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Title: One Word
Author: [livejournal.com profile] arrow00
Pairing: Fraser/RayK
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 1,532
Categories: FT, PWP, angsty
Notes: Self-indulgent pr0n with a dash of angst.


One Word

By Arrow



"Yeah? Really?" Ray said, staring at him in surprise, and Fraser noted, with the part of his mind that wasn't reeling in shock at his recent actions, that Ray looked even better with his lips swollen from Fraser's urgent, precipitous kiss.

He could still hear the echo of Ray's body hitting the apartment door.

Fraser nodded dumbly, and Ray's dear, scruffy cheeks lifted into a grin. There was an aspect to Ray's expression that was troubling, though. In addition to the delight and the flush of arousal, Ray evinced a certain—well, smugness was the wrong word for it. Gratification, perhaps.

And then Ray was pushing him backward, two strong hands gripping Fraser's shoulders, keeping him off-balance so he could barely keep his boots under him until he finally teetered back, falling onto Ray's couch with a whump that rattled his ribs.

"Sorry," Ray said, not sounding sorry at all, and then he was kissing Fraser, as opposed to the other way around, and where Fraser had been anxious and desperate, Ray's kisses were deep and possessive and assured in a way that turned all thought to water.

"You should've said something," Ray muttered in between ravishing Fraser's mouth, "You know I'm game these days."

It was true—something had changed recently with respects to Ray's blind loyalty to Stella, and lately he had been, in words Fraser had heard Buck Frobisher use once, "Screwing everything between the bar and the doorknob."

Including men, Fraser had been shocked to discover.

It was Fraser's mad, bewildered jealousy, building up over the past weeks, that had driven them both to this moment—to Ray's hands tugging impatiently at Fraser's jeans while his mouth was occupied in driving Fraser out of his mind. The sucking kisses on his bared chest forced him to arch back, begging silently for more contact, until Ray's teeth closed on Fraser's nipple, making him whine in pleasure.

"Yeah, that's it. Let it go," Ray said.

Let what go? Fraser thought helplessly. His boots and jeans were perfunctorily stripped from him. His flannel shirt was unbuttoned but still hung from his arms. When Ray paused suddenly, Fraser looked up to see a pleased grin.

"You're a sly one, you know that, Frase? I never would have believed it." Ray stood, and Fraser had a moment of panic, but then he said, "Stay just like that. Just for a second," and spun away, leaving Fraser to stare up at the cracked plaster of the ceiling.

Ray should dust more often. There was a long cobweb hanging from his light fixture, which consisted of three bare bulbs pointing away from each other.

Warm fingers closed on Fraser's erection, and he jumped.

"Heh. Sorry." Ray's hand moved slowly, stroking him from root to crown, and Fraser clenched back a moan.

"Here," Ray said, holding out a small, clear bottle. Fraser took it and stared.

"Boy, you sure get dopey when you're turned on." Ray gave him an affectionate pat on the stomach and took back the bottle. "Okay, just turn over for me."

Fraser then understood, and turned on shaky knees, moving where Ray's hands pushed him until his chest was resting against the arm of the sofa. He had one knee on the floor, the other wedged against the back of the couch, and was off-kilter, but comfortable, when he felt Ray pushing up the tails of his shirt. Warm hands caressed his hips, his buttocks.

"Nice," Ray commented, and Fraser was grateful to hide his blush against his forearm. When slickened fingers ran from his tail bone down across his opening, Fraser shivered.

"It's been a while, huh?" Ray said as he circled then pushed inward, penetrating Fraser's anus with what felt like two fingers held together. Fraser tried to detach his mind from the proceedings, but the sensation was so powerfully intimate he couldn't help focusing on it—the thrust of Ray's fingers inside him, the way they possessed him so confidently, spreading to stretch him, then hooking to catch on the ring of muscle that wanted, stubbornly, to stay closed.

Ray bent over him and nudged his mouth against Fraser's cheek. Fraser turned his head for the kiss, and was lost. When Ray finally pulled away, Fraser felt aching and open, helpless in a way he'd never allowed himself to be.

He heard Ray grumbling as struggled to tear open a condom.

Fraser closed his eyes, and then the hard tip of Ray's cock was forcing its way past his opening, stretching him wide. The taste of iron flooded Fraser's mouth, and he realized he'd bitten the inside of his cheek.

