Likewise, by AuKestrel (NC-17)

[the-star-fish.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm Starfish, but you can call me Debbie. I'll be your February dS rec-mistress. I know justacat left the bar pretty high, but I'm going to try not to ... suck.

Fandom: due South
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Author on LJ: aukestrel, but there's nothing there to see
Author's Website: http://aukestrel.com/fiction.html , password protected.

Why this must be read: Whenever I'm asked what my favorite due South story is, (and somebody really pins me down to ONE story, dammit!)I always hem and haw before saying, "probably AuK's Likewise." I've read it at least ten times now, and every time I do I see another layer of meaning, or some detail I hadn't noticed before. Her story summary -- "Godawful schmoop, 10 years post-CotW" -- is wildly inaccurate. There's so much unspoken in this, so much love and snark and sex, it blows me away. Every. Single. Time.

AuK's Ray is older and wiser but no less himself; more ehtnically Polish than we see in canon, but it works very well. Her Fraser has loosened up some, but still retains the qualities that make him who he is.

The link below takes you to the archived version of the story at due Slash. As I noted above, AuKestrel's website is password protected, but it's worthwhile to email her for it.

Likewise

Comments

[umbo.livejournal.com]

I *love* this story--great start to the month!

[justacat.livejournal.com]

I love this fic! It was a tough battle for me to decide between this and The Easiest Choice last month - I wanted to do just one ten-years-post-CotW story. These are definitely my two favorites; I adore them both. I read Likewise early in my dS fandom days, and I've always loved it deeply - it's my favorite AuK fic, and it always makes me feel all warm and fuzzy and kind of misty-eyed and happy.

Great rec - and you do not suck!!!

[theodosia.livejournal.com]

Hey, with a great rec like this, you're off to a good not-sucking start.