[identity profile] mamaffy.livejournal.com
I just finished that up and one of the downloads might be urgent, so here you go.
I've spent some time tracking down DS videos, so I decided to recommend all the vids that I kept. Sometimes you have to scroll down, and one vid requires you to contact the vidder per email, I made that clear.
Naturally, I think they are all great. In case you want a smaller selection, I marked those with a star that, IMO, are often recommended.

*Zebra by [livejournal.com profile] astolat /Shalott (Kowalski-centric, energetic, very cool song, 2:33 min)
Let the River Run by Benny with C. Parnes (Fraser, touching and hopeful, episode-centric: One Good Man, two versions: original and updated, I heard the available vids vary over time, but now you could download it, 3:11 min)
Pavlov's Bell by butterfly (Fraser with Victoria, Vecchio, Kowalski, mostly energetic, a good bit of angst, but positive, 4.33 min)
Needful by [livejournal.com profile] fenlings (Fraser, F/V, then F/K, very touching and angsty, special, 5:36 min)
Push by [livejournal.com profile] fenlings (F/K, fast, slightly angsty, slashy, with focus on physical!Kowalski, 3:58 min)
*In The Mirror by [livejournal.com profile] heresluck (Kowalski-centric, emotionally intense, great editing, 2:39 min)
*Out Here by [livejournal.com profile] heresluck (Fraser with some F/K, very intense, great edits, 3:29 min)
Don't Tell by [livejournal.com profile] keerawa (Kowalski/Stella, touching, great, creative edits, 2:36 min)
*Fallen Leaves by [livejournal.com profile] keerawa (Fraser, touching, angsty, energetic, special, 3:07 min)
Train to Jackson by [livejournal.com profile] keerawa (Fraser, his journey, emotional, 3:51 min).
Dance Song '97 by [livejournal.com profile] mayatawi (F/K, energetic, slashy, a little bit of angst, 2:49 min)
Midnights and Cups of Coffee by Miruku Koohii (F/K, romantic and feel-good, 3:03)
Full of Grace (link to password instructions) by Morgan Dawn & Justine Bennett (F/V, very emotional, some angst, 3:53 min)
*The Wonder Of Birds by Morgan Dawn & Laura Shapiro (F/K, beautiful, calm, action, great scenes & editing, 3:08 min)
The Way I Am by [livejournal.com profile] musegaarid /Ingrid Michaelson (F/K, shippy, romantic, and fun, 2:15)
Goody Two Shoes by Pipsqueak and Laura (F/V and F/K, adorably silly, fast, and fun, 3:02 min)
*Icebound Stream by [livejournal.com profile] sisabet (Fraser/Victoria, angsty, special, 3:14 min)
I Don't Care As Long As You Sing by [livejournal.com profile] sdwolfpup (F/V, energetic, slashy, fun&action, special 2:51 min)
Pour Some Sugar On Me by [livejournal.com profile] sdwolfpup (Fraser and various females, sexy and fun, 2:43 min)
*That's All by [livejournal.com profile] sdwolfpup (Ray/Ray, epic shipper vid, some manips, fun&angst, 1:45 min)
*You Can Call Me... by [livejournal.com profile] sdwolfpup (Vecchio, Kowalski, Fraser, great, fun, centric as to both Rays and Fraser, 3:09 min)
You Got A Friend in me by [livejournal.com profile] sdwolfpup (Diefenbaker-centric, very cute and much fun, 2:24 min)
Laid by [livejournal.com profile] snoopypez (Fraser/Victoria, funny, sexy, not angsty, 1:11 min)
Can't Stop This (or here) by [livejournal.com profile] voiceless009  (F/K, suggestive as to slash, much fun 2:13 min)
Things I'll Never Say by [livejournal.com profile] voiceless009 (F/K, fun, what Fraser doesn't say to Kowalski, 1:54 min)
Northwest Passage by [livejournal.com profile] yunitsa (F/V, then F/K, emotional recap to the classic song, 3:56 min)

And because it's a must see for me, a C6D vid (various roles/interviews of Hugh Dillon, Paul Gross, and Callum Keith Rennie): OH Canada by [livejournal.com profile] gigglemonster /dayln03 (PG, HD, CKR, energetic, sexy, fun, perfect song, 3:13 min)
[identity profile] mamaffy.livejournal.com
Last time the fluff, this time the sadness. But in somewhat low doses. My choices are a bit random, it is a broad category.

