The Acorn Syndrome by Georgina Kirrin (Everyone)

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: About 2100 words
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: UKJess's Ominum-Gatherum
Why this must be read: This was, I believe, the first "older lads" story that I ever read. I fell in love with it, and with the concept. *g* It's told from an observer's point of view and it does everything that I love when a story is told from that perspective: gives us insight into Bodie and Doyle while still allowing us to know more about them than the observer. It is pure fun. And then there are the lads--older but very much themselves, and still together.

[The lads have interrupted a robbery at the Post Office]

I picked Mr Bodie's walking stick off the floor for him and we all hurried to the door to see what had happened. The shot had taken out one wheel of the bike as it went past the shop and the look-out had ended up sprawled on the village green.

Mr Bodie peered over Mr Doyle's shoulder. "Nice shooting, four-five," he said.

"Not really," says Mr Doyle, "I was aiming for the back wheel" and they both laughed. They looked at each other, sort of checking, and then Mr Doyle went out to the look-out and we all went back to the other one.

He'd just about got to the stage where he could straighten out. Mr Bodie looked at him for a second and then jabbed him under the chin with the end of his walking stick. When he put his hands up to protect his throat, he got whacked in the goolies again.

What is there not to love here? It's charming without being the least bit cloying. Go on, give it a go!

The Acorn Syndrome

Comments

[hagsrus.livejournal.com]

It's utter delight, and I only wish we had more of her superb work in Pros.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Absolutely.

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

Of all my fandoms, I love stories with "older lads" in Pros best of all. And this is one of the best.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

I resisted the notion a bit--I like the lads as they are on the show! But I adored this story. I really love the idea of them surviving and growing old together.

[storyfan.livejournal.com]

Might be just some LJ thing, but the link doesn't work for me. I'd love to read it, though!

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Hey, are you still having issues with the link? It works for me, so it might have been just a glitch. If you are still having issues, please let me know.

[moonlightmead.livejournal.com]

Funnily enough, I have just been re-reading all of Georgina Kirrin's Pros fic, and I can only concur with this one.

As with her other stories, I love the language, the idiom, and the sense of place.

And what else should we have expected in their garden but roses and a big lavender bush? Lovely touch.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

All of her stories are terrific, aren't they? I love the voice in this one, and the skillful immersion into the world she created for it. Lovely stuff!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I really like this author's work. Well worth a read. Thanks for the rec, PFL.

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Hey there! She is a pleasure to read.