Broken Cover by Angelfish (NC-17)

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Hi! I'm Snail, and I'm driving The Van for The Professionals this month. Blimey! Who put me in charge? *g* After all this time, this is my first drive - I feel like I’ve finally got my fangirl spurs. I mainly read slash, so my recs are going to lean heavily in that direction, and I'll apologise in advance for being horribly self-indulgent with some of my favourite authors.

The trouble is knowing where to start with so many fabulous writers in the fandom.

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 12,600-ish words
Author on LJ: angelfish777
Author Website: Angelfish on The Circuit Archive
Why this must be read: Angelfish was the first writer I read in The Pros fandom (All These Years, recced brilliantly by callistosh65 here), so I have a special fondness for her. Broken Cover is a post-Slush Fund story, exploring the immediate aftermath of the day. Bodie and Doyle are worn out and emotionally frayed; the story follows their awkward efforts to reach out to one another, and to take care of each other. There's lovely gentle humour, great dialogue, bickering, fighting, and some hot, beautifully-written nooky. What more could you ask for? Enjoy!


Broken Cover

Comments

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Just Snail? Why, Ms Bones... *g* Nice to see Pros in the Crack_van on my flist again - and nice choice of story too, which I've not read for a long time... so had better go and curl up with now. Thank you!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Snail seems less formal *g*

Isn't it nice to have Pros back on The Van? *beams* I've really missed it the last few months, so I'm hoping we can keep it going now... I see you've signed up again, and a couple of others after you, so yay!

And thanks for commenting - I feel like a complete fraud doing this as I'm nowhere near as well-read as everyone else *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I did post at the_safehouse to encourage people to sign up again - 2013 is 10 years since the first Pros at Crack_van rec, and it'd be nice if we could keep it going this year... we've only got until August so far though... *crosses fingers*

I'd've thought that if you read Pros stories and liked Pros stories then you're as entitled as anyone else to recommend them... *g*

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

I'll happily sign up again for another go (the power's already gone to my head!), but I thought I'd leave it for a month or so to see if anyone else wants to play first.

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm not comprehensively up to speed on Pros fic, but I'm willing to have a go at Crackvan if you need people.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you read Prosfic and love it, then I know there's lots of other people would like to hear about it - it'd be great if you had a go on Crack Van! The sign up sheet is here (http://crack-van.livejournal.com/4554448.html) (not that I'm jumping on you whilst your iron's hot, trying to make it easy for you... *g*)

If you like reading and reccing Pros fic, there's also ci5hq, where we have a weekly Reading Room rec and chat, and general appreciation of Pros stories... and Pros... and... *g*

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Have signed up!
And will certainly check out the other link, thanks. I'm in the yahoo group, though can never seem to keep up, but have never got around to exploring Pros on lj, so now's the time - if I can find enough! *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Excellent - thank you! *g*

D'you mind if I ask which Yahoo group you're in? The ones I'm in all seem very quiet these days! Pros on lj is great - the main Pros comm is the_safehouse, and there's [Unknown site tag], and discoveredinalj, though its a whilst since we've had a challenge there... There's others dotted around, too!

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tips!
It's PROSfanfic(at)yahoo(dot)com
Gen site, but very active and lots of good writing.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah thanks - I never did get around to joining that one, since it's really the slash I like! *g*

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Hello. I saw your name on the TS BB (I think!). Jump in and have a go. The tyres are inflated and the petrol tank is full.

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am on TS BB!
Did you mean do Crack Van recs right now? It's just that I am in the middle of my month for TS right now and it's taking up some time, as most of the things I want to rec have already been recced so I have to go searching....
So it would be helpful to be able to wait until the month is over?

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Oh, I meant sign up. You can't post unless it's your turn. :)

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Oh, I have signed up!
Or at least, I *think* I have....
:-/

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I got notification of these, since they were to my original comment, so I hope you don't mind me jumping in.

I think SC_Fossil was just being encouraging and didn't realise you'd already signed up - and you've definitely already signed up, for which hooray! *g*

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

How lovely to see this story pop up! Well overdue for a reread, methinks.. Nice to see you here, petal.

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

I haven't met a story by Angelfish yet that I haven't loved *g*

And thank you! It's lovely to finally get a go at driving the Van. I really feel like a proper fangirl now *g*

[moonlightmead.livejournal.com]

Oooh, crack van deliveries have resumed, hooray! And with one of my favourites, too. How does she do it? It's all just beautiful... "There were places on Doyle where the bones crested surface with the grace of breaching dolphins."

Looking forward to seeing what you pick!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

You've picked one of my favourite lines there - just gorgeous! I love Angelfish's writing - it's always spare and economical and yet you always have a perfect picture painted in your mind.

I've got a feeling my choices for the month are going to be my usual mix of random thrashings and happy accidents *g*

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

It's so nice to see Pros back on C-V. :-)

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

It is nice, isn't it? I didn't realise how much I was missing it... and it feels like I'm a proper fangirl now I've taken my turn on the van. *beams* And such a good excuse for a reading frenzy *g*

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

This is a classic in its own lunch hour and a great rec, thanks for the reminder.

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

I'm feeling like a right fraud doing this - talk about small child let loose in the sweet shop *g*

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Now here's an interesting thing. I had read this before, but probably in an attempt to absorb a lot of Pros fic all at once I clearly read it sloppily. Your rec encouraged me to read it all again with fresh eyes, and it was a real treat. Beautifully written, I love the Bodie backstory, and this take on his complex, shuttered personality. Thank you for the rec!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

This is brilliant - you and I are cross-pollinating one another! *g*

I'm glad you enjoyed re-reading - and yay! for you signing up to have a go for Pros on the van too. You're a star - or a glutton for punishment *g*

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Snail! *snogs snaily* Great rec. I'm in the Angelfish clan as well.

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

LOL! *snogs you back with gusto* Angelfish is fab, yes? *high fives you*