kindle a light by sarah531 (R)

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Fandom: WATCHMEN
Pairings: Sally Jupiter gen, Sally/Larry, Sally/Eddie
Length: ~5000 words
Author on LJ: sarah531
Author Website: Watchmen tag, fics for other fandoms in her tags.
Why this must be read:

It's a character study about Sally! That alone should be reason enough, but this is wonderful. Each of her relationships, both platonic and otherwise, are given care and complexity and are all absolutely believable and, often, heartbreaking. Sally is fierce and human and just...this is well-written, in-depth, and has compelling characterization, making this a fic about Sally that absolutely shines.

Sally marries Laurence eventually. From the moment she says "I do" she regrets it.

Eddie is there. She doesn't know why, because neither of them invited him. At the party afterwards Laurence grabs her arm, hard. "Did you tell him to come?" he hisses. She jerks away, mutters "No!" and goes to dance with Hollis.

She has sex with Laurence that night but not after that, not for a long while anyway. She doesn't want to anymore, especially because Laurence is so like Eddie in some deep-down way: they are both cruel and bullying men. She knows this is a marriage of convience and nothing less. After three months of marriage she finds magazines in their room- magazines with men in them. Like Hooded Justice used to read. She's repeating the same barely-deserving-of-the-name relationships, over and over again.

kindle a light