimer: As per usual, I must reluctantly admit that I do not own any part of V for Vendetta in any way, shape or form.
Chapter Three
vVv The Present vVv
Evey set an armful of roses on the platform by the train. Dragging V's body into position had been less difficult than she had expected. He was not a heavy man. She took a handful of crimson roses and arranged them, one by one, around the revolutionary's body. It was an artistic sight, though a sad one. A man in black surrounded by red roses, an eternal smile upon his white, porcelain mask. The thought that this would be her only chance to see the face of the man who had touched her so deeply lingered in the back of her mind. She was tempted for a split second before deciding to leave the mask in place. As V had said, the face didn't matter. The important thing was the man beneath the face, his heart and mind and ideals.
A tear slid down Evey's pale cheek as she placed the final rose. She kissed his forehead and smoothed a strand of synthetic black hair away from the mask. As she turned away Evey's eyes fell upon the control panel for the train. A single domino, red on one side, black on the other, sat perched on top of the mechanisms. It had undoubtedly been left by V, but for what purpose? It was a symbol of some sort, one that she would never understand. After stepping onto the platform, she reached a hand into the train and grasped the lever…
Author's note: Yes, this is really short. I had originally wrote the first chapters as a long text and broke up the chapters whenever I switched from past to present. The next chapter is longer.
Reply to Pandora de Romanus' comment "But… isn't he a bit old?" I seriously considered making Grant even older (early thirties), but in the end decided on 27. I plan on having him get arrested within the same year, and he will spend a few years in Larkhill (I assume, I don't know exactly how long he was imprisoned there), making him 30.
In the movie, V once told Evey that he had been planning his revenge for 20 years. He could have been literal or he could have just been rounding up numbers. Let's assume he's literal. Also, I used to assume that he started planning his revenge after having escaped from Larkhill. After further consideration, I decided that it is possible that V's "20 years" of plotting could have commenced while he was still a prisoner in Larkhill.
Hm… this risks turning into a debate, and I kinda don't want to bother people with that. Keep in mind, this is my interpretation of V's life given my limited knowledge of the fandom. If anyone knows where I can find exact info on this point, please let me know. In the end, my V is, at most, in his early 50s (but takes good care of himself grin). As I happen to like older men, this works for me (I'm almost exactly a year younger than Natalie Portman). Plus, this is V we're talking about… do most of his fans care if he's a tad old? I personally don't, and would still hug him and make him cookies even if he was 100. :D
Uh… just realized this sounds defensive. I would like to thank Pandora, and everyone, for feedback and constructive criticism, which includes pointing out details like this. In truth, I didn't realize exactly how old I was making V when I wrote about Grant. I would like to ensure Pandora that I am not attacking her comment, merely that I am attempting (rather poorly) to explain my decision. I wouldn't be taking so long to explain if I didn't think that Pandora had a good point somewhere. :D