Trails in the Dark

Fanfiction
Title:	Trails in the Dark
Author(s):	Sarah Problem
Date(s):	1997
Length:
Genre(s):	slash
Fandom(s):	Starsky & Hutch
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External Links:	online here
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Trails in the Dark is a slash Starsky and Hutch story by Sarah Problem.

It is in Cold Pizza and Butterfly Bones #1 and later online.

Summary

Starsky is recovering from Gunther's attack when he realises that he's in love with Hutch. And one night, he is determined to do something about it.

Excerpt

"It was a wonderful relief to step out of the double doors of the disco and feel the cooling city wind on his face. Starsky paused a moment, surveying the crowded lot. The Torino, worse for wear but still running, stood on the street and out of the crowded mob of cars.

They got into the Torino quietly, and it wasn't until Starsky had started the motor that Hutch spoke. "Guess it's late. Time to head home, huh?"

"Nope," Starsky replied, then smiled at his friend's questioning glance. "I wanna get out some, outta the city. Wanna go for a ride? It's Friday night, after all. Besides, I feel like prowlin'."

Hutch looked at him for a moment, his expression unreadable. Then he shrugged apathetically. "Sure, if you want."

'Yes, I do want. We're goin' to the mountains' he thought toward his apparently uninterested partner. 'I've got someplace I wanna to show you. And we're gonna talk.'"

Reactions and Reviews

This is one of the first stories Icame across in Starsky & Hutch fandom and I still re-read it with enjoyment. I love the determined Starsky in this story and I love the way he seduces Hutch - with absolute determination <g>. I have a couple of small niggles: the way the story starts out with a little too much telling of past events; and the characterisation of Hutch is a little too passive for my liking. However, I still adore this story and highly recommend it.