Last updated 9th November 2014
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All of the stories on this section of the site feature Benton Fraser/Raymond Vecchio.

I don't rate my stories individually, as I believe that ratings are too subjective. 
However, I would say that the stories on this part of the site range from G to PG rated.

The stories on this part of the site are divided into:
Stand Alone Stories

Stories With Sequels/Series
Zine Stories

Should you wish to email me about any of my stories, please feel free to do so at: nikki@arcady.plus.com
I always reply to LoCs.

 



STAND ALONE STORIES
 

DINNER FOR TWO

It's Ray and Benny's anniversary. Ray decides to cook dinner for him, including food Benny loves and Ray hates.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2014. Word count: 3,635.
 

HEADING UNDERCOVER

Welsh needs Fraser and Ray to go undercover as a couple. Ray is not happy; Fraser however is perfectly okay with the idea.
A first time story.
Written: October 2013. Word count: 6,220.
 

ALL HE CAN DO

Ray can do little more than sit and wait and wish for yesterday to return.
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2013. Word count: 2,360.
 

UNTIL THE END OF TIME

Set after Call Of The Wild.

Ray's bowling alley is going extremely well, almost too well for his liking. He's getting bored and doesn't know what to do next then a news item has him racing off to Canada.

A first time story.

Written: January 2013. Word count: 2,785.

 

THE ORANGE SHIRT

Ray and Ben have to go undercover. However, Ben is not sure about the shirt Ray wants him to wear.
A first time story.
Written: October 2012. Word count: 1,167.
 

THE THINGS YOU DO FOR LOVE

Ray and Benny are in Canada.
A first time story.
Written: March 2012. Word count: 1,575.
 

TRYING SOMETHING NEW

Benny and Ray have arranged to go on holiday together and Benny persuades Ray to try something new. But it doesn't quite go according to plan.
A first time story.
Written: November 2010. Word count: 1,800.
 

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD

Ray and Benny make a decision.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2010. Word count: 1,100.
 

WHITHER THOU GOEST

Ray and Benton make a decision.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2009. Word count: 1,111.
 

THINGS NOT SAID

Set during The Pilot.
A missing scene.

Ray thinks back on what his life was like before Fraser walked into it, how much it had changed and how much he missed him.

And then he learns that Fraser has returned to Chicago.
A pre-slash story.
Written: October 2008. Word count: 3,375.
 

TIME AND TIDE

Ray has something he wants to say to Benny.
An established relationship story.
Written: August 2008. Word count: 500.

 

CROSSING LINES

Fraser never thought the day would come when he did what he did.
An established relationship story.
Written: August 2008. Word count: 500.
 

MAKING THE FIRST MOVE

Ray notices something odd about Benny and acts on it.
A first time story.
Written: August 2008. Word count: 500.

WARM ME UP
Set after Burning Down The House.
For now, all that Fraser has left is a picture and his memories of Ray.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 250.

YOU ARE THE ONE
Set during the first season.
The move from friendship to lovership is both so simple and yet so complex.
A first time story.
Written: February 2008. Word count: 7,457.

DUE SOUTH
Set after Call Of The Wild.
Fraser is reflecting on his past life.
A pre-slash story.
Written February 2008. Word count: 100.

PARENTS ARE ALWAYS PARENTS
Set after Call Of The Wild.
Alone in the re-built cabin Fraser is awoken one night.
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2008. Word count: 200.

ZENITH OF LOVE
It's Valentine's Day and Ray gives Benny a card.
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2008. Word count: 100.

RAY SURRENDERS
Ray gives in.
An established relationship story.
Written: January 2008. Word count: 100.

VOWS TO BE BROKEN
Ray vowed 'never again'.
An established relationship story.
Written: January 2008. Word count: 100.

INCOMPLETE
Fraser's life seems fragmented, in all ways but one.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2007. Word count: 100.

JOURNEY'S END
Benny and Ray return from Canada.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2007. Word count: 100.

NO COMPARISON
Fraser compares the scent of two lovers.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2007. Word count: 100.

COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE
Fraser is temporarily blind.
An established relationship story.
Written: November 2007. Word count: 100.

HIS TOUCH
Benny's touch excites Ray, but he can't tell him.
A pre-slash story.
Written: November 2007. Word count: 100.

ACCORDING TO BENNY
Ray never used to think much about apples. Then he met Benny.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

HIS VOICE
Ray loves the sound of Benny's voice.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

THE SOUND OF SILENCE
Set after Pizzas And Promises.
Warm and clean again Ray suddenly realizes that something was amiss with Benny. 
Unable to leave it until the morning to find out what, he goes over to Benny's apartment.
A first time story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 1,500.

HE'S MY BENNY
Set during Free Willie.
Ray finally catches up with Benny.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2007. Word count: 300.

FIFTY MOMENTS IN TIME
Fifty moments in the lives of Benny and Ray.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2007. Word count: 1,219.

A LITTLE LEARNING
Set after One Good Man.
Ray realizes how much Benny means to him.
An established relationship story.
Written: June 2007. Word count: 625.


OVER
Set after Call Of The Wild.
Ray has to know the truth.
An established relationship story.
Written: June 2007. Word count: 300.


TIME
Ray makes a decision.
An established relationship story.
Written: June 2007. Word Count: 600.

THE OTHER SIDE OF LOVE 
Two people, but with the same thought.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2007. Word count: 250.

NO LONGER APART

Set after Call Of The Wild.
Circumstances have parted Ray and Benny. But it is it what either of them really wants?
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2007. Word count: 2,000.

SAYING GOODBYE
Ray says goodbye to someone who once meant the world to him.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2007. Word count: 300.

