Homeward (Yuletide; fic; C.J. Cherryh - Company Wars/Alliance)

[opalmatrix]

Title: Homeward
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: C.J. Cherryh - Company Wars/Alliance
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: violence; swearing; m/f sexual situations (offstage)
Pairing(s): Paul Dekker/Meg Kady; Ben Pollard/Sal Aboujib
Disclaimer: Characters and situations belong to C.J. Cherryh
Spoilers: Massive for Hellburner; some for Heavy Time and Downbelow Station. Notes: Written for Sholio for the Yuletide 2007 Challenge. Thanks for: beta by my sister and fellow Cherryh fan A.; encouragement from sanada, my sis-in-law E., and the Mr.; and to Herself, C.J. Cherryh, for keeping me entertained and inspired for 25+ years.
Summary: As the Company War takes another grim turn for the Fleet, Ben, Dekker, Meg, and Sal face a devastating challenge to their partnership.

It wasn't unusual for two ships to meet at a nullpoint, even one as obscure as Kei's. But Meg certainly hoped that every single other such meeting had been under better circumstances that this ... .

Comments

[pierceheart.livejournal.com]

Damn.
I just read this.
Spot on.
Hell YES.

[opalmatrix.livejournal.com]

I am so glad you liked it! It was a real education to work on it - she is such a master writer, with such a distinctive voice. Hellburner is one of my favorite books of all time, so I was excited to get a chance to work with it.

If you like to discuss CJC, you might want to stop by Shejidan (fan-run Cherryh message board).

(And thanks for taking the time to let me know you read - and liked - the story!)