Mountie On Board

[theodosia.livejournal.com]

This one gets a little (literally) inspiration from the Due South mood icons that cmshaw and some others use -- which I find adorable beyond all reason. Also a youthful exposure to Krazy Kat probably figures into this.

It's just a cute little thing, 300 words on the nose.


Mountie On Board

Almost since he could remember, Ray had imagined a tiny Punk Ray perched on his shoulder, clad in a black leather jacket, torn T-shirt, tight jeans, and Doc Martins, and keeping up a steady stream of observations about his life. “What a colossal asshole,” or “Put him in the Done box, he’s guilty,” or “He’s lying, kick him in the head!” Sometimes Ray took the advice, most of the time he knew better.

Originally Punk Ray was balanced by Altar Boy Stanley on the other shoulder, all innocent eyes and embroidered cassock, but sometime in the past six months he’d morphed into a tiny Mountie – in, God help him, full RCMP drag – popping up at odd intervals to remind Ray to be nice to old ladies, or hold the door, or hold his tongue, or hold on there, “It only takes an extra second to be courteous.” Usually Ray could see the point in his advice, though the jeers of Punk Ray sometimes embarrassed him.

Today, though, Punk Ray hadn’t only jeered at the Mountie, he’d thrown a teensy little brick at his head. Which forced the Mountie to duck – and then he pushed back the sleeves of his tiny scarlet tunic, straightened his miniature Stetson, and marched right across to Ray’s other shoulder, grabbed Punk Ray by his leather lapels, and gave the little guy a great big wet kiss—

“Give me a break!” Ray said out loud, which startled Fraser so much he nearly dropped the binoculars he was using for surveillance of a suspect house, and Dief whined inquisitively from the back seat. Ray could feel his face heat up, and was very grateful for the darkness in the car. “Never mind,” he said. Even my imaginary friends get more action than I do.

Comments

[mei-x.livejournal.com]

This is great! It's wonderful that those little mood icons were an inspiration; I always found them to be so cute.

[jenboo.livejournal.com]

OMG! I can see the little guys...that's so cuuuute!! *g*
*applause*

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Even my imaginary friends get more action than I do.

I think this is the perfect springboard to 700 more words of smut. Just my opinion, mind you. *g*

[mergatrude.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! So who does Fraser have on each shoulder???

[cesperanza.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! So who does Fraser have on each shoulder???

I was wondering the same thing. Sequel, please! Also, please let there be fucking somewhere at the back of Ray's neck. *g*

[ardent-muses.livejournal.com]

I love those little mood icons, too. I think laurakaye created the first ones, but if I'm mistaken, I'm sure some kind person will correct me.

This was terrific. Inventive. I can imagine Ray imagining this -- it's right in character for him. Funny too.

Here's the problem I had: It didn't go on long enough, so there's not enough smut. *G* Any chance of a sequel?

[maubast.livejournal.com]

Sequel, please! :)

[dracostella.livejournal.com]

Today, though, Punk Ray hadn’t only jeered at the Mountie, he’d thrown a teensy little brick at his head.

LOL! LOL! LOL!

You made my night!

[akite.livejournal.com]

This was so cute! ::g:: I'd like to know what Fraser has on his shoulders too. Or maybe with dead Dad hanging around all the time, he doesn't need them.

[mergatrude.livejournal.com]

That was my second thought, because really, Dad seems to give enough conflicting advice!

[imkalena.livejournal.com]

Awwww! This was so adorable it just melted me.*g* I'll have a smile all morning.

[daughtershade.livejournal.com]

Okay, now I'm really frightened because you have completely sucked out my brain and are using it. :D Totally unrelated to this story (which was really good and cute btw), I was telling my best friend the last week that I'd been watching too much DS. The reason? Because everytime I did something I could imagine a little Fraser Angel on my shoulder telling me "You should do what's right. It's your duty." etc, etc. Meanwhile on my other shoulder was a punky Ray screaming "Kick 'em in the head!" (That's Ray Devil's answer to everything, reguardless, it's quite annoying after a while.) I told her that I was going to have to start imagining a little Turnbull sitting on top of my head trying to mediate and saying "Can't we all just get along?". *sigh* I have mental problems. So I guess great minds think alike.

[brooklinegirl.livejournal.com]

I love those mood icons, too, and they fit very well as Angel-Ray and Devil-Ray. And the tiny, rule-abiding Mountie...hysterical. Lovely tiny fic!

[sophiap.livejournal.com]

Brava! I love mini-Fraser's response to the brick.

[bethbethbeth.livejournal.com]

Oh, this is wonderful! I was going to use a quote, but I would have had to copy/paste the entire snippet in here.

Naughty Punk Ray with the brick! I'm certainly glad the Little Mountie knows how to...um...respond to provocation. *g*

[rliz.livejournal.com]

How charming this is, Theo!