brightknightie | FK Recommendation February 2012

What's Good? February's recommendation-of-the-month is Susan G.'s "Lost and Found" (1999, PG, ~5K words), written for the charity fanzine A Taste of Forever and never posted to fkfic-l. I was delighted to discover that she had placed it on her site! This post-series story grants Nick and Natalie a human future together, but sprouts a new tragedy from the roots of Nick's original vampiric sin.

        "There's always hope. There has to be hope. You're a lot less pig-headed than I am--at least, your mother thinks you are. Maybe it won't take you eight hundred years to find your answer. Be smart. Have hope. Survive," added Nick, the last in a harsh whisper, placing his hand on his son's shoulder. "And remember that we'll always be there for you. We'll always love you."
        Richie's head turned, his expression doubtful--the weight of guilt in his eyes for the deeds of the past year adding instantly to the burden on Nick's soul.
        "We'll always love you," repeated Nick.

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What's New on FKFic-L? January saw four stories by two authors on the email list. February so far has seen none.

"The Cross" (1 post, 10KB) by greerwatson
"Scrubbed Clean" (1 post, 16KB) by me
"Thirty-One, Level 1" (1 post, 12KB) by me
"A Hunt by Any Other Name" (1 post, 15KB) by me