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Bare Necessities by Ellis Murdock (G)
Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: http://www.geocities.com/twindolphinproductions/index.html
Why this must be read:
I don't know what to say about Ellis Murdock that hasn't already been said, except that I wish she was still in the fandom. In "Bare Necessities", she offers up one of those slice-of-life stories that is so much more. In this story, the process of decorating their first Christmas tree after Starsky's near-death experience actually becomes a look at Hutch's delicate healing process...
"If you had to choose just one, what Christmas would be your all-time favorite?" As soon as the words left Starsky's mouth, he knew the answer. It would, he guessed, always be the answer.
"Seventy-nine."
No hesitation, no thought required. Now, it was Starsky's turn to squirm.
"Fair's fair. What's yours?"
"Not seventy-nine," Starsky replied softly.
With the stealth of a cat, Hutch strode to Starsky's side and hung the first of the roses. "Things were still upside down for you then, I know. No matter how much I might have wanted it otherwise, I was in a perpetual state of euphoria. Couldn't come down to save my life."
"You're the only guy I know who could feel guilty about bein' happy." It was a conversation better saved for a more serious occasion, and Starsky hoped the gentle teasing would keep the mood light.
"Not guilty," Hutch corrected, his voice nearly inaudible. "I hated the separation."
"What do you mean?"
"You were just...in another place, and I didn't know how to reach you anymore. It almost seemed like the happier I was, the further it pushed you away. Problem was, I didn't know how not to be happy."
Bare Necessities
Pairing: Starsky/Hutch
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: http://www.geocities.com/twindolphinproductions/index.html
Why this must be read:
I don't know what to say about Ellis Murdock that hasn't already been said, except that I wish she was still in the fandom. In "Bare Necessities", she offers up one of those slice-of-life stories that is so much more. In this story, the process of decorating their first Christmas tree after Starsky's near-death experience actually becomes a look at Hutch's delicate healing process...
"If you had to choose just one, what Christmas would be your all-time favorite?" As soon as the words left Starsky's mouth, he knew the answer. It would, he guessed, always be the answer.
"Seventy-nine."
No hesitation, no thought required. Now, it was Starsky's turn to squirm.
"Fair's fair. What's yours?"
"Not seventy-nine," Starsky replied softly.
With the stealth of a cat, Hutch strode to Starsky's side and hung the first of the roses. "Things were still upside down for you then, I know. No matter how much I might have wanted it otherwise, I was in a perpetual state of euphoria. Couldn't come down to save my life."
"You're the only guy I know who could feel guilty about bein' happy." It was a conversation better saved for a more serious occasion, and Starsky hoped the gentle teasing would keep the mood light.
"Not guilty," Hutch corrected, his voice nearly inaudible. "I hated the separation."
"What do you mean?"
"You were just...in another place, and I didn't know how to reach you anymore. It almost seemed like the happier I was, the further it pushed you away. Problem was, I didn't know how not to be happy."
Bare Necessities