A few very recent DS9 standalone fics, Garashir and otherwise, that have stood out to me on AO3.
Teetering On The Edge by lilidelafield
AO3 summary: In the weeks following a harrowing covert mission at the insistence of Section 31, Julian Bashir is forced to face some frightening realities about himself; He discovers that the line between himself and Khan is much narrower than anyone could ever have believed…Will he come out of this with his life or his sanity intact?
Featuring mostly Julian and Miles, this story is essentially Kira and Ezri staging an intervention after detecting that something is definitely amiss with Julian following following events in the ST:DS9 novel Abyss (which I haven’t read, but it didn’t seem to affect my read).
AO3 summary: Set after “The Ascent.” Quark’s taking longer than expected to recover from the mountain, and Odo tries to distract himself from his guilt about it.
Touching story in which awkward-human Odo tries to do the things he’s told you’re supposed to do when someone is recovering from an illness. And a somewhat bewildered Quark learns to accept this kindness. I think this is maybe pre-slash but whether it is or isn’t, nicely done.
AO3 summary: Kira wakes up from an intense nightmare to find two Cardassians staring down at her in a cellar. Takes place right before the deleted scene in which Kira, Garak, and Damar supposedly got drunk together. This is my Star Trek Secret Santa gift for kikidiesunddas! I hope you like it!
Right from the get-go it was awkward and uncomfortable for Kira to be helping out Cardassians. But when she has a nightmare about Cardassians and then wakes up to find Cardassians… well, that’s pretty awful. Garak provides TLC.
The Better Part of Worry katiemariie
AO3 summary: At Garak’s urging, Julian undertakes a secret mission to help his fellow Augments. Neither of them anticipate the effect this will have on their relationship.
I just read this within the last hour and love it. The combo of G&B’s interactions AND Julian doing something related to his genetic augmentation (not feeling sorry for himself but taking action) is too cool. And Garak is so caring.