Sunshine After Rain by Elspeth Leigh (NC-17)

[rach74.livejournal.com]

Fandom:THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing:Bodie/Doyle
Author on LJ:Unknown
Author Website: Unknown

Why this must be read:


This is a deathfic.Cowley, not Bodie and Doyle. In fact it's suicide. I'm not giving too much away as it is obvious from the first paragraph.Sunshine After Rain features an older, settled and together Bodie and Doyle who have left CI5, but are still in the 'business' as it were. Elspeth effectively shows the fallout from Cowley's suicide, how it affects Bodie and Doyle,both as a couple and individually.The emotions they go through feel real. Bodie and Doyle are apart for a lot of the story, but they call each other frequently and the conversations between them are so in character.Cowley's suicide also feels in character with the context she gives to it.A hard thing to pull off. Both Bodie and Doyle are how I imagine they would be. Older and wiser, but still recognisable. The sex is lovely too. An excellent story with a view on older lads I can believe in.

Sunshine After Rain

Comments

[reginagiraffe]

Um, link?

Thanks!

[rach74.livejournal.com]

sorry!
Pressed post instead of preview!
Link added.

[shayheyred.livejournal.com]

I just read this recently, and though I prefer the lads as they are in the series, this is indeed a believeable future for them. It's such a wonderful story.

Sunshine after Rain

[golligirl4-5.livejournal.com]

Have always felt that Cowley was a very angry to do what he did to Bodie. The rest of the story is good.