Fall by Mia - (NC17)

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

Fandom: DUE SOUTH
Pairing: Ray Kowalski/Benton Fraser
Author on LJ: kaneko
Author Website: http://mia.mrks.org/

Hi all! I'm estrella30 and I'll be providing the Due South crack here for the month of September.

When I looked in the memories section to see what had been recced here before, I was completely blown away to find that only 57 Due South stories have been recced on crack_van. 57!! Out of - wow. LOTS of stories available.

Well, rest assured, by the end of September you people will have 12 more, and I'm starting off my stint with one of my absolute favorite Due South stories of all time.



See, the thing is, I'm not here to try and dig around and find stories you might have missed, or things you've never read before. If you haven't read something I'm reccing - wow! That's great! But I like to think of crack_van more along the lines of, "Ok. I want someone to love Due South as much as I do. What do I give them to read that will make them love these guys, and this fandom as much as I do?" And that's pretty much how all of my recs are going to read. If you had only 12 stories to try and convince someone to come to Due South, what would they be?

Well, my first one would be Fall.

I swear, I remember the first time I read this story, getting to the end of it and immediately scrolling back to the top to reread it over and over again. It's Fraser dealing with the fact that he's in love with Ray, and all the little everyday things in life that persist in reminding of this fact. It's a man wearing a bracelet that reminds him of Ray. A bar with the word "turtle" in it. A Champion logo coaster. Subtleties that say so much more than saying something flat out.

And, of course, there's this mental picture:

They looked at a Lancer, an Accord, and two Honda Civics. Finally, Ray patted the second Civic. "This one," he said. He jammed the dipstick back into its slot and wiped his hands off on his jeans. "Oil's leaking, but I can fix that. Uh... brakes, alternator, battery okay. And there's 20,000 miles left on the timing chain." He looked at Fraser hard. "You sure you want a car?"

Ray had stripped down to a black tank top. He smelled of grease and sweat. There was a dark smudge across his shoulder.

"I'm sure, yes."

Uhm - wow.

The other thing about this story that gets me every time is the actual writing in it. The way Mia fits words together. The stark, bare simplicity in which she states something. It's all the more erotic for what she doesn't say, than what she does, and that, as someone who tries to write herself, just blows me away every time.

Fall is beautiful and lyrical and poetic. It's sad and funny and hot. It's a wonderful, perfect Due South story, and you must go read it (or reread it if that's the case,) right now.

Fall

Comments

[aerye.livejournal.com]

I'm adding crack_van just to read your recs! And wow--great, great start!

Also, um, happy birthday. A day late.

[silverakira.livejournal.com]

God, I love that story. Reread it because I haven't in a while, and wow. It gets me every time.

Also -- yay for your first rec! [smooches you]

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

*happily anticipates yummy Estrella recs*

*really wants to reread story now, but can't, as at work*

*sigh*

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

Yay! I hope you like what I've picked out!

(And yay! Thank you for the bday wishes!)

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

Oh God - me too. I swear, I was talking about it one day to BLG and she says, "Did you just do that all from memory?" LOL! I have no idea how many times I've read it, but dude - it's a LOT.

Yay! So glad you liked, and I hope you like the other I've picked!

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

*hopes pearl like the stories she picked to rec*

*waits for pearl to get home from work*

*glomps her*

[ilexa.livejournal.com]

Dear God. Estrella at the helm.

No one is safe.

EXCELLENT!!

I don't know if I've read this. I wanna read this. *runs off to read*

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

Mwahahahahaaaaaaa

No - no one is safe, that's for damn sure *g*

And you don't know if you've read this? For shame! Go! Read! Now, missy!

*watches ilexa as she runs away*

[ilexa.livejournal.com]

I would never want to be safe from you. That's just boring.

I once begged for an icon, just like yours. Nobody made me one, so I had to make my own and it sucked. I :::heart::: your icon.

I missed your birthday!!!!!! *facepalms* That will be rectified. Oh, yes. It will.

Now, let me run away again in my short skirt and knee-high boots.

[kaneko.livejournal.com]

Eee, this made me so happy! Thank you (and happy birthday)!!

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

That will be rectified. Oh, yes. It will.

*sits back and patiently waits*

Oh Ilexaaaaaaa...

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

No, no, no - thank YOU!! I've told you before how very much I love this story, but really - Mia - I LOVE THIS STORY.

Really, truly perfect so "thank you" for it!

(And yay! Thanks for the bday wishes!!)

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

ooooh. I had forgotten about the fact that you were reccing! eeeee! Perfect, perfect excuse to go re-read this fic. And the part you quoted? With Ray, and the streak of grease, and the guh? Yeah. Not helping with my wildly oversexed state of mind of late...

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I know! That mental picture, Ray in the tank top with the grease on his shoulder has gotten me through *many* a long night *g*

And yes! I'm reccing! 11 more to go!

[timian.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that was lovely. Such gorgeous, simple writing. Guh.

[estrella30.livejournal.com]

oh! I'm so glad you found this and loved it as much as I do. This is, hands down, my favorite DS story of all time. Just - the writing is so beautiful I want to scoop the story up and take it with me wherever I go.

So glad you liked it!