The Cabin

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Fraser/Kowalski Fanfiction
Title: The Cabin
Author(s): Honisoit
Date(s):
Length:
Genre: slash
Fandom: due South
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The Cabin is a Fraser/Ray K story by Honisoit.

Reactions and Reviews

This is a very unusual rape recovery story, in which Ray never really recovers completely from a violent rape....

The shame, the self-loathing in his voice was thick enough to cut. But he was going to live, I was determined about that. And he would be happy again too, if I could manage it.

When I went back in, Ray was asleep, holding on to Diefenbaker for dear life. Dief was awake and looked at me with wise eyes. I patted his head. "Thank you, Dief," I said quietly - he licked my hand. I owed him Ray's life and he could make me pay as much as he wanted and I would never be able to repay him. I blew out the lamp and went to bed.

What I love about this story is the very matter-of-fact treatment of rape recovery and it's exploration of the bleak concept that sometimes severe trauma leaves such terrible scars that even love cannot completely heal the damage. You would think that this would be a terribly bleak and melancholy story but somehow I merely found it refreshingly realistic. The bravery of people who manage to keep going each day depite the terrible things life can throw at them is highlighted - and I prefer that any day to the artificial "Romeo and Juliet" hystrionics of some stories. [1]

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