due South Author Profiles

Author: belmanoir
Website/link to fic: Belmanoir's fanfiction
Fanlore page: tbc
First DS fic posted: 2007
Full disclosure: Belmanoir and I are mutual flisties, and I consider her a dear friend. Fannishly, we often beta for each other.
Pairings: F/V, K/V, F/K/V, Frannie/Kowalski, Vecchio/Stella, Stella/MacKenize King, Stella/RayK, Fraser/OMCs/OFCs! Outside of DS: Billy/Joe, Geoffrey/Darren, Ed/Ray Kowalski, Ed/Sophie, Flashpoint!Team
Style and strengths: I really like the way Belamoir writes, because she's so *thoughtful* about her stories. She thinks through the smallest details and can tell you exactly why Ray Vecchio is a White Sox fan instead of a Cubs fan, for instance, and her reasons are always so perfectly in character! It makes her characters seem so real and genuine, and it gives us fresh insights into the characters we know and love! I may, perhaps, love her Vecchio beyond all rational sense. Also I love how she writes relationships, from romantic to friendship to siblings, with warmth and humor and love. There are complexities and dark moments, of course, but the loyalty and friendship between the characters is always there beneath the surface. People are complex creatures and so are their relationships, and no matter what canon she's writing in, Bel illustrates this incredibly well. Also, if I haven't mentioned this, she writes smoking hot porn and very, very awesome kink fic--those awesome character dynamics I mentioned just makes the sexay stuff even HOTTER. Finally, it should be noted that Bel is hilarious and clever, and her stuff cracks me up often!
Other DS/C6D activity: She's written in Flashpoint, Hard Core Logo, and Slings and Arrows!
Some favourites: Yay, here are some of my favorites of Bel's stories! I think these all show how great Bel is at writing the dynamics between characters, as well as the aforementioned smoking hot porn, excellent kink fic, and humor. :)

In your skin, Kowalski/Vecchio. HI. THIS IS HOT LIKE A HOT THING THAT IS HOT, OKAY. ::fans self:: This is one of those times when you can really feel the dynamic between all three characters, not just the two who are currently in the relationship. I like that a lot, and did I mention that this was screamingly hot? And there were parts I went "Awww!" and also laughed out loud, cleverly imbeded within said smoking hot porn? Consider it mentioned. Also this excerpt, below? Makes me flail around and say 'BOYS!' really loudly, just FYI.

( Excerpt from In your Skin )

Bad Cop, Ray/Ray, NC17. (Author includes warning for dubious consent) This fic is a great examination of some of those complex moments between characters--Vecchio wants to know why Kowalski has been moping--and how they are eventually resolved. I like stories that are a little darker in tone without going overboard, and this story is a perfect example of that. I also really like how both characters deal with the aftermath of a very intense sexual encounter that goes to some heavy places, and the catharsis that happens as a result.

( Excerpt from Bad Cop )


Dishwasher Safe, RayK/Stella. Oh man, I love this SO MUCH. I love this glance back at Stella and Ray's relationship (I kind of love them a lot), and all the affection and love and trust in this story between the two of them---it makes me all :D! and happy, with a nice bittersweet twist because you know how things end. Still, it doesn't mean they didn't have some great moments in their history, and I really liked seeing one of them--I *love* how much they laugh together, and how much Ray's goofy jokes crack Stella up and vice-versa. There's a reason they're good together for so long, and I really like this fic for showing us that. Also it's great to see a fic that proves it isn't always the first!time or new!lust sort of sex that is the hottest. Because, hi, this is really, really hot omg.


( Excerpt from Dishwasher Safe )

Rehearse more obscenely and courageously, Slings and Arrows, Geoffrey/Darren. In which Geoffrey and Darren roleplay Marlowe/Shakespeare. Okay, I laughed my ace off during this fic, seriously. I love Geoffrey and Darren, and I especially love them together, when they spark off each other and banter exactly like they do in this fic. There's this prickly affection between them, along with a healthy dose of competitiveness and adorableness, and I love the cleverness in this fic. It's smart and hot, and I will never, ever not laugh at the phrase his air quotes were both annoying and inexplicably erotic, because how perfectly Darren is that?

( Excerpt from Rehearse more obscenely and courageously )