due South Seekrit Santa

Title: Prepping for Adventure
For:brynnmck
Pairing/Characters:Ray/Ray, F/K/V
Warnings:
Author's Notes: Goes a bit AU in that RayV/Stella doesn't happen in COTW. Many, many blessings to my two lovely betas!

Title: Echo
For: Omphale23
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: none
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Many thanks and much love to the excellent and hard-working DSSS admins. Thanks also to the incomparable [name redacted] for generous and helpful beta-type activity under great time pressure.

Title:  A Half-Wolf's Christmas in Chicago  (Five Things Diefenbaker Likes About Christmas)
For:  Keerawa
Pairing/Characters:  Dief, F/K
Warnings:  none
Author's Notes:  With apologies to Dylan Thomas for the title.  Thank you kindly to everyone who helped, from brainstorming to beta.  

Title: Christmas Away From Home
For:  nos4a2no9
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: kidfic
Author's Notes:  For the fabulous-in-all-ways Nos, in the hope that it being kidfic and holiday fic and established relationship will make up for the extensive presence of an OC and, um, occasional angst amongst the schmoopiness.  Anyway, written with much love and many hearts, from your loving Seekrit Santa.

Title: Again, This Time
For: Akamine_Chan
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: NC-17
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Happy holidays! I hope you like this, Aka.

Title: Thirty Years of Snow
For: Primrose
Pairing/Characters:  Caroline/Bob
Warnings:  Reference to canonical character death
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes:   Thank you to the mysterious persons who deserve thanking.  You know who you are; I hope you also know how much I appreciate your help.

Title: Surprise! Bonus picture.
For: DragonflyMuse
Pairing/Characters: Vecchio
Warnings: None
Artist's Notes: Surprise! Bonus picture. *uncramps hand* Sadly, the colour on his shirt didn't scan in. Most upsetting. Click for a better image if part of it's being cropped, as it is in my preview.

Title: Trinity
For: J_S_Cavalcante
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/RayK
Warnings: PG-13
Author's Notes: Happy (belated) Chanukah!  I tried to hit as many of your prompts as possible; all I can say is thank you for making them fun!  I think the only thing lacking is porn, and I do apologize for that.  It just didn't seem to go with the rest of the story... 

Deepest gratitude to my betas, who told me that with a little extra work, this fic could be awesome.  Here's hoping!

Title: Smiles Like the Wolf Before He Bites
For: Stars
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: off screen violence, abuse of nursery rhymes
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: A truly amazing amount of love and thanks go out to my beta, who manages to keep me in check and on track. <3

Title: The Way I Am
For: J_S_Cavalcante
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/RayK
Warnings: Schmoop
Vidder's Notes: So I'm not all that experienced at making videos.  Still, when I saw your prompt, I couldn't resist.  Hope you like!

Title: Consequences
For:  musegaarid
Pairing/Characters: Kowalski/Fraser
Warnings:

Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: episode related: Seeing is Believing.  Many thanks to my helpful beta!

Title: Deck the Halls
For: pixiecatfish
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Vecchio
Warnings: NC-17
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes:  None

Title: Push and Pull
For: snoopypez
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Vecchio
Warnings: none
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Thank you to my patient, kind, shrewd beta.  This story takes place shortly after the events of the episode "Red, White, or Blue" and the quotes are from that episode.

Title: Magnificent Mile
For: A. Kite
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: R
Author's Notes: A million thanks to my beta for being amazingly prompt and helpful! Thanks also to wikipedia for informing me about winter lights festivals of all sorts.

Title: About a Riv
For: Rubberbutton
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski/Vecchio, Stella
Warnings: None
Author's Notes: With thanks to my betas.

Title: V1K-T0R-1A
For: Luzula
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Victoria 
Warnings: PG-13 for violence
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: So much love for my beta. Thanks, sweetie!

