TEAM WHIMSY: Day 3, "I Am a Man Upon the Land"

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Title: I Am a Man Upon the Land
Author: Stars (simplystars)
Team: Whimsy
Prompt: "This is the third time I tried to tell her - she won't listen!"
Pairing(s): Fraser/Kowalski
Length: 13,000 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None.
Summary: Fraser tells Ray a story. Ray doesn't like the ending. They live happily ever after.
Author's Notes: Infinite thanks to kernezelda, who encourages me to write even when she has no idea what I'm writing about – without her, this story would not have been written. Much gratitude and appreciation to zabira, torra, catwalksalone, lamentables, and etcetera_cat for insightful comments and all sorts of help, and to all the Whimsical members of my team and the mods for general awesomeness and support.

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Comments

[keerawa.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm.

Ray moved his arms and legs spasmodically. At first it appeared he might be checking for injuries, which had Fraser briefly concerned until he realized that Ray was merely making a snow angel, as he was wont to do. This made me laugh. It's so joyfully RAY.

The poetry was grogeous, and the seal story was in a different voice, one that just ... I don't know, it fit. It made me ache. Lovely.

Vague, echoing sensations, the lingering reverberation of muscle memory. Ray's hands on his body, all over his bodies, both of them, sleek-wet fur and cold slick skin... There is something so very, very intimate about that, about being known and touched in both of his forms.

Thanks so much for writing it!