cobwebsandcathair asked:

I'm 9000% convinced they're gay for each other but I've never actually read a Julian/Garak fic. Could you recommend me one (or several) as an appetiser?

a-stitch-in-time-and-space answered:

fuck, babe, I’m almost on the same boat, I’ve only just gotten started! I come off strong, but I only finished ds9 a little over a week ago and didn’t start reading fic until finishing A Stitch In Time (which if you haven’t I actually suggest you start there, because it essentially amounts to a 300 page love-letter from Garak to Bashir, lamenting the end of their relationship and hoping they’ll see one another again, AND it’s written by Andy Robinson so it’s just the most)

That being said @conceptadecency does some neat writing from what I’ve seen so far and @sigynpenniman knows way more than me (and may have also written fic in that direction, I haven’t actually checked yet, cos am a slowcoach) - you guys have more, please tag for us poor souls yet to fully indulge in the goodness of Julian and Garak? + anyone else feel free to plug on this post, we are yearning!

also um, this isn’t an appetizer as it is jumping directly into the main course, but I started reading “Under the Blind Moon” by @syaunei yesterday? and it is uhmazing! (I am the person under Damned_Writers who’s splurging comments on most chapters btw, when I’m not just trying to get from one to the next as quickly as possible!) It looks foreboding, but the chapters are super easy to get through, I’m already on chapter 31 and that’s without having the time to just sit and read all day (sigh, if only).

It’s set post-ASIT so again, if you haven’t read hiiiiighly recommend because it gives you such a depth of understanding of who Garak’s character is!

(also as an aside, loving the nursie icon, that takes me back)

[sigynpenniman]

Thanks for the shoutout! I will admit I am terrible with fic recs. @conceptadecency is fantastic. @edosianorchids901 is also one of my favorite Garashir writers and turns out some absolutely lovely stuff.

As far as my own writing, I turn out a lot of Julian-focused fluff but I have written a little garashir, mostly still in that fluffy/H/C sort of vein. My A03 handle is excessiveprepositionalphrases. My primary Garashir work is actually an AU, specifically a Victorian AU crossover with the world of HP Lovecraft. It’s probably an odd place to start being such an out of canon AU but I am quite proud of it. It is very much a WIP though!

[edosianorchids901]

Awww thank you! I’m a little out of the loop these days (hoping to get back to some of my WIPs soon though). I definitely second the recommendation for A Stitch in Time—Andy is a fantastic writer. He and Sid also wrote a sequel play about their characters. You can find the links here.

Anyone have Garashir fic recommendations for someone new to the pairing?