Sep 26, 2022
Is that…is that a straight answer?!
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Is that…is that a straight answer?!
Thanks @bluenet13 for the tag! I miss reading your NCIS:LA fics but I'm happy that you've found so much inspiration elsewere.
With the year ending, let’s look back at what we did! What are your favorite creations you did or the ones you think deserve more love? Send this to 5 other creators to share the love.
Well my first thought was that I didn't actually create all that much in terms of fan fic in 2021 and that this would be a very short list. But if I expand out the eligible material to include wikiDeeks posts, I definitely have more to choose from. Thank you so much to anyone who's read anything I wrote, and especially to those who were kind enough to leave a review or comment. That feedback is incredibly encouraging.
5. Support and Defend. My take on the missing interviews from "Overdue." I wanted to see Deeks' co-workers advocating on his behalf and we got very little of that in the episode. I guess this was my small way to defend him, a common theme from this list.
4. Will there ever be a "Deeks, M"? We STILL have so many questions! I refuse to give up on this even if I'm just tilting at windmills. This kick-off post to a wikiDeeks series of fan fics, each addressing one of our outstanding questions about Deeks' background, was our way of trying to keep it on everyone's radar.
3. Remembering Ravil Isyanov. I was saddened by the passing of the actor who played Kirkin and brought so much humor and joy to his role and to viewers. This was my attempt to honor his contributions to the show.
2. The Past is Prologue. My own attempt at a "Deeks, M." story, told from the perspective of young public defender Deeks with lots of flashbacks to earlier events from his life. I lost count of the number of questions I answered, LOL. Everything from why he changed from lawyer to cop and what happened after he shot his dad, to why he keeps his hair so long. I was very thorough.
1. Dear Mr. Gemmill: An Open Letter in Defense of Competent Deeks. The Deeks at FLETC storyline hit a nerve for me and, I think, most Deeks fans. Once upon a time I had written a wikiDeeks open letter to Shane Brennan about canon consistency, so it seemed a natural follow-up to post one to R. Scott Gemmill about his poor treatment of our favorite character. That ECO liked it was a thrill, but even without his feedback this would have been the piece I was most proud of in 2021 because it was all about defending my favorite character.
Tagging @ejzah @mashmaiden @psyched @kalliopekorekind @typingtess and anyone else who wants to post!
We're done! The final chapter of The Past is Prologue is up on ff.net. Thanks to everyone who has read and an extra huge thanks to those who've reviewed. I appreciate all the support and feedback so so much!
With the op and his testimony behind him, Marty returned to his old life. The Russians' reach could still extend beyond their prison cells, so he continued to watch his back, but he began to allow himself to believe that things really would return to normal. Yet somehow, he found he wasn't altogether thrilled at the prospect...
Chapter 13 of The Past is Prologue is up. It's called Truth. Just one more to go after this.
He'd woken a few times since coming out of surgery, each time deciding he was better off asleep and letting the good drugs have their way with him. Now strong morning sun warmed his face and a familiar and comforting nearby voice provided a feeling of safety, so he elected to find out more about his surroundings. He peeked one eye open, then a second, squinting until he adjusted to the light.
Carmen stood in the far corner of the room, engaged in a hushed phone conversation. She looked up and saw him looking back, ended the call, and walked over to his bedside.
"Hey, partner," she said, smiling...
Chapter 12 of The Past is Prologue is up on ff.net...
When Bates had given him and Carmen the news that his long nightmare might finally come to an end, Marty couldn't contain his excitement, standing up and then bouncing up and down on the balls of his feet as Bates filled them in. He told them they'd been monitoring the Russians' comings and goings from several Valley restaurants where key members of the Bratva met to plan their operations, and that between that intel and some of the wiretaps Carmen's work had led to, they'd learned that a big exchange was about to go down at the Van Nuys Airport...
Chapter 11 of The Past is Prologue is up on ff.net.
Marty and Carmen reached his Jeep and got in. She briefly put a finger to her lips, reminding him not to speak until they'd ensured that the Russians hadn't planted any listening devices in the car. She dialed into Bates, saying, "Hi Rodge."
"You're clear," Bates replied. "We had eyes on the vehicle the whole time. No one approached."
They debriefed as Marty drove back to Maria's apartment. When they hung up, he glanced over at Carmen and told her, "I'm sorry, I know I didn't handle that as calmly as you wanted."
"It's OK, Marty. I know that was hard." Carmen closed her eyes, shook her head and sighed, seeming to relive the experience.
"You were so convincing. You even cried!" he told her. "It was hard not to believe your fear- it felt so real. And I know my fear sure as hell was real."
Her laughing response surprised him as she said, "Thanks. It's why they pay me the big bucks," but Marty thought he saw pain flash through her eyes before she turned to gaze out the window...
Chapter 10 of The Past is Prologue is up, just a few hours late. It's called Impotence.
After Marty had caught his breath and let the sound of the waves sooth his racing pulse, he staggered to his feet, filed back to his Jeep, put on a t-shirt, and then drove back to Carmen's generic low-rise apartment in the sea of generic low-rise apartment buildings that made up nearby Palms, just inland from Venice. He thought he might have spotted a tail but really had no idea, although it no longer mattered since the Russians knew where Carmen lived, and his returning there after the big meet would be his natural next move. He parked, still on guard for potential trouble as he walked to her apartment door.
She opened it and stepped back, allowing him to enter. She shut the door and gently grabbed his wrist, pulling him after her into the dining room. She eyed the cut on his lip as she pointed for him to take a seat and asked, "Are you OK?"...
Chapter 8 of The Past is Prologue is up on ff.net:
After a night spent at the same Glendale safe house, Marty returned to the station bright and early the next morning, his veins already pumped full of caffeine. He arrived at Bates' office to find him engaged in conversation with a petite brunette with long, wavy hair pulled back in a loose ponytail. He hesitated in the doorway before Bates gestured for him to enter.
"Good morning, Deeks. Let me introduce you to your new girlfriend, Maria Jimenez, a role to be played by LAPD Detective Carmen Vasquez."