ext_14063 ([identity profile] franciskerst.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] crack_van2006-02-03 10:01 pm

The Lych-Wake Dirge by Jane Carnall & Ann Johnson (PG-13)

I am [livejournal.com profile] franciskerst (a little late because of an unexpected overload of work at my usually quiet office) and I will drive the van this month, for my pleasure but maybe not for yours! For I must warn you, I am a great fan of Cowley and, more precisely, of the Bodie/Cowley pairing. I am aware it's not everybody's taste but I also suspect that if I don't rec the B/C stories I so much enjoyed, nobody will do it and it would be a shame because they rightly belong to "The Professionals" fanfiction. Of course they will be interspersed with stories of a more usual type but, I wish, with a strong Cowley bias/flavour. Anyway, be patient; a month is quickly over.

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Cowley
Author on LJ: Not any more, alas!
Author Website: Jane Carnall's site At least I think it's here because I was unable to find the home page and the real title if there is one.

Why this must be read

Because it's a very sweet and moving story, with no sex scene and nothing shocking or provoking for the people who think they cannot suffer the B/C pairing. As it's commonly done to cure allergy by desensitizing the patient's body with tiny doses of the harmful substance, I intend to progressively accustom the reader to the offending idea.

The plot is simple: caught as hostages during a mission, Bodie and Cowley, after a plane crash, have to find a shelter for the night in a very inhospitable and frosty country. Cowley is wounded and soon gets more or less delirious; during long hours, they are isolated in space and time and Bodie is coming to know some surprising things about Cowley's past; taken in the stream of reminiscences he could become involved more than he would have expected.

The Lych-Wake Dirge

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