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• Where the Cold Should Be by XennialWarriorPrincess

  Fandoms: Night of the Big Heat (1967), Night of the Big Heat - John Lymington (1959)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  19 Jun 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Godfrey Hanson/Vernon Stone
  • Godfrey Hanson & Rowan Blake (OC)
  • Dr. Godfrey Hanson
  • Dr. Vernon Stone
  • Dr. Rowan Blake (OC)
  • Col. James Whitaker (OC)
  • Sir Lionel Markham (OC)
  • Pvt. LLewellyn Trefor (OC)
  • Frankie Callum
  • Jeff Callum
  • Bob Hayward
  • Biddy Callahan (OC)
  • PC Arthur Carter
  • Tinker Mason
  • Original Character(s) - Character
  • Canon Character(s)
  • Movie Canon Character(s)
  • Book Canon Character(s)
  • hammer husbands
  • Slow Burn
  • Mutual Pining
  • Canon Divergence
  • Alternate Timeline
  • Fix-it fic
  • Canon and I Had Creative Differences
  • No Major Character Death
  • some canonical character death
  • Fixing Bad Canon
  • Because Canon Failed These Characters
  • Character Depth Added
  • Filling In the Gaps
  • Expanded Universe
  • Alternate Character Focus
  • Slow Build
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Old man yaoi
  • middle-aged men falling in love
  • Forced Proximity
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Misogyny
  • Attempted Sexual Assault
  • Self-Defense
  • competent adults
  • Found Family
  • Platonic Relationships
  • Moral Dilemmas
  • Alien Threat
  • The Government Is Actually Doing Something About It
  • Cold War Science Fiction
  • Cold War Tension
  • russian spies
  • 1960s British Sci-Fi
  • Competent Women
  • Not a Mary Sue
  • Leadership Under Pressure
  • anger and guilt
  • Consequences of Authority
  • Canon Science Reworked
  • Historical Context Matters
  • POV Third Person
  • this got longer than planned
  • AI-Assisted Editing
  • AI-generated illustrations
  • Screen Reader Friendly
  • this fic required far too much research
  • I know things now that I never expected to know
  • even the playlist required research
  • Tags May Change

  Summary

  On a remote island gripped by an impossible winter heatwave, physicist Godfrey Hanson meets Vernon Stone, the local doctor. As a government investigation spirals into crisis, fear and secrecy draw the two men together — and offer unexpected solace as the world around them overheats.

  Written with the support of accessibility tools during drafting and revision.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Out of Season

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  19,492

  Chapters:

  4/?

  Comments:

  14

  Kudos:

  8

  Hits:

  72