2008-08-31

DS Match Fic: Suicide is Painless

Title: Suicide is Painless
Author: Member of Team Reality
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski, Kowalski/Stella
Rating: R
Length: 16,600
Why I'm reccing this fic: Fabulous characterization AND a solid, interesting case. It's like the best combo meal ever. Fraser, Kowalski, Stella, and the more minor characters all ring very true, not just in dialogue but in thought and action. It's just the right length and rolls along smoothly, with a punch of drama and action at the end.

I'm numb, have been since I got the call, so I don't freak out. I'm a cop, can't afford to—I've been here before. Still, something in the back of my head's registering that rusty old swingset, which probably the kids think they're too old to go on, except for maybe the lazy summer afternoons when you're lonely and half-crazy over some girl and you don't care where she flirts with you, so long as you get that little smile over her shoulder. Something in the back of my head's thinking, fuck, this wasn't supposed to happen.

DS Match Fic: Notes on the Impossibility of Nirvana

Title: Notes on the Impossibility of Nirvana
Author: to be revealed
Pairing: Fraser/Vecchio
Rating: PG-13
Length: 3,700 words
Why I'm reccing this fic:

This fic has one disadvantage, imho: Being posted as contribution of Team Whimsey it lets the reader automatically assume that Fraser's powers are real. It is however entirely possible that it might be only in his head. It has a fascinating ambiguity, and Fraser here seems not the most reliable narrator.

Whatever the case, this story is frightfully haunting and it chilled me to the bone. Poor, poor Fraser, denying himself the humanity and joy of desire to not put others in danger, strangling himself and repressing everything into duty.
And what might happen if Fraser weren't Fraser, if his morals were less than they are?

Thankfully RayV's snark and humor safe this story from stumbling into an angst fest. I love how RayV's voice sets a counterpoint in feeling and theme to Fraser's.

I love the idea, and I love the execution, and while it stands on its own I'd love the see more of this.

A brief excerpt )

Notes on the Impossibility of Nirvana