Title: Just The Way I Am
For: Andeincascade
Pairing/Characters: Vecchio(/Fraser)
Warnings: Only what's already canon.
Author's Notes: Sweetness, you asked for a Ray/Ray, or a Fraser/Vecchio/Kowalski. As you fortunately also requested a Vecchio backstory as your third choice, I now present a brief history of Franni--

Title: First Time For Everything
For: Sionnain
Pairing/Characters: Ray/Ray
Warnings: none
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: huge thanks to my two betas, who made this so, so much better.

 

Title: Getting You Home
For: Prudence Dearly
Pairing/Characters: Ray/Ray
Warnings: NC-17, most certainly
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: I want to thank Mergatrude for being my beta reader. The title comes from the song of the same name by Chris Young, as do certain allusions in the story, though I don't really classify this as songfic. Prudence, I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it.

Title: It Never Really Was About the Car
For: china_shop
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Vecchio
Warnings: the usual weirdness
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Relax, Ray's got it covered.

Title: mixed bag of icons + 2 larger digital pieces
For: wintercreek
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Thatcher, Thatcher, Fraser, Fraser/Ray K, Ray K
Warnings: none
Artist's Notes:

Title: Reasons That Need Exploring At This Juncture
For: exbex
Pairing/Characters: Ray/Ray, Fraser
Warnings: none
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes:  I would like to thank my story consultant, cheerleader, and beta!  She is the best.

Title: Four Seasons
For: gloriana
Pairing/Characters: F/K/V
Warnings: not worksafe (one of them)
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: I wanted to incorporate as many of your requests as I could, so I came up with this little four-picture "story". All four pictures are available to be posted to you, if you wish, and I am more than happy to make icons of them once my identity is revealed. :) Ink on paper, coloured with chalk crayons

Title: Crazy Eights
For: wihluta
Pairing/Characters: F/K/V of the BFF variety
Warnings: none needed
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Some weird world where they are all boys (and pup) together, or perhaps time travel, or de-aging, or.. or.. or...

Wihluta likes F/K/V and kidfic.. I am hoping this qualifies! It is black pens (fineliner, sharpie and brush pen) on bristol board, and accented with markers and touched up on the computer.

Title: Fallen in Love with a Little Time Bomb
For: sage
Pairing/Characters: Ray Kowalski/Benton Fraser
Warnings: R for language
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Many thanks to my delightful and encouraging beta, who deserves a nice fruit basket.

Title: You Zig and Then You Zag
For: Caersmane
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings:  AU. Rated R for language.
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: I am BEYOND grateful to my Betas Exbex, Malnpudl and Verushka70 for the fabulous concrit and fierce cheerleading that kept me going even when I'd go /o\. *g* Any remaining mistakes are entirely my own.

Caersmane, I hope you dig this fic!

Title: All I Want For Christmas
For: belmanoir
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Vecchio
Warnings:  PG
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes:  Belmanoir requested Fraser/Vecchio, cliché, first time, and secondary Frannie/Kowalski. I think I managed to achieve all of those!

Title: Telling Stories
For: Nos4a2no9
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Victoria
Warnings: PG-13, some angst
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Many thanks to my beta! And happy holidays, Nos.

Title: situation's tolerable
For: mizface
Pairing/Characters: Kowalski/Vecchio
Warnings: R
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Thank you very much to my fantastic betas, S. and J! Also thanks to J for the cheerleading! Mizface, I hope you like this story and that your holidays are happy and bright.

Title: Ghost Song
For: akamine_chan
Pairing/Characters: Kowalski/Fraser, Victoria
Warnings: PG-13 for violent imagery, angst
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Thank you, thank you, thank you to my fantastic betas <3

This story has a soundtrack which you can find here:
hxxp://www.megaupload.com/?d=8X6N2OH0

Title: 'cause we belong together now
For: spuffyduds
Pairing/Characters: Frannie/Elaine
Warnings: NC-17
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Huge thank-yous to my marvelous betas for their great feedback. Spuffyduds, I hope you enjoy it - I had a blast writing for you!

