To Err is Human

Bodie/Doyle Fanfiction
Title:	To Err is Human
Author(s):	Maiden Wyoming
Date(s):	1999
Length:
Genre:	slash, Bodie/Doyle
Fandom:	The Professionals
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To Err is Human by Professionals story by Maiden Wyoming.

It was published in Priority A-3 #1.

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Bodie shoots Doyle in the knee to prevent him from going on a dangerous undercover op. Doyle recovers but plots revenge until he realizes he loves Bodie and understands that Bodie did what he did out of pure love. First time story. At first I thought that this insane premise would never work, but I was wrong. The key is knowing that Bodie is convinced he himself will not survive the op (he takes Doyle's place), and so he must do something drastic to get Doyle invalided out of CI5 because Bodie won't be around to watch his back any more. As it turns out, Bodie is severely injured and in a coma for months but recovers partially. He counts himself lucky that Doyle will still have anything to do with him. Doyle is hanging around for the right time to take his revenge on Bodie, but his realization that Bodie has already suffered greatly for what he did and that his motive was the purest possible makes it possible for Doyle to forgive him. I love stories with unique premises and this one fits that bill. It is the most memorable fic in this zine for me.