reddwarfslash | Dec. 17th, 2007

Hello, I'm new. Not new to Red Dwarf, by any stretch of the imagination, but new here.

To commemorate my joining of this community please allow me to present you with a fic that I'm not overly proud of. Aren't I nice. I suspect I can't write Red Dwarf, but still... nothing ventured nothing gained.

Title: Not Quite Sex or Death, But Almost as Bad.

Author: roses_are_a_weed
Rating: NC-17/ADULT/FRAO
Warnings: I’m not sure really. Angst? Mild noncon also I suppose, considering the situation.

Pairing: Lister/Rimmer, but not exactly in a romantic sense. A slight hint of Kryten/Lister, Cat/Lister too, perhaps.
Disclaimer: As I am not a delusional lunatic I do not believe that Red Dwarf or any of its characters are mine, nor do I expect to make any profit from this work of rather poor fiction.

Summary: Things are dire on Starbug, of course Kryten (in a stroke of complete brilliance) has decided to hide this fact from the two living members of the crew, unfortunately things rapidly get out of control, leaving them in a situation that is, perhaps somewhat more dire than the one they were in before… and a whole lot more embarrassing.
Spoilers: Er… probably bits and pieces from every season until seven (especially Out of Time) as well as the books, though probably not The Last Human, as I only read that once and it was a very long time ago.

Notes: Ok, this is set in a parallel universe. I say this because everything is the same until the end of Out of Time, where things veer off in another direction instead of continuing on like they did in the series. So, yes, parallel universe. Also, I split it up into nice little bits, it’s mainly from Rimmer’s perspective, but part two is from Lister’s.

Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4.