The Reading Room - Fic: Facets ii: Stolen Moments by Maggie Hall

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

Facets ii: Stolen Moments by Maggie Hall

Once in a great while you come across a story that just blows you away with its utter perfection. For me this is one of those stories; I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love it, but I’ll try.



The premise is that Bodie is constantly trying to find out the limits to which he can push Doyle, but he still hasn’t found them. No matter what he suggests, Doyle complains but agrees to what Bodie wants him to do. Furthermore, he enjoys it, though he tries hard not to show it. I love this dynamic between the lads, and it is in keeping with the trope in Pros fic that Doyle is a sensuous little animal who will try anything once.

The story is set in the CI5 universe and portrays the lads just exactly as I see them. The love between them is palpable but mostly unspoken; their masculinity is very much intact. Here are a couple of examples:

…his heart ached with emotion he wasn't willing to admit even now--easier to couch it in sexual fury. Safer.

and

always watching, searching with eyes that saw more than Bodie would ever say aloud.

::happy sigh::

Bodie gives Doyle a gift; it’s one of the most romantic things I’ve ever read in Pros fic. And yet, ever so typical of Bodie, he deflects the emotional impact of the gesture:

"I thought you could take better care of it than me, is all," he muttered, casting his eyes about for something to look at besides Doyle.

"For convenience' sake, eh?" Doyle speculated, giving him an out.

Bodie realized, with some surprise, that he didn't want one this time…

Can anything be more perfect?

Upon returning to HQ after separate assignments, Bodie has sorely missed Ray. The writing is such that I feel the longing for his mate as much as he does:

His groin ached for Ray, his hands itched to touch him. His eyeballs felt as if they were crawling in their sockets just for a look.

I know it’s a bit purple, but this prose works for me.

Finally, I have to say that the final sex scene is without a doubt the hottest sex scene I’ve ever read in Pros. Wow! …just….wow!

As I say, this little gem of a story comes just about as close to perfection as anything I’ve read in Pros fic. The lads are completely in character, keeping the dynamics between them extremely romantic but not mushy, the dialog is spot on, and it contains what is for me the best sex scene in all of Pros fic.

The only criticism I have is the title, which I think is poor. Apparently the fic is based on a story called Facets written in the Wiseguy universe. However, I know of at least one person who thought this story was a sequel to some other Pros story, and she gave it a miss because she hadn’t read the first (supposed) story.

I have a couple of other observations but will refrain from commenting right now so as not to spoil the story. Let’s see if anyone else brings them up.

Ok, I’ve gushed long enough. I’m sure there are those for whom this story doesn’t work and who would like to disagree with me. Let the discussion begin!

Comments

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Small but perfectly formed, eh? Not sure I agree entirely, but this was a great pleasure to read, ahem. I like the title “Stolen Moments” so much I’ve borrowed it for my lj as it sums up so well the guilty pleasure of it all. (No idea about the story it’s supposed to be based on, though.)

I enjoyed the unfolding of the scene at the beginning – Bodie and Doyle lounge by the fire, Bodie is thinking about the job and trying not to be sentimental about giving Doyle a love token he’s not sure Doyle will want - so they’re not lovers? Then it is quietly revealed they are lovers (Bodie is holding Doyle), and in a passionate relationship – so what is this token? Intriguing. It couldn’t be as unoriginal as a ring, or metabolick wouldn’t rate the fic so highly.

Then it looked like the main part of the story was going to be Bodie’s IRA operation, so it came as a surprise when that was glossed over. A bit of a disappointment – the scene had been set for the undercover op., but it was never realised. It turned out just to be a device to take Bodie away for long enough for Doyle to have his ear pierced. On the other hand, it was GOOD to be back home with hotter sex and a vision of Doyle in rent-boy splendour.

Plot hole? – Doyle’s rent-boy op was only on for a few days, so he must have decided to have his ear pierced anyway, without knowing he would have an excuse to wear an earring on duty.

I’m also not sure why Doyle was posing in the rest room – deliberately setting Bodie up to be turned on but unable to do anything?

The piercing scene I skimmed over on the first reading, mercifully short and straightforward as it was, being a bit squicky about piercing. Having my ears pierced once was quite horrible enough. But, sheltered life that I’ve led, I’d never seen the erotic possibilities. Makes me wonder if the OH could be persuaded...

Illicit sex in the office, I'm all for that, and it was written so well here – it was a close call, but all the more enjoyable for it. “Cowley knew something was wrong…”

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Plot hole? – Doyle’s rent-boy op was only on for a few days, so he must have decided to have his ear pierced anyway, without knowing he would have an excuse to wear an earring on duty.
What? Why? Why does he have to had decided before that?!

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

"so he must have decided to have his ear pierced anyway..."
Don't know why - maybe I was already just quick reading - but I thought that Ray is wearing the earring in his nipple... :-)

"But, sheltered life that I’ve led, I’d never seen the erotic possibilities. Makes me wonder if the OH could be persuaded..."
:-)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Nipple first, in Amsterdam, then ear while Bodie was away as a surprise for him when he got back... two piercings! *g*

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

Kinky!

[scherwood]

quote from the text: "In slow motion he moved, mouth opening to take in the pierced earlobe. Gently, so tenderly he barely felt its presence in his mouth, he tongued his mum's diamond, moving it carefully within the still-new puncture."

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

ouch!
I somehow got the impression the ear piercing was not *that* new, and it was just opportunistic of Doyle to wear the earring on duty to coincide with Bodie's return a few weeks later.

