Due South: You Just Have to Leap: 4/4

[alex51324]

See part 1 for header info.

With a roar, Fraser the swamp monster burst out of the insulation pile, swinging his jacket at one of the goons. Ray swung down out of the ceiling, managing to land a kick on the second goon’s jaw, sending him sprawling, unconscious. Dropping the rest of the way to the ground, he relieved his guy of his gun and went to

Comments

[wihluta]

Oh YAYAY! I've been waiting for a new good long fic in one of my fandoms. You've just made me very happy.

*goes to read*

[grey853]

I love case stories. It always gives the guys something to do until they get a real clue about what's going on with them. Well done.

Plus, I'm glad you posted it all at once. I really appreciate that. It made my Sunday brighter.

[alex51324]

Thanks! I like writing the case fic too--balancing the case, the romance, and the Ray backstory in this was kind of tricky, though.

[green_grrl]

“When you said you were very fond of me.”
“Yes?”
“Was that, like, code?”
“Yes, Ray. It means I’m very fond of you.”
“That’s, uh, kind of what I thought.”
“I’m glad we understand each other.”
“But when you said Turnbull was fond of me--”
“That wasn’t code. I just meant he’s fond of you.”
“Good.”

*sporfle* That's so them! I love their absurd conversations. :-)

“It’s just that--” He ducked as a particularly loud shot blasted the door. “--that you’re a swan, and I’m a turtle.”
“I thought you were a mole, and I was a turtle.”
“This is a different metaphor.”
“I see.”

Adorable!

I loved this. Ray's backstory perfectly illustrated the roots of his self-image problems, and Fraser's way of demonstrating that his over-intellectualizing was not a gift was perfect. Wonderful!

[alex51324]

Glad you liked! The "code" conversation was fun--I wasn't planning it when I wrote the first code reference--"Lunch is code. It means lunch"--but when I got here, it all made sense.

[wihluta]

Finished and YAY!

That was them, Swamp Monster and his sidekick Ceiling Mole.

Fraser peered over the edge of the credenza, radiating ready with every molecule.

So many great lines!

Thanks for writing. :-)

[alex51324]

Glad you liked!

...Ceiling Mole...slays me....

[hurry_sundown]

I want you to know that I shirked all of my pressing household responsibilities to immediately read this in one go. Totally worth it, of course. *g*

Ray just breaks my heart sometimes, and did you mean to make me hate Stella? And geez, if his dad would've just listened to his teachers. *sigh* OTOH, Ray and Fraser adorableness makes me a happy fangrrl.

Excellent story, Alex.

[alex51324]

Glad you liked!

For the purposes of the story, Stella had to be pretty unsympathetic--otherwise Ray would have already known that he wasn't stupid, and there would be no story. Canonically, I don't think she's that bad.