Escaping Reality (The Haunted Lving Remix), by Amaresu (G)

[akamine_chan]

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Length: ~ 1,000 words
Author on LJ: amaresu
Author Website: fic list
Why this must be read: because it is an awesome remix of keerawa's snippet Inescapable Realities. amaresu takes a bleak and mournful story and turns it on its ear, showing us the closest thing to a happy ending that this story can get. The characterizations are great and it's a perfect snapshot of not-quiet-happily-ever-after that life can sometimes be.


Ray knows he's finally gone insane when he finds Ben standing in the kitchen after the funeral. He knows Stella and Vecchio have been the only reason he hasn't accidentally starved to death since Ben got caught out in the storm, but he really thought he was doing better. Not great or good or even okay, but better. Better enough to have convinced Stella to take Vecchio and go back to Florida after he promised to eat three meals a day and email at least once a week.


Escaping Reality