Author: Helens78 (helens78)
Website/link to fic:
On Dreamwidth, as helensfic
On AO3, with story/content tags. The DW stories include pairing and rating only, so if you want more information about the stories before reading go with the AO3 versions.
Fanlore page: tbc
First DS fic posted: 2010!!!
Full disclosure:  We're on each others flists. And of course I'm a fan.
Pairings: Mostly Fraser/Kowalski, with additional pairings.
Style and strengths:  Kink! Bingo! Memes!
An amazingly prolific writer (she'll probably post a new story before you finish the end of this profile), Helens is a welcome addition to DS/C6D. She has written most of her Fraser/Kowalski pieces for kink memes and kink bingo, so many of them are very "I'll be in my bunk" hot. The stories themselves cover a wide range of moods, from romantic first-time, to funny and warm established relationship fics, to dark stories that are as incredible as they are painful to read. What they all have in common is insightful and convincing characterization; her Fraser and Kowalski voices are feel very in-character, even as she's exploring and pushing the boundaries of their relationship.

Other DS/C6D activity: BSG (including this excellent story involving Leoben, Anders and pyramid), Canadian RPF, Gunless, and Wilby Wonderful, plus assorted crossovers with Californication, and Shattered. And even while I was writing this, she posted a fantastic Eastwick/BSG crossover.  She also mods or co-mods a number of comms, including the duesouth and the delightful dreamsheep.

Some favourites:

Have You Performed At This Establishment Before? (Due South, Fraser/Kowalski, NC-17, 5153 words, written for the duesouth_kink meme)
Undercover!Ray's in a punk rock band, and gets a surprise visitor at one of the concerts. Along with being OMG-HOT, this one has some lovely roleplay banter, great Ray voice, and comes with a nice twist at the end.
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Branta Canadensis (Due South, Fraser/Kowalski, R, 1565 words) Ray's angry that Stella can remarry while he cannot. Angst, but with a sweet ending.
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I'll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours (Due South, F/K, NC-17, 6032 words, written for kink_bingo) The Fight Club story. The writing is so evocative that you feel every bit of the pain, during and after the fight. Her Fraser and Kowalski voices are spot-on here; you get why Fraser would be doing this, and Kowalski's desire to protect (and then help) Fraser makes me want to hug him.
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A Failure Of Survival Skills (Due South, Fraser/Kowalski, NC-17, 2390 words, written for the duesouth_kink meme) A post-breakup story, but they haven't completely ended it. Serious jealousy, anger and self-destruction here, made more heartbreaking with Vecchio there to watch it happen over and over. The final conversation at the end packs so much in just a few sentences.
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New Toys (Due South, Fraser/Kowalski, NC-17, 3626 words, written for kink_bingo) The title pretty much says it all. What I love about this story is how comfortable and confident they are exploring this aspect of their relationship. No angst in this one!
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Author: Kellie Matthews (kelliem)
Website/link to fic: http://kellie.mrks.org/. Also available at the Due Slash Archive.
Fanlore page: tbc
First DS fic posted: 1999.
Full disclosure: A fan. Kellie was among the first (if not the first) DS writer I read.
Pairings: Mostly F/K, but also F/V/OFC and F/OMC. Other C6D crossover pairings.
Style and strengths:
That these stories, written between 1999-2003, still get heavily recced is testament to Kellie's talent. She writes fantastic romance and angst (and not without humor), as well as screen-melting hot porn. But ultimately what I love about Fraser/Kowalski in these stories is the joy they find in each other, whether it's a first-time or established relationship piece. And she truly gets Fraser, through his POV and glimpses into his past: who he is behind the barriers he's put up around himself, and what it takes for him to lower those barriers.
Other DS/C6D activity: Kellie has written some C6D crossovers: DS/HCL, HCL/Tales of the City, Buried on Sunday/Masterminds, Getting Married in Buffalo Jump/Paris or Somewhere (several co-authored with Aukestrel).
Some favourites:
Somewhere Else to Be (DS, AU!F/K, NC-17, 440kb).
The fandoms I had read before this didn't really do AU's, so I didn't know what to expect with a story where Fraser wasn't a Mountie and Kowalski wasn't a Cop. But she captures their essential qualities here to create a wonderful story about two decent, odd, lonely people who find each other.

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Without a Net (DS, F/K, NC-17, 164kb). Kowalski goes undercover as an Argentine drug lord, seriously. I love Ray-going-undercover fics, and the first half has the plot, action and wackiness to feel like an episode script. The second half is where the NC-17 rating comes in. 

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Northern Comfort (DS/HCL, Fraser/Billy, NC-17, 250KB). The one that made want to see Hard Core Logo so I could find out more about Billy and Joe.

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Turning (DS, F/K, NC-17, 661KB). The epic COTW/post-COTW story. Fraser deals with the unresolved issues around his mother's murder and his relationship with his father. It has dark elements (including nightmares), but also enough humor and romance to keep it from being too angsty. This story also has one of my favorite "first kisses."

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Inducement (DS, F/K, NC-17, 38KB).
It's hard to rec a single PWP, so I picked this one for the "statue duty" teasing.

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