If Wishes Were...
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| Bodie/Doyle Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | If Wishes Were... |
| Author(s): | Pamela Rose |
| Date(s): | 1988 |
| Length: | |
| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | The Professionals |
| External Links: | online at the Circuit Archive; online at AO3 |
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If Wishes Were... is a Bodie/Doyle story by Pamela Rose.
The note at the end of its online posting says it was published in Roses and Lavender #4, but this is incorrect. It was actually printed in Foxhole in a Graveyard in 1988.
Reactions and Reviews
The premise of this story is sweet. Not cloyingly sweet or saccharine sweet - it's just touching in a way. There's a bit of magic in it (perhaps), or a bit of outrageous coincidence, but it works here.
The story starts with Doyle trying to figure out why his partner's been moping. (Not moping, says Bodie.) Once Doyle makes the connection, he offers the only gift he can think of - three wishes - hoping that Bodie will wish for the relationship they're both wanting. Except neither of them wants to take the first step. However, as is the way with wishes made in haste, nothing turns out exactly as expected. As in all good fairy tales there's a happy ending, although the sex scene seems almost unnecessary at the end, but I love the bit about showing their real selves to one another: "I told you before, I want you. Stop it, Ray. Stop changing on me. Be you, or I'll go find another bed with another stranger." You'll have to trust me with this one - it's a bit surreal at times, but it's well worth reading.[1]
It had an edge of humour, too, that seemed, to me, like a light sprinkling of icing on a cake. And that last line -- just fantastic. *grin* [2]
I love most of Pamela's stories and she is one of my favorite Pros authors.
I read this story while my very early days in Pros fandom and it did make me love Bodie and Doyle even more. [3]
recc'd for the adorable premise; it starts very strong and finishes, i think, wavering a bit back and forth, with a vanilla sex scene and a moral driven in with a hammer that doesn't make a great deal of sense. [4]
References
- ^ October 2005 rec at Crack Van
- ^ October 2005 rec at Crack Van
- ^ October 2005 rec at Crack Van
- ^ The Pros recs; archived link