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Fugue Master Post
I'm very proud of this story, and it was very hard, so now that it is complete I wanted to do a master post.
Rating: M | Pairing: mshenko | Complete, 149k words
Key tags: Major (canonical) Character Death, Grief (see fic links for additional tags)
A few minutes more and they wouldn’t have even been on the ship. The Mako was scheduled and ready for drop, both of them suited up and ready with the final checklist completed. A few minutes more, and they would have watched the Normandy burn from the surface of Alchera. But they didn’t get those minutes.
Fugue covers Alchera and the two-year gap before Lazarus. It is a story about grief, survival, healing, and hope. It is about dragging yourself out the pit with your bare hands and rebuilding yourself into something new, not because you want to, but because you have to. It's about leaning on the people you love, and finding strength in your weaknesses.
There is also a cadre of queer grandparents, badassery, Cool Science, guest stars you will recognize, some familiar missions bent into new shapes, and a lot of hating on the Hammerhead. Oh, and the Can.
Featuring stunningly gorgeous art by @thepixelagora, @katskip and @eluvisen. (Art below by thepixelagora)
Chapter 1 - Across the Stars
Chapter 2 - Waking Up Slow
Chapter 3 - Burn
Chapter 4 - This Hole You Left
Chapter 5 - Things You Can't Speak About
Chapter 6 - Someone You Loved
Chapter 7 - The Courage of Stars
Chapter 8 - Half of Me
Chapter 9 - The Next Step
Chapter 10 - Another Way Around
Chapter 11 - Hope In These Wires
Chapter 12 - Echoes
Chapter 13 - The Weight of Everything
Chapter 14 - Remember We Flew
Chapter 15 - A Million Stars
Chapter 16 - Play the Cards
Chapter 17 - All the Time
It was a difficult story to write, and is a difficult story to read, but I think it is rewarding. Because in the end, it is truly a story about hope. Thank you to everyone who supported me through it, and if you don't know this story, I hope you'll give it a try if it strikes your interest.