The Still of the Night
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| Bodie/Doyle Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | The Still of the Night |
| Author(s): | Alexfandra |
| Date(s): | 1997 |
| Length: | 10 pages |
| Genre: | slash |
| Fandom: | The Professionals |
| External Links: | online here |
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The Still of the Night is a Bodie/Doyle story by Alexfandra.
It was published in Roses and Lavender #1 and is online.
Summary
"Bodie has found out that Doyle has resigned from CI5. When he goes after him, Doyle is missing. Bodie can probably find him - but what do they have to say to each other?"
Reactions and Reviews
Set after No Stone, this story has Doyle resigning from CI5 and disappearing. Well, not really--not with Bodie hot on his trail determined to discover what's going on. Bodie fears Doyle has realised his partner is in love with him; what Bodie learns is a bit more complex than that. Alex's strengths as a writer are her ability to make both characters come alive in recognisable versions of themselves and her attention to detail. She sets scenes well, letting the reader see what the characters see, and she takes a slow pace that takes us through the entire situation a step at a time, mingling serious talk, humorous drunkenness, and sexual developments. She's not a particularly deep or insightful writer, but she offers nicely entertaining stories, and this is one of them.[1]
In the Still of the Night by Alexandra - I wondered about this at the beginning. Doyle resigns without telling Bodie and runs off leaving enough clues to indicate that he wants to be found ... but the impression I'm left with at the resolution is that this story has a more mature content than most using this plot line. [2]
"The Still of the Might" by Alex T Mackenzie - I enjoyed this very much; it really touched my sense of the Bodie/Doyle relationship, their personalities, their speech patterns, and most of all - if I may use the term - my sense of romance. Doyle leaves CI5 without talking to Bodie about it. Bodie tracks him to an artist's cottage and has it out with him, guessing that Doyle quit because he was in love with Bodie. And they talk about the ramifications of this, and decide to accept love, whatever the price... [3]
The Still of the Night" is a chase-me story with Doyle playing the lure. Bodie follows his partner and eventually all is sorted out. [4]
A believable end, but rather slow. [5]
References
- ^ from Nell Howell at The Hatstand
- ^ from DIAL #3
- ^ from DIAL #3
- ^ from DIAL #5
- ^ The Pros recs; archived link