FIC: the heart repairs itself [la femme nikita]

this heart repairs itself
by abby82

category: missing scene
rating: Teen
word count: 6,330
disclaimer: they don’t belong to me, no money is being made. I’m only borrowing them.

author’s note: This story serves two purposes. First, it's another entry in my ongoing series that fleshes out scenes that were originally scripted but then deleted after rewrites and therefore never filmed. The second is that it deals with the show's complete disregard for Michael's wife, Simone, in an episode that brought back the very organization that held her captive for three years. By doing that, they chose to bring back the a villain who was in the same room with her when she committed murder/suicide via explosion in season 1, but never addressed the possibility of Simone surviving as well. So yeah, the episode "I Remember Paris" is a frustrating episode on multiple levels. I hate that Michael goes through the entire episode without even flinching at the news that they're dealing with Glass Curtain when in the season one, the very mention of their name made him extremely tense and even volatile. This episode apparently went through some rewrites and its extremely disappointing that none of those rewrites had Michael address the possibility of his wife being alive. This is especially true considering that the very next episode begins with Michael waking up in Nikita's bed. Symbolically putting to rest the memory of Michael's wife as he begins a relationship with Nikita is narratively something that should have been addressed. ::shakes fist in air::

story began: August 2022

story finished: September 2022
links: LJ | AO3 | Tumblr

summary: Secluded hallways are the best for making out.

( Their temporary Section housing is cramped. )