oceana

I am a big Due South fan. It's one of the few shows I was a fan of before I even knew about fandom.

I discovered slash, somehow got hold of all the episodes, watched them, read slash, watched them again, read more slash etc. I think I must have read every story at DueSlash at one point. I loved iFraser and Ray. Both Rays.

Then other fandoms came and lured me away (first The Sentinel, then Stargate), and I hardly read any DS fic anymore. And now, when I find the time to read DS slash, I feel as if I have missed something! It's like reading in a fandom where you don't know all the episodes, so you can never be sure if you get all the references and jokes. Which is ridiculous, because I've seen ever DS episode at least three times.

I think it has something to do with the fact that DS fandom is so tight. Everyone seems to know everyone else and they all read each others stories (at least that what it seems like). To me, as an outsider, it seems as if the fandom has developed its own canon when it comes to Fraser and Ray, so with every story I miss, I miss a piece of canon.

I wish I had the time to be involved in that wonderful fandom.