Sapphire and Steel Rec: Striking a Balance by lost_spook

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I mentioned that I couldn't imagine Sapphire and Steel buying curtains. lost_spook proved me wrong - a delightful short vignette.

Striking A Balance (745 words) by lost_spook
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sapphire and Steel
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Steel (Sapphire and Steel), Sapphire (Sapphire and Steel), Silver (Sapphire and Steel)
Additional Tags: Curtain Fic
Summary:

In which Sapphire and Steel shop for curtains, for inscrutable reasons.

Dune Rec from Previous Journal (for reference)

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Fandom: Dune
Rating: Teen and Up
Characters/Pairings: Paul/Chani/Irulan
Length: 24,166



NB. Couldn't find a credit for this stunning image. It is possibly an existing Dune book cover.


What is this?: It was years since I'd read a Dune novel when I read this, so my understanding of the details of where it diverges from canon are a little hazy. It feels very true to Frank Herbert's books and his style of writing, but it pulls he focus of that original story away from Paul and places it on Irulan instead. In process it gives a far larger role (than basically that of a passive pawn) to her and, similarly, to Chani.

Empress of Sand and Water by Sheeana