A Mirror Distorted by Shirasade (PG)

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Fandom: Maurice
Pairing: Maurice/Alec
Author on LJ: shirasade 
Author Website: _readingroom 
Why this must be read: Have you ever wanted to read Maurice/Alec from Clive's POV? Yeah, thought so. Short, subtle and plausible, A Mirror Distorted explores Clive's reactions as he happens to spot a familiar face during his visit to a hospital camp for wounded soldiers during WWI. The fic is movie-based, but other than a brief mention of Maurice's blond hair, it fits perfectly with the novel.

And now, here Maurice was, right in front of Clive, so close Clive could have called out and Maurice could not but hear. But Clive just stood there, frozen, still staring at the haggard form he remembered so clearly playing cricket or rowing a boat on the Cam. He was not visibly injured, but when he shifted his weight, Clive noticed a slight limp, an unevenness in his stance. Maurice had been wounded in action, part of the regular infantry, not the officer he had been born to be - and all because of a tragic flaw in his character that kept on stirring up things that should not be disturbed.

A Mirror Distorted

Comments

[1-mad-squirrel.livejournal.com]

Superb. Thanks for rec-ing.

[miss-morland.livejournal.com]

My pleasure!