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Gentlemen, Start Your Engines by Dana Austin March (NC-17)
Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Me And Thee Archive
Why this must be read: I love AU's. And I especially love this AU, featuring Race Car Driver Starsky, and Cop without a Partner Hutch.
A big drug bust is going down at the race track, and Hutch has to find a way to get the bad guys. Enter Starsky, disgraced former NY cop turned race car maniac and all around bad boy to the rescue. After some posturing and hissing, Starsky decides he'll help Hutch out for the good of humanity. The catch? Hutch has to pretend to be his boy toy...
Starsky shrugged. "Given your limitations and your . . ." The impudent indigo gaze slipped from soft blond hair to scuffed boots, not missing a single feature in between and leaving Hutch feeling as if he had been stripped naked. "... assets, the only way I'm gonna get you onto the track without suspicion is as my sweet California boy toy."
Oh, boy. It just gets hotter and better from there. In this one story, you get a mention of Joe Durniak, Starsky's mom and dad, Nicky, Merle the Earl, and even Charlie Siren (like wail, and I don't mean the fish!)... and they all fit into this universe so nicely. I wasn't sure just how something like this could work, but I tell you, it does. The characterizations of the boys ring true to form, and the dialog is snappy and funny. Starsky is damned hot and edgy and so... cocky and self assured, you can practically see the bounce. And Hutch... distant and cool, but vulnerable and sexy, seducing while being seduced. The antagonism between them, coupled with the underlying connection and spark... This just works.
By the way, this story is from the zine, Timeless, which, even if AU's aren't your cup of tea, should be bought for the cover alone. Whoo!
Read and enjoy.
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Me And Thee Archive
Why this must be read: I love AU's. And I especially love this AU, featuring Race Car Driver Starsky, and Cop without a Partner Hutch.
A big drug bust is going down at the race track, and Hutch has to find a way to get the bad guys. Enter Starsky, disgraced former NY cop turned race car maniac and all around bad boy to the rescue. After some posturing and hissing, Starsky decides he'll help Hutch out for the good of humanity. The catch? Hutch has to pretend to be his boy toy...
Starsky shrugged. "Given your limitations and your . . ." The impudent indigo gaze slipped from soft blond hair to scuffed boots, not missing a single feature in between and leaving Hutch feeling as if he had been stripped naked. "... assets, the only way I'm gonna get you onto the track without suspicion is as my sweet California boy toy."
Oh, boy. It just gets hotter and better from there. In this one story, you get a mention of Joe Durniak, Starsky's mom and dad, Nicky, Merle the Earl, and even Charlie Siren (like wail, and I don't mean the fish!)... and they all fit into this universe so nicely. I wasn't sure just how something like this could work, but I tell you, it does. The characterizations of the boys ring true to form, and the dialog is snappy and funny. Starsky is damned hot and edgy and so... cocky and self assured, you can practically see the bounce. And Hutch... distant and cool, but vulnerable and sexy, seducing while being seduced. The antagonism between them, coupled with the underlying connection and spark... This just works.
By the way, this story is from the zine, Timeless, which, even if AU's aren't your cup of tea, should be bought for the cover alone. Whoo!
Read and enjoy.
Gentlemen, Start Your Engines
Hey!
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I love this story, it is in my 'Top Ten' of all time favorite S/H stories. Thank you for recc'ing it!
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It's one of my favorites, too. I have it on my Palm, and have read it at least three times in the past month.