We are the best, so screw the rest

Kicking off rec_cember with a recent femslash fic (written for rarepairexchange 2025) that blew my socks off. (Cross-posting this rec to womansplace who are hosting a reccing event aligned with rec_cember.)

All Summer in a Day by Luna
True Detective: Night Country, Liz Danvers/Evangeline Navarro, 3000 words, rated e, no archive warnings apply

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.)

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.)