ext_73627 ([identity profile] elizabethhelena.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2008-10-21 08:58 pm

A Five-Point Tour of the Alpha Quadrant by Mosca (R)

Fandom: DEEP SPACE NINE
Pairing: O'Brien/Keiko O'Brien, O'Brien/Bashir, Kira/O'Brien, etc.
Length: 13k
Author on LJ: [livejournal.com profile] mosca
Author Website: There's a comprehensive Fic Index on her lj

Why this must be read:

Mosca takes us on tour of five different places O'Brien might have ended up after the series ended. Each compelling vignette can be read as a stand alone destination or as a step in a single journey. Whether O'Brien finds heartbreak or happiness, each scenario feels like a genuine possible future for O'Brien and his family. What's more, each new setting also reveals an essential aspect of his character. So, by the end of the tour, you will have gained a deeper understanding of who Miles O'Brien really is.

Take a whirl:

He likes a place where nothing works. That's why Starfleet transferred him here: they've figured out that a run-down space station needs him more than a classroom full of unappreciative cadets does. He gets up early to crawl into those Jeffries Tubes and see what's the matter. He tosses a uniform a week into the recycler, covered in coolant or torn on a loose screw. He is black under the fingernails. This is so much better than teaching.


A Five-Point Tour of the Alpha Quadrant