Dark is Rising: Watch for the Greenwitch, by Selden

[espresso_addict]

FANDOM: Dark is Rising (Susan Cooper)
FIC LINK: Watch for the Greenwitch
AUTHOR LINK: Selden
RATING/WARNING(S): Teen | No authorial warnings; horror
WIP?/WORD COUNT: Complete | ~2500 words
MAIN CHARACTERS: Jane Drew, Will Stanton

FIC SUMMARY: The offering to the Greenwitch always looks tangled and cold. Jane is cold, too.

RECCER'S NOTES: Dark is Rising is a series of children's novels by Susan Cooper, loosely based in Arthurian mythology. Most of the fanfiction is very ship-focused, but there are some gen gems to be found. This unusual slow-building horror story spins off Greenwitch and focuses on Jane Drew. Selden does a good job of melding the prosaic with the supernatural, in the spirit of the original, and the luscious descriptions bring the Cornish coastal setting to life. Rereading the series as an adult I found the Light characters often felt inhumanly cold, and there's an interesting ambiguity to Will's actions in this story. (Does he precipitate events, or merely foretell them?) There's a slight film moment early on (Mrs Stanton's American) but don't let that put you off. ETA: My mistake; see comments!

Comments

[cahn]

ahhhh, I love this; thank you for the rec! Dark is Rising is one of my favorite canons, and really excellent fic for it is the best!

Just a note: I believe the Mrs Stanton referred to in the story is not Will's mother but rather his aunt, who is book-canonically American. :)

[espresso_addict]

I'm glad you enjoyed it -- it's rare for me to find non-shippy Dark is Rising stories outside Yuletide.

And thanks for picking up my error -- I haven't seen the film but had heard that it made the Stantons American (why?) so assumed that was the explanation!