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Title: P Is For Partners
Author: Grey/Grey853
Series: The Due South Alphabet series
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: male slash, alternate universe-canon divergent, emotional hurt/comfort, explicit language
Words Count: 15,285
Summary:
Ben is being harassed. He and Ray work diligently to find the culprit.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/63071821

Snippet:

″Well, fuck.″ Benton Fraser wasn’t one for swearing, but seeing not one but two flat tires on his Jeep made him channel his inner Ray. He pinched the bridge of his nose, rested a hand against the hood of the vehicle and prayed for patience. It’d been a particularly difficult day and he didn’t need the added aggravation of a car repair. He sighed to himself. There was only one thing for it. He reached into his pocket for his cell phone to call his partner.

″Hey, what’s up?″

″Not my tires I’m afraid.″

″Fuck. Another flat?″

″Two.″

″Well shit.″

″I’m sorry to bother you, Ray, but I need your assistance...again.″

″No problem. Listen, are they stabbed like last time or has the air been let out?″

Ben hadn’t really thought to check. He did a quick visual and saw no obvious puncture or slash. ″I’m not sure, but it looks like the air’s been let out.″

″Good. That’ll be a lot easier to fix. Let me call Jimmy. He can meet us there and he can inflate them. If it’s something worse, he can tow it to his garage and we’ll get some new ones put on.″

″I’m really sorry, Ray. This is such a nuisance.″

″Shut up about that. I should be there in less than ten minutes. Don’t worry. I’ll take care of it.″

″Thank you. I love you.″

″Love you, too.″

Title: O Is For Onus
Series: Due South Alphabet Series
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Explicit Language, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, Emotional H/C
Word Count: 21,000

Summary:
Ray has difficulties with a case. Two Mounties have committed misconduct and he has the video to prove it. Turning them in will save his client, but it will likely cause backlash against his partner. It's not easy to do the right thing.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62756506

Snippet:

″He said what?″

″Yeah. He thinks you’re feeding me info on my cases to help get them thrown out.″

Ben still wore his blue uniform, but leaned back against the kitchen counter. He crossed his arms across his chest as he digested the information. It took him a few extra seconds to respond. ″But we don’t talk about your cases in any detail.″

″I know that, which is what I told him. But I just wanted you to know what he might say down the line.″

″And you think he’s serious?″

″I don’t know. It could just be a bluff. He was mad that I turned him down for the job.″

Frowning, Ben sat down at the kitchen table across from Ray. ″Did you tell Gus about what he said?″

″I did. He told me not to worry about it. He thinks Grimm is just pissed about losing so many cases and me not taking him seriously about the job offer.″

″But it is worrying, Ray. If he should make even a suggestion of impropriety on my part, that could make things very difficult at work.″

″I know.″ Ray placed his hand over Ben’s. ″I’m sorry. I just thought you should know.″

Turning his hand upward, Ben laced his fingers with Ray’s. ″I appreciate that. He can investigate, but he won’t find anything. However, the fallout could be unpleasant. Too many people are prone to believing rumors over fact.″

Title: N Is For Nights
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Series: The Due South Alphabet Series
Word Count: 13,952
Tags: male slash, explicit language, alternate universe-canon divergent, supernatural elements, hurt/comfort, angst, case fic
Summary: Ben has to go on night shift and Ray is not happy about it.
LinK:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/62268717

Snippet:

Still upset with the news, Ray grumbled. ″Easy for you to say. You can sleep like a log at the drop of a hat. Me, I have a hard time sleeping alone. You know that.″

″I’m sorry, but what do you want me to do, Ray? It’s my job.″

The hurt tone brought Ray’s head up. He realized he was being a jerk. It wasn’t Ben’s fault he was stuck with such a rotten schedule. Cops everywhere were at the mercy of the higher ups who only cared about coverage, not the impact on the personal lives of the people involved. He understood it, but that didn’t mean he had to like it.

″No, I’m sorry. I’m just being an asshole. I know it’s out of your hands. I don’t like it, but I know you don’t have a choice.″

″Believe me, Ray, if it were up to me, I’d cancel this part of the training, but it’s beyond my control.″

″I know.″ And he did.

Ben cupped Ray’s cheek and teased his thumb along the whiskery jawline. ″I really do know it’s difficult for you to sleep alone, Ray. I wish there was something I could do to help. However, like I said it’s for a limited time. Six weeks isn’t that long in the big scheme of things.″

Ray captured Ben’s hand against his cheek. Then he pulled it away and kissed his palm. ″We’ll get through it.″

″I know we will.″

Title: Christmas Memories
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Alternate Universe-canon divergent, Explicit language, Non-explicit sex, Christmas
Word Count: 6,586
Summary: Two Christmas stories about Ray and Fraser and how they meet.
Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61653259

Snippet:

In the distance he heard the church bells announcing the arrival of Christmas. Ray missed the days when that sound would’ve made him smile.

″May I join you?″

Ray glanced up to see a man wearing a funny wide-brimmed hat and a red suit under a heavy wool coat. The uniform looked familiar, but Ray’s brain was fried. He just nodded. ″Sure.″

The guy brushed off the snow on the bench beside him and sat down. In front of them a large white dog yipped as he danced and spun around in the snow. Ray had to admit it was a cute scene. He liked dogs, but he wouldn’t dare have one. No way, no how.

″The dog yours?″

″He’s half wolf actually.″

Ray turned his head and studied the stranger. God, up close, paying attention, Ray had to admit the guy was a looker. He had dark hair and even in the low light, the blue eyes were impressive. Ray tried to play off his immediate attraction and asked, ″You got a license for a half wolf?″

″I do as it happens.″

Ray’s cheeks heated, embarrassed by his reaction to having such a handsome man sit so close and meet his eyes. He turned his attention back to the animal. ″How did you manage that?″

″There are certain laws that allow it when the canine is used for service.″

Then Ray thought about the red uniform. ″Service as in some kind of military?″

″The RCMP.″

Ray snorted in amusement at such a ridiculous thought. ″You’re a Mountie? In Chicago?″

The answering chuckle was warm and touched Ray deep inside. ″I am. I work at the Canadian Consulate.″

Ray turned his head again and studied him a little closer. Of course! How could Ray not see it when he first sat down? ″I think I’ve heard of you. Your name Fraser?″

The blue eyes widened slightly in surprise. ″It is.″

″Yeah, you’re the guy who works out of the two-seven with Vecchio.″ It was a statement, not a question.

″How could you possibly know that?″

Title: All the Rage
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Tags: male slash, explicit language, Christmas, Episode tag for "Good for the Soul", Hurt/Comfort
Summary:
It's Christmas and Ray has to deal with his feelings about Fraser's beating. It's not all about the rage against Warfield, but also about his other feelings, the ones he's trying not to think about.

Word Count: 5,216

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/61277404

Snippet:
Ray took a deep breath and closed his eyes while he balled his fists. If he could get Warfield in a room somewhere, he could just see himself punching that asshole’s lights out. Hell, left to his own devices, Ray might do a whole lot worse than beat that bastard. A hand lightly touched his shoulder and Ray opened his eyes. ″What?″

″It’s all right, Ray. I’m all right. You don’t have to be so angry.″

″But I am angry, Fraser. I’m seriously pissed off.″ Ray leaned in a little closer and only spoke loud enough to be heard over the dance music and the party chatter. ″You could’ve been killed going out on your own and that’s not buddies.″