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the hour of separation
by abby82
category: AU-canon divergence
rating: Explicit
word count: 5,475
disclaimer: they don’t belong to me, no money is being made. I’m only borrowing them.
author’s note: The scenario that Michael presented to Nikita about what her life would look like after his cancellation has always intrigued me. I really dug the whole Romeo and Juliet vibes that if one of them died, the other was going to do everything in their power to follow. The premise of how Section would try to console the survivor and reduce the effects of grief was really interesting.
And of course, there's Michael's scream when he realized that Nikita was the one Section was going to cancel. For me, it's one of the most powerful scenes in the entire series. So I got to thinking, “What if they just lied to Michael about Nikita being dead? Simone being alive was a real possibility and Section kept that information from Michael, so there is a precedent.
And of course, there's Michael's scream when he realized that Nikita was the one Section was going to cancel. For me, it's one of the most powerful scenes in the entire series. So I got to thinking, “What if they just lied to Michael about Nikita being dead? Simone being alive was a real possibility and Section kept that information from Michael, so there is a precedent.
story began: November 2022
story finished: January 2023
links: LJ | AO3 | Tumblr
summary: "You can live without me, a lot better than I can live without you." -- Nikita