Disclaimer- This story is for fan purposes only. The characters and original story are property of their respective owners (not me!) and are used here without permission. Enjoy!
Author note: Island at War! I came to the party about ten years too late on this one, but the Lewis fandom lured me in: where else can you see Ally MacLennan accuse Dr Hobson of an affair with her husband, Tom Rattenbury? Hobson herself is married to Hugh Mallory, and Nicky Turnbull helps their son, the hottie from Outlander. Not to mention baby Nazi flyboy Hathaway falling in love with Downton's Anna! (It's on Netflix! Go watch!)
I was completely hooked by Clare Holman and Philip Glenister's chemistry so it was sad to learn there was only one series of Island at War. A head cannon began to develop in my mind so strongly that I broke my personal rules for fanfic. First of all, I don't do head cannon; my favorite part of fanfic is the wealth of possible scenarios. Indeed, the existing fanfic for Island at War is amazing. This is but one interpretation. Second, I don't create OCs as major characters. Oops! Enter Eugénie Dorr, whose name will be explained in the story- but her name is also an homage to Philip Glenister's non-Baron character DI Gene Hunt. My third personal rule for fanfic is that I don't kill off characters that don't belong to me; you'll have to keep reading to find out if I broke that rule or not! Another sin: I am embarrassed to admit how many times I consulted the Wikipedia page on the German Occupation of the Channel Islands for the historical content of this piece. I know, I know, bad Muffin.
Set in 1960 with many flashbacks to the 1940's, this is not a linear story. It's a bit like peeling back the layers of an onion; we return to the same events from different perspectives. There are five main sections, each with a central character (though not necessarily that character's POV): Eugénie, Philip, James, Felicity, and finally Heinrich. There will be daily updates, so stay tuned!
Lastly, I am grateful to Hobsonfan who helped me to navigate the fine line between Laura Hobson's sass and Felicity Dorr's righteous indignation. This story is a tangle of timelines and her careful beta read allowed me to clarify it for others to enjoy. Thank you, Hobsonfan!
Prologue:
"It's half ten and I really have to go!" Eugénie Dorr brushed her long blonde curls out of her face after she broke away from her boyfriend. "I have a curfew and my parents—"
"—are controlling you, Genie" finished young Trevor.
"Not exactly," Eugénie demurred.
"Just strict, then?"
"No… I'd say they're more paranoid than anything else. Look, Trev, my family suffered a lot during the war. They just need to know where I am."
"It's 1960. Maybe you should tell them that the war ended fifteen years ago."
"Maybe so, but there are things that will always haunt them. Things that they can't talk about. I have to go."
Leaving Trevor with one last kiss, Eugénie Dorr scurried off into the night.