Ray mumbled reassurances behind him, then groaned as he pushed slowly inward until his groin was pressed tightly to Fraser's buttocks.

"Oh, God. Yeah," Ray said.

Fraser whimpered wordlessly in agreement. The pressure, the bright ache of Ray's cock inside him, fulfilled something he hadn't realized he needed. Then Ray started to move in slow, deep thrusts, and Fraser felt himself splintering apart, shattering like glass smashing against the pavement.

He moaned.

"Fraser. Fraser," Ray said, thrusting in and out more rapidly, the couch creaking beneath their weight. Fraser felt Ray's hand slide under him, his forearm flexing to pull Fraser upward, positioning him, steadying him, and when next Ray thrust inward, a pleasure intense enough for pain heated Fraser from inside, making him cry out.

Ray was good at this. Good at fucking a man. Of course, Fraser shouldn't be surprised—Ray had evidently had enough practice of late—but he found himself grateful at this moment, and twisted his hips, arching back for more of it, more of Ray's cock moving inside him so roughly, so beautifully.

Then Ray's hand shifted to grasp Fraser's erection, cupping it around the head and squeezing, and Fraser muffled his mouth against the crook of his elbow, and came in long, powerful swells that tore gibberish from him.

He was conscious of Ray groaning praise against his shoulder, his hot breath seeping through the flannel, and the jerking of Ray's hips as he continued to thrust, fast and shallow. Fraser tightened against each thrust, hoping, in spite of his increasing soreness, that Ray would never stop. He wanted Ray to have what he needed. He wanted to be what Ray needed.

With a few last, punishing thrusts, Ray finally groaned and climaxed, jerking stiffly inside Fraser's body, his teeth digging into Fraser's shoulder, before he collapsed. Fraser lay passively under Ray's weight and sealed the moment inside himself.

Ray was still hard inside him. Apparently, the rumors Fraser had heard about Ray's prowess were not understated in the least.

Eventually, Ray stirred, and Fraser held onto the arm across his belly, not wanting him to leave.

"Sorry to ruin the glow," Ray's breath against his neck, "but this position is bound to be hell on your back. And I can't be late for my date." Ray tightened his arm in a last hug, then pulled away from Fraser with a groan. Fraser heard him padding off toward the bathroom.

It shouldn't be such a shock—Fraser had already known about the date. Ray had told him he was on his way out—and why—when Fraser had stopped by to talk.

Just to talk. Not for this—this deconstruction of his psyche, this whirlwind encounter he would never, ever forget. Fraser eased off the couch, careful not to drip on it any more than he already had. On the coffee table there was a stack of napkins sitting next to an empty pizza box. He used a few to clean himself, grimacing in disgust at the tackiness while he prodded mentally at the gap, at the hole where something had been. His self-reliance, perhaps, or his self-respect.

He had none, apparently. Not when it came to Ray.

"Sorry to run off like this, but the tickets weren't cheap," Ray said, coming back in. He was still damp from a hasty shower, dressed in a dark shirt and black jeans, and so beautiful. The empty space in Fraser's chest throbbed like a missing tooth.

"That's all right, Ray. I quite understand," he said automatically. He'd already tucked in his shirt and buttoned his jeans. There were only his boots remaining, and he sat on the couch, ignoring the unfamiliar ache as he bent to lace them on.

"We should do this again sometime," Ray said, and then winced a smile. "Sorry. Boy, did that come out wrong—"

"Any time, Ray," Fraser said, pretending calm. "You know that."

"Yeah?" Ray frowned thoughtfully, then seemed to shake himself. "Okay, well, I need to skedaddle."

Picking up his hat, Fraser preceded Ray out of the apartment. They went downstairs and then separated out on the sidewalk, with Ray giving Fraser another puzzled smile before turning toward the GTO.

Fraser thought he understood the puzzlement, but he was no longer confused, himself. He'd known that Ray, having just found freedom from his decades-long commitment to Stella, couldn't possibly be ready to engage in another. Fraser had known, yet still he had kissed him.

That said it all, really.

He also knew he would do it again, Ray willing, regardless the consequences. There was only one way to explain such self-destructive behavior. One word.

