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crack_van2007-02-27 07:10 pm
jenoofer.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2007-02-27 07:10 pm
Peaceable, by Dilanne Thomas (PG-13)
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: None
Author's website: Four stories archived here.
Why this story must be read: Besides the fact that it's incredibly well written with a gripping plot that will keep you hooked right to the end, it's fascinating to see how Benton's loyalty and honour can so easily be his undoing. When Fraser is arrested for assaulting a man in an alleyway, his refusal to divulge the events that lead to the fight make it impossible to tell if he's as innocent as Ray Vecchio wants to believe. The love between them is so tangible that you almost want it to be a love story, but in some ways the fact that it's not makes it more satisfying - it's purely a mystery, a tale of right and wrong versus legal and illegal, a story about honour and self-sacrifice.
Ray's reactions warred with one another. He could tell that if he pushed too hard Fraser's defenses might crumble. In another situation that might actually be welcome, but here, now, Ray didn't think it would help matters at all. And Fraser could still retreat further behind that impenetrable wall, leaving Ray no way to get what he needed from him if he was going to help his partner.
On the other hand, part of Ray's temperament and most of his upbringing was driving him to shout or shake some sense into the stubborn man.
You could at least let us know why.
"No. I haven't read the report. I heard about the arrest and came running." *to your side,* he didn't finish out loud. "Do you want me to get it?"
Ray was managing not to shout, but his voice gave away how tightly wound he was.
Another silence followed, maybe half again as long as the last. And then came the soft response, "As you wish."
"As I wish? As I wish! What is this, The Princess Bride? I wish you'd talk to me, Benny."
Peaceable
Pairing: None
Author's website: Four stories archived here.
Why this story must be read: Besides the fact that it's incredibly well written with a gripping plot that will keep you hooked right to the end, it's fascinating to see how Benton's loyalty and honour can so easily be his undoing. When Fraser is arrested for assaulting a man in an alleyway, his refusal to divulge the events that lead to the fight make it impossible to tell if he's as innocent as Ray Vecchio wants to believe. The love between them is so tangible that you almost want it to be a love story, but in some ways the fact that it's not makes it more satisfying - it's purely a mystery, a tale of right and wrong versus legal and illegal, a story about honour and self-sacrifice.
Ray's reactions warred with one another. He could tell that if he pushed too hard Fraser's defenses might crumble. In another situation that might actually be welcome, but here, now, Ray didn't think it would help matters at all. And Fraser could still retreat further behind that impenetrable wall, leaving Ray no way to get what he needed from him if he was going to help his partner.
On the other hand, part of Ray's temperament and most of his upbringing was driving him to shout or shake some sense into the stubborn man.
You could at least let us know why.
"No. I haven't read the report. I heard about the arrest and came running." *to your side,* he didn't finish out loud. "Do you want me to get it?"
Ray was managing not to shout, but his voice gave away how tightly wound he was.
Another silence followed, maybe half again as long as the last. And then came the soft response, "As you wish."
"As I wish? As I wish! What is this, The Princess Bride? I wish you'd talk to me, Benny."
Peaceable