Phoenix Rising (Professionals story)
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| Fanfiction | |
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| Title: | Phoenix Rising |
| Author(s): | P.R. Zed |
| Date(s): | 1999 |
| Length: | |
| Genre(s): | slash, Bodie/Doyle |
| Fandom(s): | The Professionals |
| Relationship(s): | Bodie/Doyle |
| External Links: | on the Circuit Archive; on AO3 |
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Phoenix Rising is a Professionals story by P.R. Zed.
It was published in Priority A-3 #1.
Reactions and Reviews
Doyle thinks Bodie has been killed in an explosion and grieves terribly but tries to carry on. It turns out that Bodie has only been kidnapped; they rescue him. The next day the lads enjoy a relaxing morning together and talk things over. One can't help but share Doyle's intense grief over Bodie's seeming death, so skillfully does the author convey his emotions. Her Doyle is a very admirable and brave figure in the way he attempts to hold himself together while he is actually dying inside. Murphy, too, is excellent in trying to follow orders and keep an eye on Doyle while being supportive but discreet and unobtrusive. The final scene is a lovely contrast to the emotional intensity of the rest of the story. This author is great at portraying the lads just enjoying each other's company. [1]
This story is extremely well-written, with all the characters acting just as you wish they always would have. cowley, murph, mccabe, everyone. it's about bodie's apparent death, the aftermath, and beyond; and even though there is no explicit sex, the love and emotion from ALL the characters makes this a lovely story that i read again and again, especially when i'm feeling down. so: go read! [2]
Plotwise I found this fic a bit, hm, well... flat. The plot is very straightforward without twists or surprises and solved too easily to capture my imagination. What I love about this fic is the very first section of it with the letters. Ah, those letters! Making me tear up, those letters, they really do. [3]
Bodie and Ray are in a relationship, until Bodie is killed during a mission. How will Doyle carry on? But maybe everything's not lost after all.... One of my favorite stories by this writer. [4]