belmanoir ([info]belmanoir) wrote in [info]ds_snippets,
@ 2008-03-17 16:44:00
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Entry tags:author: belmanoir, fandom: due south

"Anyone Perfect Must Be Lying" by belmanoir
Title: Anyone Perfect Must Be Lying
Fandom and Pairing: due South, Ray/Ray
Rating: PG
Length: 232
Prompt: Anything plain can be lovely, anything loved can be lost
Maybe I lost my direction, what if our love is the cost?
Anyone perfect must be lying, anything easy has its cost
Anyone plain can be lovely, anyone loved can be lost
"Falling For The First Time," Barenaked Ladies

Author’s Notes: Eee! One of my all-time favorite Ray/Ray songs! Beta'd by [info]snoopypez.


Ray really did love Fraser. He misses him, misses him like he missed Stella. He even misses how goddamn perfect he was, how he knew everything and could do everything and when he was behind you it felt like being bulletproof. He misses the way Fraser gleamed in the sun.

But--he always knew that that wasn't real. Or, it was real and it wasn't. But he always knew it was part that Fraser thought he should be like that. What Ray didn't realize was that it was part to camouflage a set of screaming neuroses that make Vecchio look like a fucking Stepford wife. And that Fraser was never, ever, gonna let him help with that.

Anyway, he kind of likes how Vecchio's a mess. How when he runs to keep up with Ray, he sweats and pants and grabs his side but keeps going. One time Ray almost falls off a roof and Vecchio catches him, and he can feel Vecchio struggling to support his weight, can see Vecchio eying the fall. When they're facing down some punk with a gun and Vecchio puts up his hands and starts talking, he's not trying to talk the kid down. He's trying to draw his fire, and they both know it.

Vecchio's no superhero. He's just a guy. He knows he could get hurt protecting Ray, and he does it anyway.


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[info]slidellra
2008-03-17 11:54 pm UTC (link)
Vecchio's no superhero. He's just a guy. He knows he could get hurt protecting Ray, and he does it anyway.

Oh, hell yeah. That's a beautiful thing, as is this snippet. Yay you!

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-17 11:58 pm UTC (link)
oh, VECCHIO. ♥

thank you!!

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[info]akite
2008-03-18 12:06 am UTC (link)
♥

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 12:15 am UTC (link)
thank you!!! icon love!

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[info]mrs_laugh_track
2008-03-18 12:26 am UTC (link)
Awww, VECCHIO. RAYS. I was so happy when I saw that this song was one of the prompts because I knew that you would do something awesome with it. And you did. You really did.

What Ray didn't realize was that it was part to camouflage a set of screaming neuroses that make Vecchio look like a fucking Stepford wife. And that Fraser was never, ever, gonna let him help with that

Amazing!

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 12:32 am UTC (link)
Stepford-wife!Vecchio: terrifying idea, or the terrifyingest idea?

Thanks!!! ♥ I lurve them so.

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[info]hurry_sundown
2008-03-18 02:04 am UTC (link)
What Ray didn't realize was that it was part to camouflage a set of screaming neuroses that make Vecchio look like a fucking Stepford wife.

This is God's own truth, isn't it?

Fics like this make me *swoon* over Ray/Ray. You OTP-underminer, you. *g*

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 11:33 pm UTC (link)
:) Ray/Ray is pretty swoonalicious. I think they might actually BE my OTP. It's so hard to choose in this fandom though...

And thank you!!!!

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[info]akamine_chan
2008-03-18 05:39 am UTC (link)
Anyway, he kind of likes how Vecchio's a mess. How when he runs to keep up with Ray, he sweats and pants and grabs his side but keeps going.

Lovely snippet. Vecchio's messed up, but not messed up like Fraser is. *pets Fraser* *smishes Rays together*

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 11:35 pm UTC (link)
poor fraser. :( the problem is i think he needs therapy, not love. or preferably both.

i'm glad you liked it!

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[info]mlyn
2008-03-18 05:50 am UTC (link)
He's just a guy. He knows he could get hurt protecting Ray, and he does it anyway.

*Screams from the bleachers*

I LOVE YOU VECCHIO!

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 11:35 pm UTC (link)
GIVE ME A V! GIVE ME AN E! GIVE ME A C! ...I'm too lazy to type the rest, but you see where I'm going with this. :)

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[info]catwalksalone
2008-03-18 08:10 am UTC (link)
\o/ I was SO hoping you were going to do something with that prompt when I submitted and look! You did! *wins*

Brilliant. Because yes, yes and YES. Oh, Rays. Oh, VECCHIO.

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 11:37 pm UTC (link)
i THOUGHT that was a funny coincidence, this prompt appearing right after we had that conversation...you are SNEAKY. :)

i'm glad you liked it, thanks!

