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A Time to Heal by Maquis Leader (R)
Fandom: STARSKY AND HUTCH
Pairing: none
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maquisleader
Author Website: http://maquisleader.com/
Why this must be read: Growing up in the seventies and eighties, everything was about the Vietnam War - and I'm not even American. This story has a Starsky that remembers Vietnam, but doesn't talk about it, and a Hutch who keenly feels the fact that he wasn't there. What made this story really work for me is the interaction between the two characters. There's not a lot of action, but the relationship rings true, the dialogue is funny and in character, and the interaction sometimes makes you feel like you're watching the show - what better praise is there than that?
"Starsky – " Hutch pushed a slice of cucumber around with his fork. "It’s just – "
"You know, this should have taken about ten seconds. I’d ask why, you’d say it’s a good cause, and we’re done." Picking up his hamburger, he bit into it.
"I did say it was for a good cause!"
"After you were evasive about it."
"I was not evasive!"
"You were." Starsky pointed an onion ring at Hutch. "And you looked guilty. I’m a detective, I know what guilty looks like."
A Time to Heal
Pairing: none
Author on LJ:
maquisleaderAuthor Website: http://maquisleader.com/
Why this must be read: Growing up in the seventies and eighties, everything was about the Vietnam War - and I'm not even American. This story has a Starsky that remembers Vietnam, but doesn't talk about it, and a Hutch who keenly feels the fact that he wasn't there. What made this story really work for me is the interaction between the two characters. There's not a lot of action, but the relationship rings true, the dialogue is funny and in character, and the interaction sometimes makes you feel like you're watching the show - what better praise is there than that?
"Starsky – " Hutch pushed a slice of cucumber around with his fork. "It’s just – "
"You know, this should have taken about ten seconds. I’d ask why, you’d say it’s a good cause, and we’re done." Picking up his hamburger, he bit into it.
"I did say it was for a good cause!"
"After you were evasive about it."
"I was not evasive!"
"You were." Starsky pointed an onion ring at Hutch. "And you looked guilty. I’m a detective, I know what guilty looks like."
A Time to Heal