Grey's Closet

Title: March
Series: 29th in The Due South Alphabet Series
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit

Tags: Male Slash, Alternate Universe-Canon Divergent, explicit sex and language, emotional hurt/comfort, deaths of secondary characters

Word Count: 46,664

Summary: Ray worries about a possible danger out of Chicago. A major investigation is carried out against a racist Mountie. Ray suffers from a serious personal loss and doesn't handle it well despite Ben's best efforts.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/…

Snippet:

Ben finished his tea and stood up. ″I should shower and get ready for work. Would you like to shower first?″

″No, that’s fine. You do it. I’m going in a little later today. I’ve got some appointments first.″

″What appointments?″

″I need to pick up my new Canadian passport for one.″

″And the other?″

Ray touched the sidepiece on his glasses. ″I’m tired of changing these out for readers a hundred times a day. I called last week about getting some old folks’ glasses.″

″Old folks glasses? Do you by any chance mean bifocals?″

″Yeah, like I said, old folk glasses. He made me up a pair. I go pick them up this morning. I’m officially old old now.″

″Old old?″

″Old bones, old eyes, just plain old.″

Ben smiled and leaned down for a quick kiss. ″You’re younger than I am and I love you in glasses.″

″Or without.″

″That, too, yes.″

Ray grinned, suddenly imagining all the things Ben could do to make him stop worrying so much. ″How about we shower together?″

Ben didn’t answer with words, but with another kiss. He grabbed Ray’s hand and led him off to jump start the day. Who knew getting clean and dirty could happen at the same time?

Title: Emergency Contact 4
Series: Emergency Contact
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, Alternate Universe: Canon Divergent, explicit language, sexual content
Word Count: 23,694
Summary: Ray is recovering from his shoulder injury. He needs to decide on what to do with his life. Fraser and Ray buy a house.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/…

Snippet:

Ray moved in from behind, wrapping his two good arms around Fraser’s middle and kissing the side of his neck. ″Good morning, Good Looking.″

Fraser grinned. ″You’re up early.″ Then he put his tea cup down on the counter and leaned back into the embrace a few moments before he turned to face his partner.

Ray kissed him properly, his tongue taking a morning tour. As he pulled back, Ray smiled. ″Thought I’d go to the gym, work out a little.″

″This is the third day in a row.″

Releasing Fraser, Ray stepped around him and poured himself some coffee. Despite recovering mostly from his shoulder injury, Ray hadn’t decided quite what to do with himself yet. He had a long list of choices, but he needed to think a bit longer before he jumped into anything. If he could, he’d be a cop again, but that wasn’t possible while living in Canada. He had the money to start a new business thanks to his pension and inheritance from Stella, but he was still in the consideration stage. Meanwhile, he needed to keep busy, get his arm and shoulder back to normal, or as close to normal as it could get.

″I know, I know, it’s not like me to go anywhere this early, but I like the new trainer they hired. Besides, once you leave for work, there’s not much point of laying around here all alone.″

″You have Diefenbaker and Alice.″

Ray leaned back against the counter and took a quick sip of coffee. Amused, he had to tease just a little. ″You think a cat and dog can replace you?″

″Not at all. I just meant...″

Before Fraser could explain himself, Ray did it for him. ″I know you worry about me being here alone all day, Fraser, but I’m fine. I keep busy.″ Ray saw the flash of doubt in those deep blue eyes. ″I’m serious. I’m okay. Besides, now that my shoulder’s better, I like working out. Every day it feels a little stronger.″

″That’s wonderful news.″

″You bet.″ Considering how bad it’d been, it was a fucking miracle. Ray drained his coffee and put the cup in the sink. He’d wash it out later when he got back from the gym. ″And eventually, I’ll figure out the rest.″

″The rest?″

″What I want to do with the rest of my life.″

Paul Gross who played Constable Benton Fraser in Due South has a birthday today. He was born April 30, 1959. I love that show.

Just some pictures of the man through the ages.

