DS Story: F Is For Faith

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Title: F Is For Faith
Series: Due South Alphabet Series
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male slash, Explicit sexual content, Explicit language, Hurt/Comfort, Homophobia, Transphobia, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent
Word Count: 16,250
Summary: Ray and Fraser investigate a brutal murder of a transsexual drag performer. When the prime suspect turns out to be a fellow cop, there's pressure to move quickly before the case is shut down or covered up.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/59719141

Snippet:

Ray stepped out of Welsh’s office and smiled when he saw Ben patiently waiting at his desk. He was holding a cup of fresh coffee, or as fresh as it got at the station without bringing it in from some other joint. Ray took the cup. ″Thanks. I need this.″

″I surmised. What did Lieutenant Welsh say?″

Ray sniffed, taking in the aroma of the coffee that Ben laced with chocolate candies. He took a sip of it and even though it was strong, it hit the spot. God, how his partner spoiled him sometimes. ″You use extra chocolate in this?″

″I did. The brew this morning was rather stronger than usual. I was hoping another two candies might help compensate and balance out the bitter flavor.″

″Good call. Thanks.″ Ray drained the cup. They’d run out of the apartment before he got his daily startup dose and he really needed to catch up.

″You didn’t answer the question, Ray.″

″About Welsh? Yeah, he said go ahead and gather evidence. We can’t call it a homicide without Mort’s stamp of approval, but we can at least prepare for when he does.″

″So he agrees with your assessment about how Manning fell?″

″He does. So, did you track the owner of the car Simon Manning took off in?″

″It’s registered to a man named Badger Cumming.″

″Seriously? Some couple named their kid Badger and he’s got the last name of Cumming?″ Ray whistled and thought about how stupid and cruel some parents could be when it came to naming their children. Some names just made bullying way too fucking easy. ″And I thought my name was bad.″

DS Story: G Is For Ghost

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Title: G Is For Ghost
Series: Due South Alphabet Series
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Relationship: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Explicit Language, Hurt/Comfort, Supernatural Elements, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, Transphobia
Word Count: 4,933

Summary:
Ray is kidnapped. Fraser depends on his father's help to find his partner. Ray meets his father-in-law, his dead father-in-law, for the first time.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/59720983

Snippet:

″It’s not me who deserves your apology.″ As they hurried along the sidewalk, Ben continued scolding the wolf. ″Your cavalier attitude toward punctuality has made us late again. Ray won’t be happy.″

Dief woofed a feeble sorry but Ben was sure it wasn’t nearly as sincere as his companion tried to pretend. ″Well, you should be more considerate. Ray is involved in a very important case and he’s under a lot of undue pressure. You know how he frets. A little groveling on your part would go a long way to convincing him that you truly regret your choice to frolic in the snow like some undisciplined adolescent this morning.″

As they neared the front door of the apartment, Ben stopped suddenly and stared at the empty space where the GTO should be. There was no car and no Ray. His eyes narrowed and his heart raced when he saw the red toolbox on the sidewalk. It was the one he’d given Ray for Christmas. Ray would never have abandoned it and he would never have left without Ben, not without phoning.

Hurriedly, Ben stepped to the space and noticed the different footprints in the snow. There was at least one print other than Ray’s. All the impressions were refrozen which meant that Ray had been taken soon after they’d parted. That gave the kidnapper at least a thirty minute lead. Ben pulled out the cell phone and dialed the Lieutenant’s direct number.

″Welsh, the two-seven.″

″Sir, Ray’s been abducted.″