We Are Icarus (TNA gen fic, 1/1)
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redfiona99Author: Red Fiona
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, they themselves and/or TNA do.
Rating: PG - gen fic.
Characters: Christopher Daniels and Chris Harris
Setting: The Feast or Fired match at Turning Point 2007 (2nd of December).
Spoilers: Only up till then.
Summary: Some want to fly too close to the sun, while others are scared of getting burnt.
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If he takes a briefcase and keeps hold of it, he has a one in four chance of being fired. Being fired for no good reason, and then being begged to come back three weeks later, was an occupational hazard, but this would be different, it would be an actual, solid, never coming back kind of fired.
He could just play it cool, let other people take the risks. It wouldn't do anything irreparable to his career. It might cause the management to underestimate his value for a few weeks, but he was Christopher Daniels, they wouldn't be able to keep him away from the X-division title for long.
That wasn't his way.
The rewards were great enough to take the risk; there was a chance for a title shot. Not just an X-division title shot, but a World title shot. Despite the lies they peddled, he knows that, although the X-division was far superior in terms of wrestling, athleticism, style and class, people only take you seriously if you win the Heavyweight World title.
It was respect he craved. Not from his peers, because he didn't have any, but acclaim from the entire world.
He knew what he had to do.
To be a wrestler was to be Icarus, constantly too close to burn-out, but he was going to fly higher than the rest of them.
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It was just too risky. He knows what he could get, but he also knows what he stands to lose. He has a job here, a position, something he's fought hard to maintain. He had a one in four chance of losing all of that if he grabbed any one of the briefcases.
And for what? There was nothing in the cases for him. He could probably beat whoever had the X-division title, but it's not like he wanted that belt, and he couldn't even stand to look at the tag belts anymore.
That only left the chance of a shot at the belt itself, and he'd had title matches before. At best you had a fifty-fifty chance of winning, but most of the time it was a lot less than that. Fifty-fifty and a one in four amounted to diddly-squat as far as he was concerned. He'd had shots before, and he'd get them again. He was going to sit this one out.
I probably can't write Daniels. But having two people called Christopher/Chris in one match, and having them react so differently to the stipulation, it cried out to me and my liking of symmetry so I gave it a shot. Thus criticism even more welcome than usual.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, they themselves and/or TNA do.
Rating: PG - gen fic.
Characters: Christopher Daniels and Chris Harris
Setting: The Feast or Fired match at Turning Point 2007 (2nd of December).
Spoilers: Only up till then.
Summary: Some want to fly too close to the sun, while others are scared of getting burnt.
~~~~
If he takes a briefcase and keeps hold of it, he has a one in four chance of being fired. Being fired for no good reason, and then being begged to come back three weeks later, was an occupational hazard, but this would be different, it would be an actual, solid, never coming back kind of fired.
He could just play it cool, let other people take the risks. It wouldn't do anything irreparable to his career. It might cause the management to underestimate his value for a few weeks, but he was Christopher Daniels, they wouldn't be able to keep him away from the X-division title for long.
That wasn't his way.
The rewards were great enough to take the risk; there was a chance for a title shot. Not just an X-division title shot, but a World title shot. Despite the lies they peddled, he knows that, although the X-division was far superior in terms of wrestling, athleticism, style and class, people only take you seriously if you win the Heavyweight World title.
It was respect he craved. Not from his peers, because he didn't have any, but acclaim from the entire world.
He knew what he had to do.
To be a wrestler was to be Icarus, constantly too close to burn-out, but he was going to fly higher than the rest of them.
~~~~
It was just too risky. He knows what he could get, but he also knows what he stands to lose. He has a job here, a position, something he's fought hard to maintain. He had a one in four chance of losing all of that if he grabbed any one of the briefcases.
And for what? There was nothing in the cases for him. He could probably beat whoever had the X-division title, but it's not like he wanted that belt, and he couldn't even stand to look at the tag belts anymore.
That only left the chance of a shot at the belt itself, and he'd had title matches before. At best you had a fifty-fifty chance of winning, but most of the time it was a lot less than that. Fifty-fifty and a one in four amounted to diddly-squat as far as he was concerned. He'd had shots before, and he'd get them again. He was going to sit this one out.
I probably can't write Daniels. But having two people called Christopher/Chris in one match, and having them react so differently to the stipulation, it cried out to me and my liking of symmetry so I gave it a shot. Thus criticism even more welcome than usual.
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Date: 2009-06-16 12:14 am (UTC)THAT is quintessential Daniels.
To be a wrestler was to be Icarus, constantly too close to burn-out, but he was going to fly higher than the rest of them.
And this, too. Despite my reluctance at being reminded of that damned Feast or Fired match, I do like this contrast piece. Daniels is SO Daniels. Willing to risk it all for glory, just like a classical Greek.
I don't like Chris Harris. I don't think that comes as a surprise. But I like that you contrasted Daniels' total willingness to jump with Harris' reluctance. The different way they perceived the odds.
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Date: 2009-06-18 11:23 pm (UTC)Thank you ever so much. I found Daniels hard to write so someone who I know writes him well saying that makes my day.
>>Despite my reluctance at being reminded of that damned Feast or Fired match, I do like this contrast piece. Daniels is SO Daniels. Willing to risk it all for glory, just like a classical Greek.
I don't like Chris Harris. I don't think that comes as a surprise. But I like that you contrasted Daniels' total willingness to jump with Harris' reluctance. The different way they perceived the odds.<<
I still haven't seen said match, but the reports just begged for a fic, because the idea of Harris reaching for a suitcase and deciding not to grab it was a wonderful bit of business.
There's all kinds of problems with the idea of the match but I'm more annoyed by how badly TNA handled it.
Thank you, again, for your kind feedback.
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Date: 2009-06-17 11:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-06-21 06:42 pm (UTC)OT: Also
Date: 2009-06-21 10:55 pm (UTC)Re: OT: Also
Date: 2009-06-22 01:45 pm (UTC)Re: OT: Also
Date: 2009-06-22 02:06 pm (UTC)I have to admit to an underhanded motive, because I thought you gave them both away, but I couldn't remember for sure.
Re: OT: Also
Date: 2009-06-22 04:58 pm (UTC)Hee, I say go for it if you wanna remake 'em - the Het list was dead, last time I looked. <3
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Date: 2009-06-29 01:48 pm (UTC)Re: OT: Also
Date: 2009-07-01 12:37 am (UTC)Re: OT: Also
Date: 2009-07-02 05:32 pm (UTC)Re: OT: Also
Date: 2009-07-02 11:40 pm (UTC)