Strange Constellations

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Title: Strange Constellations
Author: catwalksalone
Pairing: Ray/Ray
Rating: PG-13
Length: 11,636 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: This starts out with a Kowalski who's already a little freaky--these are the Rays in an alternate dimension. They're partners and Patrolmen. It's all very steampunk and sexy and Kowalski has the most adorable brass goggles instead of glasses. When Vecchio is abducted by the Craven gang, Kowalski somehow finds himself stuck traveling between dimensions. Each one has a Vecchio, but none of them are HIS Vecchio. Eventually he figures out that he's got special powers he didn't know about--he's a Finder.

This story is amazing on so many levels--the different worlds are so perfectly drawn, and all the different Vecchios and Kowalskis make me squee. There's the dimension we're familiar with, of course, and a dimension where Vecchio is married to Anita Cortez (!!), and a dimension where Vecchio is a wizard!!! He wears a pointy hat and it's maybe the most adorable thing ever.

catwalksalone writes an incredibly recognizable and brilliant Kowalski-POV completely divorced from any of the cultural reference points I'm used to using to define his voice. And watching Kowalski gradually figure out both how to get back home and how, exactly, he feels about Vecchio is awesome. The love that pervades this entire fic is just...♥♥

I've got two little excerpts below the cut--one of steampunk!Kowalski describing the cars in our dimension, and one from the wizard!Vecchio ("Kowalski, how many times do I have to tell you, I'm a THAUMATURGE!") dimension.

Link to the story: Strange Constellations

( Brief excerpt. )