Fandom: Oz
Pairing: Beecher/Keller
Author on LJ: No
Author Website: None
Why this must be read:Because it's one of the best AU Oz fics produced. On a very personal note, it was the fic that sold me on the idea of Oz AUs, demonstrating how the complexity of the characters can be maintained in a setting far away from the prison walls of Oswald. The core of the fic is the B/K relationship, but the author doesn't skimp on other characters, painting a very appealing portrait of Shirley Bellinger, and a poignant one of Mama Rebadow. Even the cat from hell, Chester, comes fully alive for us. As does the town itself, right down to the dry, summer heat.
Sadly, the author is no longer active in Oz fandom, but with this fic and the too scant handful of others, she provided some wonderful reading pleasure.
( a sample of what you will find )Heat