Twin Peaks fic: Damaged Goods [Dale Cooper & Albert Rosenfield, gen]

Never thought I'd see the day where I actually post a Twin Peaks story! But Yuletide works in mysterious ways: while my assignment was in a familiar fandom, my gift eventually did nudge me into a new one, and I'm all the happier for it!

We all have our own way of taking a first step into a fandom, I guess, and with me it's missing-scene fic. This one's is mainly an experiment with voices and characterizations, mood, and hitting the right type of slang. If anything strikes you as out of tune - a line of dialogue, a description, an ill-fitting word, whatever - I'd be ever so grateful if you'd (gently) point it out to me. That's what an experiment is for, no? :)

As a final note -  the story wrote itself as gen, so no shippers, Audrey/Cooper or other, should fear for their sanity. *g* Still, I should add, my personal canon is that Albert has a serious thing for Cooper. About the opposite, I'm not quite sure. Much as they appeal to me as a pairing, I find it hard to imagine them having a relationship over the course of the show. Partly because of the whole Caroline and Annie arc, partly because Kyle MacLachlan's portrayal comes across as pretty much straight to me all of the time. On the other hand, I can perfectly imagine them having history, so feel free to fill this in for yourself however you like - the story doesn't point one way or the other. And I'd be glad to hear your opinion on this.  

Title: Damaged Goods 
Summary: Albert reflects on weakness and strength, and where Dale Cooper fits in. Set during episode 2.09, "Arbitrary Law", aka the one where ( outlandish and spoilery summary ensues )

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Characters: Albert Rosenfield, Dale Cooper, and a bit of Harry Truman and Lucy Moran.
Rating: Um - PG-13 for language? *g*
Disclaimer: David Lynch gets all the honors here. 

( Fic: Damaged Goods )