new dS story: Being Ray Kowalski

[isiscolo]

I am overjoyed to finally unveil the story that has been variously referred to here as "the genderfuckswappy thing" and "the Rae story"! It's been over a year in the writing, and it's my longest story by over a factor of two (OMG!), and I really, really hope you all enjoy it.

Being Ray Kowalskidue South: Fraser/Kowalski, 50,300 words, NC17,

Comments

[mamoru22]

OMG, this sounds so perfect! Downloading right now to read as soon as I have some time. :)

And oh wow, I don't even have a DS Icon. Life is cruel!

[isiscolo]

Yay that we share another fandom! And there are lots of DS icons (and screencaps, if you want to be original) floating around, so you have NO EXCUSE! Woo!

[mamoru22]

Oh yes, I've been in and out of DS for quite a while and the great fic keeps dragging me back. :)

And now I at least have one icon to go with that! *g*

[isiscolo]

*approves*

[luzula]

Oh, cool. I love getting new epic-length stories to read, and I will definitely be abusing the printing priviliges at work soon...

[isiscolo]

Just be aware that the cover illo is not worksafe! Naked bodies!

[tahariel]

I really, honestly loved this, the way Rae is almost-but-not-quite Ray, almost-but-not-quite an original character, and the way Fraser reacts to all of it. The way you made it work really amazed me. Fantastic stuff, I really enjoyed reading it. Just sat down and didn't get up until I'd finished.

[isiscolo]

Thank you so much! I really am happy that it worked for you, and that Rae came across both as an original character (which she is) and as female-Ray (which she is, too).

[etcetera_cat]

Okay, so, I think I'm ever so slightly in love (or, at least, serious adoration) with Rae and the way that she's so-very-nearly Ray and is yet entirely her own person as well. The parallels between the two Chicagos-- and the way you built up the reality of Rae's Chicago from her perspective-- were really well thought out and engaging.

I also think your Fraser broke me a little, here and there.

[isiscolo]

Yay, I am glad you liked it! I think that writing Rae, and most especially her grounding in her own (slightly different) past in her own (slightly different) Chicago, edged just a little more toward original fic worldbuilding and character creation than I've ever done: friends who have written original novels just shrug and say, "I just know all this stuff about them!" and that's kind of how it was here. I didn't think, "hmm, how should Rae have met Fraser?" I thought, "this is how Rae met Fraser, of course!" It was as though I was peeking into the world instead of inventing it.

(Hi, I can talk about my stories forever!)

Thank you so much for your kind comment!

[springwoof]

Yay! I've been waiting with trembling anticipation....
::dashes off to read::