It was a good word.

Oddly, he found himself whistling as he made the long walk home.



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2008.12.26



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Date: 2008-12-27 01:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vsee.livejournal.com
*sobs*

I pretty much love this beyond words, and you know, hate it, too.

Date: 2008-12-27 03:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
hate it, too

aww. I know. Sorry, my sweet.
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Date: 2008-12-27 03:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
Thanks...just what I was hoping to achieve.

::smishes you::

Date: 2008-12-27 01:33 am (UTC)
akamine_chan: Created by me; please don't take (Default)
From: [personal profile] akamine_chan
Oh, Fraser.

Just to talk. Not for this—this deconstruction of his psyche, this whirlwind encounter he would never, ever forget. Fraser eased off the couch, careful not to drip on it any more than he already had. On the coffee table there was a stack of napkins sitting next to an empty pizza box. He used a few to clean himself, grimacing in disgust at the tackiness while he prodded mentally at the gap, at the hole where something had been. His self-reliance, perhaps, or his self-respect.

I wish Fraser would realize it doesn't have to be like this. Self-respect and sex and love aren't all mutually exclusive. Compartmentalized. Though he's always had a tendency to do that, with Victoria, with his father, with Vecchio...*sigh*

*pets him*

Date: 2008-12-27 03:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
it's hard to learn that lesson, I think. for anyone.

thanks, sweet pea.

Date: 2008-12-27 01:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nos4a2no9.livejournal.com
I read this whole story with an impending sense of dread. I just feel so badly for Fraser - he seemed even more of an innocent in this than in canon, because at least, for a little while, he's convinced himself that this casual sexual encounter with Kowalski won't destroy him.

So you broke my heart, but I thought that the last paragraph was perfecto - exactly the right note to end on, because it's a note of optimism. And Fraser recognizes the value of love, even when it's not returned in the form he wants. That felt like a big step towards emotional maturity, and maybe that mitigates the damaged innocence that suffers so badly in the first half of the story.

Anyway. You, as always, have given me a lot to think about, and nudged me a little so I can start to see these characters in a new or different light. Thanks for the fantastic read, snooks!

Date: 2008-12-27 05:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
pookums! I heart you so! I have missed you and wish you a happy holidays. I guess I'm following my usual dark holiday tradition, but I dint mean to break your heart!

but, like you said, it's hopeful that Fraser recognizes the value of love, even if Ray isn't ready to return it the same way yet. he's been burned and needs to recover his trust.

I think Fraser will hang in there. :)

thank you for your lovely note, my friend.

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Date: 2008-12-27 02:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] j-s-cavalcante.livejournal.com
Ow, ow, ow...you've done it again...another new take on the characters. Hurty and wonderful, and did I say Ow? But I think Fraser will prevail. I do. That one word conquers...well, if not all, then quite a lot. And Ray won't stand against it for long. :)

Date: 2008-12-27 05:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
yeah, it's a stretchy Ray, but the poor boy is finally exercising his freedom and having all the seX()rs he's missed out on. he's boy-crazy!

I think once he settles down and looks at who's stuck around, he'll be bowled over. :)

Date: 2008-12-27 03:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] devo79.livejournal.com
This one is sad but somehow still holds hope.

Well done.

Date: 2008-12-27 06:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
thank you kindly...

Date: 2008-12-27 03:21 am (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] meresy.livejournal.com
I. Oh. You. They.

*wibbles*

Date: 2008-12-27 06:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
happy holidays, meres!



heheh.

Date: 2008-12-27 03:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pir8fancier.livejournal.com
You killed me with thism my dear. Just slayed me. But in the best way.

Date: 2008-12-27 06:31 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
\misery/

Date: 2008-12-27 04:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brigantine.livejournal.com
*headdesk* Oh, Clueless!Ray! I just wanna smack him up the back of his head - except that Fraser's right; he's not being deliberately obtuse nor malicious, he's just not in a place right now where he's able to recognize what Fraser's actually offering him. Alas! /o\

I am vastly relieved by the last bits, though - Fraser understands, he knows what he's up against, and he believes he's up to the challenge. *\o/* Go, Fraser! *shakes poms poms of True Love*

I have a sudden need to go watch The Princess Bride Hee.

