Hathaway's Heart, Third Declension Nouns, and Other Oddities by Emungere (G)

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Fandom: LEWIS
Pairing: Robbie Lewis & James Hathaway
Length: 3k
Author Website: Emungere at the AO3

Why this must be read:
This is a stunning story that explores Hathaway's emotional state post Life Born of Fire. It's beautifully and thoughtfully written but somehow also matter-of-fact and understated. So much is seething below Hathaway's surface here, and it's funny too—with great Hathaway/Lewis banter. All this and it finishes with an emotional kick that left me heart-sore and happy. (There is another short fic in this series that comes before, also totally wonderful. There may be more to come in the series but the stories both read as complete in themselves, hence the rec.)

He's Lewis's sergeant. It's a peculiar thing to be, simultaneously less and more than a friend, sometimes little more than an extra body for Lewis to command, sometimes half of a whole.

Hathaway's Heart, Third Declension Nouns, and Other Oddities

Comments

[wendymr.livejournal.com]

Yet again, a story from my favourites list, and this is probably the best post-LBOF there is. Emungere just gets the inside of James's head in a way that has me admiring and envious in the best possible way. There's some very satisfying comfort here, but the consequences of James's actions in that episode aren't ignored either. This is what should have been in the last few minutes of LBOF, instead of the Yorkie bar and Loaded.