Rec: An Irksome Word and Task, by Cryptile

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Story: An Irksome Word and Task
Author: Cryptile
Rating: All ages
Word Count: 9529
Author's Summary: The stars are going out all over Creation, and he's at a Christmas party. In Lannet.
Characters/Pairings: Shalka!Nine, Alyson Cheney
Warnings: Swearing. Also creep.

Recced because: Very much a fic for the advanced class: it's freaky, it's scary, it's rambling and difficult to keep up with and it is overwhelming when the pieces finally click together and you really, truly realize what's going on. It's also, surprisingly, a very funny story, capturing Shalka!Nine's particular flavor of bitter, broken hilarity to perfection, and does not forget to carry Alyson from rather generic companion model to extremely much a person in her own right. If you're only ever going to read one Shalka fic, make it this one.

Comments

[eve11]

Seconded. Enthusiastically. This fic is amazing.

[kerravonsen]

Oh yes, I second this rec.

[elliptic-eye.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. Thank you for reccing that. Can't even leave the author decent feedback, yet.

[pimpmytardis.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. This one is amazing; I was hoping I'd make it to my July rec date before someone else chose it, but there's much in it that's worthwhile, that I'm not surprised.