These fics have something bittersweet about them. They aren't terrifying, they can be light and hopeful, but beware: They might punch you in the gut.

1) From Afar by TrueEnough (F/K, "R with NC-17 aspirations", ~21,700 words)
This is the angstiest of this batch. It has a beautiful and witty Fraser POV, a fascinating look in the head of a weird man. He can turn light-hearted events into misery. It's PCotW, after the quest, Fraser worries about Kowlaski leaving. It's unbetaed but, for me, well worth reading anyway.

2) A Year (More or Less) in the Life by [livejournal.com profile] pir8fancier (Ray/Ray, NC 17, ~25.000 words)
The second-angstiest for me and it fits in many categories. It's a hallmark story for Ray/Ray. IMHO a great fic to hook Ray/Ray-newbies. *winkwink* It's a whole lot of fun and very exciting from the start. It also has some not-so-subtle angst, but the boys handle it with their usual snark. Some intense lines.

3) The Elevator Diaries by [livejournal.com profile] china_shop (F/K, PG, ~3000 words)
It's light, whacky, and fun, which is adorable. Some sad undertones make it even better. The elevator rides of the boys reveal a lot.

4) Using Ray by Kalena/[livejournal.com profile] imkalena (F/K, not rated but written for "porn challenge", ~1000 words)
A short piece of emotionally intense porn.

5) The More Things Change by [livejournal.com profile] zelempa (RayK/Stella, PG-13, ~4700 words)
This is an insta-rec. It's more sweet than bitter, but the bits of bitterness are perfect. Ray's gay, but then there's Stella. Insightful and sensual piece with wonderful voices.
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[personal profile] luzula
Title: the book of hours
Author: [livejournal.com profile] omphale23
Pairing: Stella Kowalski/Ray Kowalski
Rating: R
Word count: ~1050 words

This was recently posted on [livejournal.com profile] stop_drop_porn, and I just had to rec it. It's about Stella and her relationship to Ray K, especially after their divorce. I love Stella here, because she's so complicated and human. And the story is beautifully written; listen to this, for example: She'd take him back to her place, her own rooms, and unlock the door and they would make it all the way to the hallway, sometimes, and to the kitchen, others, and no further than the snick of the lock and her skirts wrinkled around her waist, twice—had she been counting.

Or this: She settled into comfort, her desires still and small and with no corners to catch her heart.
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[identity profile] lucifuge-5.livejournal.com
Looking over my bookmarks and memories, I really didn't have that many case!fics tagged. Still, I found two who are great examples of the genre.


A curious journey )
[identity profile] cyberducks.livejournal.com
He is changeable like quicksilver, but very loyal at the same time. He is always fascinating, whether he is on his own or romantically paired with other people. He is sexy as hell. He presents a tough shell to the world, but is a soft marshmellow on the inside. He has inspired many talented writers to create wonderful stories in the Due South fandom.

A few examples of stories and writers who have captured the essence of Ray Kowalski:

Mosquito Field, AFQ by [livejournal.com profile] raggedass_road

Shell Game by [livejournal.com profile] rustler

Slidellra's Due South Stories by [livejournal.com profile] slidellra
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[identity profile] keerawa.livejournal.com
Title: Five Times Ray Kowalski Was Ashamed of His Dick and One Time He Wasn't
Author: [livejournal.com profile] j_s_cavalcante
Pairing: Kowalski/Stella, Fraser/Kowalski
Rating: NC-17
Length: 22,600 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: Ever feel really, really glad you don't have a dick? You will after reading this.

This story runs through Ray Kowalski's life, from the time he tried going naked for realism when the big kids made him play an Indian in Cowboys and Indians, up to the present day. As a teenager, Ray struggles with his freakishly big dick that gets hard all the time, even sometimes around other guys.

This story is funny and heart-warming, stressful and deliciously porny. The author nails the anxiety of trying to fit in, and watching Ray try to deal with his asshole friends will make you fall in love with him all over again. Did I mention the long and scorchingly hot sex scene with Fraser? Go check it out!

a brief taste )

Five Times Ray Kowalski Was Ashamed of His Dick and One Time He Wasn't.
[identity profile] vsee.livejournal.com
Title: Don't Say the Word
Author: [livejournal.com profile] pearl_o
Pairing: RayK/Stella, F/K
Rating: NC17
Length: ~ 2300 words

Why I'm reccing this fic: This fic packs a large wallop in a small package. This is a sharp look at a specific moment in the marriage of Ray and Stella, exposing a lot about how they see one another in a moment of painful clarity. There is pegging, and it is hot .

