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crack_van2004-07-19 08:09 am
sperrywink) wrote in crack_van2004-07-19 08:09 am
Distant Echoes by Starfish (PG)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: gen (some Benton Fraser / Victoria Metcalf)
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
the_star_fish
Author Website: http://starfish.mrks.org/
Why this must be read:
Fraser's life isn't how he remembers it (or doesn't remember it, to be more accurate). Being Fraser, he investigates systematically.
Apparently I am in a Victoria mood this month since this is my third recommendation that involves her although this should round out my Victorians (so to speak). Not an AU or an AR but the span of a life between one breath and the next. I really enjoy the premise of this story and like how Fraser's investigative mechanisms remain the same. Fraser has very rigid habits and although the story maintains them, it does so while providing Fraser a realistic way to follow his instincts and believe his emotions.
He lay still, barely awake. The voice he heard was familiar, somehow, but the tone ... the tone was wrong. It should sound ... angry? He opened his eyes slowly. Looming over him was a dark-haired woman wearing a nurse's uniform, complete with name-tag. He squinted to see it.
"Victoria?"
She smiled and trailed her fingers over his face. He leaned into her touch instinctively, a thrill going through him. "Who else? Come on, you've only got ten minutes to shower and get ready. Did you sleep all right?"
He blinked, eyes grainy from sleep but focusing perfectly well. He looked past Victoria's shoulder to the white walls around him. "What's going on? Am I in hospital?"
"Of course not. What are you talking about?"
He gestured vaguely. "Your uniform ... I thought ...."
She shook her head. "I have to leave for work early today -- Marie called in sick. Are you all right?"
He gave the matter serious thought for a moment. Physically, he felt fine. But his head ... "I do feel a little odd."
Distant Echoes
Pairing: gen (some Benton Fraser / Victoria Metcalf)
Author on LJ:
the_star_fishAuthor Website: http://starfish.mrks.org/
Why this must be read:
Fraser's life isn't how he remembers it (or doesn't remember it, to be more accurate). Being Fraser, he investigates systematically.
Apparently I am in a Victoria mood this month since this is my third recommendation that involves her although this should round out my Victorians (so to speak). Not an AU or an AR but the span of a life between one breath and the next. I really enjoy the premise of this story and like how Fraser's investigative mechanisms remain the same. Fraser has very rigid habits and although the story maintains them, it does so while providing Fraser a realistic way to follow his instincts and believe his emotions.
He lay still, barely awake. The voice he heard was familiar, somehow, but the tone ... the tone was wrong. It should sound ... angry? He opened his eyes slowly. Looming over him was a dark-haired woman wearing a nurse's uniform, complete with name-tag. He squinted to see it.
"Victoria?"
She smiled and trailed her fingers over his face. He leaned into her touch instinctively, a thrill going through him. "Who else? Come on, you've only got ten minutes to shower and get ready. Did you sleep all right?"
He blinked, eyes grainy from sleep but focusing perfectly well. He looked past Victoria's shoulder to the white walls around him. "What's going on? Am I in hospital?"
"Of course not. What are you talking about?"
He gestured vaguely. "Your uniform ... I thought ...."
She shook her head. "I have to leave for work early today -- Marie called in sick. Are you all right?"
He gave the matter serious thought for a moment. Physically, he felt fine. But his head ... "I do feel a little odd."
Distant Echoes
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I love that line. :D
I don't recall ever reading this, so thanks for the rec. :)
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I like the exchange:
Ben wasn't mollified. "Maybe your time would be better spent thinking of a plan to get us out of here alive."
"Oh, no, Benny," said Ray, "That's your department."
It was Ben's turn to stare in shock. "You're joking," he said, half hopefully.
snerk.
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::twirls a little::
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It really is a lovely twist of a story and one of the first ones that came to mind when I was pondering stories to recommend since it was so memorable.
::twirls A LOT::
;)
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Again, thanks for letting me know!
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