Five Things Gene Misses About Sam by Sytaxia (PG-13)
Fandom: LIFE ON MARS
Pairing: Gen with implications of Sam/Gene
Length: 6500
Author on LJ: sytaxia
Author Website: a list of the author's fic can be found at: here
Why this must be read:
Although written as an interlude to the authors ongoing work in progress, the story can be read as a stand-alone piece, examining the many ways Gene is dependent upon Sam at a moment when Sam is critically injured.
The beauty of this piece is how the author manipulates key scenes from the show by depicting them through Gene's eyes, using the character's thoughts, fears and reflections to give them a much deeper meaning.
Also, for the record, this author writes one of the best Gene Hunt "voices" out there.
“No fight? No fight?” Sam had slammed the tenner down, hard, on top of the Party Seven, and he’d given Gene quite the fight. He’d fought with Gene so many times, it had made Gene’s head spin, whipping him around and twisting him upside down and inside out until he didn’t know what was up, down, left, right, bottom or top. And Gene needed that fight. He needed it to force him on, to force him to think…”
Five Things Gene Misses About Sam