Story 238: "Telephones" by cucumberspy

[wendelah1]

This is probably one of those stories that got recced everywhere back in the day. It's so good I wish I'd written it. Cucumberspy has a lovely, spare style, plus an ear for dialogue and an eye for detail. Season nine, AU, thank God.

There are warnings on the author's header. Heed them.

Summary: She thinks there's nothing anyone can take from her now.

Read Telephones.

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Comments

[tri-sbr.livejournal.com]

As an aside, "Most Frail Gestures" (thank you for pointing to it, I had not read it before) is a lovely story as well. I feel like I go down a rabbit hole where I get led from one fic to another to another - it's a good thing, but there are so many and I am so far behind!

[infinitlight.livejournal.com]

I really liked that story too. I hadn't read anything by this author before.