crack_van | Five times Maya's mother really hated Sam Tyler..., by lozenger8 (PG-13)

Fandom: LIFE ON MARS UK
Pairing: Sam-centric, Sam/Maya
Length: 955
Author on LJ:

lozenger8
Author Website: Loz's master LoM fic list on LJ
Why this must be read:

Here's an angsty classic from 2008 by the wonderful

lozenger8. It's about Sam Tyler, nominally — but only as he's seen through the clear and merciless eyes of Leslie Roy, a.k.a. Maya's mum.

Why do I love this? Because Loz breathes life and conviction into her portraits of Leslie and Maya, two of my favourite women in the LOMverse. Because she takes the tried-and-true "five times" template and works some amazing magic with it, bridging the gap between young!Leslie and the unseen older woman of 2006. And, cherry on top: there's just the tiniest touch of timey-wimey goodness.

Excerpt from the story:

"Whichever strange place you find yourself in, make that your home," he'd said. Nice words, but little sentiment. He doesn't really know strange places, this bloke, he's just strange in the head.

The father of her child's as good as dead and what does Sam "I can be your friend and protector" Tyler do? He gets off into slagging matches with his boss, no small amount of innuendo and bigotry coming through in both the words and the expressions.

Freak.

Five times Maya's mother really hated Sam Tyler..., by lozenger8