Technique by Wild Horses (NC17)

[teot.livejournal.com]

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: N/A

Why this must be read: This story can be found at the Oblique Publications website, where you can spend hours reading Pros. But this particular story is a bit of a departure from the usual Pros story. Short, but very dark and hot for all its short word count. It hints at a darker Bodie and Doyle, a Bodie and Doyle that take a secret thrill from all those interrogations. Warning, though -- there's knife-play, and some readers might be put off.

Read Technique.

Comments

[minitrog.livejournal.com]

I've always liked this one - dark and yummy and quite chilling.

This was originally published under a pseud, and is in fact the work of helenraven, and is also available at her website HERE (http://www.kelper.co.uk/helenraven/).

[teot.livejournal.com]

Really? Well, it just goes to show that I tend to like the same authors. Thank you for the info!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Mmmmm, me too. One thing I love about Helen Raven's Professionals work is that she puts a twist on the characters to be sure, but they aren't THAT far out of alignment with the show. The interrogation scenes are pretty dark anyway, and it's not that much of a stretch to imagine one or both of them getting off on the scene just a little, even if it's a temporary power trip. So push that thought some more, add sex and sadism (the language is incisive and direct, conveying much without any excess baggage) and there you have it - Technique. Love it!

[teot.livejournal.com]

Yep, it's a wonderful story. Thanks for the comment!

Technique

[(Anonymous)]

Another fascinating Pros story by a great writer. Thanks for recommending this. I *think* Helen Raven decided on a different name for this story as she'd come in for so much stick for The Same River, which in my opinion, is another example of her fine writing.

Re: Technique

[teot.livejournal.com]

I did hear that she got some flack for that story, which was unfortunate, but I understand why she would want to choose a pseudonym.