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ds_flashfictionTitle: I Am a Man Upon the Land
Author: Stars (![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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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 tokernezelda, 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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I Am a Man Upon the Land
[Poll #1250876]
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.Once you've read the story, please take a moment to vote in the poll below. Ratings go from 1 (low) to 9 (high), so all you need to do is enter a single number in that range into each text entry box. You'll be able to see the Genre information in the header above.
More details about the voting procedure can be found here.
I Am a Man Upon the Land
[Poll #1250876]
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Date: 2008-09-01 05:58 pm (UTC)There are many ways a story can impress me. This one does it at first glance through its language. It has enough poetry to be lyrical and enough prose to not be flowery. It flows and ebbs, and I was so captivated I didn't know I was reading. I slipped into Fraser's head.
Fraser is so very much himself. His longing and need is clearly visible without becoming overbearing, I could practically taste it. I love how he views Ray, how we see him through Fraser's eyes.
But then there is the story itself, the plot. Interesting take on an old theme, with the touch of due South to make it specific, and not just generic. I loved its pacing and the slow and steady build-up. And I loved how Fraser and Ray's story was interwoven with the story of the selky.
Stunning.