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Field Training (PG-13) by Keerawa
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: None. Ray Vecchio
Warnings: Racial epiphets
Length: 491 words
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keerawa
Author Website: Keerawa's due South Fan Fiction Index
Why this must be read:
A week into his first beat, Ray Vecchio discovers how some things do or do not work outside of the Police Academy. His disappointment at the apparent never-ending corruption (even of those he idolize) strengthens his resolve to help the wheels of Justice.
What is so fantastic about this snippet is how much of a set-up it is for the first two seasons of the show. We hear echoes of Ray's doomed relationship with Irene Zuko as well as his utter hate for her brother. There is a nod to Ray's estrangement from his father. Finally, the last line is a foreshadowing of Fraser coming into Ray Vecchio's life. To do so with so few words it's brilliant.
“Take a load off, Vecchio,” Cappy said, nodding to a chair. “I’ll just be a minute.” He stepped through the door into Donatelli’s office.
Ray took off his hat and rearranged his baton before settling into a chair in front of the fan. A May heat wave, 24 pounds of gear, and a polyester-blend uniform had made his first week walking a beat a misery. But he’d gotten lucky, having Officer Caprice assigned as his training officer. Everybody in the old neighborhood knew Cappy, trusted him, went to him if they needed help. That was the kind of cop Ray wanted to be, someday.
Field Training
Pairing: None. Ray Vecchio
Warnings: Racial epiphets
Length: 491 words
Author on LJ:
keerawa Author Website: Keerawa's due South Fan Fiction Index
Why this must be read:
A week into his first beat, Ray Vecchio discovers how some things do or do not work outside of the Police Academy. His disappointment at the apparent never-ending corruption (even of those he idolize) strengthens his resolve to help the wheels of Justice.
What is so fantastic about this snippet is how much of a set-up it is for the first two seasons of the show. We hear echoes of Ray's doomed relationship with Irene Zuko as well as his utter hate for her brother. There is a nod to Ray's estrangement from his father. Finally, the last line is a foreshadowing of Fraser coming into Ray Vecchio's life. To do so with so few words it's brilliant.
“Take a load off, Vecchio,” Cappy said, nodding to a chair. “I’ll just be a minute.” He stepped through the door into Donatelli’s office.
Ray took off his hat and rearranged his baton before settling into a chair in front of the fan. A May heat wave, 24 pounds of gear, and a polyester-blend uniform had made his first week walking a beat a misery. But he’d gotten lucky, having Officer Caprice assigned as his training officer. Everybody in the old neighborhood knew Cappy, trusted him, went to him if they needed help. That was the kind of cop Ray wanted to be, someday.
Field Training