J/C Fic Recommendation #2: Time and Distance

This second recommendation is a fic that made me think "where has this been all my life"?! I bring you Time and Distance by northernexposure

Author's summary:

 

How far does one have to go to find the way back? Set late in Voyager's journey, post-Equinox.

 

My thoughts:

You know when you read a book, and you just can't stop reading, and if you have to stop the story is in the back of your mind all the time? The kind of story that colors your life as you read it? I read Time and Distance last weekend and it was just like that. A friend recommended it to me saying it's her favorite fic, but at first I balked at the length (11 chapters, 24060 words). I am so glad I started reading it anyway! The story was transcendent and easily among the best fics I've ever read. Northernexposure's beautifully poetic writing is woven into a plot that just keeps getting better as it progresses. Although it has an appropriate amount of angst, I found the entire story fulfilling and satisfying. The depth of feeling made me cry at one point--not from sorrow but from pure intensity. This one is so good it's distracting, and I was so glad I read it after it was completed, because I don't think I could have waited for more chapters to be written and posted. I already want to read it again! It's a wonderful way to spend a weekend or a holiday or, if you must, a few evenings.

Read it at https://archiveofourown.org/works/20203051/chapters/47872066

Enjoy!