fic: Alpha Centauri 7.5 -- Mutual Thing

[hth]

Mutual Thing
by Hth
part of the Alpha Centauri series

NOTES AND WHATNOT: I can't finish the freaking series until the new season starts, not so much because I'm afraid canon will screw me up (it always does, so why sweat it?), but because there's stuff coming up that fits so well into what I planned to do with 8 that it would be a crime not to use it. Meanwhile, it occurred to me that at the end of 7, I said some things were going to happen that, on further reflection, y'all might like to actually see happen, rather than just take my word for it. Thus, this bright and uplifting little breakup story, which takes place shortly before "Michael" and contains very minor spoilers for that episode and for "The Tower," as well as a whole mess of references to everything previous to this in the Alpha Centauri universe. Seriously, don't even think about starting with this one.

Comments

[palebluebell.livejournal.com]

Well that was hurty and achy and very much the absolute spirit of an actual nasty, go for broke break-up. My heart was breaking for both of them. I'm waiting very impatiently for the start of the third series anyway, and knowing I have more of your 'Alpha Centauri' series to look forward to when it does finally start, just makes the wait all that much more hard.

[hth-the-first.livejournal.com]

I think it's kind of schizoid breakup, actually: both of them are constantly like "no, we're still friends, we can be mature and appreciate the good times" and then immediately it's back to "hi, I'm miserable, so have some punishment and/or blame!" And I'm totally with you on the waiting thing -- the last month before the new season *always* sucks, but this pretty much makes it doubly suck for me, too.