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crack_van2013-05-26 02:12 pm
Full Circle by Merentha13 (NC-17)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 18,700 words
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merentha13
Author Website: On AO3
Why this must be read: It's time for me to offer up a longer story for you to get your teeth into.
Self-pimping on the van is the height of bad manners, so I'd better start by admitting I'm not entirely a neutral bystander here. I was lucky enough to be Merentha13's artist for Full Circle, a story written for the CI5 Box of Tricks Big Bang in 2012... but this is a story I love and desperately want to rec to you. So kindly avert your eyes from any manky old artwork, and concentrate on Merentha's beautifully constructed and plotty story, wherein Doyle leaves CI5 after an operation goes horribly wrong, and returns to police work; then during an undercover assignment, he and Bodie are thrown back together and forced to work as a team again.
Now that sounds pretty simple and straight forward, but Merentha populates her stories with well-rounded OCs, twists of plot, moral complications and bursts of action that keep you engaged from the start to the finish. I imagine Merentha as rolling up her sleeves and wading straight into her story, knowing exactly where she's going and how to get there. She writes with a confidence and ease that shines through, and leaves you free to sit back and enjoy the ride.
Full Circle
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Gorgeous!
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It's nice and long, so it's a good idea to have at it when you know you can settle into it uninterrupted - and for goodness sake, cast your eyes away from any pictures - you'll get me drummed off the van, and I'm having way too much fun *hg*
Seriously though - I faffed for ages over whether I ought to rec it because of the artwork, but I enjoyed the story so much I thought I'd do it anyway, and hope no one thinks the worse of me for it.
I'll be hiding under m' blankies *g*
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I hope you enjoy it if you haven't already - though how you're finding time to do your own recs and read too is a mystery!
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Good gracious! Go you - I'll give you a flash of my pompoms *\o/* *g*
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Thanks luv! I love the confident way Merentha writes the lads - her work is a joy to read. I really dithered over reccing because of my involvement with the artwork, but in the end I decided I love the story too much not to *g*