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crack_van2004-06-09 10:28 pm
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ENVOI by Fewthistle (PG)
Fandom: BABYLON 5
Pairing: Susan/Talia
Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: Endless Voyager
Why this must be read:
A dreamy Susan/Talia that bridges the gap in canon where Susan and Talia went from enemies to friends. Though Fewthistle sounds at times like she swallowed a thesaurus (no one should ever, ever use "orbs" when they mean "eyes"), the story's evokative and sultry, and Susan's distrust for the Psi Corps battles with her flat-out lust for Talia.
Fewthistle uses Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter as a riffing-off point for this story, and the parallels really do work. But at the end of the day, it's the desperate, hungry chemistry between Susan and Talia which drives the story.
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A crushing sensation of terror spread across Ivanova's chest as the full weight of her own thoughts and feelings came into startling clarity. The need to run, to protect herself overwhelmed her. Her body, however, betrayed her, refusing to move from the intoxicating proximity of Talia's presence. Only her mind and her tongue responded, using the only weapon she still had in her arsenal, unkind words.
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ENVOI
Pairing: Susan/Talia
Author on LJ: ?
Author Website: Endless Voyager
Why this must be read:
A dreamy Susan/Talia that bridges the gap in canon where Susan and Talia went from enemies to friends. Though Fewthistle sounds at times like she swallowed a thesaurus (no one should ever, ever use "orbs" when they mean "eyes"), the story's evokative and sultry, and Susan's distrust for the Psi Corps battles with her flat-out lust for Talia.
Fewthistle uses Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter as a riffing-off point for this story, and the parallels really do work. But at the end of the day, it's the desperate, hungry chemistry between Susan and Talia which drives the story.
*
A crushing sensation of terror spread across Ivanova's chest as the full weight of her own thoughts and feelings came into startling clarity. The need to run, to protect herself overwhelmed her. Her body, however, betrayed her, refusing to move from the intoxicating proximity of Talia's presence. Only her mind and her tongue responded, using the only weapon she still had in her arsenal, unkind words.
*
ENVOI