A Wilderness of Mirrors by Corrina (PG-13)

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Sorry for the late start!

Fandom: SPOOKS (MI-5)
Pairing: Tom Quinn / Christine Dale
Length: One-shot
Author on LJ: Not that I know of
Author Website: None that I know of
Why this must be read:

Tom Quinn’s departure was a huge moment in Spooks, the culmination of over two years’ worth of the question the show never stopped asking: What does spying do to spies? Tom Quinn found out, the hard way.

This story shows Tom on the outside, looking back in at the dark and seedy underbelly of the world of intelligence, thanks to none other than Jools Siviter of MI-6.

This story captures the mood and themes of the early series. Corrina’s writing really evokes a sense of unreality and nicely portrays Tom’s sense of dislocation at being drawn back into the shades of gray. Of the world of spies and the world of the innocent, which is the real, and where are the lies?

"You know, you told me once that you didn't do ambiguity. I knew then that you'd never be the sort of spook Harry wanted you to be. But I was sorry to see you go nonetheless.”

A Wilderness of Mirrors