i'd have like a million of his babies

[schmerica]

Things I found surprisingly difficult about writing my first stab at Fraser/Vecchio fic ever, over at stop_drop_porn:

1) The name thing. I have not paid enough attention to when it is Benny and when it is Fraser.

2) More importantly, oh my god, you guys. How on earth does anybody manage to write F/V without it turning into indigestible sap? I think their love might, in fact, be too pure, because I think I have a stomachache now.

Maybe long exposure to Ray Kowalski's assholeness has skewed my world view? I can't find the sharp edge and prickliness and desire and loneliness and corresponding puzzle pieces that make up an OTP for me outside of F/K now. Fraser and Vecchio just ... love each other. Where's the story in that?

(Obviously there are very many stories in that, because I have read and enjoyed tons of them, duh. But I can't see them for myself is my point. I guess they're just going to have to sit around having perfectly pure brotherly love while I plan out all the complicatedness of smooshing Fraser and Kowalski together. Alas!)

In other news, I am now officially a linguistics major. \o/! Oh, my LOVE. Also, first day of both Old Church Slavonic [yay Slavs! yay tiny tiny class!] and a seminar on Typology of Auxiliary Structures [looks really hard but interesting]. MMMMMM.

Comments

[j-s-cavalcante.livejournal.com]

I guess they're just going to have to sit around having perfectly pure brotherly love while I plan out all the complicatedness of smooshing Fraser and Kowalski together.

To me, this sounds like a perfect plan.

Ray Vecchio's love for Fraser is brotherly. It verges on the saintly. He has forgiven more than we'll ever know. I think sex could happen--but only once, or else it becomes a pity thing, and that's awful. I don't buy their love as a romance. You said:

Fraser and Vecchio just ... love each other. Where's the story in that?

You've hit the nail on the head. That's why they don't compel me as a pairing.

So I don't worry about it. I just don't accept F/V prompts. Other people can do it, but I can't make myself believe. :)

[timian.livejournal.com]

Ray Vecchio's love for Fraser is brotherly. It verges on the saintly.

I see them the same way. The love is obvious, but although I've made an effort, I can't see any romantic component. I guess I need my slash to be SUPER OBVIOUS, which Ray K/Fraser is, luckily.

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Ray Vecchio's love for Fraser is brotherly. It verges on the saintly. He has forgiven more than we'll ever know.

Nail, head, bam!

[j-s-cavalcante.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

Hey, that is one *sexy* picture of DM...is it Vecchio? Or from somewhere else?

In conclusion, Rae Kowalski.

Not that I'd stoop to leaving hints around everywhere. But pearl-o will forgive me when she reads your story. :)

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

The icon's definitely Vecchio, by sdwolfpup, but I don't know from which episode. Yay I have a Vecchio icon now!

And la la la Rae Kowalski!