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[info]tanisafan
2008-03-18 04:49 pm UTC (link)
Anyway, he kind of likes how Vecchio's a mess. How when he runs to keep up with Ray, he sweats and pants and grabs his side but keeps going.

YES! Homigod I really love this a lot.

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 11:37 pm UTC (link)
thank you!!

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[info]nos4a2no9
2008-03-18 08:08 pm UTC (link)
Great stuff here - you've been rocking Ray/Ray for this snippet set! And as much as I admired the use of lyrics in your other snippet response, this one is even more appropriate. I loved the exploration of Fraser's perfection vs. Vecchio's flawed best, and that Ray loves and accepts both forms of interacting with the world. Of course, Vecchio's sane, so that's a point in his favour :-)

Thanks for posting these two snippets! I really enjoyed them both.

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 11:40 pm UTC (link)
thank you!! this song is a longtime ray/ray song for me so i've kind of been thinking about how it relates to them for a long time. i was originally going to combine it into a Montage of Kowalski's Romantic History, but um, 300 words is not a lot.

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[info]meresy
2008-03-18 08:57 pm UTC (link)
Awww! *smishes them* Vecchio's difficult, but he's difficult in ways you can live with.

Great snippet! &hearts

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-18 11:42 pm UTC (link)
so true. i would TOTALLY live with vecchio and his difficultness. mmm, vecchio.

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[info]verushka70
2008-03-19 12:07 am UTC (link)
Oh!

What Ray didn't realize was that it was part to camouflage a set of screaming neuroses that make Vecchio look like a fucking Stepford wife. And that Fraser was never, ever, gonna let him help with that.

It's that walled!Fraser, the one no one can really reach. So alone, but feeling safer that way...

When they're facing down some punk with a gun and Vecchio puts up his hands and starts talking, he's not trying to talk the kid down. He's trying to draw his fire, and they both know it.

And this speaks of RayV's ability to stick his neck out (more ways than one) to take a chance for love.

*hearts*

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-19 12:20 am UTC (link)
*hearts vecchio*

thank you!

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[info]keerawa
2008-03-19 12:19 am UTC (link)
Oh, nicely done. You contrast Fraser and Vecchio beautifully here. I really like When they're facing down some punk with a gun and Vecchio puts up his hands and starts talking, he's not trying to talk the kid down. He's trying to draw his fire, and they both know it.

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-19 12:21 am UTC (link)
VECCHIO!! he's such a big damn hero and he doesn't even KNOW.

thank you!

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[info]inseriatim
2008-03-19 02:53 am UTC (link)
While I am crushed by the thought of Fraser being alone, horribly alone, with his neuroses... that's really good.

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-19 02:57 am UTC (link)
thank you! anyway, fraser might not be horribly alone with his neuroses. it's just, i think this fraser needs to come to terms with the fact that he's crazy and maybe work on that a bit before he's ready for a relationship. ray lieberman is still in his future!

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[info]whiterabbit1613
2008-03-21 02:25 pm UTC (link)
"...he's not trying to talk the kid down. He's trying to draw his fire, and they both know it."

That is an amazing line, and a wonderful point! Great snippet!

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-25 11:41 pm UTC (link)
aw, thanks! vecchio is such a hero.

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[info]brigantine1
2008-03-25 03:45 pm UTC (link)
OMG, how much do I love this?

(oh hell, I can't make PG arms go sideways, the result looks like little stubs)

A lot. I love it a LOT! *smishes wonderfully imperfect Vecchio*

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[info]belmanoir
2008-03-25 11:42 pm UTC (link)
thanks!!! vecchio is always love. :)

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[info]viciouscats
2008-03-28 08:36 am UTC (link)
What Ray didn't realize was that it was part to camouflage a set of screaming neuroses that make Vecchio look like a fucking Stepford wife.

Love this line. Great snippet, as always! :)

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[info]sionnain
2009-02-21 03:39 am UTC (link)
He's trying to draw his fire, and they both know it.

Vecchio's no superhero. He's just a guy. He knows he could get hurt protecting Ray, and he does it anyway.

Loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooove.

BEL.

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[info]belmanoir
2009-02-21 04:46 pm UTC (link)
Vecchioooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

That is all.

Thank you!

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[info]plotbunniofdoom
2009-05-08 08:48 pm UTC (link)
This is great! I love how Ray sees what a great guy Vecchio is. :D

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[info]belmanoir
2009-05-10 09:52 pm UTC (link)
Thank you! I am such a fan of Vecchio slash from someone else's POV, because it really lets me wallow in the Vecchio adoration. *g*

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[info]keerawa
2009-05-09 03:10 am UTC (link)
Back via [info]sionnan's rec. I do love this one. Vecchio's no superhero, but he's a hero to me.

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[info]belmanoir
2009-05-10 09:53 pm UTC (link)
yay! thanks for fb'ing again--i love return commenters! yes, vecchio is definitely one of my tv role models.

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