Wings of Desire III: Ode to the Western Wind [F/K, G]

[nos4a2no9]

Title: Ode to the Western Wind
Fandom: due South
Pairings: Fraser/RayK
Rating: G
Word Count: 930
Summary: Part three of a five-part series. This ain’t wingfic, kiddos. Just my attempt to fuse the classic Wim Wenders’ film Der Himmel über Berlin with the world of due South.
Author's Notes: Many thanks to my lovely betas vienna_waits and debris_k, who gave me the idea

Comments

[slidellra]

Oh. I love this series so much, and this is section is gorgeous. You're wonderful.

[nos4a2no9]

Thank you! Perhaps your wonderfulness is catching :-)

[troyswann]

I'm glad I'm not an angel because I hope I hope I hope.

Because, if I were an English professor, and I was reading about Ray's belief in all he'll have, and if I knew about stories and how they go sometimes, I'd have this tight wire of fear around me, and I swear I'm crossing my fingers, because Oh Ray!

*hopes hopes hopes*

[nos4a2no9]

You know, if you were an English professor (hypothetically speaking, of course) and you did know a thing or two about how stories like this work out, well, that fear might not be entirely misplaced. But maybe this isn't one of those stories. Maybe this is one of those stories where people get rewarded for being true to the themselves and hoping for the best and giving up everything in the hopes of getting something more.

Maybe.

Or maybe there's a very sad installment coming up. I'm just sayin'. :-)

[shoemaster]

I'm not an English teacher, but oh, I'm worried about Ray and what he'll find in the world. I just, the language here is so beautiful, and I'm kind of sad for Cassiel, left all alone, but Ray will have his Mountie.

[nos4a2no9]

I'm kind of sad for Cassiel myself. Ray's being a little selfish, for an angel. Thanks for reading, and hopefully it'll work out the way you'd like.

[dessert_first]

Oh, *Ray*! Take good care of him, please, nos4a2no9... I hope the world is a wonderful as he imagines it will be. I adored the previous sections, too, particularly the Welsh scene. Ray is utterly beautiful in this story, and the way he sees Fraser in all his lovely, tired, flawed humanity is gorgeous.

“I’ll see you soon - maybe tonight,” Ray tells the Mountie, even though there is no “soon” for an angel; there is only “always” and “forever.” The man pauses as he shines a button on his tunic. He does not smile (he never smiles, not really) but he says to the wolf, “I think it will be a very fine day, Diefenbaker.”

YES, I hope so!!

[nos4a2no9]

I'll take good care of Ray, promise! Only...there's some necessary suffering coming up. But I'm glad you've been liking the story so far, and if you'll keep the faith for a little while longer everything will turn out fine.

*hugs* Thanks for the feedback!

[omphale23]

Ray sobers a little; he always smiled too much for an angel. “Then I’m wrong. But I’ll still know what it is to laugh. And to know...him. If I can have those things, the rest won’t matter. I’ll be content.”

The next time we're in the same place, I'm going to fangirl you mercilessly. Fair warning.

[nos4a2no9]

Hehehe, after the Charade AU feedback, I'm pretty sure we've passed the fangirling threshold. But it means a lot that you like the story, or at least find it fangirl-worthy.