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crack_van2012-02-25 09:52 pm
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Home Improvement by Brenda K (G)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 1617 words
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
brenk
Author Website: At the Circuit Archive or Hatstand Archive.
Why this must be read: Because it is an actual curtain fic, even if the lads don't go quite so far as to choose curtains. They do, however, consider carpet, settees, coconut matting and avocado bath suites... All in Brenda K's rather gorgeous style, with tongue gently in cheek and in love with the lads the whole way...
Excerpt: "It's green," Bodie said, pointing at the roll of carpet. "Innit."
"It's a murky mint green," Doyle agreed. "Yeah. Although with sort of olive-green walls..."
"...which we said could stay," Bodie said, a plaintive note creeping in. "I'm not repainting the whole damned flat. I mean we don't have to go for this whole poofter-type interior decorating thing. Just replace the threadbare carpets and a couple of things and bingo."
"Right," Doyle nodded. "But your settee's tan, and we said we'd keep that, so we don't need that many different...."
"Like I said," Bodie sighed. "Poofter-type interior decorating thing. Besides, brown goes with green. I do know that. Even if I'm not an arty-farty--"
"Bodie." Doyle decided that stern was the way to go. "I'm not exactly keen on getting into pink and frilly either. But we have to live there. Olive green and a nice macho brown may just work, but throwing mint green into the mix...."
"What about that one? That's brown."
"That's bloody awful. It's sort of dog-turd brown."
"Be useful if we had a dog with diarrhoea then."
"Charming," Doyle sighed. "This is like pulling bloody teeth, and we've not got to the bedroom yet."
"We haven't?" Bodie twitched an eyebrow and leered. "Could have fooled me."
Home Improvement
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 1617 words
Author on LJ:
brenkAuthor Website: At the Circuit Archive or Hatstand Archive.
Why this must be read: Because it is an actual curtain fic, even if the lads don't go quite so far as to choose curtains. They do, however, consider carpet, settees, coconut matting and avocado bath suites... All in Brenda K's rather gorgeous style, with tongue gently in cheek and in love with the lads the whole way...
Excerpt: "It's green," Bodie said, pointing at the roll of carpet. "Innit."
"It's a murky mint green," Doyle agreed. "Yeah. Although with sort of olive-green walls..."
"...which we said could stay," Bodie said, a plaintive note creeping in. "I'm not repainting the whole damned flat. I mean we don't have to go for this whole poofter-type interior decorating thing. Just replace the threadbare carpets and a couple of things and bingo."
"Right," Doyle nodded. "But your settee's tan, and we said we'd keep that, so we don't need that many different...."
"Like I said," Bodie sighed. "Poofter-type interior decorating thing. Besides, brown goes with green. I do know that. Even if I'm not an arty-farty--"
"Bodie." Doyle decided that stern was the way to go. "I'm not exactly keen on getting into pink and frilly either. But we have to live there. Olive green and a nice macho brown may just work, but throwing mint green into the mix...."
"What about that one? That's brown."
"That's bloody awful. It's sort of dog-turd brown."
"Be useful if we had a dog with diarrhoea then."
"Charming," Doyle sighed. "This is like pulling bloody teeth, and we've not got to the bedroom yet."
"We haven't?" Bodie twitched an eyebrow and leered. "Could have fooled me."
Home Improvement
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It's so absolutely our lads and yet at the same time pokes fun at all curtain fic throughout all fandoms!
Thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention!
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You're right about the 30+ years giving rise to a wealth of great stories. My 'Pros to keep/rec' file is fuller than most of my others!