I hope no one minds my posting this early as my connection to LJ has been hit or miss these last few days:

Title: Time
Fandom: Starsky and Hutch
Pairing: None
Categories: Angst, Dark, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship
Length: Medium
Warnings: n/a

Author on LJ: n/a
Website: n/a

Author’s Summary: On a hot, hot day in Bay City…

Review:
When what starts out as a run-of-the-mil bad day turns into a potentially lethal bad day, Starsky must race against the clock to save his best friend and partner’s life.

I’ll admit up front that this is one of those fics that skirts the edges of what is considered ‘dark’, at least by fandom standards. It doesn’t have an unhappy ending, doesn’t involve death, and doesn’t contain non-con. What it does have, however, is a situation that is both nightmarish and grim, especially for our two main characters.

Starsky’s desperation in this is biting; his need to keep his partner alive so consuming that he’s ready and willing to die right alongside Hutch. Hutch, in his turn, is desperate and in pain, wanting to push Starsky away from danger but also keep him close. It’s riveting and painful to read, taking you right to edge of ‘dark’ and yanking you back just at the right second.

While, again, this may not be what fandom considers a standard dark story, it still manages to fall into that category for me, especially when one considers just how horrifying the situation would be to be in. Definitely worth the read for S&H fans.

Time