You Can't Take That Away From Me
| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | You Can't Take That Away From Me |
| Author(s): | joandarck |
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| Genre(s): | slash |
| Fandom(s): | Due South |
| Relationship(s): | Fraser/Kowalski |
| External Links: | online here Wayback link |
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You Can't Take That Away From Me is a Fraser/Kowalski story by joandarck.
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Ray gets himself kidnapped by a cabal of evil nurses (or something) and after a few days of mind-altering drugs doesn't remember anything or anyone. The story starts with him holed up in a room, taking potshots at Fraser, Welsh, Huey, and Dewey, who are barricaded outside in the hallway until Fraser convinces Ray to let him in to talk. (Ray requires that Fraser strip first, natch.) This story is all about the awesome: Fraser. Ray. Welsh. Huey. The nurse sneaking pictures of Fraser in his boxers. Hell, even *Dewey* is awesome. In fact the only thing that isn't 100% awesome is the ending, which is kind of abrupt (I suspect that she was writing for a deadline and ran out of time), but that's more than made up for by the absolute awesomeness of amnesia!Ray, who is a little gay and who is absolutely convinced that the bad guys sent Fraser in as part of a honey-pot trap. Just...awesome. Perfect if you need a laugh.[1]
Joandarck is a fabulous new writer to the dS fandom. She has the quirky tone of Due South down perfectly, and her RayK voice is just divine--one of the best I've ever read. In this fic, she employs one of fandom's (and my) favorite cliches: amnesia. It was written for ds_flashfiction's amnesty challenge for the cliche challenge. It's a 'first time' fic with all the essentials: great characterizations, spot-on humor, a dash of angst, and a wonderful ending. The last paragraph just blows me away. Also, if you're a fan of the "minor" characters Welsh and Dewey, you're in for a treat. Enjoy![2]
The One That Conclusively Proves the Equation "Amnesia + Guns = NO." You Can't Take That Away From Me, by joandarck. Due South, Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski.
I suppose one problem with the whole vacation-from-your-stress concept is that it might make you, for example, forget why it's a bad idea to shoot at your partner. Or hit on him. Or go down on him.
Of course, that's precisely what happens to Ray Kowalski in this story, and while it kind of sucks for Ray - there's nothing quite like being imprisoned in a hospital (no, really, doesn't that just sound like the sort of thing nightmares are made of?) when you don't know who you are - it's great for readers. There's amnesia! There's jokes about the extremely comical pants that Mounties wear! There's sharpshooting! There's humor! There's inappropriate touching! Basically, it's everything I love about due South, with added sex.
Really, this could be an episode, in a world where TV shows featured just slightly more gay sex. Although it's probably a good thing it wasn't, since Fraser stripping in a hospital hallway might, if filmed, caused certain fangirls I know to die. Of glee, yes, but I'd miss them. (Although just imagine the fascinating picspams the survivors would post. We'd have to invent a whole new cut-tag text warning just for them - something along the lines of, "Not dial-up or panty friendly.")
My point is: read this. It's fun for the whole family, provided your family consists entirely of people with a good sense of humor and a strong interest in underdressed Mounties. [3]
References
- ^ You Can't Take That Away From Me by joandarck (R), Archived version, post at Epic Recs by jane_elliot, Mar. 17th, 2008
- ^ Rec post at Crack Van, 2006-02-03.
- ^ rec by thefourthvine, February 4, 2007