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On Guard by Gloria Lancaster (PG-13)
Fandom: PROS (THE PROFESSIONALS)
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 58k
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Gloria Lancaster at The Circuit Archive
Why this must be read: Because there’s a vivid African backdrop, a separation until CI5, a gradual slide towards each other (a recurring kink with my recs, it seems:)), and a terrific Bodie. Or 'Soldier' as he’s simply known for the first half of the story.
It’s actually half an AU, in that CI5 is their world in the second half, but it imagines a different first encounter between the two men. One that takes place in Africa, with Bodie as a young merc who saves the life of a volunteer (Ray Doyle), who is there on a three month sabattical. Soldier waits while he heals, and then takes him by jeep and on foot to a town where Ray can find safe passage back to England.
Quite apart from this beguiling premise, Gloria Lancaster has a great ear for the way they interact, together with a subtle, humorous lyricism which suits Pros perfectly.
The attacking government troops had scattered as soon as Soldier had killed a few of them. The rest legged it double quick when they caught sight of him. They think there's more of us he exulted and fired off a few rounds jubilantly. Like fish in a barrel, he scorned, then once the compound was secured, made a quick recci of the Mission compound.
He checked every one of the bodies--nothing. Then the last one; he searched the body and found the ID and the wallet. Raymond middle-initial C Doyle, English, the usual statistics. Then the corpse had coughed, rolled over and thrown up. So--alive.
Very much alive. Later events proved that. Not one complaint from him though, not about the climate, not about the conditions, not about the insects. Hard as nails this Ray Doyle, and held together with spit and temper.
On Guard by Gloria Lancaster
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 58k
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: Gloria Lancaster at The Circuit Archive
Why this must be read: Because there’s a vivid African backdrop, a separation until CI5, a gradual slide towards each other (a recurring kink with my recs, it seems:)), and a terrific Bodie. Or 'Soldier' as he’s simply known for the first half of the story.
It’s actually half an AU, in that CI5 is their world in the second half, but it imagines a different first encounter between the two men. One that takes place in Africa, with Bodie as a young merc who saves the life of a volunteer (Ray Doyle), who is there on a three month sabattical. Soldier waits while he heals, and then takes him by jeep and on foot to a town where Ray can find safe passage back to England.
Quite apart from this beguiling premise, Gloria Lancaster has a great ear for the way they interact, together with a subtle, humorous lyricism which suits Pros perfectly.
The attacking government troops had scattered as soon as Soldier had killed a few of them. The rest legged it double quick when they caught sight of him. They think there's more of us he exulted and fired off a few rounds jubilantly. Like fish in a barrel, he scorned, then once the compound was secured, made a quick recci of the Mission compound.
He checked every one of the bodies--nothing. Then the last one; he searched the body and found the ID and the wallet. Raymond middle-initial C Doyle, English, the usual statistics. Then the corpse had coughed, rolled over and thrown up. So--alive.
Very much alive. Later events proved that. Not one complaint from him though, not about the climate, not about the conditions, not about the insects. Hard as nails this Ray Doyle, and held together with spit and temper.
On Guard by Gloria Lancaster
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This sounds like the sort of AU I could actually deal with as it's moving toward CI5, so thanks very much for the Rec. *g*
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I have it printed off and added to my reading pile... *g*
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