#due south fanfiction

[bylightofdawn]

So instead of editing I got to thinking about all the A M A Z I N G due south fanfic I used to read and holy shit. The old due south archive is still up and kicking (though it's mostly been moved over to AO3. But also Speranza's old site is still live.

Y'all I was reading fic on that site like....20 years ago. My brain is blown someone is still lovingly keeping their old fanfic site alive and I just....it makes me so stupidly happy that this piece of fandom history is still alive any well.

So OF COURSE I am perusing the archive, trying to pick out what fic I want to read, and I keep seeing these familiar writers whose works (again) I have prolly been following for 20 years through like...a dozen fandoms. And it's just...the most awesome and surreal sensation. It's like seeing an old friend you haven't seen in years despite the fact you've never actually interacted with them. You're just so excited to see them again and you instantly want to know what they've been up to (i.e. what fanfics have they written since you last checked out their page).

It just makes me very verklempt, which isn't a word I use often. Mainly because most people don't know wtf it means, but yeah, that's the right word.

Also I'm going to download all my faves to epub. Apparently I only had 3 due south fanfics on my tablet. I could have sworn I'd saved some of these fics from the old archive and converted them but nope! Which means I would have lost some old faves like True North and Northwest Passage. I do however have Chicago's Most Wanted saved and I've been thinking about re-reading that all night long.

So yeah...no editing or writing for me tonight, suffice it to say.

Also...the fact I'm going from reading Naruto fanfiction to due south fanfic now in the same week...what ancient fandom am I going to dive into next??

[thisweekinfandomhistory]

Helloooo, Chicago! This very special bonus episode was recorded LIVE at FanExpo Chicago '23 on the Creator Stage, and we're so excited to get to share it with you all! To celebrate and thank FXC for inviting us to perform, we decided to honor the Windy City and give a brief overview of a few fannish events in a fandom that owes it all to the Chi: due South. The heartwarming tale of a Canadian Mountie, a deaf wolfdog, some ghosts, and two gentlemen named Ray, due South is one of the hardiest fandoms of the '90s and boy, howdy, was its drama nutty, eh? From the Religious War of '96 to the still-ongoing Ray Wars, due South fans have seen, said, and done it all. And we salute them here, at the first episode we've gotten to record in the same room. Enjoy! (The normal episode for this week is coming soon! COVID is delaying its release, boo.)

This Week In Fandom History is a fandom-centric podcast that tells you… what happened this week in fandom history!

[phantomstatistician]

Fandom: The X-Files

Sample Size: 1,320 crossover stories

Source: AO3

[ooutruneverything]

I would like to take a moment to mourn Brothers in Arms, the multifandom archive, who died a quiet death sometime in 2023

[lupines-slash-recs]

Rec: Katabasis by Aria

Title: Katabasis Author: Aria Canon: Due South Pairing: Stanley ‘Ray’ Kowalski/Benton Fraser Rating: Mature [R] Word Count: 16,878 Summary: “I talked to your dad, I went through this place called the Borderland,

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[pollylynn]

RIP Gordon Pinsent. Hey, @coraclavia, remember when you and Brain Poneh conspired to make me write Caskett Mountie Pr0n?

[thelovelybitten]

stendynation !!! decked the halls chappie two tonight 8PM MST !!! :D (exclusively on wattpad :) )

Check out the first chappie here !! :)

spoiler: it’s getting cold in there

[mific]

Fandom: due South Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski Characters: Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski, Harding Welsh, Margaret Thatcher (due South), Thomas Dewey, Jack Huey, Diefenbaker (due South), Original Male Character Additional Tags: Fanfiction, Established Relationship, Dress Up, Costumes, Marking, Humor, Sensation Play, Consent Play, cross-dressing, Fanart, Digital Art Summary: Ray's not looking forward to the departmental fancy dress ball, but Fraser has a plan that could make him change his mind.

[thefancyspin]

There's a purse snatcher cuffed to Ray's desk and a kid across the bullpen insisting he never painted that phallic symbol on the patrol car and Fraser's here wearing red and acting like he never screwed Ray's brains out last night.

[foolishmortal]

All in all, it takes Eames an international flight, a thumbed ride across fifty miles of ice road, followed by a nail-biting, turbulent leg in a cargo plane, and finally, a half hour journey via snowmobile under the dwindling winter sunlight, with extremely limited road markers, before he arrives at the foot of Arthur’s bolthole.

My submission for the Secret Saito 2022 fest, for the prompt "caribou." General Audiences, Arthur/Eames, background Fraser/RayK. Thanks to @crimeandcricket and @juniperpomegranate for the beta and britpick.

[bylightofdawn]

Fanfic Rec: Chicago's Most Wanted

So I started to re-read Chicago's Most Wanted and I forgot how HILARIOUS this fic is. It opens in media res with Fraser and Ray K in an interogation room and from there jumps back in time to where Fraser is undercover in a prison, gets konked on the head and forgets he's a Mountie etc. He buys his cover identity and just...goes with it. Becoming a unholy terror to the CPD and a modern day robin hood who wins the hearts and support of the people because he gives huge chunks of his burgled loot to those in need. Because even an amensiac Fraser is still a do gooder at heart.

Meanwhile poor Ray is losing his mind over the whole thing.

So it's pretty much the plot of a really ridiculous and totally believable due South episode. In point of fact, Fraser did lose his memory in one episode from a similar konk to the head.

Even if you don't know this fandom I highly recommend it because it's hilarious, a fun romp, well-written and just the right amount of spicy.

