A soldier, and afeard by fawsley (PG-13)

[dakfinv.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm dakfinv  and I'll be your driver for Life on Mars this month. I am quite the angst and h/c junkie, so most of the fics I'll be reccing will fall into those categories, though I do have at least one humorous fic planned. LoM is full of wonderful writers who can write amazing angst and I'm looking forward to sharing these great fics with you all.

Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairings: none
Length: short, approx. 400 words
Author on LJ: fawsley 
Author Website: fawsley's LoM fics at The Collator's Den
Why this must be read: I can read this fic over and over and over again. And, since it's only about 400 words, a reread never takes me that long. Fawsley manages to pack a true, emotional punch in just a few paragraphs. The way she gets you into Sam's head, feeling his despair, will make your own hands shake. Of course, there is a perfectly characterized Gene Hunt there to help Sam make it through this crisis. And why shouldn't Gene help? He's been throughout it himself before.

The author warns for angst and darkness, and I'll have to agree. But it is beautiful angst and darkness nonetheless.

A soldier, and afeard

Comments

[mikes-grrl.livejournal.com]

Woo HOO!!! What a fantastic rec! *runs off to re-read*

I am quite the angst and h/c junkie...
Really? No! You don't say! Seriously? I'd have never known... *cough*

[dakfinv.livejournal.com]

Well, they say admitting you have a problem is the first step, don't they? I'm not sure what the next step is, but I'm probably going to ignore it anyway.

[fawsley.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much, Dak!

I'm quite prepared to be completely forgotten about now that I'm not part of lifein1973 any more so this was a lovely surprise. This was a fic I was always really rather pleased with, even though I've not got much of an idea about what's going on in it, so I'm really chuffed that you picked it - and for your first rec too! I'm all taken aback!

It is on the comm too at http://community.livejournal.com/lifein1973/1436455.html if anyone wants to go there.

[dakfinv.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I really do adore this fic. I'm always rereading it. I always wish it was longer, but that's because it's so good I just want to keep reading it forever.

I hope no one forgets you because your writing is too good for that!

[time-testudinem.livejournal.com]

This is your fourth rec here at Crack Van, I don't think anyone will be forgetting you anytime soon.