Guest rec: Rarepairs revisited II

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Things I have learned this week: many of the bookmarks from back when I first wandered into due South fandom are now dead. Thanks, Geocities! Also, I've learned that my reading tastes have changed somewhat, but I'm going to go ahead and rec at least one that younger-me liked more than current-me does -- and yes, that's partly because most of the other (not completely crack) fics I remember for that pairing appear to have vanished off the web. /o\

Anyway, on to the crazy workplace romances!

Elaine Besbriss/Fraser/Vecchio The First Nine Lives of a Houseplant by china_shop Scenes along the timeline of the relationship from before it had quite begun, all the way through the happily domestic ending.

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And I would be remiss not to mention the Dief POV Besbriss/Fraser/Vecchio story, An Observation of Human Mating Behavior, written by aingeal8 for me in the seekrit santa exchange.

Dewey/Turnbull The Man Who Wasn't There by shayheyred Two sidelined characters find solace in each other.

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Fraser/Huey Red Like Bleeding by j_s_cavalcante Built around the events of 'Juliet is Bleeding,' this is not a happy story... though I feel it's ultimately a satisfying one.

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Fraser/Thatcher The Dress Looks Nice On You by icepixie. Ok, this one's actually a vid, so there's no excerpt. You'll just have to trust me when I say it's adorable and worth checking out.

Gardino/Kowalski Decompression Syndrome by mergatrude Obviously, this pairing can break your heart on several levels -- which this fic illustrates beautifully.

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On the other hand, Gardino and Kowalski can also be a lot of fun, as demonstrated in Less Than You Think by brooklinegirl. Just don't think about how it's all going to end.

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Kowalski/Turnbull, Fraser/Kowalski/Turnbull in later chapters. Three Lone, Lorn Creatures by Matthew Haldeman-Time. A long angst fest, in which Turnbull turns out to have 1) several cats, 2) a massive library and 3) issues stacked on issues. After the first chapter, it's revealed that some of those issues stem from sexual abuse by previous 'lovers,' and once raised, those issues will be addressed primarily through the application lots of sex, so caveat lector.

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