Date: 2008-12-27 06:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
*shakes poms poms of True Love*

hee! ::shakes back. adds shimmy, because, you know.::

Date: 2008-12-27 04:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] qe2.livejournal.com
OUCH.

I feel whipsawed. (In the best possible way.)

Wow.

Date: 2008-12-27 06:32 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
my work here is done.

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Date: 2008-12-27 04:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] spuffyduds.livejournal.com
Oh ow.

And I must be in a MOOD today or something, because "love" never occurred to me until I saw it in comments. I was thinking, "Masochist?"

I, uh, feel better thinking "love."

You're so good at this, honey. I was just thinking I hadn't seen you around for a bit--glad you emerged.

Date: 2008-12-27 06:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
hahahah. oh god. well, that's why I don't like specifying. the spuffybrain always makes it more innersting.

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Date: 2008-12-27 09:06 am (UTC)
luzula: a Luzula pilosa, or hairy wood-rush (Default)
From: [personal profile] luzula
Porn for breakfast! At least that's what I was thinking gleefully before you broke my heart. And of course it was extremely hot, but I kind of want to strangle Ray now. Or at least beat some sense into him. Yeah, I know he's oblivious and doesn't know what he's doing to Fraser.

This is an interesting take on them, and I loved how you wrote Fraser's feelings here. Angsty, but not overdone. And the ending is just perfect (the whistling, yes!). Fraser, give up? Never.

I think this needs a sequel. *nudges you in direction of keyboard*

And I hope you're having a good holiday, btw!

Date: 2008-12-28 08:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
I definitely am planning a sequel. Thank you, my sweet, and have wonderful, wonderful 2009.

Date: 2008-12-27 09:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zabira.livejournal.com
YAY! new F/K from you makes me happy EVEN when it's angsty. TRUEFAX.

and yes, this is painful, it's such wonderful example of fraser's clear-headedness and determination that i didn't feel completely gutted by it. i was sort of whistling with him.

and OH, ray. i was sighing for (about?) him, too. aw. he'll get past this, eh? he's too much of a romantic!

oh, BOYS.

Date: 2008-12-28 08:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
fraser's clear-headedness and determination that i didn't feel completely gutted by it

That's the ticket. He has persistence, our Mountie, not to fear.

Thank you kindly, dear Z.

Date: 2008-12-27 12:32 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] akite.livejournal.com
Ouch! That one has a sting. It made me want to hug Fraser and tell him to hang in there, sometime, soon, I think, Ray will come to his senses. And Ray, I want to take to the side and smack him one, but gently, because I've been where he is.

Date: 2008-12-28 08:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
oh, me, too. thanks, akite!

Date: 2008-12-27 04:30 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] love-jackianto.livejournal.com
Ouch! And I mean that in a good way. Ray is spreading his wings so to speak. I'm sure Fraser will stick around.

Date: 2008-12-28 08:40 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
He will! He is one determined Mountie. :) Thanks.

Date: 2008-12-27 04:55 pm (UTC)
ext_15124: (Default)
From: [identity profile] hurry-sundown.livejournal.com
Hey Arrow, I have an idea - why don't you write a story that is smokin' hot but also manages to rip my heart out. Oh, wait.

I desperately hope presume that frolicking somewhere in your amazing brain is a sequel-bunny.

Date: 2008-12-28 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
Oh, wait.

:D cheeky monkey.

Yes, indeed, I'm already working on the sequel. Thank you kindly, HS.

Date: 2008-12-28 12:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] imwalde.livejournal.com
Oh OUCH. You made me clutch a pillow while I read this! Just, wow.

Date: 2008-12-28 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
:) Thanks!

Date: 2008-12-28 06:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-spork.livejournal.com
Yay! Arrow!fic, the best xmas present ever. :P

I have to totally agree with Spuffy though. Masochist is the word of the hour with Fraser.

Date: 2008-12-28 08:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
and Ray is a cruel mistress. :)

happy holidays, mon capitan!

Date: 2008-12-29 04:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cyberducks.livejournal.com
Ouchie! That was hot but painful. Ray is such a cruel bastard in this and poor Fraser seems destined for utter emotional destruction. Huggles him.

