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KimberlyFDR ([identity profile] kimberlyfdr.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2006-01-07 08:02 am
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Inmates by Cynatnite (R)

Fandom: STARSKY/HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] cynatnite

Why this must be read: I'm all about Hutch's pain apparently. Hutch is arrested and falsely given a drug charge. But Starsky will save him, right? Not this time. As much as his partner tries, he can't save Hutch from prison and the pain of that experience will forever change the White Knight. And that's partially because of Starsky's new partner. Hutch realizes that as long as he holds onto Starsky, his former partner will never be truely free, so in typical Hutch fashion he pushes Starsky away for his own good. Detective Hutchinson is dead and Champ is now who he is.

“Hutch…”

“Hutch is dead!” Hutch yelled suddenly.

Starsky’s eyes were wide at the furious words coming from Hutch. “What?”

“Don’t you get it? The Hutch you knew before coming to this place is gone. He’s never coming back. The naïve farm boy you remember has been gone a hell of a long time now.”


But Starsky's never one for giving up and he's certainly not going to give up on Hutch. He fights, he searches, he commits himself to freeing his partner from the existence Hutch is now living in. Whether Hutch will be the same person or not once he's on the outside again, he's still Hutch underneath and Starsky still wants to do right by him.

And what many readers remember from this story is Hutch's tattoo. Golden skin forever marked by his time in prison. It's a very striking contrast and a reminder that Hutch is forever changed and whether he regains his life as before or not, his time during the darkness will stay with him.

Starting about five inches above Hutch’s right elbow snaking its way to his shoulder blade down to almost the middle of his back was a tattoo. Starsky’s breath caught in his throat at the sight of it and he was captivated by the darkness of it against Hutch’s golden skin. There were several things about Hutch which wrapped itself around Starsky’s body, heart, mind and soul.

The tattoo was geometric and winding both at the same time. It ended at small delicate points along Hutch’s back. The form was Celtic and tribal at the same time giving him the look of a golden leopard with the dark brand of a mysterious fantasy etched with mystical qualities.


Inmates