crack_van | As You Become a Habit to Me by Loz (PG-13)

Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Gene Hunt/The Missus
Length: 2575
Author on LJ:

lozenger8
Author Website: Her Life on Mars Fanfiction Index and in the

lifein1973 memories
Why this must be read: Gene's mysterious missus, who in canon is mentioned rarely and never seen, tends to be written out in fic. This turns her into a real character, and exactly the sort of woman that I can see Gene being married to. It's short, but packs in a lot of lovely little details about their relationship and Gene's past. It's sweet without being cloying, and there's a nice edge of snarkiness between them. By the end I kind of want to adopt George into my personal canon.

The girl - George - raises an eyebrow. "How old are you? Seven? Nine at a stretch?"

"Eleven, thanks, you mouthy so-and-so."

"I turn twelve in September."

"Well good for you. I'll bake you a cake."

"Asking fifteen year old girls to dance, baking cakes; something tells me you live a strange and interesting life."

"I'll tell you all about it some time."

"Really?"

"No."

As You Become a Habit to Me