due South Recs Redux

There have been some great stories that explore character posted in the past few weeks.

Here is a trio that looks at a more calm, mature Ray K post- COTW, Stella, and Welsh.

Title: The Price of Distance
Author: nos4a2no9
Pairing: F/K
Rating: NC17
Length: 6476 words

Why I am reccing this story: This is a fresh, original, sometimes heartbreaking post -COTW story. After a period of Ray living with Fraser in Canada, he loses his immigration status and must return to the US. They do their best to remain together while living in two countries. This story follows Ray on a weekend roadtrip to meet Fraser. This story has some of the best descriptive/sensory details I've read in awhile. The threads of travelogue through lonely territory, of angsty romance, and of true love twist together into a very satisfying story.

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The Price of Distance

Title: Nothing but Love
Author: kill_claudio
Pairing: Stella/Ray K
Rating: PG-13
Length: About 1000 words

Why I am reccing this story:
Here is a different, sympathetic take on Stella that I can believe. The author turns many accepted points of fanon sideways, and the new viewpoint is intriguing. She reminds me how much I accept what Ray has said and what Ray-centric authors have reinforced and filled through fic as *real*.


( A brief excerpt )


Nothing but Love


Title:Good Lieutenant
Author: spuffyduds
Pairing: None. Everyone at the station appears.
Rating: PG-13 for language
Length: 750 words

Why I am reccing this story: This is a lighthearted appreciation of Welsh, as shown through a typical day at the station. As always, spuffyduds manages to make me smile, while giving small, keen glimpses of insight into the characters. I became aware of her fic in early April, and she's become one of the authors I return to again and again. She's funny, she's got a great ear for dialogue, and she's always digging up something I've never thought of before about my favorite characters.

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Good Lieutenant