Apologies by slashy_me (PG-13)

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Fandom: EUREKA
Pairing: Gen
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: slashy_me
Author Website: The TenthMuse1 FanFiction
Why this must be read: There's no better way to start a set of recs than by blowing up the entire canon. This story comes from the apocalyptothon, the Post-Apocalyptic Multifandom Ficathon, which describes itself as thus:

No matter how perfect or wonderful a fandom might be, I think we can all agree that one thing that can improve any mythology is to blow it right the fuck up. Or, you know, kill everybody. That can be fun, too. Nuclear attack, asteroid collision, world-altering pandemic that kills off pretty much everybody but a select, angst-ridden few . . .

Jack Carter really should have known that, if *he* was having a perfectly quiet day, it *would* be a sign of Armageddon--specifically, in the form of "a long, gray-blue laser bolt" from the sky. I really like this story, especially the truce that develops between Jack and Stark during the end of the world:

Casting a darkly ironic look his way, Stark pointed out, “Between overpopulation and pollution, the earth was going to be unlivable in about fifty years no matter what we did. The attacks certainly made the overpopulation problem null and void.”

Under normal circumstances, Jack would have done more than just give Stark a matching bruise on his other cheek. It wasn’t normal circumstances, though, and he abruptly realized that dark humor and bitterness were Stark’s method of coping. With that new insight, Jack flashed a sharp grin at the other man and suggested, “So we should give them a thank you card instead of offering an apology?”

Also, I'm glad the author chose to have Zoe survive, because Jack could *not* cope if something happened to her. He'd probably end up falling into any remaining bottles and then turning into Nathan Ford.

Apologies