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Way Down In the Hole by janie_tangerine (R)
Fandom: LOST
Characters: Desmond
Length: 3835 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
janie_tangerine
Author Website: Masterlist
Why this must be read: This gorgeously written and atmospheric fic details the last month or so of Desmond’s solitude in the hatch and his slow descent into the near-madness that we saw when the crash survivors first opened the hatch. It is a heartbreaking look at what it’s like to be at the end of one’s tether, all alone, losing one’s mind, and to make matters worse, a slave to a button that doesn’t allow you to sleep. The numbers are a big part of Lost mythology and this story almost makes them into a character.
Excerpt:
He watches another movie.
Casablanca lasts 102 minutes, so it will just do. It will just do and when it’s over he finds himself in tears on the couch even if he has seen it at least five times and found it cheesy each one; too bad that he kind of understood the implications just now and he bites his lip, tasting salt. Not that anyone is there to see him making a fool of himself, except for...
Way Down In the Hole
Characters: Desmond
Length: 3835 words
Author on LJ:
janie_tangerine Author Website: Masterlist
Why this must be read: This gorgeously written and atmospheric fic details the last month or so of Desmond’s solitude in the hatch and his slow descent into the near-madness that we saw when the crash survivors first opened the hatch. It is a heartbreaking look at what it’s like to be at the end of one’s tether, all alone, losing one’s mind, and to make matters worse, a slave to a button that doesn’t allow you to sleep. The numbers are a big part of Lost mythology and this story almost makes them into a character.
Excerpt:
He watches another movie.
Casablanca lasts 102 minutes, so it will just do. It will just do and when it’s over he finds himself in tears on the couch even if he has seen it at least five times and found it cheesy each one; too bad that he kind of understood the implications just now and he bites his lip, tasting salt. Not that anyone is there to see him making a fool of himself, except for...
Way Down In the Hole