I have little to add to what crossedwires commented, but while I was thinking of recs I wanted to post to halfamoon I realized that my three favorite stories for The Wire are all centered on the lives of queer black women - Kima, who as crossedwires noted is a major character, and Kimmy and Tosha, who are minor characters. Anyway, I don't know if I'm ever going to write that recs post for the community, but whenever you do get around to watching the show, here they are!
Them Ghosts. 8378 words. Author's notes: "Kimmy and Tosha's lives from ages 15-16 up through what we see of them on the show. Contains spoilers for the canon through season 3, but mostly pertaining to Kimmy and Tosha's fates. There are also mentions of violence, drugs, sex, etc. Basically, it's what you'd expect from the fandom, which is a pretty intimidating one to write in." Another reason why I like this story so much is that it is, to my knowledge, unique in that I think it ends up presenting a valid critique of a very (and justifiably) popular character.
Amor Non Vincit. 842 words. Spoilers through the end of season 3-ish. Author's notes: "For the first choc_fic challenge. Prompt #14: 'The Wire, Kima Greggs: Lookin' for love in all the wrong places - "Oh, how I wish that I could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E"'"
The Hustle. 2929 words. Spoilers through the end of the show. Author's summary: "Nobody ever gave up their hustle except for one reason." After the series finale, all about Kima and what keeps her going. Pitch perfect in the spirit of the show: the nuances of dialogue, characterization, every last thing. One of the best fics I've read for anything ever, in fact.
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Them Ghosts. 8378 words. Author's notes: "Kimmy and Tosha's lives from ages 15-16 up through what we see of them on the show. Contains spoilers for the canon through season 3, but mostly pertaining to Kimmy and Tosha's fates. There are also mentions of violence, drugs, sex, etc. Basically, it's what you'd expect from the fandom, which is a pretty intimidating one to write in." Another reason why I like this story so much is that it is, to my knowledge, unique in that I think it ends up presenting a valid critique of a very (and justifiably) popular character.
Amor Non Vincit. 842 words. Spoilers through the end of season 3-ish. Author's notes: "For the first choc_fic challenge. Prompt #14: 'The Wire, Kima Greggs: Lookin' for love in all the wrong places - "Oh, how I wish that I could stop this D-I-V-O-R-C-E"'"
The Hustle. 2929 words. Spoilers through the end of the show. Author's summary: "Nobody ever gave up their hustle except for one reason." After the series finale, all about Kima and what keeps her going. Pitch perfect in the spirit of the show: the nuances of dialogue, characterization, every last thing. One of the best fics I've read for anything ever, in fact.