FIC: Faith and Conviction (Part 1)

[jalabert]

Title: Faith and Conviction (Part 1)
Author: Jalabert
Pairings: Flack/Hawkes, Morgan/Reid
Rating: FRT
Summary: Don Flack finds himself working with the BAU once again after Sheldon Hawkes becomes the target of a serial killer. (Sequel to Crossed Jurisdictions)

Comments

[storyteller73]

Hey there I found this story by accident and loved it so the read the one you wrote before it "Crossed jurisdiction" great story, really nice to see two inter-racial relationships in the same fic. Hawkes and Morgan are my favourite characters on their respective shows its just a pity in fandom most writers don't see the true worth in pairing them with other notable characters unless its canon like "Morgan/Reid". I would have thought that the tension between Flack and Hawkes in the earlier seasons when he moved to CSI would have sparked alot of fics but instead you find Flack/Danny or Danny/Lindsay I mean what's there to write about a relationship that's already been protrayed by the show, one would think that its the blantant chemistry between characters that will never be developed that would make for better reading in fandom world like Dean/Sam or Dean/Castiel.
But I love your work, I hope that you continue this. I'm presently into writing Morgan/Hotch fics because I think there's an intensity in the way they response to and about each other. I'm also writing Hawkes/Flack and Hawkes/Mac.

[jalabert]

Thank you! It pains me that this story has been hanging here undone for months. I have worked on it but the second chapter has languished as other responsibilities take precedence. I do hope to get it done soon and it may take another two chapters to reach the end of the story.

I agree with you about the Morgan/Reid pairing. It's practically canon and not as interesting as the potent chemistry and tension between Morgan and Hotch. For Crossed Jurisdictions, I wanted to have one established relationship and one in the making--although it turned out to be the opposite of what people expected--Morgan/Reid was the new one. I was focusing on Hawkes and Flack, so I didn't want too much going on with Morgan.

I am a very big fan of Morgan/Hotch. I think they're hot--and because they're more mature and theoretically more in touch with their desires--they ought to be cataclysmic. And in good fic, they usually are. (I have to wonder now if I have read any of yours... Unfortunately, the same thing that has kept me from writing has kept me from reading as well. But I will definitely look for your stories now that I know there's something out there for me.) I like more adult pairings (probably because I am more mature and I think better writers go for the more interesting story lines.)

I like Hawkes with everyone, but then I'm usually a fan of rare pairings. I've written a bit of Hawkes/Danny for a challenge fic and I think Hawkes would be good with Mac, but I really don't see Mac as gay, so I don't think I could write it. That said, whenever I see the early episodes of CSI:NY I see a bond between Mac and Hawkes that disappeared when Hawkes became a CSI. I strongly agree that exploring something subtle like the tension between Hawkes and Flack, or Hawkes and Mac, or Morgan and Hotch is a lot more interesting than going with the obvious on-screen relationship. Personally, I could never see Danny and Flack together. Hawkes and Flack are far more interesting. People concluded that they hated each other in those early episodes working together. I saw a battle of wills and possibly the first test of their budding relationship.

Thank you for your comments. I'm inspired (and challenged to find time to read)!