Title: February
Part 28 of the Alphabet series
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male slash, alternate universe-canon divergent, explicit sexual content, explicit language, case fic
Word Count: 24,456

Summary: Ray becomes a Canadian.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/…


Snippet:

His father’s ghost straighten slightly and then said, ″Now, about the Yank.″

″What about him?″

″I hear he’s supposed to be a Canadian after this weekend.″

Ben beamed with pride. ″Yes. He’s taking the oath on Saturday.″

″Congratulations. But I have one question.″

″What’s that?″

″What am I supposed to call him once he’s converted?″

″He’s not converting, Dad. Being Canadian isn’t a religion.″

″Speak for yourself. At any rate, I won’t be able to call him Yank anymore. So what should I call him?″

″Call him Ray, Dad.″

″Ray is is then. Give him my blessings.″ His father hesitated and then met Ben’s gaze. ″I have to go now. I won’t be back to see him sworn in, but I’ll be there in spirit.″

″Isn’t that the way you’re always around?″

His father actually chuckled. ″An attempt at humor, Son?″

″I try.″

″Keep trying.″

Then his father blinked away and Ben heard Ray shuffling in from the bedroom. ″What’s going on? Who are you talking to?″

″My father was here.″

″Yeah? Been a while. He have anything good to report?″

″Only that he won’t be calling you Yank anymore.″

Ray smirked. ″About time. It only took renouncing my country and joining you guys across the border to finally make that happen.″

″Indeed.″

Looks like someone had the same idea I did, but they put it together with an actual image of the Statue of David. It's such a striking resemblance.

This is just one of the pictures of Connor Storrie from Heated Rivalry in VMan Magazine. OMG, he reminds me of David by Michelangelo from the 1500s. Am I wrong?

BEWARE
This post contains spoilers for the movie Rental Family.

Rental Family staring Brendan Fraser is about an American actor living in Japan. He works for a company where citizens hire actors to play parts in their lives. He could be paid to be a groom, a mourner, a biographer or even a father for a fatherless child. Of course any of those roles could become personal if he gets too attached to a client.

This movie is not at all what I expected. I'm not sure why I thought it would be heart-warming or a comedy. What I got was something sad, something that made me think about how grim it is that people have to hire others to be part of their lives. The fact that it's become a common practice made it even more depressing to me.

It was an interesting movie, but not something I really enjoyed. It did, however, make me think about the human condition in modern times.

Title: January
Author: Grey/Grey853
Fandom: Due South
Pairing: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Rating: Explicit
Tags: Male Slash, explicit language, explicit sex, alternate universe-canon divergent, case fic
Word Count: 40,274
Summary: In this next step in the Alphabet series, Ray and Ben start the New Year together. Ray wants to become a Canadian. Frannie wants to get married. Ray helps Ben with his case of exotic animal trafficking.

Link:
https://archiveofourown.org/works/…

Snippet:

″So how much longer?″ Ray clapped his gloved hands together and stomped his feet. He could hardly feel them. ″It’s freezing.″

″It shouldn’t be much longer, Ray. Why don’t you head home? I’ll be there shortly.″

″Not going to happen. I’ll go home when you do.″

Ben smiled and leaned in for a quick kiss, but lingered instead. He rarely did that while on duty, but it was dark out and everyone else was kissing their way into the New Year. Ray gave as good as he got and that was plenty. Pulling back, Ben whispered, ″Happy New Year, Ray.″

″Right back at you. It’s a shame you have to work for a living.″

Ben chuckled. ″I rather enjoyed the fireworks to see in the new year.″

″Who needs fireworks when you’ve got the Northern Lights?″

″I have to agree that the Aurora Borealis is spectacular this time of year. Still, it was a rather excellent pyrotechnic display for the celebration.″

″Wasn’t bad. A little loud. I’m glad we left the dogs at home. Yuki would’ve had a fit.″

″He is rather sensitive to loud noises.″

″Which is ironic considering Dief is as deaf as a door nail.″

″Even so, Diefenbaker takes notice of Yuki’s reactions. Together they can be rather rambunctious. It’s best they’re at home.″

″I think I just said that.″

″So you did.″

Is anyone else watching the HBO Max series Heated Rivalry? OMG, it's an a boy meets boy on the ice. Hockey love, people! It's very explicit, but it's more than that. As it goes along, there's an actual intimate relationship that develops, something more than just sex. I'm frankly impressed by how well it's written and acted. Love the two leads.



I have to say I was rather surprised that they've actually developed it beyond the sex scenes. It's a very slashy romance.

I woke up to 23 degrees, five inches of snow and no internet. I'm just glad I had power and the internet outage was short-lived. I'm in Kentucky and we're not used to this kind of weather so early in the season. We don't usually get snow until late December or January. I'm personally not a fan of the white stuff unless it's in a movie.

I'm hoping at some point that some industrious kid from the neighborhood will drop by and want to make some cash by digging me out. So far, no luck.

Here's a shot of the sight outside my back door.



I'm so not looking forward to this winter.