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numb3rsfanrecsTitle: Brothelers Universe
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dsudis
Pairing/Characters: Don/Charlie with Amita, David, Colby, Larry, Alan
Rating: PG - NC-17
Length: 15 one-shots | 27,000 words total
Why I'm reccing this fic: I've yet to find a story by Dira that I am not in love with but I pulled back from this because I don't care for hooker!fic. However, that's the trope – not the story. Instead, this is pitch-perfect characterization with some of the best Don/Charlie interaction I've had the pleasure to read. The weaving between pre-series and the current is incredibly well-done as are the supporting players who come alive in a new setting but the same old characters that we know and love.
From Homeward: Don swallowed hard. It wasn't him Charlie had been avoiding; it wasn't him Charlie was trying to hide from right now, right in front of him. It was this fight they were about to have, yet again--Don always lost when they fought, but that didn't mean Charlie ever won.
Don recognized one of those rare moments when it was his turn to be the smart brother. "Hey," he said, crossing half the distance between them. "Come here." Charlie looked up, startled, his face naked and hopeful in a way that hurt even more than his weariness. Don spread his arms a little. "Come home."
List of stories in the Brothelers Universe.
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Title: Numbers Running
Author:alf_fic
Pairing/Characters: Don/Charlie with mentions of other characters
Rating: NC-17
Length: 5,383 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: I know nothing of The Sentinel other than several of my friends have been in the fandom since Caesar ruled, but this caught my eyes because Don and Charlie as bounty hunters? Intrigued. This tale begins with tragedy but it builds up itself to create a rich story of love and loss and finding love again – and holding on to it tightly.
When Don had told Charlie he was leaving the FBI and going after Martinez alone, Charlie had gotten mad for the first time since their father’s death. He had accused Don of abandoning him out of guilt at surviving when so many others had not. They had come closer then to a full out, knock down fight than they ever had, even as kids. In the end, Charlie had gotten Don to agree to him coming along by the simple expedient of telling him that if Don didn’t take Charlie with him, then Charlie would merely strike out alone himself, in the hunt for Martinez.
Numbers Running.
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Title: What You Are
Author:jaredsexual
Pairing/Characters: Don/Charlie
Rating: NC-17
Length: 9,636 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: Built upon the premise of "what if Margaret and Alan died while Don and Charlie were just reaching adulthood, how would their lives changed?" This is an AU full of twists and turns that I never would have guessed but it all works because the characterization sticks. The original characters are fresh and fun, which the Don and Charlie here seem a little surer, a little more grown up in the light of their tragedy.
It wasn't that he felt useless. Don just didn't feel as useful as he could be. He'd gotten a pre-law degree at UCLA, played solid ball for a minor league team, went into fugitive recovery and was damn good at it. Being away from Charlie ate at him, frustration with Cooper and his lifestyle had gotten old fast.
Now he was bar tending, and that was all he was doing. It had been a break, something to cool himself off with professionally. But after years of it, he'd had his fill. He needed to find something, he just wasn't sure what.
What You Are.
Author:
dsudisPairing/Characters: Don/Charlie with Amita, David, Colby, Larry, Alan
Rating: PG - NC-17
Length: 15 one-shots | 27,000 words total
Why I'm reccing this fic: I've yet to find a story by Dira that I am not in love with but I pulled back from this because I don't care for hooker!fic. However, that's the trope – not the story. Instead, this is pitch-perfect characterization with some of the best Don/Charlie interaction I've had the pleasure to read. The weaving between pre-series and the current is incredibly well-done as are the supporting players who come alive in a new setting but the same old characters that we know and love.
From Homeward: Don swallowed hard. It wasn't him Charlie had been avoiding; it wasn't him Charlie was trying to hide from right now, right in front of him. It was this fight they were about to have, yet again--Don always lost when they fought, but that didn't mean Charlie ever won.
Don recognized one of those rare moments when it was his turn to be the smart brother. "Hey," he said, crossing half the distance between them. "Come here." Charlie looked up, startled, his face naked and hopeful in a way that hurt even more than his weariness. Don spread his arms a little. "Come home."
List of stories in the Brothelers Universe.
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Title: Numbers Running
Author:
alf_ficPairing/Characters: Don/Charlie with mentions of other characters
Rating: NC-17
Length: 5,383 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: I know nothing of The Sentinel other than several of my friends have been in the fandom since Caesar ruled, but this caught my eyes because Don and Charlie as bounty hunters? Intrigued. This tale begins with tragedy but it builds up itself to create a rich story of love and loss and finding love again – and holding on to it tightly.
When Don had told Charlie he was leaving the FBI and going after Martinez alone, Charlie had gotten mad for the first time since their father’s death. He had accused Don of abandoning him out of guilt at surviving when so many others had not. They had come closer then to a full out, knock down fight than they ever had, even as kids. In the end, Charlie had gotten Don to agree to him coming along by the simple expedient of telling him that if Don didn’t take Charlie with him, then Charlie would merely strike out alone himself, in the hunt for Martinez.
Numbers Running.
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Title: What You Are
Author:
jaredsexualPairing/Characters: Don/Charlie
Rating: NC-17
Length: 9,636 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: Built upon the premise of "what if Margaret and Alan died while Don and Charlie were just reaching adulthood, how would their lives changed?" This is an AU full of twists and turns that I never would have guessed but it all works because the characterization sticks. The original characters are fresh and fun, which the Don and Charlie here seem a little surer, a little more grown up in the light of their tragedy.
It wasn't that he felt useless. Don just didn't feel as useful as he could be. He'd gotten a pre-law degree at UCLA, played solid ball for a minor league team, went into fugitive recovery and was damn good at it. Being away from Charlie ate at him, frustration with Cooper and his lifestyle had gotten old fast.
Now he was bar tending, and that was all he was doing. It had been a break, something to cool himself off with professionally. But after years of it, he'd had his fill. He needed to find something, he just wasn't sure what.
What You Are.
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