The Rarest Faith, by Jess (PG)

[anenko.livejournal.com]

Fandom: ALIAS
Pairing: gen; background Sydney/Danny
Author on LJ: scoutmol
Author’s Website: curiosity slowdown
Why this must be read:

I haven’t seen many authors really tackle Sydney and Francie’s relationship, so I was thrilled to discover this fic. This is a lovely, sweet, and painful look at Syd and Francie’s friendship--from the pre-series years leading up to the series premiere. Francie is wonderfully drawn and fleshed out.

This story reminds me of how much I miss Sydney’s connection to a “normal” life, missing so painfully throughout season three.

"You have such a cool name."

That was what Francie said to Sydney the night they first met, really met, in the second floor lounge of their dorm in college, late in freshman year. Francie was watching Jerry Springer on the cable TV, and Sydney was using the microwave to make popcorn. Sydney was one of the shy ones on the hall. Francie wasn’t.

"I guess," Sydney said, visibly surprised, a tentative smile following the words. "I’ve always thought it’s kind of weird."

"Weird?" Francie answered. "Try having a name like Francie." She wrinkled up her nose when she said it. "No one has the name Francie."

"I think it’s nice," Sydney said. Francie could tell from her smile that she wasn’t lying. The microwave dinged, Sydney pulled out her popcorn, and Francie told her she simply had to stick around to see Jerry’s final thought. They split the bag, watched an infomercial for a rotisserie contraption after Jerry was over, and went back to their rooms at 2:30 halfway to being best friends.

The Rarest Faith

Comments

[arsenicjade.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm sorry to bother but so far your recs have been absolutely fantastic this month, which I deeply appreciate. I was wondering if you by any chance knew of any good Irina fic? It can be gen or have a pairing, I really don't care. This may not be where your interest lies or there may just not be any but I've come to have faith in your choice, so I thought I'd ask. Thanks.

[anenko.livejournal.com]

While I love Irina (she's one half of my Alias OTP), I don't read much fic with her, as I find she's not easily dealt with by many authors. I have a few Irina-centric recs at ireadthat (the Alias recs masterlist, divided by character, should be the third entry down). There is also a list of Irina fics at familybusiness (http://www.livejournal.com/community/familybusiness/766.html).

[arsenicjade.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much! If I may ask, what's your OTP?

[anenko.livejournal.com]

My first and most important OTP is Jack/Irina. They're the emotional backbone to the show, for me. I grew to be extremely fond of the Evil OTP--Lauren/Sark--but they're. . . fun, but not necessary to my understanding of the show, as is J/I. Syd/Weiss might have grown into another kind of OTP, had they been given more time together on screen.

[arsenicjade.livejournal.com]

I think we may see the show in nearly exactly the same light. No wonder I'm enjoying your recs.