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False Heart by Susan M. Garrett [PG-13]
It's time to pull Nick's Caddy back into the garage. The sun's coming up.
Sorry for the last minute deluge of fic recs. The frequent stops to stuff several vampires into the Caddy's trunk was not pleasant for anybody involved. Plus, Schanke kept insisting on regular souvlaki stops, Janette was annoyed with our mode of transportation, Nick turned interesting shades of green from Natalie's veggie shakes, Tracy was annoyed at the month long Nightcrawler monologues from LaCroix, and Vachon bailed on us a while back because in his opinion that we never went anywhere interesting. Everyone's a critic.
Fandom: FOREVER KNIGHT
Pairing: gen
Length: ~95,000 words each
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
susanmgarrett
Author Website: SMG--Forever Knight Fan Fiction
Why this must be read: A collection of Forever Knight fanfic recommendations would not be complete without what is perhaps the best received series in the fandom. Their author is the Queen of Forever Knight fanfiction with good reason. Her writings are the best if you want entrance into the world of Forever Knight. When Dorian, the vampire archivist, comes to Toronto looking to interview Nick, every character involved is affected. Janette remembers the traumatizing brutality of Dorian's attempted interview of LaCroix and her own, Natalie finds herself caught in the middle of Nick and Dorian's power struggle, and Nick finds himself at odds with the vampire law Dorian represents and his own transgressions. This series is not to be missed.
False Heart
Kind Soul
Dorian's Archives, including the unfinished 3rd in the series, Noble Mind
When he stared at her blankly, she picked up a dish towel and threw it at him. "That's for the 'Vivian needs help in the kitchen' business."
"Oh. Yeah." Nick toweled off the glass, replaced it on the shelf, then turned back for the cup and saucer. "I was trying to keep you out of harm's way."
"Didn't work, did it?"
He froze, nearly dropping the coffee cup. "No. It didn't."
"So next time, don't try so hard. I can handle myself."
"Not against Dorian."
Natalie looked up again at his tone of voice, absently washing off the other wine glass. "So, what is he? Other than an archivist?"
"The Archivist," corrected Nick. Still drying the coffee cup, he turned, leaning against the sink. "He's got ties to the Enforcers--they get their information from him. Which is why he does the interviews. He asks the questions, you answer. Then he goes away. And sometimes--" Nick looked down at the cup in his hands. "Sometimes the vampire being interviewed . . . disappears."
"Oh." Natalie placed the wet wine glass carefully on the counter, then met his eyes. "Oh. Which means he's judge, jury--"
"And the Enforcers serve as executioner. They uphold the Code. And if Dorian discovers that the Code's been broken . . . ."
A light smile touched Natalie's lips. "So, he's an informant. You're used to dealing with informants. Lie to him." Her smile faded as he looked away, refusing to meet her eyes. "But . . . you can't, can you? He said--can he really tell when you're lying?"
"Dorian says he can. I never believed it."
"It's dry, Nick. The pattern's supposed to stay on the cup."
"What?" Nick stared at her, then down at the cup. Smiling sheepishly, he put it on the counter and then picked up the rinsed wine glass. "I'll talk to Janette about her interview tomorrow."
"Dorian interviewed Janette?"
"A long time ago," answered Nick. He walked over to the shelf and placed the wine glass with its mate. "That's the first time I ran into him--literally."
"But . . . she didn't disappear." Natalie pulled the plug from the drain, then caught the dish towel he tossed to her. "Maybe you're making too much of this."
"Maybe." Nick leaned his back against the counter, watching Natalie dry her hands.
She paused. "But--?"
"But, maybe Janette didn't break the Code."
Her eyes widened slightly. "Someday, we've gotta have a long talk about this Code of yours."
Nick chuckled. "Well, that'd be one way of breaking it."
"Great." Natalie walked back to the dining room table and picked up the empty wine bottle from the table. "And I guess me knowing about you--?"
"Gray area," said Nick, following her. He caught the bottle she threw to him and placed it on the counter. "Not the letter of the Code, but the intent."
Lifting the bottle of cow blood, Natalie glanced back at him. "Then, all of Dorian's questions--he was trying to find out how much I really knew?"
"Could be. He's got carte blanche--he can say anything he wants to just about anyone and get away with it. It could just be that you interested him."
