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crack_van2010-11-28 10:23 pm
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In the Widening Gyre by Verlaine
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: None (B/D possible)
Length: Short story
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
loyseofverlaine
Author Website: Archive of Our Own
>Why this must be read:
This is quite a recent story, posted to Proslib for Halloween. I very seldom read short stories and I tried this one simply because it began with the words "George Cowley did not consider himself as an unduly fastidious man (...) You know my foible, and there are so few Cowley-centered fics; I couldn't miss this one, though I usually avoid the supernatural. But as soon as I started reading I was enthralled by the sheer evocative power of the writing, its way of stirring raw fear, anguish and wonder in the reader's mind, thrown in a gloomy world of turmoil and confusion, where lights are more threatening than darkness.
The summary says: "When Cowley's life is in danger, he receives help from an unusual and terrifying source". His two loyal agents are still there with him but strangely transformed:
"What's happening?" he gasped.
Doyle turned his head, and Cowley saw one green eye, and one stark yellow, the scarlet pupil slit like a cat's. He jerked back from the sight, fighting the urge to throw open the door and fling himself out into the passing night.
"Don't do it, sir," Bodie said calmly. "You really don't want to meet what's out there right now."
I don't think I can add anything without spoiling the thrill. Like the previous story I recced here, it's all about moral dilemmas, the choices we make and their consequences, power, guilt and responsibility.
In the Widening Gyre
Pairing: None (B/D possible)
Length: Short story
Author on LJ:
loyseofverlaineAuthor Website: Archive of Our Own
>Why this must be read:
This is quite a recent story, posted to Proslib for Halloween. I very seldom read short stories and I tried this one simply because it began with the words "George Cowley did not consider himself as an unduly fastidious man (...) You know my foible, and there are so few Cowley-centered fics; I couldn't miss this one, though I usually avoid the supernatural. But as soon as I started reading I was enthralled by the sheer evocative power of the writing, its way of stirring raw fear, anguish and wonder in the reader's mind, thrown in a gloomy world of turmoil and confusion, where lights are more threatening than darkness.
The summary says: "When Cowley's life is in danger, he receives help from an unusual and terrifying source". His two loyal agents are still there with him but strangely transformed:
"What's happening?" he gasped.
Doyle turned his head, and Cowley saw one green eye, and one stark yellow, the scarlet pupil slit like a cat's. He jerked back from the sight, fighting the urge to throw open the door and fling himself out into the passing night.
"Don't do it, sir," Bodie said calmly. "You really don't want to meet what's out there right now."
I don't think I can add anything without spoiling the thrill. Like the previous story I recced here, it's all about moral dilemmas, the choices we make and their consequences, power, guilt and responsibility.
In the Widening Gyre
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