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Carousel by China Shop, Rated G
::waves:: This is rec number 12, so my job here is complete! (Until I come back, with more recs and more squee, at some point in the future!) Thank you all for having me as the due South reccer for September! <3 I hope y'all enjoyed reading these fics as much as I enjoyed reccing them!! ::throws confetti for awesome dS fandom::
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Ray Kowalski/Ray Vecchio, Stella
Length: 1360
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
china_shop
Author Website: http://www.stonesoup.co.nz/chinashop/fic/index.html
Why this must be read: I think it's pretty obvious that my due South OTP is Kowalski/Vecchio, if you've been following along. ::grins:: And one of my very favorite characters in the show is Stella Kowalski. I get really sad in fics where Stella is vilified. I love her, and I LOVE fics where she is friends with both her Rays. I really love this fic, which is Vecchio picking Stella up from the airport and telling her what's going in his life. Namely, Kowalski. It is super cute and I giggled aloud at many places! Also, I adore China's Vecchio, she has his voice down and her Stella is just perfect. There is also a Trojan War reference, which wins with me anytime. :)
Also, I love how Kowalski is so much a part of this story even though he doesn't make an appearance. Probably because you can see how much Vecchio is thrown by what's happening with Kowalski (in a good way!) and awww, this story just makes me flap my hands and turns my eyes into hearts. Enjoy!
"So, wait a minute." Stella scrambled to catch up, so busy trying to make sense of what he was saying that she couldn't even react. "He kissed you? But then— what the hell does a Trojan have to do with anything?"
"I told you," said Ray. "It was a stealth attack." He dived through the tightly packed crowd before she could reply, and returned triumphant with the larger of her two suitcases. "What did you pack in here, lead jewelry?"
"Books," she said. "And shoes. So this stealth attack — you mean the kiss?"
"No, no, forget the kiss." Ray hung his head and scratched the back of his neck. "Forget about the kiss. I'm talking about Kowalski. He's like the Trojan horse, seems all innocent, kinda weird but mostly harmless on the outside, and then you wake up one day and it's all upside-down, and you find yourself—"
"It was the Greeks who hid inside the Trojan horse, not the Trojans," Stella pointed out.
Ray stared at her incredulously. "Could you focus on what's important here? I'm trying to tell you that I think I've fallen in love with Kowalski, and you're giving me lessons in Greek history?"
Stella's mouth fell open. "Oh my God! You—" She broke off, at a loss for words. Ray and Ray? She'd long known that Ray Kowalski was— versatile— but her second Ray as well? "In love?"
Ray was looking around self-consciously. "Yeah, so can we maybe talk about this in the car?"
"I mean, I knew—" Hysteria bubbled up inside her and she started giggling. "But—"
"Hey, show some respect!" said Ray indignantly. "It's not— okay, maybe it's a little bit funny." The corner of his mouth turned up. "I guess I should be glad you're not mad."
Stella's giggles increased. She struggled for breath. "Just— just make sure you invite me to— to the wedding."
Carousel
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Ray Kowalski/Ray Vecchio, Stella
Length: 1360
Author on LJ:
china_shop Author Website: http://www.stonesoup.co.nz/chinashop/fic/index.html
Why this must be read: I think it's pretty obvious that my due South OTP is Kowalski/Vecchio, if you've been following along. ::grins:: And one of my very favorite characters in the show is Stella Kowalski. I get really sad in fics where Stella is vilified. I love her, and I LOVE fics where she is friends with both her Rays. I really love this fic, which is Vecchio picking Stella up from the airport and telling her what's going in his life. Namely, Kowalski. It is super cute and I giggled aloud at many places! Also, I adore China's Vecchio, she has his voice down and her Stella is just perfect. There is also a Trojan War reference, which wins with me anytime. :)
Also, I love how Kowalski is so much a part of this story even though he doesn't make an appearance. Probably because you can see how much Vecchio is thrown by what's happening with Kowalski (in a good way!) and awww, this story just makes me flap my hands and turns my eyes into hearts. Enjoy!
"So, wait a minute." Stella scrambled to catch up, so busy trying to make sense of what he was saying that she couldn't even react. "He kissed you? But then— what the hell does a Trojan have to do with anything?"
"I told you," said Ray. "It was a stealth attack." He dived through the tightly packed crowd before she could reply, and returned triumphant with the larger of her two suitcases. "What did you pack in here, lead jewelry?"
"Books," she said. "And shoes. So this stealth attack — you mean the kiss?"
"No, no, forget the kiss." Ray hung his head and scratched the back of his neck. "Forget about the kiss. I'm talking about Kowalski. He's like the Trojan horse, seems all innocent, kinda weird but mostly harmless on the outside, and then you wake up one day and it's all upside-down, and you find yourself—"
"It was the Greeks who hid inside the Trojan horse, not the Trojans," Stella pointed out.
Ray stared at her incredulously. "Could you focus on what's important here? I'm trying to tell you that I think I've fallen in love with Kowalski, and you're giving me lessons in Greek history?"
Stella's mouth fell open. "Oh my God! You—" She broke off, at a loss for words. Ray and Ray? She'd long known that Ray Kowalski was— versatile— but her second Ray as well? "In love?"
Ray was looking around self-consciously. "Yeah, so can we maybe talk about this in the car?"
"I mean, I knew—" Hysteria bubbled up inside her and she started giggling. "But—"
"Hey, show some respect!" said Ray indignantly. "It's not— okay, maybe it's a little bit funny." The corner of his mouth turned up. "I guess I should be glad you're not mad."
Stella's giggles increased. She struggled for breath. "Just— just make sure you invite me to— to the wedding."
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