Relax:
due South:
Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski:
angst/romance/happy ending:
Length: 12228:
Author on Live Journal: http://dsudis.livejournal.com/
Author/Artist Website: http://dira.ficlaundering.com/ (http://www.example.com/)

Author's summary: Fraser hypnotises Ray by accident. The rest he does on purpose.

Review:

This is, like everything Dira Sudis writes, incredibly beautiful. She portrays a horribly conflicted, angst ridden Fraser with a delicate touch. He feels things profoundly, is tongue tied and guilt ridden, and deeply, painfully in love with Ray Kowalski. He does something which he feels is utterly unforgiveable, and the depiction of his journey toward confession is told with a precision I wish I could emulate.

Ray Kowalski in this is seen through the lens of Fraser's infatuation, and again, the description of him (particularly under hypnosis) is poignant and poised, and pretty much perfect. (Sorry for all the 'ps' - this fic makes me feel poetic.)

I don't want to spoiler it by giving away too much of the plot, but I did find it a beautiful read - not just satisfying in terms of plot and resolution, but simply a joy to read every word of it. It is one of the fanfics that lives on my kindle, and to which I return when I want to remember just how good fanfic can be. (Oh. And the sex is good too.)




Relax (http://archiveofourown.org/works/91266/)