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crack_van2008-08-14 06:09 pm
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The Shakespeare Trilogy by Fawsley (Rated G-R)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Sam Tyler/Gene Hunt
Length: 3100 words in total
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
fawsley
Author Website: Fic list on her journal
Why this must be read:
It's a little bit of a cheat, but the stories are interconnected and can be read as one. They are "The Immediate Jewel of His Soul", "Parmaceti for an Inward Bruise" and "A Tide in the Affairs of Men".
"The Immediate Jewel of His Soul" was one of my earliest reads in Life on Mars fandom, and as often happens, if its good then it tends to lend itself to comparison to what follows after in your reading. I sort of expected all writing in the fandom to be as delightfully sharp and eloquent, to just catch the character's voices so well and to fill me with that awww factor that I love to feel. And while not every story has been so, Fawsley, at her best, continues to write the two men as I love them to be written.
Immediate Jewel has just the best ending, it's clever and funny and sad all at the same time. I can't really talk too much about the story without giving that end away. Let's just say that Sam finds out about Gene's feelings for him in a rather unexpected way. And when Faws gets going, her writing is a delight.
A sample:
Like everything else about Sam’s flat the shower is pretty much shite, though at least the water’s hot and Gene’s more than grateful for that. It’s not just city grime that’s been washed away. Layers slowly accrued over long years have melted and swirled down the plughole: guilt, deceit, shame, anger… Naming them is the hard part. Discovering a new lightness to life without them is not.
This is a light, warm story, as close to the much-maligned 'fluff' as I'm likely to drive, but with Faws behind the wheel, it's a lovely ride.
The Immediate Jewel of His Soul
Parmaceti for an Inward Bruise
A Tide in the Affairs of Men
Pairing: Sam Tyler/Gene Hunt
Length: 3100 words in total
Author on LJ:
fawsleyAuthor Website: Fic list on her journal
Why this must be read:
It's a little bit of a cheat, but the stories are interconnected and can be read as one. They are "The Immediate Jewel of His Soul", "Parmaceti for an Inward Bruise" and "A Tide in the Affairs of Men".
"The Immediate Jewel of His Soul" was one of my earliest reads in Life on Mars fandom, and as often happens, if its good then it tends to lend itself to comparison to what follows after in your reading. I sort of expected all writing in the fandom to be as delightfully sharp and eloquent, to just catch the character's voices so well and to fill me with that awww factor that I love to feel. And while not every story has been so, Fawsley, at her best, continues to write the two men as I love them to be written.
Immediate Jewel has just the best ending, it's clever and funny and sad all at the same time. I can't really talk too much about the story without giving that end away. Let's just say that Sam finds out about Gene's feelings for him in a rather unexpected way. And when Faws gets going, her writing is a delight.
A sample:
Like everything else about Sam’s flat the shower is pretty much shite, though at least the water’s hot and Gene’s more than grateful for that. It’s not just city grime that’s been washed away. Layers slowly accrued over long years have melted and swirled down the plughole: guilt, deceit, shame, anger… Naming them is the hard part. Discovering a new lightness to life without them is not.
This is a light, warm story, as close to the much-maligned 'fluff' as I'm likely to drive, but with Faws behind the wheel, it's a lovely ride.
The Immediate Jewel of His Soul
Parmaceti for an Inward Bruise
A Tide in the Affairs of Men