"Or he could try to use me against you?"
Sorry for the last minute deluge of fic recs. The frequent stops to stuff several vampires into the Caddy's trunk was not pleasant for anybody involved. Plus, Schanke kept insisting on regular souvlaki stops, Janette was annoyed with our mode of transportation, Nick turned interesting shades of green from Natalie's veggie shakes, Tracy was annoyed at the month long Nightcrawler monologues from LaCroix, and Vachon bailed on us a while back because in his opinion that we never went anywhere interesting. Everyone's a critic.
Fandom: FOREVER KNIGHT
Pairing: gen
Length: ~95,000 words each
Author on LJ:
susanmgarrett Author Website: SMG--Forever Knight Fan Fiction
Why this must be read: A collection of Forever Knight fanfic recommendations would not be complete without what is perhaps the best received series in the fandom. Their author is the Queen of Forever Knight fanfiction with good reason. Her writings are the best if you want entrance into the world of Forever Knight. When Dorian, the vampire archivist, comes to Toronto looking to interview Nick, every character involved is affected. Janette remembers the traumatizing brutality of Dorian's attempted interview of LaCroix and her own, Natalie finds herself caught in the middle of Nick and Dorian's power struggle, and Nick finds himself at odds with the vampire law Dorian represents and his own transgressions. This series is not to be missed.
False Heart
Kind Soul
Dorian's Archives, including the unfinished 3rd in the series, Noble Mind
When he stared at her blankly, she picked up a dish towel and threw it at him. "That's for the 'Vivian needs help in the kitchen' business."
"Oh. Yeah." Nick toweled off the glass, replaced it on the shelf, then turned back for the cup and saucer. "I was trying to keep you out of harm's way."
"Didn't work, did it?"
He froze, nearly dropping the coffee cup. "No. It didn't."
"So next time, don't try so hard. I can handle myself."
"Not against Dorian."
Natalie looked up again at his tone of voice, absently washing off the other wine glass. "So, what is he? Other than an archivist?"
"The Archivist," corrected Nick. Still drying the coffee cup, he turned, leaning against the sink. "He's got ties to the Enforcers--they get their information from him. Which is why he does the interviews. He asks the questions, you answer. Then he goes away. And sometimes--" Nick looked down at the cup in his hands. "Sometimes the vampire being interviewed . . . disappears."
"Oh." Natalie placed the wet wine glass carefully on the counter, then met his eyes. "Oh. Which means he's judge, jury--"
"And the Enforcers serve as executioner. They uphold the Code. And if Dorian discovers that the Code's been broken . . . ."
A light smile touched Natalie's lips. "So, he's an informant. You're used to dealing with informants. Lie to him." Her smile faded as he looked away, refusing to meet her eyes. "But . . . you can't, can you? He said--can he really tell when you're lying?"
"Dorian says he can. I never believed it."
"It's dry, Nick. The pattern's supposed to stay on the cup."
"What?" Nick stared at her, then down at the cup. Smiling sheepishly, he put it on the counter and then picked up the rinsed wine glass. "I'll talk to Janette about her interview tomorrow."
"Dorian interviewed Janette?"
"A long time ago," answered Nick. He walked over to the shelf and placed the wine glass with its mate. "That's the first time I ran into him--literally."
"But . . . she didn't disappear." Natalie pulled the plug from the drain, then caught the dish towel he tossed to her. "Maybe you're making too much of this."
"Maybe." Nick leaned his back against the counter, watching Natalie dry her hands.
She paused. "But--?"
"But, maybe Janette didn't break the Code."
Her eyes widened slightly. "Someday, we've gotta have a long talk about this Code of yours."
Nick chuckled. "Well, that'd be one way of breaking it."
"Great." Natalie walked back to the dining room table and picked up the empty wine bottle from the table. "And I guess me knowing about you--?"
"Gray area," said Nick, following her. He caught the bottle she threw to him and placed it on the counter. "Not the letter of the Code, but the intent."
Lifting the bottle of cow blood, Natalie glanced back at him. "Then, all of Dorian's questions--he was trying to find out how much I really knew?"
"Could be. He's got carte blanche--he can say anything he wants to just about anyone and get away with it. It could just be that you interested him."
"Or he could try to use me against you?"