Halcyon by clo (NC-17)

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Fandom: MEN'S PROFESSIONAL TENNIS RPS
Pairing: Andy Roddick/Mardy Fish, Andy Roddick/Roger Federer, Marat Safin/Tommy Haas, Marat Safin/ Tommy Haas/Mardy Fish + others implied
Author on LJ: clo
Author Website: Her Memories or her fic journal clofic
Why this must be read: An huge AU set (to borrow her own description) in a hypothetical post-‘apocalyptic’ near future. As with all clo's writings this is beautifully detailed and impeccably written. It's harsh and bitter in places but utterly captivating and a great read. (Scroll up on the first chapter to get the warnings though, as there a few.)

Roger remembers days crouched in ditches, dizzy with blood loss; chained to pipes inside an old warehouse while people argued in six different languages over whether he lived or died; hunting wolves through a metre of mountain snow just because it was catch one or die of starvation.

Halcyon (scroll down to find the links)