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A Touch of Infinity by janie_tangerine (R)
Fandoms: LOST/HEROES
Characters/Pairing: AdamMonroe, Richard Alpert, Jacob; Richard/Adam
Length: 10,100 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
janie_tangerine
Author Website: Masterlists
Why this must be read: Only with Lost and Heroes can you have a 19th century shipwreck adventure fic that is neither AU nor crack! This absolutely BRILLIANT fic places Adam Monroe on the Black Rock, along with Richard, and together, they reach the island and meet Jacob. You don't need to know anything about Heroes except that Adam was born in about 1650, is something of a mercenary, and that his superpower is cellular regeneration---meaning he heals from any wound, never ages, and will never die. Janie does an amazing job of theorizing what is going on in the Lost mythology (it makes sense!), and it's a blast watching Adam and Richard slowly piece it together and also experience some of those key season 1 WTF moments (like meeting the monster and seeing a polar bear, etc.). In addition to keeping the action and mystery going, the relationships she builds between the three main characters are distinct and beautiful. And then, just for an extra stroke of brilliance, she finds a way to make Jacob responsible for the motivations behind Adam's canon storyline that takes place a century later.
Excerpt:
When he wakes up, Adam is lying on a beach, the waves still touching his feet. The sun creeps through his eyelids, forcing them open; Adam blinks and takes a look around. The sand is almost white and soft under his fingertips, and in front of him there’s a luxurious, green jungle. When he turns to his left he sees Alpert, covered in sand and still passed out but breathing more or less steadily, and Adam figures it’s ok, all things considered.
Then he starts noticing that something is very, very strange. And not the usual kind of strange.
A Touch of Infinity
Characters/Pairing: AdamMonroe, Richard Alpert, Jacob; Richard/Adam
Length: 10,100 words
Author on LJ:
janie_tangerine Author Website: Masterlists
Why this must be read: Only with Lost and Heroes can you have a 19th century shipwreck adventure fic that is neither AU nor crack! This absolutely BRILLIANT fic places Adam Monroe on the Black Rock, along with Richard, and together, they reach the island and meet Jacob. You don't need to know anything about Heroes except that Adam was born in about 1650, is something of a mercenary, and that his superpower is cellular regeneration---meaning he heals from any wound, never ages, and will never die. Janie does an amazing job of theorizing what is going on in the Lost mythology (it makes sense!), and it's a blast watching Adam and Richard slowly piece it together and also experience some of those key season 1 WTF moments (like meeting the monster and seeing a polar bear, etc.). In addition to keeping the action and mystery going, the relationships she builds between the three main characters are distinct and beautiful. And then, just for an extra stroke of brilliance, she finds a way to make Jacob responsible for the motivations behind Adam's canon storyline that takes place a century later.
Excerpt:
When he wakes up, Adam is lying on a beach, the waves still touching his feet. The sun creeps through his eyelids, forcing them open; Adam blinks and takes a look around. The sand is almost white and soft under his fingertips, and in front of him there’s a luxurious, green jungle. When he turns to his left he sees Alpert, covered in sand and still passed out but breathing more or less steadily, and Adam figures it’s ok, all things considered.
Then he starts noticing that something is very, very strange. And not the usual kind of strange.
A Touch of Infinity