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Gift-Wrapped by O Yardley
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ: no
Author Website: no
Why this must be read:
O Yardley was one of the founders of Pros slash. She wrote the first, or one of the first, stories back around 1978 while the show was still airing. In an example of amazing fannish longevity, she's still writing Pros stories more than a quarter of a century later. Anyone interested in this fandom must sample O Yardley's work--and since she's created a large backlist, there's much to delve into for those who discover they enjoy her style. Her circuit stories aren't all online yet, but they're coming.
O Yardley is the only author I've recced whose work doesn't appeal much to me personally. I still think she's a must-read, especially as many fans love her stories. And--usefully!--the stories of hers I do actually rather enjoy are some of the Christmas ones, of which there are many. So, as we've now reached Christmas in the holiday calendar I've been reccing my way through, this is a good point to introduce readers to her work.
This particular story from 1992 is a typically light-hearted look at how misapprehension can turn out to be a positive force.
Gift-Wrapped
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ: no
Author Website: no
Why this must be read:
O Yardley was one of the founders of Pros slash. She wrote the first, or one of the first, stories back around 1978 while the show was still airing. In an example of amazing fannish longevity, she's still writing Pros stories more than a quarter of a century later. Anyone interested in this fandom must sample O Yardley's work--and since she's created a large backlist, there's much to delve into for those who discover they enjoy her style. Her circuit stories aren't all online yet, but they're coming.
O Yardley is the only author I've recced whose work doesn't appeal much to me personally. I still think she's a must-read, especially as many fans love her stories. And--usefully!--the stories of hers I do actually rather enjoy are some of the Christmas ones, of which there are many. So, as we've now reached Christmas in the holiday calendar I've been reccing my way through, this is a good point to introduce readers to her work.
This particular story from 1992 is a typically light-hearted look at how misapprehension can turn out to be a positive force.
Gift-Wrapped