crack_van | Doing the Right Thing by hambelandjemima (PG)

Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Gene Hunt/Harry Woolfe, Sam Tyler/Gene Hunt
Length: 1,100 words
Author on LJ:

hambelandjemima
Author Website: Fic Index
Why this must be read: Because it hits on a lot of character notes for Gene - his unconditional loyalty, even after having been betrayed, contrasting with his pride - and it's wonderfully angsty, while never straying into melodrama. There is a lot going on in this brief scene, and as is essential with Life on Mars, the things which are unspoken sound just as loudly as the dialogue.

Harry Woolfe laughed, and it turned into a cough, causing him to catch his breath. Hunt watched him for signs of distress, ready to call for a nurse, preferably the brunette with big tits and lovely bedside manner, but Harry calmed down, wheezing slightly and shaking his head slowly from side to side.

"You'll be the death of me, you will."

A raised eyebrow. "I rather think someone else got there first," was the dry response.

Doing the Right Thing