Continued Big Bang reading

The Magical Number Seven (Plus or Minus Two) by general_jinjur - (gen, 61K words)

This story was just ... wow. I think it's assumed its place with my very favorite novel-length fanfic in this fandom. It involves two twists of canon: "Tabula Rasa" (they don't get their memories back and have to reinvent themselves and their place in the galaxy) and "This Mortal Coil" (the RepliTeam aren't killed). And what emerges when these two plot threads are twined together is a really incredible exploration of identity -- of who we are, and what makes us us, and what aspects of our connections to other people can transcend memory and self (and what can't). I guess I ought to warn you that the stories I love most are those with a little bittersweetness to them -- there were parts of this that just broke me because of what they'd lost, and didn't even know they'd lost; the distrust is sometimes hard to handle -- but then they'll turn right around and love each other so much it hurts.

There is a character death warning: more information on that if you want it --> minor/supporting characters only - Radek, Caldwell; none of the team.

If comparisons to other stories are useful to you, this story reminded me a little of auburnnothenna's stories -- it's kind of got the same feeling to it that a lot of hers do -- and also reminded me a bit of Ltlj's space pirate AU.

Continued Big Bang reading

The Magical Number Seven (Plus or Minus Two) by general_jinjur - (gen, 61K words)

This story was just ... wow. I think it's assumed its place with my very favorite novel-length fanfic in this fandom. It involves two twists of canon: "Tabula Rasa" (they don't get their memories back and have to reinvent themselves and their place in the galaxy) and "This Mortal Coil" (the RepliTeam aren't killed). And what emerges when these two plot threads are twined together is a really incredible exploration of identity -- of who we are, and what makes us us, and what aspects of our connections to other people can transcend memory and self (and what can't). I guess I ought to warn you that the stories I love most are those with a little bittersweetness to them -- there were parts of this that just broke me because of what they'd lost, and didn't even know they'd lost; the distrust is sometimes hard to handle -- but then they'll turn right around and love each other so much it hurts.

There is a character death warning: more information on that if you want it --> minor/supporting characters only - Radek, Caldwell; none of the team.

If comparisons to other stories are useful to you, this story reminded me a little of auburnnothenna's stories -- it's kind of got the same feeling to it that a lot of hers do -- and also reminded me a bit of Ltlj's space pirate AU.