[portlandwithyou]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: due South Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio Summary:

He’s been a lot of things in his life- Fraser, Benton, the Mountie, even Ben, but never Benny.

[california-112]

Done Deal

General Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply | Gen | English  

Fandom: Due South

Characters: Ray Vecchio, Benton Fraser, Joey Paducci, Harding Welsh

Additional tags: Episode: s01e17 The Deal (due South), Hurt/Comfort, Canon Dialogue

Summary:

As he knelt, Fraser's head slackened and rolled to the side. Joey was staring down the corridor after the Mountie's attackers. "I could go after them, get-" "Don't." Ray's voice was monotone, feeling the slightly flustered pulse at Fraser's neck and trying to remember if he'd heard a gunshot. -or- What happened between the bus depot and the break room. Both Fraser and Ray are having their share of difficult times.

SPOILERS FOR S01E17 'THE DEAL'

Link to AO3

[lupines-slash-recs]

Rec: Running to Glacier Point by Julesmonster

Title: Running to Glacier Point Author: Julesmonster Canon: Due South Pairing: Stanley ‘Ray’ Kowalski/Benton Fraser Rating: Teen [PG] Word Count: 18,403 Summary: After being injured in the line of duty, RayK heads to Canada to get

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[oldfangirl81]

Music playing, tea ready and storm adding atmosphere so time to write. Now which fandom...

[crowleysgirl56]

Timeline of the last 12 months of the Good Omens fandom.

July 2023 - Good Omens season 2 drops. Fans watch on the presumption this season is based on the sequel idea Terry and NG spoke of in the 90’s and 2006. Reactions are mixed but mostly positive. We’re happy with fluff. Initial thoughts: “I don’t see how this story could have been fleshed out into an entire novel, but I guess it was only ever just initial ideas, so I suppose that works.”

July 2023 - THE KISS.

Fandom reaction: NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!

August 2023 - NG responds to fandom

NG: “Season 2 isn’t actually based on the idea Terry and I spoke about.”

Fandom: “What?”

NG: “Season 2 is just a bridging story to get us to season 3. That will be the story that Terry and I discussed.”

Fandom: “What!?”

NG: “Season 3 hasn’t been greenlit by Prime yet so we might not get it.”

Fandom: “WHAT?!”

NG: “Also I wrote the kiss that way by giving the fandom what you want without actually giving you what you want. So like, stop asking me for things or I won’t write them.”

Fandom: “AAARRRGGGHHHHH!!!”

August to November 2023 - The fandom, now lost and depressed, mope through the halls of Tumblr and Reddit, desperately clinging to any piece of information dropped by NG, sharing fan art, creating headcanons and theories, and writing the angstiest of angst fanfiction ever written. Some weep in a corner mumbling about the South Downs. Most just trudge through their daily lives, listless and despondent.

December 2023 - Prime greenlights Good Omens Season 3.

Fandom: YES! OMG HOORAY! WAHOO! Dancing in the streets. Fanfiction turns to fluff and smut. NG is active and happy, answering many questions without actually answering them. Gives us the hilarious gift of Dottie and Sadie.

January 2024 - speculation of when season 3 filming will begin commences. Realisation that it could be quite a while starts to sink in. Actors and writers strike has caused delay to the scripts being written. David and Michael have taken on theatre work which will delay their filming schedules. Douglas McKinnon announces he’s stepping away as director. Fandom has slight freak out, but NG reassures everyone it’s nothing to worry about, and linked to the recent strikes.

Early to mid 2024 - “The invisible and unbreakable line that joins Crowley and Aziraphale”.

Fandom: AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! We inevitably become even more feral. Much fanart is made.

March 2024 - David hosts the BAFTAs and Michael helps him during the opening. David is then nominated for TV BAFTA for Good Omens.

Fandom: OMG YYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAYYYY!!! Much dancing and celebration is had once again. We are so in love.

May 2024 - filming schedule for GO season 3 is announced. It will commence January 2025. The fandom reacts.

Fandom: “That’s still so long away!” “Michael and David will have their hair dyed white and red for the awards season!” “Going by the previous production schedule this means season 3 won’t reach our screen until 2026! No!” “Cannot wait for this to start filming we are going to be so feral!” More fanfiction, more fanart.

June 2024 - David hosts Pub in the Park. Michael joins him.

Fandom: THEY ARE SO CUTE! HOW CAN THEY BE THIS CUTE, WE DON’T DESERVE THEM.

Early July 2024 - horrible allegations are laid against NG and the fandom comes to a terrible crashing halt. Much debate and discussion is had back and forth: “Believe the victims”. “Separate the art from the artist”. “Drop the fandom entirely”. “Step back for a moment”. There is a lot of arguing, but there is also still a lot of love. NG has fled all social media.

Late July 2024 - until it’s January, and the show actually starts filming, Good Omens season 3 has now become Schrödinger’s Series. It both now exists and doesn’t exist. Prime at any moment may pull the production due to the backlash against NG. The fandom now re-examines McKinnon’s departure speculating if he left for other reasons. We once again despondently trudge the halls of tumblr and Reddit feeling the same feeling of this time last year.

And that pretty much brings us up to date. Anything could happen in the next six months, which is why I feel we’re all worried. It’s why I’m worried. So instead, keep sharing the art, keep writing the fanfiction, keep speculating with theories and headcanons. Let’s be here for each other. Because we created this fandom for each other. It doesn’t belong to NG anymore. Let’s do this for Terry. Personally, I can’t wait to come back to this timeline and add January 2025 - filming begins.