Reader: Desiree Armfeldt
Author: Astolat
Title: Escapism
Text of fic on AO3
Fandoms: Person of Interest
Characters: John Reese/Harold Finch
Rating: Teen (warnings for torture, threat of rape)
Length: ~21 mins
Angst-to-hope ratio: Low
Disclaimer: I didn't create these characters, I don't own them, I derive no profit from their use.
Sound effect credits: Wind by Mike Koenig, rain by Mike DiAngelo, Underwater by Marlene Krueger, beach/birds listed as public domain.
Bookkeeping Notes: New-to-me-on-FFW fandom; is a re-pod, features sound effects & character in altered state of consciousness.
Summary: The surprise was, this time he didn't open his eyes in a hotel room in Mexico.
A/N: Thanks to astolat for blanket-transformation permission!  I'm not sure, in the end, whether the sound effects were a good idea, so here are links to stream/download versions with and without sound effects, as you prefer.

Escapism (with effects)
Escapism (without effects)