LUCKY by juliefortune (M)

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Rec Category: Pairing
Pairing: Daniel/Vala
Category:
Warning: Mature themes
Author on LJ: juliefortune
Author's Website: Julie Fortune's Fanfic for the Fearless
Link: http://juliefortune.livejournal.com/40527.html

Why This Must Be Read:

She was in his space again, bringing that smothering, erotic, unsettling perfume with her. Her thick black hair brushed the side of his face as she leaned over his shoulder; he impatiently swatted its softness away. Her hair was the only soft thing about her. He had reason to know; she'd certainly kicked his ass in a spectacularly humiliating fashion, and |enjoyed| it.

"Ooooooh, touchy," Vala's low, throaty voice caressed his ear. An accent that was almost Australian, except for an odd breath-sound to the vowels that spoke of a more intergalactic birthplace. "Want to get feely, too?"

juliefortune's grasp of Daniel and Vala's voices is positively uncanny.  Her grasp of Daniel's character is so pure and well-written, it's almost tangible.  The story, although containing mature themes as the rating suggests and is certainly not meant for the feint of heart, is solid and heartwrenching.  It's the very reason I could not wait to volunteer for this category.