Tho always under alter'd skies, niamaea, PG

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Rec Category: Cassandra Fraiser
Pairing: none
Category: angst, Cassandra Fraiser, Sam and Daniel friendship
Warning: angst
Author on LJ: niamaea 
Author's Website:
Link: Tho' always under alter'd skies

Why This Must Be Read:  This is a story about Sam as much as it is about Cassie.  Set after Heroes, Cassie is working her way through the ubiquitous Seven Stages of Grief, hovering between Denial and Anger.  And did I mention the anti-social rebellious teenage componant?  Sam is trying to move through her own feelings of inadequacy and the pain of going from "favored auntie" to "substitute maternal figure."  Daniel is lending a hand and the porch conversation between Sam and Daniel is beautifully drawn with details that make the story play in your mind.  Well worth a read and a tissue.

Comments

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I have always hated the fact that there was zero character development with Cassie. She went from a frightened orphan to a troubled teen with no in-between.
Beautiful look, and quite a realistic one, of how grief tempers everyone in a different fire.