Line of Fire by Valerie Wells (PG-13)

[nickygabriel]

Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: none
Length: long
Author on LJ: not known
Author Website: HERE and HERE!
Why this must be read: A Sweet Revenge story with Hutch being shot instead of Starsky.

Hutch was so damned independent, and so proud of it. And, as soft as his heart was, he hid it behind a tough exterior most of the time. Most people didn't get a chance to see that soft heart. He didn't ask for help. He didn't let on when he needed to talk.

Except Starsky was one of the few people – maybe the only person – who ever got to see that guard all the way down. And even then, it took a crisis like this one to get it down.

But if this was the way it was going to be, Hutch was going to need help for awhile, until he learned to compensate for what he could no longer do. He'd need to move to a place with no stairs. He'd need a specially equipped car. He'd need a friend who would put up with his outbursts of frustration.

Line of Fire

Comments

[hardboiledbaby]

Great "what-if" story!

(Her email addy doesn't appear to be working, btw, so I used the link over at the Starsky and Hutch Archive to leave feedback.)

[nickygabriel]

(Thank you! I edited the entry.)