Moonlightaholics

Many thanks to Allegrita and, ahem... Mr. MLC, for bouncing one of the lines around with me till it worked.


A Trip to the Morgue - G


I make trips to the morgue often – for blood, information, or both. Those visits don’t bother me. But bringing parents to identify the body of their child is one of the hardest trips I ever have to make. Their grief overwhelms my vampire senses and I notice every sound, every sight, every emotion, and every scent.

The rapid heartbeats amid the echoing footsteps; the tired, worn faces staring at the stark white sheet and all it implies; the anxiety and dread; the smell of disinfectant, tears, blood, disease, death and… Beth.

Wait – Beth? What in the world is Beth doing here?

I love this one... in the episode, you can see on his face how hard this is for Mick... and then that little moment when he sniffs Beth. Now you've given us a peek into his thoughts, too.

I love this. It was so unexpected.

She completely distracts him. Tromps all over his internal monologue and everything.

Yes, she does! Thanks for reading and commenting, NM!

Thank you also Alle! I love to get inside Mick's head... when he lets me.

I really like this one

I love how he first finds smelling Beth completely normal! And then how he completely switches gears when he realizes it's actually not. She just takes over doesn't she!

Really like this, MLC I'd never thought of a vampire's senses being overwhelmed by the emotions of grieving parents, but it makes sense. That last line reflects Mick's facial expression perfectly when he detects Beth's scent.