LEAVING YOU
The time has come for Ray to leave Chicago.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2007. Word count: 300.

PRETENCE
Set during The Pilot.
As Fraser walks away from Ray's desk, his thoughts are about more than the scene he has just witnessed.
A pre-slash story.
Written: February 2007. Word count: 500.

A PARTNER IS ALWAYS A PARTNER

Set after Call Of The Wild.
Benny has a dream and goes to find Ray.
An established relationship story.
Written: September 2006. Word count: 1,763.

HOME
Benny describes what home is.
An established relationship story.
Written: April 2006. Word count: 100. 

MIRACLES DO HAPPEN

Set after Call Of The Wild.
Ray gets a phone call on Christmas Eve from Kowalski. It sends him racing back to Chicago, and will change his life.
A first time story.
Written: October 2005. Word count: 2,411. 

WHAT FORGIVENESS IS ALL ABOUT

Set after Call Of The Wild.
Ray explains exactly what forgiveness means.
A first time story.
Written: July 2005. Word count: 1,667. 

HOW DO YOU SAY GOODBYE?
Set at the beginning of Burning Down The House
Ray is allowed to make a telephone call.
An established relationship story.
The change of POV back and forth in the same scene is deliberate and necessary.
Written: December 2004. Word count: 700.

 

STORIES WITH SEQUELS/SERIES

 

WITH THE RISING OF THE SUN

With his new lover still asleep, Ray watches the sun rise.
A first time story.
Written: August 2009. Word count: 400.
 

WHERE RAY IS

A companion piece to With The Rising Of The Sun.

Fraser is thinking about home.

An established relationship story.

Written: August 2009. Word count: 500.

 

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X MEANS I LOVE YOU

Set six months after Burning Down The House.
Ray writes Benny a love letter.
An established relationship story.
Written: February 2009. Word count: 760.
 

IN TIME

A companion piece to X Means I Love You.

Benny writes a letter to Ray.

An established relationship story.

Written: February 2009. Word count: 460.

 

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SUNRISE
A companion piece to Sunset.

Benny wakes Ray up to watch the sun rise.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 100.

SUNSET
A companion piece to Sunrise.
Ray arrives at the Consulate earlier than usual.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 100.

 

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NORTH

A prequel to Flashback.
Set after Call Of The Wild.
Ray sets out to return to Canada.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 100.

FLASHBACK
A sequel to North.
Ray is in Canada.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 100.

YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS
A sequel to Flashback.
Ray finally arrives at the cabin he once knew.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 100.

THE PROMISE
A sequel to You Must Remember This.
Ray stands outside the cabin wondering.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 100.

HEAVEN AND EARTH
A sequel to The Promise.
Ray and Benny get reacquainted.
An established relationship story.
Written: March 2008. Word count: 100.

 

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ENDLESS

A prequel to Good Sign.
Benny is missing.
An established relationship story.
Written: December 2007. Word count: 100.

GOOD SIGN
A sequel to Endless.
Ray has received an anonymous note about Benny's whereabouts.
An established relationship story.
Written: December 2007. Word count: 100.

UNKNOWN BOUNDARIES
A sequel to Good Sign.
Ray crosses the border into Canada.
An established relationship story.
Written: December 2007. Word count: 100.

KISSING BENNY
A sequel to Unknown Boundaries.
Ray reaches his destination.
An established relationship story.
Written: December 2007. Word count: 100.

BEGINNING AGAIN
A sequel to Kissing Benny.
Ray had thought that everything would be all right, once he'd found Benny again.
An established relationship story.
Written: January 2008. Word count: 100.

SWEETEST SOUND
A sequel to Beginning Again.
Ray and Benny continue their journey back to Chicago.
An established relationship story.
Written: January 2008. Word count: 100.

QUIETENING BENNY
A sequel to Sweetest Sound.
Once Benny starts talking, Ray can't stop him.
An established relationship story.
Written: January 2008. Word count: 100.

 

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HE HAD TO GO
A prequel to He Had To Hope.

Set after Flashback and Burning Down The House.
Leaving Benny was hard, but Ray knew he had to do it.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

HE HAD TO HOPE
A sequel to He Had To Go.

Set after Call Of The Wild.
Ray realizes he made a mistake going to Miami with Stella and travels to Canada to try to find Benny.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

HE HAD TO IMAGINE
A sequel to He Had To Hope.
Ray knocks on the cabin door.
An established relationship story.
Written: October 2007. Word count: 100.

 

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COMING TO TERMS
Set immediately after Victoria's Secret.
Ray is at the hospital waiting for news of Benny's injury and reviewing just what he did to his friend.
A pre-slash, dark, angsty story.
Written: April 2007. Word count: 5,644.

HOLDING ON
A sequel to Coming To Terms.
Fraser and Ray have been lovers for several months. 
However, a year after the shooting, Ray still is unable to let go of what he did.
An established relationship story.
Written: June 2007. Word count: 350.

LETTING GO
A sequel to Holding On.
Five years has passed since Ray shot Fraser. 
Four since he walked away from Fraser. 
Two since the last time they saw one another. Finally, Ray is ready to meet again.
An established relationship story.
Written: June 2007. Word count: 350.

 


ZINE STORIES
 

DREAMS CAN COME TRUE

Set immediately after Heaven and Earth.
Ray Vecchio cannot sleep as he is too wound up over whether his sister and his best friend, with whom he is in love, had slept together.

Determined to sort things out one way or another, he goes round to see Benny.
A first time story.
Written: September 2004. Word count: 8,495.


WHAT'S IN A NAME
Benny muses about the names by which Ray calls him.
An established relationship Call Of The Wild fix-it story .
Written: April 2003. Word count: 2,359. 


 

 

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