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Kick at the Darkness
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Kick at the Darkness |
| Author(s): | toujours_nigel |
| Date(s): | 4 March 2012 |
| Length: | 1379 words |
| Genre(s): | futurefic |
| Fandom(s): | Mary Renault |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | archived on MRF (members-locked) |
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"Kick at the Darkness" is the fourth part of toujours_nigel's Lovers in a Dangerous Time, a series of short stories based on Mary Renault's 1953 novel The Charioteer. It is set shortly after the end of the novel, when Alec Deacon has moved to London following the death of his lover, Sandy Reid.
Synopsis
Alec's relationship with Andrew stalls at friendship: there is too much that the younger man simply cannot recognize, either in others or himself.
Background
"Kick at the Darkness" is the sequel to "Batter my Heart", and chronologically fourth in the series.
Comments
The story elicited a number of comments, including the following:
- "Oh, more of this wonderful series - what a treat! Beautifully written as always and tugging at my heart - thank you so much!"—comment by trueriver
- "Oh that last line! So incredibly bitter, and yet the "my dear" totally betrays the emotional tenor behind the words...."—comment by juliandahling
- "You know how to give and how to take away at the same time: the characters do not have it easy with you at the helm, and the story is the better for it."—comment by greerwatson