Title: The Dark Side of Honor

Chapter: 1

Rating: R

Summary: “Even those who protect honor can fail it.” Everyone has their breaking points, including the K-Unit, one of the best SAS units in Baghdad. But with the dire circumstance that they live in every day, the consequences can be devastating.

Warnings: R for a reason. Swearing, violence, torture, sexual violence, various vices/addictions, typical army boy misogyny, that sort of thing.

Spoilers: Set vaguely sometime before and/or during Scorpia, though it contains hints to things that happen in the later books, as the story complies with canon (so far - I don't know if that can change upon the release of Crocodile Tears).

Beta: jusmine984 

Notes:

Because I’m started to get tired of the slight kiddish way most people are starting to depict the K-Unit as, I introduce this fic. Do I think my fic is entirely accurate in terms of military/SAS characterization? No. But, it’ll hopefully be just a little bit closer than most.

Warning: this is going to be a fairly heavy story, enough so that I will advise caution for delicate souls, especially ones that happen to love the K-Unit. You have been warned.

Oh, and, important: the nicknames! They won’t all be animal names. Why? Ask me yourself. Get over it.

AND:

Happy Birthday, arithilim!

The Dark Side of Honor
Chapter 01 - HALO:

Story: Dancing Sorrows

Fandom: Alex Rider

Summary: Start with a heartbroken woman. Add in a cryptic man. Sprinkle in a conversatoin on love, and a heart dose of steps 1-2-3, with a dash of two left feet. Serve on ice. Starring a secret spy and his housekeeper.

Rating: High T/PG-15

Warnings: hints of het (straight sex)

Author's Note: Set a few years pre-canon.