Drabble: First Advisor (Gen; Tin Man)

[jedibuttercup]

Gen; Tin Man; Glitch-centric, 200 words. From the File of Lost Story Starts.

He was sure, somehow, that she'd been lost. But then, so was he.

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Title: First Advisor
Author: Jedi Buttercup
Notes: PG; 200 words; spoilers for the Tin Man miniseries. Found in my old notesfiles-- once upon a time, I wanted to write a whole series of First Introductions. Maybe if I ever get that Big Bang fic off the ground....

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Glitch remembered very few things from Before. But two things he did remember were the nicknames of the Queen's daughters: Azkadee and Deegee.

Probably just because they rhymed. But it could have been because he'd known them. He didn't even remember his own name most of the time, or their mother's; but the third thing he'd never been able to shake was his conviction that he'd been the Queen's advisor.

All the proof he had was a feeling; even the braid on his coat could've been faked. But instincts were all he had to guide him through the Zone, these days. And when they led him into a Munchkin trap just in time to meet a girl whose name he remembered....

She couldn't be she. Not the original Deegee; he was sure, somehow, that she'd been lost. But then, so was he. And he could hardly let a possible Princess wander the Zone by herself. Brain or no brain, a fine sort of advisor that would make him.

Besides... if she was she, maybe she could help him unlose himself, too?

"My name's Glitch," he told her, and did his best to appear as helpful and harmless as he could.


(x-posted at AO3)

Comments

[avamclean.livejournal.com]

There's an odd mixture of hope and sadness in this piece. I like it, but at the same time my heart hurts for all that he's lost.

[jedibuttercup]

If I try to think logically about the worldset of anything about Tin Man, I get all hand-wringy; one of these days I really am going to write that Big Bang connecting the dots between Oz and that. But there's still a lot of optimism in it, and Glitch gets to be the light-hearted face of that for much of the show, so.

I'm glad you liked this take on him!

[amedia.livejournal.com]

Oh, I liked this very much--a plausible glimpse into Glitch's fractured memories with a sense of both loss and optimism.

I especially liked this touch of sad humor:

Probably just because they rhymed. But it could have been because he'd known them.

[jedibuttercup]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it.

It never made sense to me that he was completely clueless about helping her; I thought I'd give him a little more agency and optimism despite the situation.