Title: I Can Hear You But I Can't Stay Here
For: bakaknight
Pairing/Characters: F/K, Fraser, Kowalski, Welsh, Dief
Warnings: None
Author's Notes:

Thanks to the mods for bringing everything together for yet another year. I bow to your dedication and mad organisational skillz. Thanks also to Gord Downie, without whose inspiration this fic would never have been written.

Title: possible miracle cures
(or: four ways Fraser tried to make Ray happy and one way he succeeded)
For: Jodie
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Vecchio
Warnings: Fluff!
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Many, many thanks to my betas and cheerleaders and anyone else who listened to me whine and worry! Happy holidays!

Title:  The Hypotenuse of a Right Triangle
Recipient: ExeterLinden
Characters: Stella, RayK, RayV, Fraser + the usual supporting cast
Warnings: none
Notes 1:  Consider this an Alternate Reality, where Stella became a detective and RayK became an attorney.  The other major change is I've inverted the order of "Juliet is Bleeding" and "Victoria's Secret" in this 'verse's chronology.
Notes 2:  Linden requested something that looked at gender and RayK and Stella, possibly doing a gender flip. I thought there might be something interesting to flipping their professions instead.  I hope this touched on at least a little of what you wanted to see! :)
Acknowledgments: Endless thanks to china_shop for the beta.  &hearts;
Summary: "Miss--I mean Detective--Kowalski!  The thief called!"

Title: Handprint
For: bluebrocade
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: R-rated
Author's Notes: Thank you to jadesfire2808 and athousanderrors for hand-holding, pom-pom waving and all around awesomeness.  To my recipient, I hope you like it; I struggled to incorporate the elements you wanted, and can only hope I succeeded &hearts

This is a sequel to http://miss-zedem.livejournal.com/294240.html, although it makes sense without having read that...

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Title: Phenomenal Cosmic Powers (itty bitty living space)
For: brigantine1
Pairing/Characters: Vecchio/Kowalski, Fraser
Warnings: None
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: I would like to thank the instigator who told me to run with this idea and gave me ongoing support and suggestions, and the beta who reassured me that it made sense outside of my head.

Title: Code Words, Diva Fits and Unexpected Arrivals: A Date in Three Clichés
For: primrose
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Thatcher, and a surprise guest
Warnings: None
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Many thanks to my fearless betas for listening to me go crazy, and for offering endless cheering and encouragement.  You guys are fabulous! <3

Title: First Meeting
For: Jay S
Pairing/Characters: Dief, RayK, Turtle
Warnings: none
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes:  When I saw the requst for RayK and Dief art, this immediately came into my head.  I have to thank a co-worker for posing so I could get the arm and hand just so.  This was a fun challenge to create - thank you!

Title: What you Make of It
For: Omens
Pairing/Characters: Frannie/Fraser, Frannie/Kowalski, hints of Fraser/Kowalski

Title: loquacious (loh-KWEY-shuhs)
For: Ariastar
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: Violence (non-graphic death occurring off-page), bad language
Author's Notes: Many thanks to my awesome horde of talented betas, plus my flist for the <3 and *\o/*. Many, many thanks to my horde of betas. Waltzforanight was the first to see this, in its original F/K/V form, which wasn't working for me. J_S_Cavalcante helped me tear this story down and rebuild it as a more solid F/K story, helping me in ways that I can't even describe. She also helped reassure me that it didn't suck, which is apparently part of the job description. All while juggling her own myriad commitments, all on a deadline. Were_duck, Sionnain and Julia_here all provided different viewpoints as well as insightful and really helpful comments and advice. It was cute to watch Sionn and Were_duck bond over the GoogleDoc of my story. As always, this story is only as good as it is because of my betas and any remaining mistakes are mine. Last but not least, many thanks to RL friend P, who helped with GTO tune-up tips (which unfortunately got left on the editing room floor) and for a pleasant discussion on the physics of defenestration.

