Title: F Is For Faith
Series: Due South Alphabet Series
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male slash, Explicit sexual content, Explicit language, Hurt/Comfort, Homophobia, Transphobia, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent
Word Count: 16,250
Summary: Ray and Fraser investigate a brutal murder of a transsexual drag performer. When the prime suspect turns out to be a fellow cop, there's pressure to move quickly before the case is shut down or covered up.
Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/59719141 Snippet:
Ray stepped out of Welsh’s office and smiled when he saw Ben patiently waiting at his desk. He was holding a cup of fresh coffee, or as fresh as it got at the station without bringing it in from some other joint. Ray took the cup. ″Thanks. I need this.″
″I surmised. What did Lieutenant Welsh say?″
Ray sniffed, taking in the aroma of the coffee that Ben laced with chocolate candies. He took a sip of it and even though it was strong, it hit the spot. God, how his partner spoiled him sometimes. ″You use extra chocolate in this?″
″I did. The brew this morning was rather stronger than usual. I was hoping another two candies might help compensate and balance out the bitter flavor.″
″Good call. Thanks.″ Ray drained the cup. They’d run out of the apartment before he got his daily startup dose and he really needed to catch up.
″You didn’t answer the question, Ray.″
″About Welsh? Yeah, he said go ahead and gather evidence. We can’t call it a homicide without Mort’s stamp of approval, but we can at least prepare for when he does.″
″So he agrees with your assessment about how Manning fell?″
″He does. So, did you track the owner of the car Simon Manning took off in?″
″It’s registered to a man named Badger Cumming.″
″Seriously? Some couple named their kid Badger and he’s got the last name of Cumming?″ Ray whistled and thought about how stupid and cruel some parents could be when it came to naming their children. Some names just made bullying way too fucking easy. ″And I thought my name was bad.″