FIC: Day 6 - 9-1-1 - Maddie Buckley

[ineffablecabbage]

Title: Scorpions Sting When Fighting Back

Fandom: 9-1-1

Pairing/Characters: Maddie Buckley (and all the people she loves/loved.)

Rating: M

Word count: 5905

Warnings: Non-Linear Narrative, Canon child neglect, Unreliable Narrator, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence

Author's note: Written for day 6 of halfamoon: "Her own personal code." One of the things I think 9-1-1 does really well is show that grief is complex, and rarely a clean cut. Sometimes you love people even after they hurt you. That being said, I always kind of wanted Maddie to be okay with killing Doug (while understanding why she wasn't) and in fact, kind of wanted her to start a "killing evil abusers" arc by the time Vincent came along. That is not the show that 9-1-1 is, but it is the a/u that I wrote here.

 

Summary: The first time Maddie Buckley kills someone, it's in self-defense. Her other kills protect her friends and her family. She'll never regret that.

 

AO3

 

Comments

[scintilla10]

I'm not very familiar with this part of 9-1-1 fandom, but I love the title you chose -- such vivid imagery. :D Love the concept of a woman going on dark and dangerous road to protect those she loves.