Link to the story: Don't Say the Word

A brief excerpt )

Title: Snoop
Author: [livejournal.com profile] kelliem
Pairing: R
Length: ~1600 words

Why I am reccing this fic: This story does involve a toy, but even more than that, this story reaches out and grabs me for hitting another hot button of mine: Fraser doing something a little desperate because he's driven and just a little out of control. In this case, our normally upright Fraser finds himself snooping through all of Ray's closets and drawers, during the events of Eclipse. I have a soft spot for a Fraser who is also so infatuated so early in his friendship with Ray. Yum.

Link to the story: Snoop
A brief excerpt )

Title: Yes
Author: [livejournal.com profile] kelliem
Pairing: F/K
Rating: NC 17
Length: ~1800 words

Why I am reccing this fic: Yes is the follow up to Snoop, and I never read one without the other. This is a lovely little old-school fantasy story, starring curious!Ray and a toy.
Link to the story: Yes

A brief excerpt )
[identity profile] green-grrl.livejournal.com
Title: The Small Indian Mongoose Is Not Immune to the Cobra's Venom
Author: Brigantine ([livejournal.com profile] brigantine1)
Pairing: Kowalski/OC, Fraser/Kowalski
Rating: NC-17
Length: ~5,400 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: Beautiful Ray backstory. Woven in between clips of another run-in between our guys and Warfield are snippets of Ray's past, as he transformed himself from a skinny, pants-wetting, geeky Polish kid to someone who knew how to take a punch, then someone who knew how to throw a punch--all in the service of standing up for himself and other people who didn't deserve to get bullied. It's all the bits that went between the bank robbery and Ray's decision to become a cop. And it makes me flail with love for him. (As I do.) Rikki-tikki-tavi, indeed.

A brief excerpt )

The Small Indian Mongoose Is Not Immune to the Cobra's Venom


Title: Home Schooling
Author: Luzula ([livejournal.com profile] luzula)
Pairing: Gen
Rating: G
Length: ~1,200 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: And now Fraser's childhood--a scene of one afternoon in Ben's boyhood. In a few short paragraphs, Luzula clearly outlines the influences that made Fraser the adult that he was: his grandmother's emotional reserve, intellectual interest and snippiness; his grandfather's discomfort with conflict; his father's inability to connect, or even see him; and his absent mother's assertiveness, coming to the fore in his personality. A truly outstanding character sketch.

A brief excerpt )

Home Schooling


Title: The Border Between Life and Death
Author: Speranza ([livejournal.com profile] cesperanza)
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski, Kowalski/Stella, Kowalski/OC, Fraser/OC
Rating: NC-17
Length: ~21,750 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: And what would a recs list be without Speranza? Here is her tour de force backstory piece. Ray, distraught over Stella dating other men, looks back on their history, from childhood friendship through the divorce. Once he pulls his head out of his own grief, he realizes he knows nothing about Fraser's history, and applies his detective skills to discovering things about his partner he had no idea about (including an even angstier piece of personal history than we've ever seen). Only after they share their pains can they move on from the past.

A brief excerpt )

The Border Between Life and Death
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[identity profile] ifreet.livejournal.com
Title: Retired Guy Hobbies
Author: [livejournal.com profile] greensilver
Pairing: Vecchio/Stella
Rating: The author didn't specify, but I'd venture PG.
Length: 4,214 Words
Why I'm reccing this fic: Much as I love Fraser and Kowalski riding off into the sunrise on a dogsled, the endings given to the other characters in Call of the Wild have never set well with me. Could Ray Vecchio and Stella Kowalski really be happy running a bowling alley in Florida? And how did they end up with a bowling alley anyway? [livejournal.com profile] greensilver answers with a beautiful, believable piece from Ray's POV.

Excerpt )

Retired Guy Hobbies



Title: Exposures
Author: [livejournal.com profile] dsudis
Pairing: F/K
Rating: PG
Length: 12 k
Why I'm reccing this fic: This is an odd one for the "fics of my heart" rec, I know, being a death fic and all. But since the challenge asks for the ones that stay with you, I couldn't leave it out. I think Exposures was the first death fic I read in dS; I'm sure I read it well before I'd watched Call of the Wild, which is probably part of why it got such a grip on me. The other part would be how much of a whallop is packed into so few words.

