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The Small Indian Mongoose Is Not Immune To The Cobra's Venom by brigantine1 (NC17)
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Kowalski/OMC
Length: 5,400 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
brigantine1
Author Website: LJ memories
Why this must be read: becausebrigantine1 manages to craft a wonderful story about Ray Kowalski, then and now. Here, we see the young Ray Kowalski, a bit of a loner, a bit of an outsider, struggling to find himself as a teenager. Here we see how he develops a dangerous taste for adrenaline, and an even more dangerous taste for lost causes.
We see Ray as an adult, broken by the end of his marriage but still gamely trying, until he meets Fraser. And we see how knowing Fraser changes him, shapes him into a better man than he ever thought he could be.
brigantine1 does such a wonderful job of giving Ray a believable history and a voice that is true to his character, making this story such a joy to read.
Stella had already left him and moved back up to a higher circle of friends by the time Fraser showed up. Fall in love, get married, get divorced, go into denial. Twenty-some years of the mat rising up to meet him, and when he finally fell Ray had thought he'd be down for the count. For a long time Ray believed he'd never get past the bone-deep ache of Stella leaving, but then Fraser had arrived, annoying and lovable, and Ray got so busy looking after the crazy Canadian that he sort of forgot to be depressed. Ray would always love Stella, and maybe she even still loved him a little bit, but Ray didn't yearn for Stella anymore. Stella was not who he wanted. Who Ray wanted was right there sleeping in his bed. Still, Fraser wasn't Ray's any more than if he'd been sleeping in a space station orbiting Mars.
The Small Indian Mongoose Is Not Immune To The Cobra's Venom
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Kowalski/OMC
Length: 5,400 words
Author on LJ:
brigantine1Author Website: LJ memories
Why this must be read: because
brigantine1 manages to craft a wonderful story about Ray Kowalski, then and now. Here, we see the young Ray Kowalski, a bit of a loner, a bit of an outsider, struggling to find himself as a teenager. Here we see how he develops a dangerous taste for adrenaline, and an even more dangerous taste for lost causes.We see Ray as an adult, broken by the end of his marriage but still gamely trying, until he meets Fraser. And we see how knowing Fraser changes him, shapes him into a better man than he ever thought he could be.
brigantine1 does such a wonderful job of giving Ray a believable history and a voice that is true to his character, making this story such a joy to read.Stella had already left him and moved back up to a higher circle of friends by the time Fraser showed up. Fall in love, get married, get divorced, go into denial. Twenty-some years of the mat rising up to meet him, and when he finally fell Ray had thought he'd be down for the count. For a long time Ray believed he'd never get past the bone-deep ache of Stella leaving, but then Fraser had arrived, annoying and lovable, and Ray got so busy looking after the crazy Canadian that he sort of forgot to be depressed. Ray would always love Stella, and maybe she even still loved him a little bit, but Ray didn't yearn for Stella anymore. Stella was not who he wanted. Who Ray wanted was right there sleeping in his bed. Still, Fraser wasn't Ray's any more than if he'd been sleeping in a space station orbiting Mars.
The Small Indian Mongoose Is Not Immune To The Cobra's Venom
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