Fandom of the Week: Rat Patrol fic recs

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"I open at the close," to quote Deathly Hallows. On our last day of Rat Patrol fic recs, I offer what is, to the best of my knowledge, the very first Rat Patrol slash story ever written.

"Raids End in Lovers' Meetings" by Amedia, with illustrations by Sahara
https://archiveofourown.org/works/133056

Oddly enough, it isn't Troy/Dietrich, which is quite understandably the most common pairing, but Moffitt/Dietrich. Here's the summary from the zine flyer:

Ten years ago, as a summer exchange student at the University of Cairo, Hans Dietrich had an affair with the son of his archaeology professor. He never dreamed they'd meet again--on opposite sides of a war.

Fandom of the Week: Slashy episode recs

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The Chain of Death Raid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ivr_rT8TTFk
This is the one that justastormie's screencap is from! Troy and Dietrich are captured by slave traders and chained together. They have to work together to escape and survive.

The Moment of Truce Raid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHSpJG_eMxE
The Rats and Dietrich have to work together when they are attacked by a common enemy.

The Decoy Raid - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY4Q3bOny9U
The Rats and Dietrich struggle to prevent a typhus epidemic when the vaccine is impounded by a mad S.S. officer.

The Last Chance Raid – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67JTpXX3xNs
This one doesn't have a work-together plot, but it has one of the slashiest scenes in the entire series – even GEN fans say it's slashy! Dietrich has captured Troy and his men and says, "What am I going to do with you?" Troy asks flirtatiously, "Are you open to suggestions?" And they smile at each other a beat too long—or, as the younglings say nowadays—eyesex! Here's a set of screencaps I found on Pinterest from this very scene: