Islands, by Isis (isiscolo)

[isiscolo]

Title: Islands
Pairing: Fraser/Duck, Fraser/RayK, a hint of implied unrequited Duck/Buddy
Rating: NC17
Author: Isis (isiscolo)
Summary/Story notes: For an instant, in the starlight, he looked a bit like Ray. Takes place about 8 months after Call of the Wild, and pre-movie for Wilby Wonderful. La la la angst. 2700 words. Thanks to malnpudl for beta, and for

Comments

[primroseburrows]

Ouch. I broke a little. Poor...everyone.

But then Duck will eventually have Dan, and Fraser had better tell Ray just what he wants.

Great work, I like it a lot, even if I'm a little broken.

[isiscolo]

Thank you very much. And yeah, I can't break up my one OTP (Duck/Dan) so I can't write something happy for this type of scenario.

*fixes you*

[isiscolo]

Thank you so much!

[etben]

oh, ow. I mean, yes! and wow! and shiny! and awesome!

...but also, mostly, predominantly: ow. Oh, Fraser. That last line is a killer.

Beautifully done, though, despite all the ow involved.

[isiscolo]

ow is just one letter away from wow!
Glad you enjoyed it.

[lozenger8]

That was painful in the good way. I can really feel the sting of Fraser's longing for Ray. Your characterisation of Duck was really interesting. He's a pre-Dan Duck, seeming very much like another lost soul. I loved the description of Fraser's shy lust. It all worked powerfully to evoke that sense of need, want and loss.

[isiscolo]

Thank you very much. I see this as happening not long before the events of WW, where Duck is mostly who we see at the beginning of the movie - he's been off island for a while, he's back, he's conquered his problems with alcohol, and he's looking for someone to love and to be loved by in return - but hasn't met Dan yet. I'm glad the sense of longing and loss came through.

[pearl_o]

Oh, ow, this is lovely and sharp. Oh, Duck. Oh, FRASER. The last line is perfect.

[isiscolo]

Thank you very much. I admit to having been inspired to keep the tone wistfully sad by the quote you posted last week.