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Hypothermia, by Tosca (NC-17)
Fandom: Andromeda
Pairing: Tyr/Harper
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toscas_kiss
Author's Website: tosca's kiss
Why this must be read: It's a recovering-from-Magog-infestation story. Which is something that was almost completely absent from the show. For six months Harper lived with a death sentence, and trauma like that doesn't just disappear overnight. In Hypothermia Tyr stops Harper from physically freezing to death during a malfunction on the Maru, and at the same time triggers the start of an emotional thaw. I could blather on for pages about why this is my favourite Tyr/Harper story, but the excerpt will be far more eloquent.
"Y'know, hypothermia's supposed to be an easy way to go."
"And just who is responsible for that idea?" Tyr queried, "The people who died of it?"
Harper choked, laugh vibrations running through his body. Behind him, Tyr moved backwards, shifting his legs restlessly.
"Nah, people who managed to survive it. They say that after the initial freezing-in-excruciating agony it isn’t so bad. Your limbs deaden, your core temperature drops like you said, and the cold reaches your heart. Then all sensation numbs out. You can't even tell you're frosty or hurting. It all just goes away."
"Really?"
Tyr's voice held a thread of bemusement.
"Mmmhmm. Can’t feel a thing. 'Course then you lose consciousness and die." Harper paused, deliberately relaxed his muscles. "See, it's the recovering part that really sucks. They rescue you before you buy the farm, you gotta warm up again, get out of that numb phase. And it hurts like hell, all that returning feeling – even more than the freezing-in-excruciating agony part. Might be easier to just let go, not face that pain, go back to being cold and dead. But let’s face it, that’s all you are then – dead. The other way hurts, but at least at the end of it you're alive."
Hypothermia
Pairing: Tyr/Harper
Author on LJ:
toscas_kissAuthor's Website: tosca's kiss
Why this must be read: It's a recovering-from-Magog-infestation story. Which is something that was almost completely absent from the show. For six months Harper lived with a death sentence, and trauma like that doesn't just disappear overnight. In Hypothermia Tyr stops Harper from physically freezing to death during a malfunction on the Maru, and at the same time triggers the start of an emotional thaw. I could blather on for pages about why this is my favourite Tyr/Harper story, but the excerpt will be far more eloquent.
"Y'know, hypothermia's supposed to be an easy way to go."
"And just who is responsible for that idea?" Tyr queried, "The people who died of it?"
Harper choked, laugh vibrations running through his body. Behind him, Tyr moved backwards, shifting his legs restlessly.
"Nah, people who managed to survive it. They say that after the initial freezing-in-excruciating agony it isn’t so bad. Your limbs deaden, your core temperature drops like you said, and the cold reaches your heart. Then all sensation numbs out. You can't even tell you're frosty or hurting. It all just goes away."
"Really?"
Tyr's voice held a thread of bemusement.
"Mmmhmm. Can’t feel a thing. 'Course then you lose consciousness and die." Harper paused, deliberately relaxed his muscles. "See, it's the recovering part that really sucks. They rescue you before you buy the farm, you gotta warm up again, get out of that numb phase. And it hurts like hell, all that returning feeling – even more than the freezing-in-excruciating agony part. Might be easier to just let go, not face that pain, go back to being cold and dead. But let’s face it, that’s all you are then – dead. The other way hurts, but at least at the end of it you're alive."
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