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1. The Only Place In Focus by tanglestarz

   Fandoms: Red Dwarf (UK TV)  

   • General Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   11 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Dave Lister/Arnold Rimmer
   • Dave Lister & Arnold Rimmer
   • Dave Lister
   • Arnold Rimmer
   • The Cat (Red Dwarf) (mentioned)
   • Kryten (Red Dwarf) (mentioned)
   • Ace Rimmer (mentioned)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Happy Ending
   • Dialogue Heavy
   • Series XI
   • or around then
   • old men can't express any feelings unless they have the faceless-ness of bunk beds or a near death experience to save them from the eye contact
   • original rimmer came back from being ace . and they reference this a lot
   • Claustrophobic Dave Lister
   • Comforting Arnold Rimmer
   • lots of references to domestic life aboard red dwarf because lister loves his little space family
   • Mild Angst with a happy ending
   • references to the events of stoke me a clipper and duct soup

   Summary

   Lister, the most claustrophobic man in the universe, ends up trapped in the rubble of a collapsing derelict. Rimmer. communicating via radio from the safety of Starbug, is his only comfort. And so, they talk.

   Set around Series XI and featuring Rimmer's many hidden talents, including; singing, watercolour painting, and audio-only emotional reassurance (provided he stays away from the Samaritans hotline).

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   2,400

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

   9

   Kudos:

   16

   Bookmarks:

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2. Bookmarked by liz_marcs

   10 Aug 2026

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