Fandom: Farscape
Pairing: John & Chiana
Author on LJ:
sunshinercjAuthor website: sunshiner’s fics on LeviathanWhy this must be read:It’s the voices. No really. The voices. Of John Crichton and Chiana, the principles in this lovely piece. Their voices are wonderful – you can see and hear them as the action unfolds. You can feel the grit of the dust of the planet, taste it as it flows into your mouth and down your throat to coat your lungs (or at least, that’s how John put it).
The interplay between the two of them is just perfect. Just the right amount of humor, leavened with a touch of snark, all rolled together into a sweet, if dusty, fic that deals with Pip’s fear of the dark and that bad attitude John’s developed since hitting the Uncharteds. And through it all is the love they feel for each other – a very different love than that which he feels for Aeryn or that she feels for D’Argo – and the way they have become a family, of sorts, looking out for each other, big brother always watching little sister’s back, and vice versa.
Excerpt: We break through atmosphere and continue our descent until a low sprawl of civilization spreads out beneath us, little square structures bunched around a crater big enough to house the Astrodome. My radio picks up a directional beacon that provides landing coordinates in a telephone-automated voice. I only understand one out of three words, but I get the general gist.
I park where I'm told and power down, releasing the canopy. Pip scampers out and slides over the side of the module, hitting the ground in a cloud of dust. Fine brown particles linger in the air a while before settling on everything, turning my module brown, peppering Chiana's hair, coating the inside of my lungs.
Here's hoping we don't have to stay here long. I have this thing about breathing. Kinda enjoy doing it. Want to keep it up for a while.
Read. Enjoy. And, if you enjoy it as much as I did, remember to feed the author when you’re done. :)
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