Fic Rec: All Summer in a Day by Luna (True Detective: Night Country, Danvers/Navarro)

[scintilla10]

Kicking off rec_cember with a recent femslash fic (written for rarepairexchange 2025) that blew my socks off.

Fandom: True Detective: Night Country
Fanwork type: Fic
Pairings/Characters: Liz Danvers/Evangeline Navarro
Rating and/or Content Warnings: no archive warnings apply, implied/referenced suicide
Links: All Summer in a Day by Luna
Summary:

Liz stops sleeping.

Some nights, she's busy trying to claw her way out from under an avalanche of paperwork. Some nights, she just can't keep her eyes closed. She can put on a sleep mask or bury her face in the pillows, but she's still aware of the light glowing out there, and the absence of anyone warm in the bed next to her.

(Or: six months later, a reunion.)

Reccer's Notes: Post-canon reunion (or is it?). I loved the lyrical rhythm of the writing, and beautifully vivid descriptions of the landscape. Liz's sharp, cynical narrative voice is excellent, and I loved the thoughtfulness and depth of the characterization and the focus on their spiky, intense relationship. (And hot! It's very sexy, too.)

Comments

[alba17]

You should definitely watch it. It's great. It's on my to-vid list but I don't have any great song ideas.

[colls]

The vids I've seen on it have been SO GOOD. I hope a song finds you!