crack_van | Useless Jo by londonsophie (PG-13)

Fandom: SPOOKS (MI-5)
Pairing: Jo Portman / Zafar Younis
Length: 3000 words
Author on LJ: not that I know of
Author Website: Fic Masterlist
Why this must be read:

Here’s the thing about the Adam-Zaf-Jo dynamic: Jo was wet behind the ears, Zaf was underwritten, and Adam was in desperate need of some serious psychiatric help, but all in all, they made a pretty fantastic team.

Despite the title, Jo is, of course, far from useless. This story follows her as she stumbles her way through her early days in MI-5. However, the heart of the story is really about the three colleagues and their friendship. Londonsophie is particularly adept at writing Jo and Zaf, who had a really strong onscreen chemistry that never made it into a romantic relationship. Add Adam and you have a great dynamic in all its periodically dysfunctional glory. They might not win spy of the year awards, but their loyalty and concern for each other is touching and real amidst the gloom and doom of MI-5.

Excerpt:

"Well," Zaf starts walking again. "There you go. You weren't stupid. You were right and we were wrong. I suppose you should be saying I told you so. Belatedly."

"I told you so," says Jo, and finds herself smiling.

"Feel better?" She can't see Zaf's face in the dark between the streetlamps but she can hear that he's laughing.

"Yes," says Jo, and she does.

Useless Jo by londonsophie
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