TEAM ANGST: Day 13, "The Longest Distance"

[sageness]

Title: The Longest Distance
Author: berty_bertle
Team: Angst
Prompt: "That's because you're not pushing hard enough."
Pairing(s): F/K
Length: 9100 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Impending character deaths (end of the world fic).
Author's Notes: Beta thanks to nos4a2no9 for encouragement and hand-holding, to secretlybronte for chats and americanisms and to aukestrel for letting me learn from

Comments

[mrs_laugh_track]

That was beautiful.

He’d better get on with his reports.

The thought of Fraser still doing paperwork when the world is about to end just kills me.

[bertybertle]

I figured that Fraser wouldn't be able to break out of his training, even at the end of times. Poor Fraser. Good thing he knew Ray!

[zabira]

oh, go ahead, just take a sledgehammer to my heart, it's okay. I DON'T NEED IT. you got their connection so beautifully here. this basically says it all for me:

Their thing is still there. Not even the end of time can mess with it. Ray is so relieved he feels kind of weak for a minute. It’s that almost instantaneous accord that made them the crime-fighting duo to beat. Fraser changes direction - Ray reacts. Ray has to do something unexpected - Fraser compensates. It was just always there, from day one. They clicked. On a case. In the bullpen. Walking down the street. In bed. If Ray stopped to think about it, it weirded him out, so he’d always just accepted that was how it went when you met your perfect partner.

and aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh...they are together at the end of everything!!!

::is simultaneously satisfied and BROKEN for them::

[bertybertle]

*sheepish grin* Sorry about the heart, matey! But thank you for your lovely comment.

[akite]

*sniffle* So sad, so lovely, and so them. Though, one part did make me smile a bit, Ray's perky penis. :)

[bertybertle]

Hehehehe! I like alliteration! :-) Thanks for reading and commenting.

[galenlisle]

it made me teary eyed! all angsty-good.

[bertybertle]

Cool! Team Angst strikes! :-) Thanks for reading.

[green_grrl]

Oh how wild; I just re-watched Last Night last night! (Er, no pun intended.) Wonderful, beautiful story. The characterizations and voices are just gorgeous. And, sorry, but I found it very romantic!

[bertybertle]

*sigh* I know. simplystars has termed it "stealth angst". I think she was just trying to make me feel better. Sorry for the romantic content, but thanks for reading and commenting.

[green_grrl]

Oh, the romantic content was just fine by me! *clings* And there was plenty of angst along the way.