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Five Things Benton Fraser Likes About Police Work In Chicago (Plus One He Hates) by Desiree Armfeldt
Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Benton Fraser & Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser/Victoria Metcalf
Length: (4,371 words)
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
desireearmfeldt
Author Website: AO3 index
Why this must be read:
"Five things" stories are a fandom staple. They give us the opportunity to examine a character in different situations, and when the character is Benton Fraser there is such richness of character to mine. This story is Fraser looking back over his years working with the Rays in Chicago, and the author does an excellent job of writing Fraser thinking about himself.
“I have a partner who should be showing up just about now.” Those words have fallen from my lips on numerous occasions. The truth is that I rely on Ray Kowalski to be the teeth behind my bluff, as I rely on Diefenbaker to be my legs and nose and instinct; as I rely on a well-maintained gun to hit the target I aim at. Is this the soul-deep trust of true partnership, or arrogance bordering on self-destructive insanity? Can I afford to let my safety and success depend on someone else? A moot question: after years of partnership, I can no longer afford not to.
Five Things Benton Fraser Likes About Police Work In Chicago (Plus One He Hates)
ETA: I've just realised this was recced bythursdaynext_27. That's what I get for using the handy dandy delicious and not checking the tags here. My apologies. Read the fic, if you haven't already!
Pairing: Benton Fraser & Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser/Victoria Metcalf
Length: (4,371 words)
Author on LJ:
desireearmfeldtAuthor Website: AO3 index
Why this must be read:
"Five things" stories are a fandom staple. They give us the opportunity to examine a character in different situations, and when the character is Benton Fraser there is such richness of character to mine. This story is Fraser looking back over his years working with the Rays in Chicago, and the author does an excellent job of writing Fraser thinking about himself.
“I have a partner who should be showing up just about now.” Those words have fallen from my lips on numerous occasions. The truth is that I rely on Ray Kowalski to be the teeth behind my bluff, as I rely on Diefenbaker to be my legs and nose and instinct; as I rely on a well-maintained gun to hit the target I aim at. Is this the soul-deep trust of true partnership, or arrogance bordering on self-destructive insanity? Can I afford to let my safety and success depend on someone else? A moot question: after years of partnership, I can no longer afford not to.
Five Things Benton Fraser Likes About Police Work In Chicago (Plus One He Hates)
ETA: I've just realised this was recced by
thursdaynext_27. That's what I get for using the handy dandy delicious and not checking the tags here. My apologies. Read the fic, if you haven't already!