Stop Breathing by Creed Cascade

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 8643 word count
Author on LJ: creedcascade
Author Website: http://insaneasylum.slashfanfiction.com/fiction.htm
Why this must be read: This a slightly darker view of the lads. You have a third party viewer meddle where she shouldn't and she sets off a string of events that will led you on a wild ride through their psyche. The style grabs you, the story keeps you and times passes quickly straight through to the end. Just hit the link if you dare.




-Trick Pony's analysis-

Kate gave a long-suffering sigh. She hated having to explain the simplest concepts to laymen. "I already said agents 4.5 and 3.7 are in a co-dependant relationship. And before you say anything... that roughly translates to toxic love... each man shares a deep-rooted toxic love for his partner. They are dependant on each other for security to the point of blurring the lines between having separate lives, existing in each other's back pockets. But, that's just the start... there are the constant power plays, manipulation and flashes of jealousy and over-protectiveness. They can't endure separation from one another, but when they are separated, they are distrustful of the other. In the field, they go off on suicidal missions, one confident the other will rescue him. They are both highly insecure and demonstrate signs of need for immediate sexual gratification to cement their relationship. If you add to that the fact they are obsessed with each other's problems and feelings, then you have a classic example of a dysfunctional, co-dependant relationship."



Stop Breathing

Comments

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

This is one where we hugely disagree I'm afraid - I've not read it before, but I couldn't buy the plot, the premise or the characterisation. It's an interesting psychological premise, but CC didn't convince me that's how our characters would react to it, either Bodie, Doyle, Cowley or Ross, and I couldn't see the approach taken by either Cowley or Ross as a professional, realistic approach (in the same way I didn't believe Cowley's reaction in Consequences). Neither of the lads seemed anything like their canon-selves, or even to be acting in ways that might have arisen from being hugely stressed (as they're presumably supposed to be in the fic, due to their relationship vs psychology...) It just didn't work for me at all, I'm afraid...

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

I think of this as crack-fic. . . hard to buy but I like it anyway. I do love Ross here, but I hate the lass so that's where I'm coming from. I'm trying with my recs to hit the ones not usually thought of. So glad you weighed in on the other veiwpoint for all newbies.