Excerpt )

Exposures

Title: The Teeth of the Hydra
Author: [livejournal.com profile] resonant8
Pairing: Kowalski/Stella, F/K
Rating: NC-17
Length: 140 K
Why I'm reccing this fic: Here's another one that I read early on and that has stuck with me. I've told friends about this story and promised to send them a link, in blatant attempts to suck them into the fandom. Unfortunately, I tend to forget that "that awesome Ray and Stella history" is also "that serial-tattooing casefic wherein Ray comes to some Realizations and gets together with Fraser," and, as a result, I've sometimes talked it up to people who won't read slash--and then I am sad.

Excerpt )

The Teeth of the Hydra
[identity profile] vsee.livejournal.com
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: [livejournal.com profile] 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.

A brief excerpt )

The Price of Distance

Title: Nothing but Love
Author: [livejournal.com profile] 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: [livejournal.com profile] 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, [livejournal.com profile] 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.

A brief excerpt )

Good Lieutenant
[identity profile] justbreathe80.livejournal.com
A couple of Stella recs for you all! *g*

Title: Just Desserts
Author: [livejournal.com profile] china_shop
Pairing: Fraser/Stella
Rating: R
Length: long
Why I'm reccing this fic: This is the fic responsible for infecting me with the Fraser/Stella bug, and it's wonderful. Ray leaves Fraser, and Ray leaves Stella, and they find themselves together. This Stella is so real and human and wonderful, and I kind of love the happy ending.

A brief excerpt )

Just Desserts

Title: line upon line of cocaine
Author: [livejournal.com profile] lalejandra
Pairing: Kowalski/Stella
Rating: NC-17
Length: medium
Why I'm reccing this fic: God, I have SUCH a thing for bad boy Ray, but that's not why I love it. Well, it's just one part. Mostly, it's just young Stella through a young Ray's eyes, and you can almost TASTE the 80s and the cocaine and the dance floor. So fucking hot, and I LOVE this Stella.

A brief excerpt )

line upon line of cocaine
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[identity profile] izzybeth.livejournal.com
Title: Kowalski
Author: [livejournal.com profile] kormantic
Pairing: Stella/RayK, Stella/RayV (mentioned)
Rating: R
Length: short
Why I'm reccing this fic: there are so few women in dS, so it always makes me happy to see an author make the effort to take one of the female characters and give her more life and depth than what canon shows us. this fic does a wonderful job with Stella, who's usually shown as Ray's stone bitch ex. and hey, she does have balls of steel, but she has to. and it doesn't mean she's frozen to the core.

A brief excerpt )

Kowalski


Title: An Officer And A Gentleman
Author: [livejournal.com profile] laurakaye
Pairing: Frannie/Welsh
Rating: PG
Length: middle-ish
Why I'm reccing this fic: because "Harding." and "Francesca." Frannie's a cop (how it should have turned out!) and she and Welsh cross paths. there's a boring date, a neurotic old Italian lady, and a very large and nosy Italian family. it's just all kinds of adorable.

A brief excerpt )

An Officer And A Gentleman
[identity profile] tex.livejournal.com
Title: Grease-Monkey
Author:[livejournal.com profile] sageness
Pairing:youngRay/Stella
Rating:PG-13
Length: 1,048 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: Ray was so in love with Stella; it was painful to see, later, how very nastily she treated him. But for their feelings to be so strong, even years after they split, there had to be a time when they were both deeply in love and in sync. And Sage illustrates this beautifully, with Ray teaching Stella how to change a tire.

A brief excerpt )

Grease-Monkey
[identity profile] slidellra.livejournal.com
Title: Don't Say the Word
Author: [livejournal.com profile] pearl_o
Pairing Stella/RayK, F/K
Rating: NC-17
Length 2387 words
Why I'm reccing this fic: Because Ray and Stella make some new discoveries through pegging, giving me unexpected Stella-appreciation along the way. Sexy and beautifully written, just as you'd expect.

A brief excerpt )

Don't Say the Word, at her website.



Title: Bigger
Author: Isis ([livejournal.com profile] isiscolo on lj)
Pairing Kowalski/Vecchio/Fraser
Rating: NC-17
Length 3301
Why I'm reccing this fic: It either gave me a fisting kink or revealed the one I'd been repressing. Hot, snarky Ray/Ray action with a fantastic Fraser POV.

A brief excerpt )


Bigger, at her website.

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