due South Recs Redux

Title: Fall
Author: Mia (kaneko)
Pairing Fraser/Kowalski
Rating: NC-17
Length medium
Why I'm reccing this fic: I recently found out that I FAILED as a pimp and that mrsronweasley has somehow never read this story, which is honestly one of my top ten fics in the whole damn fandom. Fraser loves Ray, he loves Ray, he has always loved Ray. Everything in Fraser's world leads back to Ray, and he is trying so very hard to distract himself from it, and he CAN'T.

And he gets drunk and he comes to Ray's apartment and just - god, it KILLS me, how much Fraser loves Ray in this fic. You can FEEL it in the writing. Her writing has a rhythm to it, a steady pulse that drags you in. It's fucking amazing.

( A brief excerpt )

Fall



Title: that's where all of the gangsters live
Author: minervacat
Pairing Fraser/Kowalski
Rating: PG
Length longish
Why I'm reccing this fic: I cannot say enough about this fic. It is the NECESSARY Due South story, something you must read. Min understands Ray Kowalski and his history and how he wears his heart on his goddamn sleeve. She loves Chicago like Ray does, with all of her heart. She knows the city is something that makes Ray who he is. The way Ray talks about Comisky Park makes me flail with joy.

This IS Ray's history in my head. This is the Ray I am thinking about when I write him. This is about Ray, through and through, and it IS Ray/Fraser, yeah, but it's just - at its heart, it's a love song to Ray Kowalski.

And I cannot come up with a better quote from this fic than the one in its summary:

Ray loves Stella like he loves breathing, loves Fraser like he loves his tattoo, loves Chicago like he loves everything permanent in his life.

But my other favorite part, that stuck with me, is this:

( A brief excerpt )

that's where all of the gangster live