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crack_van2004-04-13 08:00 pm
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Christmas Snow by PFL (NC-17)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Doyle/Bodie
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:
This is a deceptively slight story that sets a perfect trap for the reader. Just like the Lads, you're not really sure how it's going to end and when it does, you're left with the same feeling of stunned delight as a certain CI-5 agent.
It's a snowy Christmas Eve and business as usual for Bodie and Doyle - they've just finished a successful op and Bodie is looking forward to a Christmas spent in the arms of his latest girlfriend. Ray's at his broody, moody best as he and Bodie part company, leaving Bodie with the niggling feeling he's somehow failed his partner - and suddenly that girlfriend isn't so appealing anymore.
There's some lovely, fun imagery here of Bodie and Doyle acting like kids; considering how tough they usually are, the roughhousing highlights their already considerable attractions. There's also the rare payoff of a writer who knows how not to tip their hand, instead letting the reader experience the story as the characters do - every high and low, every heartbreaking insecurity, every tender (but never mushy) revelation.
Don't be deceived by the brevity of the story - as far as I'm concerned, it's perfectly proportioned and completely satisfying.
Christmas Snow
Pairing: Doyle/Bodie
Author on LJ: unknown
Author Website: unknown
Why this must be read:
This is a deceptively slight story that sets a perfect trap for the reader. Just like the Lads, you're not really sure how it's going to end and when it does, you're left with the same feeling of stunned delight as a certain CI-5 agent.
It's a snowy Christmas Eve and business as usual for Bodie and Doyle - they've just finished a successful op and Bodie is looking forward to a Christmas spent in the arms of his latest girlfriend. Ray's at his broody, moody best as he and Bodie part company, leaving Bodie with the niggling feeling he's somehow failed his partner - and suddenly that girlfriend isn't so appealing anymore.
There's some lovely, fun imagery here of Bodie and Doyle acting like kids; considering how tough they usually are, the roughhousing highlights their already considerable attractions. There's also the rare payoff of a writer who knows how not to tip their hand, instead letting the reader experience the story as the characters do - every high and low, every heartbreaking insecurity, every tender (but never mushy) revelation.
Don't be deceived by the brevity of the story - as far as I'm concerned, it's perfectly proportioned and completely satisfying.
Christmas Snow