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crack_van2010-01-26 08:56 pm
jule1122.livejournal.com) wrote in crack_van2010-01-26 08:56 pm
Leaving Normal by China Shop (R)
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Length: 3350 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
china_shop
Author Website: China Shop’s Fanfiction Index
Why this must be read: I was trying to decide what to rec, and I decided I was in the mood forchina_shop. I was browsing her website focusing on fics that hadn't yet been recced, and almost skipped this one because I was so sure it had to have been recced before. Leaving Normal is funny, insightful, and (pardon the pun once you've read the story) achingly real. What I love about it is how I really feel every word of it. Her character insights are wonderful. I love the theme of Ray trying to decide if Fraser is real or not. What really stands out to me is how much parts of this story hurt. There's no generic "misunderstanding on the way to happy ending" angst, but instead the same insight that makes me laugh in the beginning of the story makes me want to back away while Ray struggles with his feelings. It hurts because I believe it, but also makes the ending that much better.
And there's Fraser. Ray can't figure out whether Fraser's real or not:
Exhibit A: Half the time he's licking garbage and jumping off buildings and having philosophical discussions with his wolf, and that can't be real. It can't be. Because you jump off a building, common sense says you're gonna die. But Fraser doesn't die. He bounces.
Exhibit B: The other half the time, he's serious and sincere, helping old ladies find their yappy little dogs and listening all kind and respectful while people say the hard stuff, like he was hurting me or I think about her all the time.
Exhibit C: Sometimes he gets sad.
So Ray isn't sure if Fraser's a real guy who's undercover as a superhero, or if he's a cartoon superhero guy who sometimes fakes being real. Either way, he's pretty much a freak.
Leaving Normal
Pairing: Fraser/Kowalski
Length: 3350 words
Author on LJ:
china_shopAuthor Website: China Shop’s Fanfiction Index
Why this must be read: I was trying to decide what to rec, and I decided I was in the mood for
china_shop. I was browsing her website focusing on fics that hadn't yet been recced, and almost skipped this one because I was so sure it had to have been recced before. Leaving Normal is funny, insightful, and (pardon the pun once you've read the story) achingly real. What I love about it is how I really feel every word of it. Her character insights are wonderful. I love the theme of Ray trying to decide if Fraser is real or not. What really stands out to me is how much parts of this story hurt. There's no generic "misunderstanding on the way to happy ending" angst, but instead the same insight that makes me laugh in the beginning of the story makes me want to back away while Ray struggles with his feelings. It hurts because I believe it, but also makes the ending that much better.And there's Fraser. Ray can't figure out whether Fraser's real or not:
Exhibit A: Half the time he's licking garbage and jumping off buildings and having philosophical discussions with his wolf, and that can't be real. It can't be. Because you jump off a building, common sense says you're gonna die. But Fraser doesn't die. He bounces.
Exhibit B: The other half the time, he's serious and sincere, helping old ladies find their yappy little dogs and listening all kind and respectful while people say the hard stuff, like he was hurting me or I think about her all the time.
Exhibit C: Sometimes he gets sad.
So Ray isn't sure if Fraser's a real guy who's undercover as a superhero, or if he's a cartoon superhero guy who sometimes fakes being real. Either way, he's pretty much a freak.
Leaving Normal
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(Btw, the length is actually 3350 words; the 20k refers to the html file size. :-)
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