Indulgence by Kaneko (R)

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Fandom: due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Length: 4,432 words
Author on LJ:  kaneko 
Author Website: Any Road
Why this must be read:

Three consecutive nights in the confined space of a car with one Ray Kowalski while the two of them are staking out an alleged drug dealer is making Fraser feel all out of sorts.

This is an Alpha!Fraser fic that works because we see the man behind the Mountie persona. Fraser is initially a little arrogant here which makes the moment when he gets shaken up (metaphorically speaking) all the more delicious.

The way that his relationship with RayK shifts into something else is hot and funny and very true to both characters. But especially for Fraser whose sense of honour and guilt often tend to make him embrace a level of repression that doesn't work in the long run.

Fraser was reasonably certain that Ray was posturing, but his body seemed to think he was facing physical danger, or some challenge for dominance. His heartbeat sped up, muscles tensed for action. He found himself weighing each twitch Ray made for threat, estimating Ray's strength and reach compared to his own.

There was little question Fraser would win any contest. He was heavier and stronger. And the better boxer, he remembered with a degree of smugness.

More discomfortingly, he was suddenly, unexpectedly hard. At some level, Fraser realised, he liked this. He liked having Ray's full attention, and he liked this promise of action, emotion... something.

 

Indulgence

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