New F/K Story: Edge of Snow

[arrow00]

Title: Edge of Snow
Author: arrow00
Pairing: Fraser/RayK
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 9,388
Warnings: Angstier than is really forgiveable.
See bottom for full warning.
Post CoTW, First-time.

UPDATE: Now in podfic format thanks to the multi-talented nos4a2no9

Comments

[j_s_cavalcante]

Forgive you? You've gotta be kidding. I adore you for this story! Gorgeous writing, so atmospheric, which is one of my favorite, favorite things. Introspective and quietly devastating, and so satisfying. It's just beautiful.

And I love it that Fraser will go back to Chicago with Ray, because he would, and despite all the wonderful cabin fic out there, I think it's where he belongs. He's just not as interesting patrolling the North, like Bob, as he is in Chicago, a fish out of water, partnered with Ray, who's a fish out of water, too, no matter where he is.

The history with Steve makes total sense (and I even felt for Steve a bit), and Fraser's statement that he isn't often attracted to people that way does, also. He and Ray are both too intense to support many shallow relationships. I get that about them. I love this inexperienced, awkward Fraser and this gentle Ray. They read very, very true to the canon characters, and I'm not saying that alternative interpretations don't, just that these are facets of the canon characters as well, and I love seeing them cast into brilliant relief as they are here. Their voices and dialogue ring very true.

I just love visiting with these characters, you know? I read the story slowly and savored it, and I am sure I will do it again and again, and that it might, like all good dS fic, somehow inform my own future work as well.

Sorry, I am not doing this story justice with my comments here. I feel pretty logy and stupid from a head cold, and fairly inarticulate, as I generally do, when trying to put complex feelings and thoughts, like those I get from this story, into words. So I'll just say the story is achingly gorgeous, a work of art as surely as Fraser and Ray both are, and leave it at that.

And I adore you greatly and hope that you are writing reams and reams more F/K!

[arrow00]

>I even felt for Steve a bit<

Me, too. I think Ben learned young to hide his feelings and his fears, so you have to cut the guy a little slack.

I'm glad if the characterizations worked. What you said about casting facets into relief is a brilliant way to look at this kind of experiment.

Thank you for your note. You are so kind to me.

Feel better soon!