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The Second Choice by Nicky Gabriel (Gen)
Fandom: STARSKY & HUTCH
Pairing: No pairing
Length: 6,692 words
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nickygabriel
Author Website: Nicky Gabriel on the S&H Archive
Why this must be read:
As I continue with Christmas-in-January recs, I'm still considering stories whose themes are outside my comfort zone. I've previously recommended Nicky Gabriel's work, and she continues to impress me with her complex and unique stories. A native of Poland, she writes in Polish then translates her stories into English. Her stories explore human emotion and the human heart, and the different ways humans find to define and express love.
The Second Choice is a sequel to Nicky's story, Angel in the Snow, which I also rec'd here. That story explores issues surrounding adult relationships that are not typical, especially in fanfiction. While this story, a gift for the SH 2012 Advent Calendar, picks up where Angel left off, it explores yet another aspect of friendship and love in a way I couldn't have anticipated. A familiar fanfic theme (especially in slash) focuses on the concept of one partner finding his "soul mate" in the other partner. Starsky and Hutch as soul mates is an idea so entrenched in the fandom, it's nearly canonical, considering how close their relationship was on the screen. But this gen story takes that theme and turns it on its head. Finding original ideas in this nearly 40-year-old fandom is rare and finding original ideas that make you reconsider concepts you always held as a "given" even more rare. Not only are Nicky's ideas unique and fresh, the emotional rollercoaster she takes you on as you suffer through Hutch's pangs of doubt and disappointment make this story intensely personal, richly compelling, and surprisingly satisfying. You won't get another Christmas gift quite like this one.
The Second Choice by Nicky Gabriel
Pairing: No pairing
Length: 6,692 words
Author on LJ:
nickygabrielAuthor Website: Nicky Gabriel on the S&H Archive
Why this must be read:
As I continue with Christmas-in-January recs, I'm still considering stories whose themes are outside my comfort zone. I've previously recommended Nicky Gabriel's work, and she continues to impress me with her complex and unique stories. A native of Poland, she writes in Polish then translates her stories into English. Her stories explore human emotion and the human heart, and the different ways humans find to define and express love.
The Second Choice is a sequel to Nicky's story, Angel in the Snow, which I also rec'd here. That story explores issues surrounding adult relationships that are not typical, especially in fanfiction. While this story, a gift for the SH 2012 Advent Calendar, picks up where Angel left off, it explores yet another aspect of friendship and love in a way I couldn't have anticipated. A familiar fanfic theme (especially in slash) focuses on the concept of one partner finding his "soul mate" in the other partner. Starsky and Hutch as soul mates is an idea so entrenched in the fandom, it's nearly canonical, considering how close their relationship was on the screen. But this gen story takes that theme and turns it on its head. Finding original ideas in this nearly 40-year-old fandom is rare and finding original ideas that make you reconsider concepts you always held as a "given" even more rare. Not only are Nicky's ideas unique and fresh, the emotional rollercoaster she takes you on as you suffer through Hutch's pangs of doubt and disappointment make this story intensely personal, richly compelling, and surprisingly satisfying. You won't get another Christmas gift quite like this one.
The Second Choice by Nicky Gabriel
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