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Primeval/Sharpe (12)
Title: Soldier, Soldier by Athene
Pairing: mostly gen but with some implied Ryan/Sharpe
Length: ~2,800 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
deinonychus_1
Author Website: none but all of her Primeval fic is here
Why this must be read:
There are surprisingly few crossover stories in the fandom when you consider that the premise of the show is about holes in time, giving a lot of scope for characters to move into our present. However, in this story, Athene builds on our glimpses of multiple anomalies in series one and instead has her protaganists go through anomalies in their respective times and end up in the same, prehistoric past.
It's the characters that make this story. Ryan, in Primeval canon, is a fairly minor character, although large swathes of the fandom have taken him to heart. This means that in a lot of ways he's a blank slate, but Athene builds his character up in a way that is realistic and rings true. But her Sharpe is incredibly well drawn, sounding just like the character in the TV adaptions. She has his speech patterns, his mannerisms and his motivations down to a tee, and he comes brilliantly to life in this short story.
“Who are you?” Ryan demanded.
“Who the bloody hell are you?”
This was getting them nowhere.
“Captain Tom Ryan. Special Forces. I’m looking for a little girl. If you’ve seen her, if you can help me, then I’m happy to talk. Otherwise, I suggest we both go our separate ways right now before one of us tries to kill the other, and I succeed.”
“Confident bastard, aren’t you?” although there seemed to be a hint of respect in the tone now. “Captain Richard Sharpe. South Essex Regiment. I’m here looking for some big bastard animal that destroyed half our food supplies.”
Soldier, Soldier
Pairing: mostly gen but with some implied Ryan/Sharpe
Length: ~2,800 words
Author on LJ:
deinonychus_1Author Website: none but all of her Primeval fic is here
Why this must be read:
There are surprisingly few crossover stories in the fandom when you consider that the premise of the show is about holes in time, giving a lot of scope for characters to move into our present. However, in this story, Athene builds on our glimpses of multiple anomalies in series one and instead has her protaganists go through anomalies in their respective times and end up in the same, prehistoric past.
It's the characters that make this story. Ryan, in Primeval canon, is a fairly minor character, although large swathes of the fandom have taken him to heart. This means that in a lot of ways he's a blank slate, but Athene builds his character up in a way that is realistic and rings true. But her Sharpe is incredibly well drawn, sounding just like the character in the TV adaptions. She has his speech patterns, his mannerisms and his motivations down to a tee, and he comes brilliantly to life in this short story.
“Who are you?” Ryan demanded.
“Who the bloody hell are you?”
This was getting them nowhere.
“Captain Tom Ryan. Special Forces. I’m looking for a little girl. If you’ve seen her, if you can help me, then I’m happy to talk. Otherwise, I suggest we both go our separate ways right now before one of us tries to kill the other, and I succeed.”
“Confident bastard, aren’t you?” although there seemed to be a hint of respect in the tone now. “Captain Richard Sharpe. South Essex Regiment. I’m here looking for some big bastard animal that destroyed half our food supplies.”
Soldier, Soldier