Date: 2008-12-29 07:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] prudence-dearly.livejournal.com
Oh dear. Hot, yes. Heartbreaky, yes. Hopeful? Eeeeehhh... I'm glad lots of other people read it that way, and I'm crossing fingers for a hopeful sequel, but with Fraser blinded by love and Ray blinded by recovering from love, I worry.
*worries*
*loves despite the worry, obviously*

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Date: 2008-12-29 08:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] innocentsmith.livejournal.com
RAY! WTF are you thinking? No, okay, I think I know what you're thinking, because [livejournal.com profile] arrow00 did a great job of showing that you're in the manwhore headspace, not the eternal love headspace, and that Fraser didn't actually tell you anything. Still, sheesh!

I think the most telling thing really is that Ray thought it was totally okay to just go, hey, that was great, buddy, but I got a date to meet. Not, I'm guessing, something he would EVER have done with a girl, or even with a guy that he thought he was, like, involved with. But (and you can see me desperately scrambling here for a way not to be furious with him) if he thinks this is just a fuckbuddies situation, then maybe it hasn't even occurred to him that his friendship-type love with Fraser and sex with Fraser are even in the same ballpark of human interaction.

I actually have read very few fuckbuddy stories that feature one or more of the characters thinking this; it always seems to be both of them hiding their feelings, or discovering them as the sex happens. I guess I see why, since it is heartbreaking. But v. v. interesting.

Also, smokin' hot. And I do love Fraser not giving up there at the end...although, hello Fraser's issues. *facepalm* But this is why we love him.

In conclusion, awesome story! And I would like to join everyone else in begging for a sequel, plz?
Edited Date: 2008-12-29 08:11 pm (UTC)

Date: 2008-12-30 09:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
the manwhore headspace

Hee. For some reason I love thinking of Ray as a manwhore.

Yeah, he's definitely in a very selfish place in his head. He was obsessed with Stella for, what, 20 years? I think if he suddenly realized there was a smorgasbord out there, he'd go for the shrimp AND the quiche AND the chocolate-dipped strawberries.

It will be interesting writing the sequel, though.

thanks for the note, sugarplum.

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Date: 2008-12-29 09:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] viciouscats.livejournal.com
OUCH. NOW I AM ALL SAD. SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE???

*hopes for a sequel* :)

Date: 2008-12-30 09:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
MY BAD :)

Date: 2008-12-30 03:21 am (UTC)
ext_3554: dream wolf (Default)
From: [identity profile] keerawa.livejournal.com
Damn, that's good. It hadn't occurred to me before, but, yes, Ray COULD end up here as a reaction against Stella. There's a certain blindness to it, though, to think that Fraser (FRASER!) was offering a quick fuck to take the edgte off.

The napkins from next to the pizza box totally did me in. Beautiful detail. My mind, in contrast to many around here, supplied the word "slut". But I'm glad to see that Fraser is resilient enough to take this train wreck and try to move forward from it. He can turn Ray around, I know he can!

Date: 2008-12-30 09:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
I think so too. Poor guys. So confused.

My mind, in contrast to many around here, supplied the word "slut"

heheh.

Thanks, lady.

Date: 2009-01-01 09:14 am (UTC)
ext_12745: (Default)
From: [identity profile] lamentables.livejournal.com
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Pain. Heat. Angst. Uncertainty. \o/

But I have faith in Fraser's resilience and persistence.

Date: 2009-01-04 08:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
He *is* a mountie, after all.

::smooches you::

Date: 2009-04-03 02:20 am (UTC)
plotbunniofdoom: (f/k: worried)
From: [personal profile] plotbunniofdoom
Ouch. Poor Fraser.

I'm sure that Ray'll come to his senses soon though. :)

Great fic! :)

Date: 2009-04-03 06:00 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
Thank you, plotbunnie! Yeah, ouchie. I am working on a sequel, though. Poor Ray gets shot! ::oh noes::

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Date: 2009-04-28 12:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] vinniebatman.livejournal.com
This was hot and sad.

Sequel?

Okay, so I do get that sometimes a sad story needs to be written with no happy ending.

But damnit, it was sad!

~Alice~

Date: 2010-01-17 03:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] arrow00.livejournal.com
oh, I missed this somehow. TYK. yes, it's sad, but hopeful too, I think. eventually. :) stupid boys.
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