Various ratings, pairings, etc, for various challenges.
Title: The Play's the Thing
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: Claire Bennet, Noah Bennet (HRG)
Rating: PG (200 Words)
Prompt: female character - under 18 * a love-hate relationship, varietypack100 : 086. Choices
Spoilers: Vaguely Spoilery for second season
Claire slouches down on the couch, sucking on her popsicle and pretending to study the textbook balanced across her upraised knees. Shakespeare can't hold her attention with his complex, flowery language. She knows real intrigue is only feet away. Her father is focused on his computer screen, and his expression would be almost enough to scare her, if she hadn't already seen much scarier things. She hates that he doesn't even bother to pretend anymore. His lackluster performance is totally unconvincing to everyone, and yet he is constantly on her to hide who she is and to stay under the radar.
She knows that it's all her fault, because of who she is - an accident of biology that occurred before she was born. He's just trying to protect her, to be a real father to the daughter he has come to love as his own. She loves him for it. She chose to be here, to accept the rules that make her feel real, like just another teen-aged girl with overprotective parents. She's chosen to pretend to believe his lies, because she's not afraid of the guy with the horn-rimmed glasses. She knows there are much worse things to fear.