dS/C6D primary works sneak peek

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Here's a sneak peek of the due South/Canadian Six Degrees Big Bang primary creators and works that will be available for complementary claiming in just a few days. This is just a preview - the actual claiming post will go up on August 11!

(Primary creators, please check we've got your details right and let us know if anything needs changing/adding.)

Creator 1: feroxargentea
Fanwork type: Fanfic
Fandom: due South
Title: Log Cabin Romance
Length: 24,600
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Canon-typical violence, including injuries, blood, and dead bodies.
Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Ray Kowalski & Francesca Vecchio
Characters: Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser, Francesca Vecchio, Maggie MacKenzie, Buck Frobisher, Elaine Besbriss, Diefenbaker, Other canon characters
Additional Tags: Romance publishing AU, Canon Divergence, different first meeting, adventures in the mountains, a dash of romance, and fighting crime, actual Canadian Shack, background Frannie/Elaine, background RayV/Stella
Summary: Cynical romance publisher meets handsome ski instructor. Romance and crime ensue.

Creator 2: mific
Fanwork type: Fanfiction
Fandom: due South
Title: The Killers of My Parents
Length: 20,062
Rating: Teen and up
Content notes: no AO3 warnings apply. Unusual format (blank verse, screenplay format), secondary character deaths as in canon
Relationships: Benton Fraser & Ray Vecchio, Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski, Benton Fraser & Diefenbaker, Benton Fraser & Bob Fraser
Characters: Benton Fraser, Diefenbaker, Ray Vecchio, Gerard, Chief Inspector, Ma Vecchio, Francesca Vecchio, Maria Vecchio, Tony Vecchio, Inuit Hunter, Robert "Bob" Fraser, Mort (due South coroner), Harding Welsh, Jack Huey, Thomas Dewey, Margaret Thatcher, Renfield Turnbull, Holloway Muldoon, Buck Frobisher, Caroline Fraser, Cyrus Bolt
Summary: In which Benton Fraser undertakes two quests to bring the killers of his father, then the killer of his mother, to justice. Throughout this he's badgered by his father's ghost and aided and abetted by Diefenbaker, his trusty companion, and by his partners, Ray Vecchio and Ray Kowalski
This follows canon, but not exactly. I restructured aspects and did what I preferred, like not quarantining Dief, and introducing Bob Fraser earlier. The Hamlet vibes: it's not Hamlet, but it's Hamlet-flavored - I've underscored that by transforming the ‘Pilot’ and ‘Call of the Wild’ into blank verse, formatted like a screenplay.

Creator 3: portlandwithyou
Fanwork type: Fic
Fandom: due South
Title: First Impressions
Length: 20k
Rating: T
Content warnings: Major character injury
Characters/pairings: Fraser/Ray K, Stella Kowalski, Ray Vecchio
Summary: Ray Vecchio never leaves for Las Vegas and instead devotes his time trying to play matchmaker for Fraser. Unfortunately, after a chance encounter with Stella Kowalski's ex-husband, Fraser's attentions are elsewhere.

Creator 4: KittKat
Fanwork type: podfic with cover
Work Title: This Must Be The Place, written by auburn, read by KittKat
Length: 2 hours 22 minutes
Rating & Warnings: Teen and up, no archive warnings apply.
Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Characters: Benton Fraser, Ray Kowalski, Harding Welsh, Francesca Vecchio, Diefenbaker
Additional Tags: Crab Fishing, Drug Smuggling, police work, Post-Series, Podfic
Summary: Ray takes the long way home. | I chose to podfic this gem of a fic because it's got the show's unique level of quirky down and the way Ray's voice is written makes it so easy to read out loud. Plus how often do you come across a fic tagged #Crab Fishing!