Rec of the day

[astridv]

Learning the Language by Allemande (DS9)
post-canon; Garak/Bashir friendship/romance; PG; 14,174 words
Summary: Julian Bashir joins the post-war effort on Cardassia Prime and learns Kardasi - and a few things about his own past along the way.

Just the kind of post-war fic I wanted to read when the show went off the air (but that I couldn't find anywhere at the time)! Interesting exploration of Cardassian culture along with relatable original characters, and a quite satisfying and believable development of Julian's relationship with Garak. Really enjoyed it.

Comments

[scrollgirl]

Thank you so much for this rec! I'm bookmarking it for later. Wow, I didn't even know people still wrote DS9 fic! I mean, it was never a huge fandom to begin with, fanfic-wise, so it's always nice to see a well-written story like this one. :)

[astridv]

Yeah, when the show ended I was looking for post-finale fic like this one but it seemed that the fic well dried up very suddenly. I'm pleased to see people are still writing in this fandom.