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crack_van2009-06-22 04:32 pm
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The Passage of Time by Luzula, PG-13
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Gen, moving to Fraser/OC
Length: 5400 words
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luzula
Author Website: Index of Luzula's Stories
Why this must be read: Because there are a lot of examinations of "what happens after" but this one goes some places which others have not. Because it shows Benton Fraser changed by experience, and still his reserved and solitary self. Because other people care obout Fraser, and he cares about them; his solitude does not mean he doesn't belong to and in his community. Because time heals, and this story shows that process with grace and elegance.
Excerpt:
Sometimes, shelving books in some corner of the library, he felt (or imagined) the ghost of his grandmother looking over his shoulder. He imagined that she would not be displeased with how his life had led him back here, to perform the same service to the community that she and George had made their lives' work. Their traveling library had been integrated into the main library in Inuvik when they retired, and Fraser had found their old card system in the file cabinets standing in the back room. It was still meticulously in order, and reading the entries in Martha's bold handwriting and George's even, slanting one gave him an oddly satisfying sense of continuity.
The Passage of Time
Pairing: Gen, moving to Fraser/OC
Length: 5400 words
Author on LJ:
luzulaAuthor Website: Index of Luzula's Stories
Why this must be read: Because there are a lot of examinations of "what happens after" but this one goes some places which others have not. Because it shows Benton Fraser changed by experience, and still his reserved and solitary self. Because other people care obout Fraser, and he cares about them; his solitude does not mean he doesn't belong to and in his community. Because time heals, and this story shows that process with grace and elegance.
Excerpt:
Sometimes, shelving books in some corner of the library, he felt (or imagined) the ghost of his grandmother looking over his shoulder. He imagined that she would not be displeased with how his life had led him back here, to perform the same service to the community that she and George had made their lives' work. Their traveling library had been integrated into the main library in Inuvik when they retired, and Fraser had found their old card system in the file cabinets standing in the back room. It was still meticulously in order, and reading the entries in Martha's bold handwriting and George's even, slanting one gave him an oddly satisfying sense of continuity.
The Passage of Time
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Julia, still weeks behind on my reading, including "Swimming with Sharks"