Here’s an excellent Post-Canon DS9 story, one which takes a different tack than most Garashir. Instead of Bashir traveling to Cardassia, Garak travels to DS9. It’s not even to see his friend, although he’s happy to. From there they renew their… acquaintance… and find themselves tangled up in a murder plot. But who’s the target? And why? Fans of mystery/intrigue will enjoy. This also flows along nicely, rather like an episode.
Excerpt
They were both smiling by the time they reached the entrance to the infirmary.
“I won’t keep you any longer,” Garak said, obviously ready to take his leave. “It has been a pleasure to see you again.”
“You’re stuck here for at least another 24 hours,” Bashir reminded him. “Longer if I choose. Don’t think you can come all this way and deprive me of your company for one more meal.”
“I wouldn’t dream of depriving you of anything, Doctor.”
Bashir had to fight to keep his reaction to that from showing on his face. “Dinner tonight?”
“Of course.” Garak paused. “Will Lieutenant Dax be joining us this evening?”
Bashir leaned in a little, lowering his voice. “Lieutenant Dax,” he explained softly, “hasn’t been on Deep Space Nine for many months now. So…no…she shan’t be joining us.”
Even Bashir couldn’t miss the speculative expression of Garak’s face for that one, unguarded moment. “Until this evening, then.”
Nothing had sounded so promising to Bashir in a very long time.
Metadata
Title: A Civil Death
Author: Regann
Year Posted: 2008 (reposted 2017)
Approx. Word Count: 14,000
Chapters: 1
GB - Slash or Platonic: Slash
My Rating (1-5): 5
Keywords: Post-Canon, Flirting, Intrigue, Murder Plot, Mystery, Anti-Augment Prejudice
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