Title: Adventure Bound
For: norabombay
Pairing/Characters: Dief
Warnings: none
Artist's Notes: Dief's leading the Quest. Thanks so much to akamine_chan, who suggested Dief-in-scarf, and who also provided steady support and encouragement. This is acrylic/mixed media on panel.

Title: Migration Patterns
For: Ifreet
Pairing/Characters: F/K/V
Warnings: none
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: This was not the story I intended to write; but it is a story I intended to write over a year ago, and have had in the gestation ever since. (Someone here might recognise the seven prompts which inspired it.) Ifreet, thank you for making me put it down on paper at last. Many thanks to my beta, who isn't even in the fandom, did me the greatest of services at the latest of hours, and is not to be blamed for anything.

Title: Hirsute Angry Thief
For: vienna_waits
Characters: Kowalski, Fraser, et. al. (gen)
Warnings: none
Wordcount: 8,345
Author's Notes: Happy Holidays!  This is my attempt at an ensemble gen casefic with humor. I hope it pleases.

Title:   Freaks & Geeks (To Say Nothing of the Goat)
For:    isiscaughey
Pairing/Characters:   Fraser/Kowalski; Dief, Turtle, Welsh
Warnings:   Angst & porn (of the NC-17 variety).  Here there be clowns.
 
Author's Notes:   
For Isis, who wanted Fraser/RayK post-COTW casefic set in Chicago, with Welsh and Dief and Turtle.  I think the only thing I didn't quite manage was Fraser h/c, unless you count emotional pain.  *g*  Cheer up, emo Fraser!  You'll get your happy ending.  :)  Oh, and I took artistic liberties with real-life locations... you'll know it when you read it.  Happy holidays from your Seekrit Santa!  \o/

The part always has a tendency to reunite with its whole, in order to escape from its imperfection.  -  Leonardo da Vinci


 

Title: Getting this happy takes practice
For: Jen
Pairing/Characters: Frannie/Kowalski
Warnings: brief references to domestic violence
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes:  Thank you to all the people (including brainstormers, a music consultant, and my darling beta) who helped this fic come together! 

Title: Neither Expose Nor Extinguish
For: HYPERfocused
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski, Stella Bonasera (CSI:NY) -- all you need to know about CSI:NY is that Melina Kanakaredes, who played Victoria on DS, plays Stella Bonasera on CSI:NY.
Warnings: NC-17
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes:  As this was a rather last-minute pinch hit, I owe BIG HUGE THANK YOUs to my fabulous and amazing betas. I am utterly indebted to the helpful and supportive Lucifuge-5, who held my hand from beginning to end, and also to lovely china_shop and wonderful malnpudl who responded to an eleventh hour request for extra pairs of eyes. Their combined feedback vastly improved this pinch-hit from a barely-begun WIP into what it is now. It literally would not exist without their help. All remaining mistakes are mine alone.

Title: Promises To Keep
For: Miss Zedem
Pairing/Characters: Ray Kowalski/Benton Fraser
Warnings: My beta described this as "wibble-inducing." I leave it to the reader to decide if that's a good thing or a bad thing.
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: Miss Zedem offered "Between the woods and frozen lake/the darkest evening of the year" as a prompt, and the image stuck with me. Happy holidays, Miss Z.; I hope this works for you. Many thanks to Malnpudl, my beta-to-be-named-now.

Title: Dawn
For: Dessert First
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski, Diefenbaker, OFC
Warnings: PG.
Author's Notes: Perhaps this should be under warnings: kidfic. All blessings upon googlemaps for telling me where things are in relation to each other in Whitehorse.

Title: Not One Sparrow Falls
For: lucifuge_5
Pairing/Characters: Fraser/Kowalski
Warnings: NC-17
Author's Notes: Thanks and many, many hugs to my dear insta-beta and stalwart friend, akamine_chan.

Title: Worthwhile
For: Adrian
Pairing/Characters: Ray Vecchio/Benton Fraser
Warnings: None, other than the verbal abuse of an elf costume
Vidder's/Author's/Artist's Notes: I really hope you like this.