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Summer Hiatus by Dana Austin Marsh (NC-17)
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Me and Thee Archive
Why this must be read:
Not all stories are happy ones, and this one hails from the darkest quadrant of fandom. Taking place during the summer of 1978, DAM's novella (originally featured in Dangerous Lives, Dangerous Visions 2) offers an intriguing, if painful, explanation for the perceived change in S&H's relationship dynamic that seemed to occur between the third and fourth seasons. It's hard, and it hurts, and everything's not resolved by the end, providing a segue into a final season that had everyone wondering whether or not things would ever be all right again for our two favorite cops.
I wrestled for days over whether or not to recommend this story; it's not a story that makes me happy, and sometimes I wish I'd never read it at all. I soon realised, however, that anything that could affect me so powerfully deserved recognition, and it is the sheer talent of the author that makes this story so painfully believable. It's a story that not only provides an interesting examination of what could have happened to inspire the relationship shift, but more importantly, it's a story that causes the reader to examine the issue of consensuality, taking the bold tack to depict it as something that may lie in far greyer waters than we'd like to believe. It's a story that makes me uncomfortable, but more importantly, it makes me think, and it is for that reason I offer today's rec.
Summer Hiatus
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Me and Thee Archive
Why this must be read:
Not all stories are happy ones, and this one hails from the darkest quadrant of fandom. Taking place during the summer of 1978, DAM's novella (originally featured in Dangerous Lives, Dangerous Visions 2) offers an intriguing, if painful, explanation for the perceived change in S&H's relationship dynamic that seemed to occur between the third and fourth seasons. It's hard, and it hurts, and everything's not resolved by the end, providing a segue into a final season that had everyone wondering whether or not things would ever be all right again for our two favorite cops.
I wrestled for days over whether or not to recommend this story; it's not a story that makes me happy, and sometimes I wish I'd never read it at all. I soon realised, however, that anything that could affect me so powerfully deserved recognition, and it is the sheer talent of the author that makes this story so painfully believable. It's a story that not only provides an interesting examination of what could have happened to inspire the relationship shift, but more importantly, it's a story that causes the reader to examine the issue of consensuality, taking the bold tack to depict it as something that may lie in far greyer waters than we'd like to believe. It's a story that makes me uncomfortable, but more importantly, it makes me think, and it is for that reason I offer today's rec.
Summer Hiatus