Characters:Liz Ortecho, Michael Guerin, Kyle Valenti, Max Evans, Roy Bronson, Walt, Nora Truman, Isobel Evans, Maria Deluca, Rosa Ortecho, Alex Manes, Charlie Cameron
Characters:Max Evans, Isobel Evans, Michael Guerin, Liz Ortecho, Noah Bracken, Rosa Ortecho, Jenna Cameron, Alex Manes, Jesse Manes, Nora Turman, Kyle Valenti, Maria DeLuca, Wyatt Long, Flint Manes, Louise Truman, Mr. Jones
Music:My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark by Fall Out Boy
Image 1: In Liz’s house in the morning, season 2 episode 4. Closeup on Kyle as he leans against the counter dividing Liz’s kitchen from her living room. He is looking at her with resignation and slight resentment. The text block reads “Why do I get the feeling you’re going to be the death of me?”
Image 2: Outside Caulfield prison, season 1 episode 12. Kyle is looking at the prison building in the distance with trepidation. The text block reads “I have a bad feeling about this.”
Image 3: Inside the Chief of Staff’s office at the hospital, season 2 episode 4. Kyle is closing the sliding door to the coat closet and turning to look at Liz, slightly shell shocked and upset. The text block reads “I shouldn’t have gone in there.”
Image 4: In Liz’s bedroom, season 1 episode 3. Kyle is looking at Liz with a slightly calculating expression. The text block reads “Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you?“
Image 5: In the Valenti hunting cabin, season 1 episode 5. Kyle is sitting on the floor holding a fishing reel, looking up at Alex and grinning in genuine nostalgic pleasure. The text block reads “Let’s keep a little optimism here.“
Image 6: In an alley outside the police station, season 1 episode 3. Kyle is looking at Max with a slightly disbelieving expression, as if taken aback. The text block reads “You want to go home and rethink your life.“
Bonus image 1: Outside the Wild Pony parking lot at night, season 2 episode 8. Maria and Michael are standing over Kyle looking down at him lying on the ground, having just run up. The text block reads “We decided to come and rescue you.”
Bonus image 2: Outside in the Wild Pony parking lot at night, season 2 episode 8. Closeup on Kyle lying on the ground. There is a broken piece of glass sticking out of his lower stomach and he is curled around it slightly, straining at the pain. The text block reads “Good job.”
Row 1 Gif 1: Inside the Crashdown at night, season 1 episode 13. Liz is sitting on a stool at the counter, she spins as Kyle (off screen) walks in. She is holding her right hand to her side where blood is soaking through her shirt, she looks pained.
Row 1 Gif 2: Inside Max’s bedroom, season 1 episode 13. Max and Liz stand in profile as they kiss, Liz pushes Max’s shirt off his shoulders. Her shirt is off as well and a bandage is visible just above her right hip.
Row 2 Gif 1: Outside in the Wild Pony parking lot at night, season 2 episode 8. Closeup on Kyle lying on the ground. There is a broken piece of glass sticking out of his lower stomach and he is curled around it slightly, straining at the pain, and his hands tremble.
Row 2 Gif 2: Inside an operating theatre at the hospital, season 2 episode 8. Kyle and Steph stand next to the operating table, sharing a kiss. Kyle is shirtless and bloody gauze is visible on the table.
Row 3 Gif 1: Inside Michael’s airstream, season 2 episode 6. Alex is sitting on the bunk in a white tank top. Maria’s hands (she is out of frame) are pulling down the top to reveal a stab wound in his upper chest on the left side.
Row 3 Gif 2: Inside Michael’s airstream, season 2 episode 6. Michael turns to Alex and kisses him; Alex’s hand cupping his neck with his fingers in Michael’s hair. A bandage is visible on Alex’s upper chest and the top edge of his shirt is bloodstained.
Gif 1: Inside Planet 7, season 2 episode 6. Closeup on Isobel who is leaning her elbows on the bar and looking at Blaire (off screen). Her sunglasses are perched on the end of her nose and she is smiling flirtily. The text reads “chicks were born to give you fever”.
Gif 2: Inside Planet 7, season 2 episode 6. Closeup on Kyle and Isobel who are on the dancefloor. Kyle is facing the camera and Isobel has her back to the camera but her face is turned towards Kyle with the fingers of her right hand under his chin. Kyle looks stunned, and his his eyes (not his face) move towards where Isobel is as she sticks her tongue out and places an open-mouthed kiss on his cheek. The text reads “be it fahrenheit or centigrade”.
Gif 3: Inside Planet 7, season 2 episode 6. Profile shot of Isobel and Blaire entwined on the dancefloor. They are kissing while swaying slowly to the music, Blaire’s arm is wrapped around Isobel’s back and Isobel is cupping Blaire’s neck. The text reads “they give you fever when we kiss them”.
Gif 4: Inside the Wild Pony at a booth, season 2 episode 7. Isobel sits next to Max (off screen) looking at Michael across from her (also off screen). She is holding a beer in her right hand and is wiggling two fingers of her left at Michael, looking smug. She is saying “manicure” but there is no caption. The text reads “fever if you live you learn”.
Case #X-08212014-5: Bradshaw Ranch Abduction Notes
Isobel shifted in her seat, settling back comfortably and taking a drink of her beer. A cool breeze blew by, ruffling her hair and she closed her eyes. Enjoying the music playing from the speakers of the outdoor bar she was sitting in and the sound of other people around her. There was something comforting about being in a crowd, enjoying the day – a little warm, but under the trees and umbrellas, with a slight breeze, it felt perfect.
Isobel felt relaxed. For the first time in a while. Comfortable. Like she could breathe, she realized. Like she’d beenbreathing. Leia sniffled at her feet and brushed her head against her leg. She laughed softly, reaching to pat her.
When she’d moved to Albuquerque, she’d had one real goal. Sweeping up the shattered pieces of her life and putting them back together. It could be nothing else. Isobel was too angry to do anything but move forward, one foot in front of the other. Fuck Noah.
Fuck him.
Since Isobel had moved here, she’d started slowly to build a new life. Brunches with Maria and Liz, movie night with Liz and Kyle.
The one person she’d spent little time with at all was Alex. But she had plans to change that, eventually.
Maybe she was just slipping into Michael’s life, an interloper of sorts, but they had been nothing but warm and inviting. Treated her like family. Pushed her to stand on her own two feet. It was a refreshing change, not being treated like she was made out of glass, liable to shatter at any minute.
