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You Can Be Me When I'm Gone by Emptyfox (R)
Fandom: DEEP SPACE NINE
Pairing: Garak/Bashir
Length: approx. 13,600 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown but more fic can be found here.
Why this must be read:
The premise of this story can be best summed up by the Garak /Bashir Fuh-q Fest challenge that inspired it: "When Jadzia died, the Dax symbiont was in extreme distress and the only suitable host available was Garak."
Emptyfox takes the idea of a Garak Dax and doesn't just make it work, she makes it sing. Every character's reaction to this bizarre turn of events rings true, and every surprising twist and turn of the plot feels natural. You Can Be Me When I'm Gone is an entertaining and moving story, that will enrich your understanding of Garak, Bashir and the Dax symbiont.
Have a taste:
"You don't seem to be taking this very seriously," said Bashir, frowning and crossing his arms.
"And you don't seem particularly racked with guilt, considering you were sure that the symbiont would just sit happily in my abdominal cavity, healing away."
Bashir looked down, obviously embarrassed, "You're right, I'm sorry. I still haven't been able to work out exactly what happened, especially as most of it seems to have occurred overnight in your quarters while you weren't being monitored."
Bashir looked up at him through his thick eyelashes, and Garak thought don't think you can get out of this by being adorable and helpless-looking, but he didn't say any thing out loud, he wasn't angry enough.
"What are my dopamine levels like?" Garak asked.
"Highly elevated," said Bashir, handing him the medical tricorder, "along with many other changes."
"I thought I felt too happy."
You Can Be Me When I'm Gone
Pairing: Garak/Bashir
Length: approx. 13,600 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown but more fic can be found here.
Why this must be read:
The premise of this story can be best summed up by the Garak /Bashir Fuh-q Fest challenge that inspired it: "When Jadzia died, the Dax symbiont was in extreme distress and the only suitable host available was Garak."
Emptyfox takes the idea of a Garak Dax and doesn't just make it work, she makes it sing. Every character's reaction to this bizarre turn of events rings true, and every surprising twist and turn of the plot feels natural. You Can Be Me When I'm Gone is an entertaining and moving story, that will enrich your understanding of Garak, Bashir and the Dax symbiont.
Have a taste:
"You don't seem to be taking this very seriously," said Bashir, frowning and crossing his arms.
"And you don't seem particularly racked with guilt, considering you were sure that the symbiont would just sit happily in my abdominal cavity, healing away."
Bashir looked down, obviously embarrassed, "You're right, I'm sorry. I still haven't been able to work out exactly what happened, especially as most of it seems to have occurred overnight in your quarters while you weren't being monitored."
Bashir looked up at him through his thick eyelashes, and Garak thought don't think you can get out of this by being adorable and helpless-looking, but he didn't say any thing out loud, he wasn't angry enough.
"What are my dopamine levels like?" Garak asked.
"Highly elevated," said Bashir, handing him the medical tricorder, "along with many other changes."
"I thought I felt too happy."
You Can Be Me When I'm Gone