#sophieappreciationweek

[my-workworkwork]

Definite Nick and Nora energy.

SOPHIE DEVEREAUX (GRIFTER) APPRECIATION WEEK

day four: favourite relationship — sophie & nate & sterling

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LEVERAGE APPRECIATION WEEK

SOPHIE - DAY 2 - FAVORITE GRIFT

miranda kaley (aka eliot)

BONUS:

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[buriedbybooks]

One of Us  (Leverage 5+1)

Part four of my fic for the Leverage Appreciation Weeks Event!

I’ll  be posting one section a day this week leading up to the beginning of Leverage: Redemption on the 9th!!!  Art is included in the text, ID at the end; summary and tags below.  Hope you enjoy!  :)

SUMMARY Illustrated 5+1 fic exploring how Amy Palavi gets to know the Leverage Team.

TAGS Amy Palavi, Alec Hardison, Eliot Spencer, Parker (Leverage), Sophie Devereaux, Nathan Ford, 5+1, found family, illustrated fic

4.

Amy knew who the elegant Sophie Devereaux was.  The woman could periodically be found sipping a glass of wine while sitting in quiet conference at a table, or instructing her theatre students through exercises that both entertained and frustrated the pub staff.  She was close to Hardison, Eliot and Parker--could be one of the partners in owning the Brew Pub for all Amy knew.  Amy enjoyed watching her, and would occasionally sketch studies of her expressive face.  Other than that, though, Amy was merely professional.

Amy had taken the closing shift and was quietly picking up and wiping down tables as  customers left.  There were only a few people remaining, and Amy knew that Ms. Devereaux and Mr Ford would be the last to leave.  Hardison often told her not to worry about waiting for them and to just finish up and head home.  He must wipe down that table himself on those nights.

She had just bussed more dishes back toward the kitchen when she realized that Mr. Ford was standing, giving Ms. Devereaux a kiss on the cheek, and leaving.  Ms. Devereaux, however, was not.  Instead, she leaned back in her chair, legs crossed and letting one shoe dangle loosely from her toes as she sipped the remainder of her wine.

Amy went over to pick up Mr. Ford’s glass, and ask if Ms. Devereaux would like a refill.

“No, this will be it for me tonight, thank you.”  She then gestured at the chair Mr. Ford had just vacated.  “Join me for a minute, Amy?”

Amy hoped that she didn’t look too surprised, or sound confused, as she set down her tray and slid into the offeredd chair.  “Ms Devereaux?”

“Nothing to be worried about, I just want to get to know you a bit better.  Do you like working here?”

There was a deliberately nonchalant tone in that smooth voice.  Amy sat up straighter, not sure where this was going to go.  “Yes, very much.”

“What’s your favorite part?”

Well, that was an interview question.  Amy repressed a slight sigh--she didn’t know why Ms. Devereaux wanted to know this--and answered steadily.  “The people.  I like the rest of the staff here, and the regulars, and meeting the ones who just visit.”

“Mmm,” Ms. Devereaux hummed in thought, swirling the last finger of wine left in her glass, watching Amy with a slight smile.  “You are someone who likes to help.”  She leaned forward, gaze becoming warmer and more intense, “I’ve even seen you getting along with Parker and Eliot.”

“Of course!” Amy knew she probably couldn’t keep the offense out of her voice.  They were Ms. Devereaux’s friends, she didn’t need to sound like it was so… so… unusual… for others to like them too.

The laugh that Ms. Devereaux released as she let the posturing drop was disarming.  Amy hadn’t even really known that it was an act until it was gone.  “No need to be offended.  I just wanted to check.”

“Ms. Devereaux,” Amy protested, unsure exactly what to say other than the woman’s name.

“Call me Sophie.   Yes, I can see why Parker likes you, and Eliot and Hardison.   They all speak highly of you, you know, Amy,” Sophie teases with a warm smile.  “You’re good for them.”  She drained the last of her wine, and stood, sliding her foot back into the loosened shoe.  “Thanks for the chat, Amy.  I’ll see you again soon.”

Amy tried not to gape as Sophie Devereaux sashayed away out of the pub.

ID:  Chibi Sophie smiling straight at the viewer dressed in a fawn jacket and gray slacks with her hands crossed in front of her.

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SOPHIE DEVEREAUX (GRIFTER) APPRECIATION WEEK

day two: favourite grift — the long way down job

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LEVERAGE APPRECIATION WEEK

SOPHIE - DAY 3 - ROLE SWAP

thinking like a thief

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SOPHIE DEVEREAUX (GRIFTER) APPRECIATION WEEK

day one: favourite quote — the two live crew job

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LEVERAGE APPRECIATION WEEK

SOPHIE - DAY 1 - FAVORITE QUOTE

her reaction to being shot

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[ID: 9 gifs from different episodes of Leverage focusing on Sophie, a white woman with long, dark hair; and Parker, a white woman with long, blonde hair.

