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Handy Pandy, Out Goes the Rat, by Rimy (PG)
Fandom: THE PROFESSIONALS
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle, Bodie/Other M
Author's Website: No
Author on LJ: No
Why this must be read:
Here's another story of a sort I never thought I'd recommend. This one's written from the viewpoint of a third party, someone observing Bodie and Doyle from the outside. One of the main joys of fanfic for me is the voyeuristic peek into the most intimate details of a relationship; because an outside observer can never really know what's going on between Bodie and Doyle, I seldom find stories written in this manner to be among my favorites.
But Handy Pandy, Out Goes the Rat (and I have absolutely no clue whatsoever what that title means!) is the exception, because it's utterly brilliant. Every time I read it I'm blown away by the author's sheer talent - by her unbelievably effective and skillful use of language, by the way she manages to convey so much about Bodie and Doyle simply by showing us what the narrator sees and feels (and in fact, I suppose a third-party viewpoint story that works is in some ways the ultimate in "showing not telling").
And while it might be natural to assume that a third-party viewpoint story couldn't pack much of an emotional punch, at least with respect to the Bodie/Doyle relationship, in this case it'd be totally wrong. This is a story that without any fuss or bother, without any emotional excess, pulls on your heartstrings as hard as just about anything I've read. Plus the narrator has a wry, self-deprecating, slightly wacky humor - entirely consistent with the general insanity that must characterize CI5 agents - and a quirkily engaging way of phrasing his observations and insights. He's an appealing and sympathetic character in his own right (but make no mistake, this is ultimate a Bodie/Doyle love story).
All in all, it's a beautifully, skillfully crafted story, the pace and structure and voice are masterful, it's an absolute pleasure to read and emotionally satisfying besides, with an utterly delightful ending (though I must admit I long to know what really happened between Bodie and Doyle behind closed doors!).
Rimy has written a few other stories, one within the last year - Pros fandom needs writers like this, and I fervently hope that she has more in store for us.
Handy Pandy, Out Goes the Rat
(Originally published in the zine A Third Priority A-3, IDP Press, 2001)
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle, Bodie/Other M
Author's Website: No
Author on LJ: No
Why this must be read:
Here's another story of a sort I never thought I'd recommend. This one's written from the viewpoint of a third party, someone observing Bodie and Doyle from the outside. One of the main joys of fanfic for me is the voyeuristic peek into the most intimate details of a relationship; because an outside observer can never really know what's going on between Bodie and Doyle, I seldom find stories written in this manner to be among my favorites.
But Handy Pandy, Out Goes the Rat (and I have absolutely no clue whatsoever what that title means!) is the exception, because it's utterly brilliant. Every time I read it I'm blown away by the author's sheer talent - by her unbelievably effective and skillful use of language, by the way she manages to convey so much about Bodie and Doyle simply by showing us what the narrator sees and feels (and in fact, I suppose a third-party viewpoint story that works is in some ways the ultimate in "showing not telling").
And while it might be natural to assume that a third-party viewpoint story couldn't pack much of an emotional punch, at least with respect to the Bodie/Doyle relationship, in this case it'd be totally wrong. This is a story that without any fuss or bother, without any emotional excess, pulls on your heartstrings as hard as just about anything I've read. Plus the narrator has a wry, self-deprecating, slightly wacky humor - entirely consistent with the general insanity that must characterize CI5 agents - and a quirkily engaging way of phrasing his observations and insights. He's an appealing and sympathetic character in his own right (but make no mistake, this is ultimate a Bodie/Doyle love story).
All in all, it's a beautifully, skillfully crafted story, the pace and structure and voice are masterful, it's an absolute pleasure to read and emotionally satisfying besides, with an utterly delightful ending (though I must admit I long to know what really happened between Bodie and Doyle behind closed doors!).
Rimy has written a few other stories, one within the last year - Pros fandom needs writers like this, and I fervently hope that she has more in store for us.
Handy Pandy, Out Goes the Rat
(Originally published in the zine A Third Priority A-3, IDP Press, 2001)
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But it makes me very very happy that you've still got at least a bit of a Pros bug ...
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I've never seen this story before :)
Liked it muchly!
Handy Pandy, Out Goes the Rat, by Rimy
Handy Pandy