The Teeth of the Hydra

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Title: The Teeth of the Hydra
Author: resonant8
Pairing: F/K
Rating: NC-17
Length: 140K
Why I'm reccing this fic: I read this story early on in my exploration of Due South fic, and it completely imprinted as Ray Kowalski's backstory. Resonant has an amazing ability to write people interacting in such a real and visceral way, and in this case she's written complimentary narratives weaving together Ray and Stella, and Ray and Fraser. The story is written in alternating timelines: Fraser and Ray are working a case which for Ray resonates strongly with his past and causes him to both re-evaluate that past and to reassess his relationships with, well everyone, but with Stella and Fraser most of all. It was really hard to select an excerpt, as each section is loaded with significance. This is probably one of my desert island fics.

( A brief excerpt )

The Teeth of the Hydra