#benton fraser/ray vecchio

[eaion]

DUE SOUTH (1994-1999)

[persephassax]

ms. fraser’s school of etiquette

after ray totally blows a date (again? it feels like “again” with him) and he’s lamenting about it, fraser offers to bring back an old friend to help ray up his game and spruce up his moves.

cue the return of ms. fraser, classy, demure, and one hell of a knock out (literally and metaphorically), whom ray is to take out on the town so that she can provide feedback on his manners and technique with women.

this is a first for ray: going out with a lady with the intention to woo her but without the pressure to succeed, intimacy with a woman who isn’t a blood relation. also, an opportunity to be both the better man no one but Benny (and maybe Ma, when she’s feeling sentimental at the holidays) believe him to be, as well as a chance to be vulnerable with a friend in a way he rarely gets to be (we love toxic masculinity!).

meanwhile, fraser gets to let loose a little bit. he might still be wearing a mask, but ms. fraser can do and say and feel things that a Constable of the RCMP could never allow. and ms. fraser likes the detective, whom she can tease and correct in a way that doesn’t carry with it some of the implicit moral judgement that comes with the same comments from the Mountie. and benny maybe gets to see a bit of ray that is usually hidden away, hard to suss out on the mean streets of chicago.

THEN EVERYONE GETS WEIRD AND GAY ABOUT IT AND THEN THEY MAKE OUT AND MORE GAY SHIT HAPPENS. THE END.

[p.s. shout out to @portlandwithyou for ms. fraser in stockings rather than pantyhose i am literally losing sleep over the image thanks]

[portlandwithyou]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: due South Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Vecchio Additional Tags: Plot What Plot/Porn Without Plot, Crossdressing, Episode: s02e12 Some Like it Red Summary:

It was torture to Ray seeing Fraser like that. Not because he looked bad, but because he looked so damn good.

[ds30below]

30 BELOW FEST: celebrating 30 years of due South

What Is 30 Below?

On April 23rd, 1994, a certain television movie aired in Canada. The rest is 30 years of amazing, rich and lovely history — still going in 2024.

30 below is a fest to celebrate this anniversary, run by @flownwrong. Whether you’ve been here from the get-go or just joining the fun — this fest is for you. Let’s spread the love for the wonder that is due South!

info —

🐢30 below will run from March 11th (The Eleventh Of March!) until April 23rd (the pilot airing date!)

🐢each of 7 weeks will have a theme, complete with prompts to help you get going; themes will go up on February 18th

🐢you are free to use any, all or none of the prompts and themes! they are optional and are here to inspire, not restrict

🐢this event accepts any contributions:

all fanworks: meta, art, gifsets, photo or video edits, fanmixes, fic, rec lists… anything you feel inspired to create!

community interaction: comments, shout outs, liveblogging, asks, etc — don't forget to post about what you got up to so we can all share the joy!

🐢contributions will be reblogged all throughout the fest, and you're never too late — the whole year is anniversary year!

🐢it's preferred that you post your themed contributions during the corresponding week, but you're welcome to share whenever!

🐢please mention the fest (@ds30below) and tag your post #ds30below so i can share it! I will be tracking the main #due south tag as well.

❗note that if you're reblogging something as a contribution (e.g. responding to meta), you'll need to mention @ds30below in your reblog, since it won't show up in the tag search.

🐢if you're not on tumblr, post wherever you're comfortable and let me know! (flownwrong on DW, emotionalrisotto on discord, ask/message here)

🐢you can also submit your contributions using the submit button on this here blog

— knock yourselves out, and happy 30th birthday to our favourite show!

🐢themes & prompts

🐢helpful resources

🐢navigation

[hwaetnot]

— Gift of the Wheelman

[gayvecchio]

[gjdraws]

for all those who've been here for more than one fandom I'm just apologizing in advance for trope repetition

[redgoldblue]

sneaking in to the very end of @ds30below with: Fraser + RayK + RayV + text posts

bonus Welsh:

[tgtbata]

you're in my seat.

[sammaggs]

3x01 Burning Down the House // 1x01 Pilot | Duology

Fraser: It could be a sign of affection.

Kowalski: Or what?

Fraser: Or a prelude to lunch.

[kseniayahz]

shh don't bother them // art exchange with @thegoodthebadandtheart <3

[eaion]

Due South timestamp roulette inspired by the lovely @portlandwithyou

S02E04 - Bird in the Hand (the episode was also chosen randomly): 4, 14, 17, 19, 26, 27, 37 minutes

[portlandwithyou]

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

Benton and Ray have a conversation out on the porch.

[ds30below]

30 Below: resources & AO3 collection

First things first: here's the AO3 collection for all your future fanworks! Yay!

Now, some links to get you started.

🐢Where can I watch due South?

Well, we're all in luck — it's on youtube!

There's also Slings and Arrows and Hard Core Logo, both great—but not only—points to get into Canadian 6 Degrees. You can DM this blog, flownwrong on DW or emotionalrisotto on Discord for a better quality rip of HCL, or something more obscure ;)

🐢Are there transcripts?

Why, yes, there are — wonderful and detailed, on Dreamwidth and AO3. Courtesy of @agentreynard!

🐢Where do I look for history and discovery?

@juniperpomegranate's lists of Livejournal and Dreamwidth DSC6D communities are an endless rabbithole of joy (note that some of them are alive on DW, pop in to see what's up!)

LJC's due South page is just one example of many, many fansites of yore. This one is still up, offers lots to see, and links to many other fansites (see: Wayback Machine)

Fanlore. Linking categories, not just fandom articles, because there's a lot more: due South | Canadian 6 Degrees.

Official site, archived. Honestly, this one is just cute. This is a link to a random snapshot — if it doesn't work, see below.

You'll have to deal with a lot of broken links. Most often, Wayback Machine has your back: paste the link into the search bar and click around on the timeline until you find a working snapshot!

These links are just a few ideas, and mostly concern the online era of dS fandom — please feel free to share your own suggestions.

Otherwise — just pick a link and go from there. Use whatever you find as inspiration. You'll likely see something I didn't and do something I haven't thought of. That's the point. Enjoy!

🐢fest info

🐢themes & prompts

🐢navigation

[hwaetnot]

Underwater Ray rescues. <3

[gayvecchio]