crack_van | Hero by Charlotte Frost (PG)

Last stop, folks! Ending our tour on a fantastic fix-it fic. :)

Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: none
Length: 9,379 words
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: http://home.comcast.net/~regmoore2005/index.html
Also: Charlotte Frost at the Me and Thee Archive
Why this must be read:

There were several Charlotte Frost stories recently posted online for the first time, thrilling her readers—present company included—to no end. I haven’t actually gotten to these new gems yet (RL, thou art a bitch), but I found an "old" gem that hasn’t been recced here, so *squee*!

And it really is a gem: set immediately after Black and Blue—an ep that, frankly, didn’t live up to its potential—Charlotte smooths out some of the fugly bits of the plot, and gives us the H/C that was so sorely missing on-screen. It’s a satisfying fic that gives me the warm and fuzzies. :)

He had gotten very fond of one lanky, corduroy knee that night. Wrapping his arms around it. Clinging to it. Clutching it. Reaching for it in the worst moments of pain and fear.

Hands had been all over him. Applying pressure to stop the bleeding, thereby also giving the pain something to brace against. A constant stream of reassuring words. The most incredible, gentle hands. Non-stop touching.

And the fear had gone away, the panic being replaced by reason.

And then he'd been given a task. Throw the pitcher against the wall. And he'd done it. And heard the shots. And was afraid all over again.... but not for himself.

And then arms were holding him, hands soothing him, fingers feeling for further injury. And such a tender voice talking to him, babying him, gently laughing with him.

And then it was over. And he felt on top of the world. And some part of him knew that a new chapter should be added to books on how to treat gunshot wounds. The chapter's introduction should read, "First you need a partner who loves you....."

So awesome, yes? Go on, read it all!

Hero

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Hero by Charlotte Frost (PG)

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