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1. 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.

   UPDATE — September 26, 2026: This fic is currently on hiatus. It has not been abandoned, and I fully intend to return to it.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Out of Season

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   19,497

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   8

   Hits:

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