Title: Chimera
Fandom: Dark Angel
Pairing: Alec/Ames White
Categories: action/adventure, angst, bonding, hurt/comfort, mpreg
Length: Epic (~50,000 words)
Warnings: pheromone dub-con, last trimester miscarriage, violence, oc death, unintentional starvation

Author on LJ: jaguarcaine
Author Website: AO3, Story Master List

Review:
At first Alec doesn’t notice that anything’s different. Yes, he’s getting more attention from the males around him than he used to, but he’s an attractive guy—it’s not that far out of the norm. It’s not until he’s being hauled away by Ames White that he really starts to worry. Especially since Ames smells good enough to eat.

The author claims to not care for the tropes of mpreg, which is really intriguing considering the fact that this was probably the best mpreg story I’ve yet come across. Admittedly, Dark Angel lends itself to mpreg more than most fandoms from the simple fact that the transgenics’ bodies have been modified to such an extent. But everything—from the pairing to the fight scenes to the miscarriage—was written with an original flair.

The choice of using not only Alec and Ames POVs but also including Max’s was insightful and well-written. Generally I’m not a fan of action-heavy fic, but this is one fandom where an author can hardly escape the action. It was well-handled here, always used to forward the plot and eventually added something to the climax. Really, this was an unexpectedly good story with a rather sweet ending considering the fandom.

Chimera