Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 22. This is it, guys. Last part of this story arc. The end of the beginning. NC-17 because I do as I promise.

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( Ray breathed out as the door shut behind Kowalski. )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 21

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( There were better ways to wake up than the sudden sensation of twenty or so layers being ripped from your skin. )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 20. Um. NC-17. For reals. About time, huh?

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( It was another couple of hours before Riviera made it back to port. )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 19

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( Ray had exhausted his repertoire of hanging about possibilities. )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 18. This is a very definite PG-13 and could be nudging an R. Depends on your point of view. Opinions?

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( 'Francesca Vecchio!' A tall, grey-haired man dressed all in black came to a halt in front of where Frannie and Ian hung about in an empty corridor, waiting for the appropriate releases to be signed. )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 17

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( Ray woke to find himself sprawled across Kowalski's supine body, arm encircling Kowalski's chest as Kowalski's encircled Ray's shoulders )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 16, this one's probably an R for sexual violence, sort of. Tell me if I'm being too harsh.

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( The kid had told Frannie as much as he knew, including his own name, and they'd left him to sleep. )

Cosmic!Rays, Part 15

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( What with feeding, watering and hosing down the prisoners, turning over every inch of Subura and organizing the impounding of the ship as evidence, Ray had no time to feel awkward around Kowalski. )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 14. We have achieved R! The management accepts no responsibility for those dying of shock.

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( 'Well, that was awkward,' muttered Ray as he hovered, unsure of what to do next. )

Cosmic!Rays AU, Part 13

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( A cloud of pinkish-grey dust billowed around Ray as he leapt the few feet from the hatch to the ground. )