1: Sophie reaches across Nate, a white man with short, dark hair, to check Parker's forehead temperature, while Parker leans in to meet her hand. Nate puts his hand up between them.

2: Parker and Sophie talk on the phone. Parker, hiding under a counter, says, "I will not be fine. I stabbed that guy with a fork!" Sophie, sitting in a crowded bar, says, "Parker, Parker, relax. It's fine."

3: Parker reaches out and pulls a shocked Sophie into a tight hug.

4: Parker and Sophie sit at a bar. Parker looks angry and squeezes the beer bottle she's holding so tightly it shatters in her grip. Sophie shakes her head slightly and looks away, saying, "You need to talk to him."

5: Parker and Sophie look at each other, both teary-eyed. Sophie smiles and Parker nods at her slightly.

6: Parker smiles and says, "I feel alive when I'm jumping off a building." Sophie smiles back and says, "Well, maybe that's why they call it falling in love."

7: Parker and Sophie stand in a stairwell. Parker grabs Sophie to connect their climbing harnesses and pulls her so close their noses touch.

8: Sophie speaks to someone offscreen and says, "Sure! [Parker's door code] is my real name."

9: Parker reaches out to Sophie and pokes her in the arm. Sophie looks confusedly at Parker's hand while she does this.

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SOPHIE - DAY 4 - FAVORITE RELATIONSHIP

+ parker

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SOPHIE DEVEREAUX (GRIFTER) APPRECIATION WEEK

day seven: Sophie with Maggie — then and now

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[ID: 5 gifs from Leverage of Sophie Devereaux performing as Lady Macbeth on a small stage in a dress that looks vaguely Elizabethan and a plastic crown. The set is a single painted backdrop of the inside of a castle.

1: Sophie crosses the stage waving the outer layer of her skirt around. She says, "Come! You spirits that tend on mortal thoughts!"

2: The camera moves behind her, and she slowly crumbles to the floor. The audience is nearly empty and looks extremely bored. She says, "Unsex me here!"

3: Now seen from the front, Sophie continues her descent to the floor, gesturing to the crown on her head and to her feet as she says, "And fill me from the crown to the toe!"

4: Standing again, Sophie sweeps her arm across her body. She starts to say "That no..." then forgets her line and stops.

5: She starts the line over, and sweeps her arm across her body again, saying "That no–" The line cuts off.

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SOPHIE - DAY 6 - FAVORITE SCENE

the raven himself is hoarse

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SOPHIE DEVEREAUX (GRIFTER) APPRECIATION WEEK

day three: favourite role swap — the three days of the hunter job

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[ID: A series of gifs from The Frame Up Job episode of Leverage focused on Sophie, a white woman with long, dark hair tied in a low bun. She's wearing a cold shoulder, thigh-length, dark grey, glittery cocktail dress, teardrop shaped earrings, glittery high heels, two diamond bracelets, and she has a clutch that matches her dress. She is often with two white men with short, dark hair wearing suits: Nate and Sterling.

1: Sophie, Nate, and Sterling walk down along the outside of a brick building, under a brick archway.

2: Sophie walks across a patio and talks with a black woman with straight, black hair wearing a beige blazer.

3: Nate and Sophie smile and laugh to someone offscreen in front of a small shelf of liquor.

4: Sophie stands in front of a brick wall, speaking mischievously to someone offscreen.

5: Sophie, Nate, and Sterling stand in the foyer of a large house. Sophie says something and gestures to the right with her clutch.

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LEVERAGE APPRECIATION WEEK

SOPHIE - DAY 5 - FAVORITE OUTFIT

sparkles :)

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[ID: Three gifs of Sophie Devereaux from Leverage, a white woman with long, dark hair.

In the first she is walking towards the camera while speaking; on either side of her, the gif is colored pink.

In the second, she stops in front of Nate, a white man with short, dark hair; next to her–appearing one letter at a time–are the words "Sophie Devereaux: Grifter."

In the third, she is speaking to Nate; on either side of her, the gif is colored pink.

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LEVERAGE APPRECIATION WEEK

SOPHIE - DAY 7 - FREE DAY

character introduction

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SOPHIE DEVEREAUX (GRIFTER) APPRECIATION WEEK

day four: favourite relationship — sophie & nate & sterling

[beenheresinceforever]

I would have loved to watch more off the cuff grifting from Sophie with the team scrambling to keep up. She getting them in places with less planning than they thought was possible. Etc....

LEVERAGE APPRECIATION WEEK

SOPHIE - DAY 2 - FAVORITE GRIFT

miranda kaley (aka eliot)

BONUS:

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