I'm making good time on Part IV of Et Tu. Flack is in a very bad place right now. Eventually, his natural inclination to compartmentalize between job and home will kick in and allow him to be the no-nonsense cop we know and love, but the ground is unsteady beneath his feet. Simply put, he's grieving.

Some Brain Doodling on Flack's Internal Conflict in Et Tu--Skip if You're Not Into My Fic )
When I told Roomie that I was euthanizing my Flack/Stanhope plotbunnies with some Ever-Night carrots, he got pissed. Now, Roomie has no emotional investment in my fic and doesn't read it, but he does know how happy playing dress-up in this fictional universe has made me, and he couldn't understand why I'd surrender it to some dickweed with a Sharpie fetish and no damn sense. He told me I was committing bunny murder because I was too sadsack and lazy to think outside the box.

Well, he was right. If I'm as creative as I like to think I am, there has to be a way around this sucking vortex of plot stupidity. So, I brainstormed with him in the shower and at the bus stop, and we came up with two scenarios:

Cut to Protect Against Flack S4 SPOILERS )

The second is more likely, but what do you guys think?
Much thanks goes to [livejournal.com profile] faylinn_drake, who patiently helped me hammer out more crack ideas. Talking with her makes me realize how hard Rebecca can be on Flack without meaning to. She thinks she's playing, but some of the quips cut him to the quick.

Thoughts on Flack/Stanhope: Likely Only of Interest If You Read My Fic Or Are Interested in the Psychology of Damaged People )
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