Gravity, by Unovis (NC-17)

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Fandom: ANDROMEDA
Pairing: Dylan/Tyr
Author on LJ: unovis_lj
Author Website: Stories by Unovis
Why this must be read: Well, unovis_lj shows up on crack_van often enough that you all know what an exceptional writer she is. She's a perfectionist whose stories have that 'hand-crafted by skilled professionals for superior quality and style' feel. She's the only writer I know who not only makes me want to read Dylan/Tyr, but makes me enjoy it so damned much.

In Gravity, set early S1, Dylan is off-balance, both figuratively and literally. Tyr becomes something of an anchor point for him during an anti-gravity failure. The image of Tyr and Dylan strapped to a bed together while the Andromeda hurtles through slipstream is one that says with you.

Tyr cursed and pulled the weapons free of the belt. He stowed the arms, then fell on the bed next to Dylan and snatched the safety webbing across them from its housing against the wall. "Secure, Beka. Do it." He thumbed his com off and lay back, bracing himself. A few heartbeats later he felt the febrile rattle of the Slipstream drive engaging and they were flung hard into the mattress, swaying and swinging as the ship rode the stream.

Dylan woke to an arm jagged with daggers bent across his chest and he struck out, raking his wrist, flailing, trying to free himself from this trap that reeled crazily through the abyss: falling and bound, tied to an enemy.

"Rhade!" he yelled.

"Rhade's dead." Tyr blocked an elbow to his ribs; he shoved Dylan's head down and rolled over to cover him, holding the other man to the wall with the mass of his body against the thrust of the ship. "You're all right. Listen to me." He yelled and Dylan shivered violently. "It's all right. The a-grav is faulty; Beka's moving us outsystem so Harper can make repairs. We're strapped in the safety."

Gravity