ext_26680 ([identity profile] cybermathwitch.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2003-12-04 08:26 am
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Fandom: ROSWELL
Pairing: Tess/Liz/Max
Author on LJ: I'm not sure - if anyone knows, let me know.
Author Website: Her fics are archived at http://www.ficorama.net/
Why this must be read:

"A Trick of the Light"

Maggie's (Whirling Girl's) "A Trick of the Light" is perhaps my favorite Roswell fic. It deals with the survivors of death (yes, there is character death here, but mostly as set up. The surviving is what this fic really deals with.) With a deft, dreamlike hand Maggie weaves a story of being lost and being found. It's an interesting take on Tess and how she feels with the world she thought she had in ruins around her. It's very simplistic and looks at the tiny everyday details of life when many of the things and people you counted on are gone. This isn't smut, although there are romantic overtones to the relationship she develops with Liz, and eventually the one they both develop with Max. Mostly, it's just a well-written, beautiful story that deals with what Roswell does best - it's characters.