Fandom: CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
Pairing: Nick Stokes/Greg Sanders
Author on LJ:
demon_faithAuthor Website: Faith of the HeartWhy this must be read:Another product of the
A Thousand Whispers: The CSI T.S. Eliot Challenge, which produced some very good stories. This story is all about Nick, through four major scenes in his life, and is absolutely heartbreaking, but in such a good way. So often Nick and Greg fic seems to focus on Nick's issues being around being with a man instead of rooted in his experiences, but this was a wonderful examination of the alternatives and and when I first read it reduced me to tears.
Nick's characterisation is believably extrapolated from the show, touching on the insecurity that George Eads often brings to the character, and roots that trait in canon revelations. And yet Nick still shines through - still the good guy, still retaining enough compassion for others in spite of what he sees every day and in spite of the horrors he has lived through.
( He had never before realised how quiet his house could be. )Living Among the BreakageContains spoilers for
Overload,
Who Are You?,
Stalker and
Play with Fire.