Dollhouse, "For Her, His Way" Boyd, Echo
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quirkysmuseFandom: Dollhouse
Title: For Her, His Way
Characters/Pairings: Boyd, Echo, slight Boyd/Echo
Rating: PG
Word Count: 179
Genre: Friendship/Comfort
Spoilers: general series knowledge
Notes: Written for the "Friend" prompt at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
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Summary: Boyd reflects on his friendship with Echo.
Echo has a friend now, but she really doesn’t know it. She’s forced to feel that way. Like some damn computer or robot, she’s programmed to only look at him through fabricated senses and man-made thoughts.
But if anyone asks, Boyd will say that he is her friend despite this. He knows it’s true even if no one else believes it. Topher Brink laughs at him and teases him about being an overprotective father. Dr. Saunders isn’t sure he’s strong enough. Maybe she thinks he’ll give up, or he’ll eventually treat her like the other handlers.
But Boyd Langton won’t.
Echo settles down in the chair, and she looks up at him with that trusting child-like expression. Other times before, he would usually look away. Not now, and not ever again.
He watches her, the computer buzzes, and he can almost feel the anguish she has on her face when her brain receives the pinch.
He takes her hand and squeezes lightly. This is all he can do for her. He can only share in her pain this way.
Title: For Her, His Way
Characters/Pairings: Boyd, Echo, slight Boyd/Echo
Rating: PG
Word Count: 179
Genre: Friendship/Comfort
Spoilers: general series knowledge
Notes: Written for the "Friend" prompt at
dollhouseflashSummary: Boyd reflects on his friendship with Echo.
Echo has a friend now, but she really doesn’t know it. She’s forced to feel that way. Like some damn computer or robot, she’s programmed to only look at him through fabricated senses and man-made thoughts.
But if anyone asks, Boyd will say that he is her friend despite this. He knows it’s true even if no one else believes it. Topher Brink laughs at him and teases him about being an overprotective father. Dr. Saunders isn’t sure he’s strong enough. Maybe she thinks he’ll give up, or he’ll eventually treat her like the other handlers.
But Boyd Langton won’t.
Echo settles down in the chair, and she looks up at him with that trusting child-like expression. Other times before, he would usually look away. Not now, and not ever again.
He watches her, the computer buzzes, and he can almost feel the anguish she has on her face when her brain receives the pinch.
He takes her hand and squeezes lightly. This is all he can do for her. He can only share in her pain this way.
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on 2009-03-04 04:30 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-03-04 05:19 am (UTC)no subject
on 2009-03-04 05:36 am (UTC)And, yes, I like this pairing, even as a protector/need protection role. He's different than the other handlers we've seen, and he realizes for whatever reason she's different. I like his nervousness in this past week's episode. And I like how the tables were turned on him in the week prior's episode and he had to trust her.
It's Joss, though, so I'm sure he'll turn out not interested in women or already married and we just don't know it yet or he's taken his vows to a life of celibacy *s*
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on 2009-03-04 02:43 pm (UTC)I hardly think Boyd has time for marriage if he's working with the Dollhouse. His job might be too dangerous for a spouse, though we might see his past dealings come up, but yeah, I think there's room to ship them.
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on 2009-03-04 06:18 pm (UTC)