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Now Is the Winter of Our Management Retreat, by Petra (Teen)
Fandom: SLINGS & ARROWS
Pairing: none
Length: 2302 words
Author on DW: Petra
Author Website: Fic on AO3
Why this must be read: Before I turn in the keys to the van, I'll leave you with this fic by one of the the best writers in S&A fandom.
It's a Canadian Shack (with bonus team building) tale about five people who shouldn't be left alone anywhere without supervision--but we're glad they are because we wouldn't have this otherwise. Petra does an amazing job with the characters, from Richard's enthusiasm and cluelessness, to Darren's gleeful snarkiness. But most of all, we do see the affection among this delightfully screwed up group, and you wish you could join them as they read aloud from Shakespeare. And thanks to Anna, you may never look at alphabet soup the same way again.
The retreat idea was Anna's, and it made Richard's eyes light up when he told Geoffrey about it and about just how profitable Macbeth was, and how they could all afford to spend the winter on the Riviera if it was their money. It was the Festival's money, properly speaking, so instead of a winter on the Riviera they got a four-day weekend north of everything with tiny cabins in October. No one listened to Geoffrey when he tried to tell them that this was a horrible, horrible idea and that they would all indubitably die of exposure, but they at least listened when he said that it couldn't just be an administrative retreat with the prospective directors for the next season, for the very simple reason that he would stake Darren Nichols out to die of exposure if he didn't have someone reasonable to talk to.
You can find Now Is the Winter of Our Management Retreat on AO3 or DW, and please don't forget to leave feedback for the author.
Pairing: none
Length: 2302 words
Author on DW: Petra
Author Website: Fic on AO3
Why this must be read: Before I turn in the keys to the van, I'll leave you with this fic by one of the the best writers in S&A fandom.
It's a Canadian Shack (with bonus team building) tale about five people who shouldn't be left alone anywhere without supervision--but we're glad they are because we wouldn't have this otherwise. Petra does an amazing job with the characters, from Richard's enthusiasm and cluelessness, to Darren's gleeful snarkiness. But most of all, we do see the affection among this delightfully screwed up group, and you wish you could join them as they read aloud from Shakespeare. And thanks to Anna, you may never look at alphabet soup the same way again.
The retreat idea was Anna's, and it made Richard's eyes light up when he told Geoffrey about it and about just how profitable Macbeth was, and how they could all afford to spend the winter on the Riviera if it was their money. It was the Festival's money, properly speaking, so instead of a winter on the Riviera they got a four-day weekend north of everything with tiny cabins in October. No one listened to Geoffrey when he tried to tell them that this was a horrible, horrible idea and that they would all indubitably die of exposure, but they at least listened when he said that it couldn't just be an administrative retreat with the prospective directors for the next season, for the very simple reason that he would stake Darren Nichols out to die of exposure if he didn't have someone reasonable to talk to.
You can find Now Is the Winter of Our Management Retreat on AO3 or DW, and please don't forget to leave feedback for the author.