Young Men Among Roses

[clocketpatch]

Story: Young Men Among Roses
Author: KindKit
Rating: Teen
Word Count: 1006
Author's Summary: Jack Harkness, shell-shocked and amnesiac, is sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital in the summer of 1918. There he meets John Smith, a fellow soldier.
Characters/Pairings: Jack/Eight
Warnings: some not particularly graphic sex

Recced because:

Originally I was going to rec another one of Kindkit’s stories, but then while I was browsing through his/her archived works I discovered this gem and was utterly captivated. It tells, in prose that flows like poetry, the tale of two lost and lonely men, drifting without a past, through a convalescent home’s rose garden as summer fades to autumn, and the War to End all Wars (oh bitter irony) draws to a close.

I’m not sure I understand this fic completely (and that’s part of the charm), but the beauty of it, and the palatable feelings of loss, desperation, and sometimes hope coming off the characters make it worth the read. Even more so since all of that is packed into just a touch over 1000 words.

Comments

[kindkit.livejournal.com]

Ooooooooh! Thank you so much for the rec! *is v. v. chuffed*

just a touch over 1000 words

The story itself is 1000 words precisely (since it's built of drabbles), but the word counter on Teaspoon counts the section numbers as words.

ETA: And because I am too vain to live, I must ask which story you were originally planning to rec.

[clocketpatch]

The original rec was A Cyborg Manifesto, which I still think is an awesome story and might rec if I get called up to the podium again. You should be very chuffed at producing such lovely fic!