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crack_van2011-07-08 09:56 pm
iamrosalita.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2011-07-08 09:56 pm
Entry tags:
Set Fire to This Card House (Explicit)
Fandom: HAWAII FIVE-0 (NEW)
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Length: 74,556 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zarah5
Author Website: Zarah5's fic on AO3
Why this must be read:
I love a good AU and this is a great, long, AU. Steve is a spy "who does things differently" and Danny is his handler. Chin is their boss and Kono is the receptionist who is more than meets the eye. The story follows Steve and Danny as they travel the world on missions, stay in hotels, break rules and fall in love. Keeping characters in character is often tricky in an AU, but Zarah does it right. Danny still rants and Steve is still crazy and together they still have an intense chemistry. The author warns for graphic depictions of violence, but I don't think it's anything you wouldn't see on the show. Settle in with a nice cup of tea for this novella. It's one hell of a great read.
Excerpt:
Steve. Alright. Chances are that's the only part of his name that's genuine; agents who are sent out to do field work don't risk revealing themselves, and while Steve might be used to doing things differently, that's one rule that applies nearly unilaterally. Sometimes, it leads to the meeting of two fake last names that are both connected to a color – brown and red? Awesome. This partnership is clearly destined to be.
Set Fire to This Card House
ETA the excerpt and a few more details. I was exhausted last night and did not do this story justice.
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Length: 74,556 words
Author on LJ:
zarah5 Author Website: Zarah5's fic on AO3
Why this must be read:
I love a good AU and this is a great, long, AU. Steve is a spy "who does things differently" and Danny is his handler. Chin is their boss and Kono is the receptionist who is more than meets the eye. The story follows Steve and Danny as they travel the world on missions, stay in hotels, break rules and fall in love. Keeping characters in character is often tricky in an AU, but Zarah does it right. Danny still rants and Steve is still crazy and together they still have an intense chemistry. The author warns for graphic depictions of violence, but I don't think it's anything you wouldn't see on the show. Settle in with a nice cup of tea for this novella. It's one hell of a great read.
Excerpt:
Steve. Alright. Chances are that's the only part of his name that's genuine; agents who are sent out to do field work don't risk revealing themselves, and while Steve might be used to doing things differently, that's one rule that applies nearly unilaterally. Sometimes, it leads to the meeting of two fake last names that are both connected to a color – brown and red? Awesome. This partnership is clearly destined to be.
What a shame that star-crossed relationships tend to end in mutual death. Like Romeo and Juliet, who killed themselves. Like Bonnie and Clyde, who died in a rain of bullets.
Set Fire to This Card House
ETA the excerpt and a few more details. I was exhausted last night and did not do this story justice.