The Cartland Factor by The Hag (PG-13)

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Length: 2,800 words
Author on LJ: hagsrus
Author Website: On AO3
Why this must be read: This one I'm reccing just because it's fun, it's fluffy, it's as light as a feather and it won't go to your hips.

'The Cartland Factor' makes gentle fun of those bodice rippers and gaudy romance paperbacks, while never crossing the line into mocking - it allows you to smile at yourself. The lads are delightfully drunk, and get more so as they're plied with booze by two wonderfully wicked ladies. Bodie gets his (gentle) comeuppance, and Doyle gets his man... and we get to grin and enjoy pure fluff without any guilt - or the hangover. *g*


The Cartland Factor

Comments

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Huge fun to read after an annoying day! Thank you!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Ack! Sorry you've had one of those days, but yay! for cheering it up a bit - I think fanfic, especially the happy fluffy kind, is a wonderful antidote to crappy days.

[lodondria.livejournal.com]

endearingly short fluff.

Now I'm working my way through the Circuit Archive, thanks to you. :-P

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Bwahahaha!

Um, sorry? *g*

I'm so glad you're having such a good time - I hope you're finding all sorts of lovely things to cuddle up and enjoy.

[moonlightmead.livejournal.com]

Ah, Brenda and Sheila! Wonderful ladies, I love 'em. And the dialogue!

"Sweep him up in your powerful arms and rain burning kisses on his startled lips..."
"Bet sodding Barbara's fellers weren't trying to kiss a bloody killing machine that would kick 'em in the goolies and dislocate their powerful shoulders before they knew what hit 'em."

And the totally unabashed interest in what Bodie and Doyle might be getting up to (entirely understandable, we all want to know), and the liberation of the champage, and just everything.

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

LOL - you've picked out one of my favourite lines too *g* , and we can all put ourselves into the ladies' shoes - in their place, that's exactly what we'd be up to... and I love the way they get progressively more toasted as the story goes along.