DISCLAIMER: the characters of Starsky and Hutch, and all show related facts, places and people don't belong to me. No money is being made from this. The OC's, however, are mine.

DEDICATION goes to all the people I've met here and on the S and H lists, for their inspiration and confidence they've given me. The first three chapters of Soul Bonded were beta-ed by Cindy E.; the rest was done by Starsky's Strut. Proof reading has been done by Wuemsel. However, all mistakes made are entirely mine. Feedback is welcome.

WARNING: this story will get pretty emotionally intense in upcoming chapters, and deals with the feeling of loss, more than anything else. If you are sensitive to this: do not read. If you do, don’t come complaining to me about it, afterwards! In other words: If you can’t stand the heat, vacate the cooking area. This story contains the death of a child, as well as some disturbing riot scenes. Rated: R for upcoming scenes.

This is NOT a death story.

CATAGORY: Hutch h/c, but also Starsky hurt. Both S. and H. Angst.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: this is the first S and H story I've ever written, on paper, so it’s very special to me. I finally found the time, and the confidence to digitalize it, and post it here.

First and foremost, I’d like to give a big heartfelt hug to Strut. I could never have done this without her. Her input, suggestions and ideas were invaluable to me. It’s not always easy to write about two people who live in a country you have never been to. We both had a lot of laughs at some of the mistakes I made, and since I’m a non-native English speaker, they sometimes were quite funny. Credit for some of the lines, and storyline ideas goes to her. Secondly I’d like to thank Wuemsel for her encouragement, and for helping me to keep both Starsky and Hutch in character when they’d both lost so much of themselves.

I wanted to make the bond between Starsky and Hutch a bit more tangible (gen-wise speaking) than usual is being portrayed. This in depth exploration may not be the way you picture their bond to be (again, only gen-wise speaking!), but it is the way it's going to be in this story. I enjoyed this ‘exploration’ very much, and I hope you will enjoy this story.

FEEDBACK is always welcome, as long as it is constructive.

Enjoy.

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