I must have wanted it not to be new so it wouldn't hurt so much when Bodie got his hands (or tongue) on it.
(I warned you I'm over-sensitive about piercings, and about pain generally I guess, which isn't very good credentials for a Pros fan. *g*).

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't think there is anything that says when he got it done, so really it could have been either - it's new since Bodie left, but he was gone two months. I'm just not sure why it's plot hole-y either way?

And lol - I don't have a problem with piercings and all that, can totally see how the lads might... enjoy them... *g* But I suppose if it makes you wince to start with, then you might well miss other nuances surrounding it!

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

When B is tonguing the earring in C's office the text says it's a "still-new puncture." It may not be fully healed yet, in which case what B is doing is not hygienic at all!

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

LOL - you're talking hygiene?!

But what I should've replied yesterday was that when you have a piercing, don't you have to leave the original bit of metalwork in for a week or two while it heals, before you can start putting new jewellery in?

Sorry, I know everyone has piercings but me and my recollection is hazy as it's not something I care to recall.

[scherwood]

But what I should've replied yesterday was that when you have a piercing, don't you have to leave the original bit of metalwork in for a week or two while it heals, before you can start putting new jewellery in?

- Yes, but if you want, and don't wanna be careful, you could change.

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

Yes, normally you do leave the original piece of jewelry in for a few weeks while the hole heals. Maybe D had the person doing the piercing use the diamond earring as the original piece of jewelry. But then again, this is fanfic - not very realistic to begin with!

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

I share your feelings about piercings - didn't have my ears pierced till I was old!! And now I wince every time I see anyone with visible piercings other than earlobes. And nipples!!! (*shudders dramatically*) So that sort of spoilt the story a bit for me though I can see that other people would find it erotic! LOL! If you take the piercings away there isn't much left...

[scherwood]

I didn't get it eaither at first... I had to go back and look...

I know what you mean... me having had both ear rings and a piercing in my lip... touching it is not that nice when it's new...

LoL - well, we can't all be alike.. :) *hugs*

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

I'm glad B's IRA op isn't described in any detail, as that would be a complete distraction from the focus of the story, which is the lads' relationship.

I’m also not sure why Doyle was posing in the rest room – deliberately setting Bodie up to be turned on but unable to do anything?

I think that is D's exact plan - to turn B on. Much of what he does is deliberate with that in mind. It's part of the game between them.

What I'm wondering about the end scene with Cowley is - wouldn't C smell the sex in the air? I mean literally.

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

Reading your rec I must say I agree – that’s the way I like them.

But reading the story – ahem... no!
I don’t recognize them, I don’t love them, I don’t care.
And realist me – I can’t buy the scene in Cowley’s office...

But...! I’m not the one to judge if it’s perfectly written – and I was in a bad mood...
So I try it again later!

Thanks for the rec!

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

Wow, so my rec works for you but the story doesn't! I do adore these lads. They are just so perfectly suited to each other and so much in love and yet retaining much of what we see on the screen including the love of danger, the toughness, the unwillingness to show sentimentality. I think the scene in C's office is realistic for this particular B and D.

You're welcome for the rec. Thanks for commenting.

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

LOL! And again your description is better(for me) than the story... I think that focus on the nipple ring turns me off!
Just a couple of days earlier there was this story on proslib: Rescue Me by Shirley Rolls.
""Ray," gasped Bodie.
"What?"
Bodie paused. He didn't want to spoil things, but....."I want you to touch me."
"Then you're gonna have to take these stupid cuffs off then, aren't you."
Slowly Bodie pulled away from him, and with a grin on his face he reached for the key on the bedside table."
That's how I see them - they may experience with all kind of sex toys, even playing with rape fantasies, but I don't see them taking that too serious. And a nipple ring (and an earring) is quite permanent. For me they don't really need such things. It's not important for them.
And looking for danger may be right, but they would probably never risk their job for such a quickie in Cowley's office. Cowley is not stupid and I've never heard that he can't smell... ;-)

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

I don't see a nipple ring or earring as permanent in that he could leave it out whenever he wants to, even permanently (in which case the hole may close up). Now if it was a tattoo.... o_0

Agreed about the scene in C's office not being "realistic". The smell is one of the first things I thought of. I recall one fic where they do it in HQ (not C's office) and then are opening all the windows frantically trying to air the place out! But I love this scene for the sheer hotness of it.

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

Was it Redemption?

...and Cowley's ears are great! ;-)

[scherwood]

I kinda liked this text... :)
Even though it was too short for my liking... I would have liked the author to tell us more about their asignments and such... but oh well... *shrug*

This bit is just hilarious (me being Swedish and all):
The place was very up-market, a "salon" that catered to anyone with money, and this kind of thing was passé with the staff. Bodie paid for it, giving the Scandinavian blonde they were directed to a 100% tip and pointedly admiring her cleavage.
---
"Shit." Doyle barely whispered the word, but it brought Bodie's head up. The green eyes were narrow, angry and staring attentively at something. Bodie looked. Miss Sweden was loading a round silver ring onto an impressive looking injector that was in all practicality a glorified staple gun.
"No." Doyle and the girl both looked up. "Ought to be gold." Miss Sweden looked nonplused.
- I love stereotypes... so fun to read about... *giggle*

My first problem though is the lads... in some ways they just feel too - not them... I don't know how to describe it... it might have something to do with the writing style... but I think they're just too "stiff" (no pun intended) for my taste... I want... something more... Heat maybe?

The gift, and nipple ring is just too hot though... and I love that bit about the text. :)

"What'd I do?" But already Doyle was subtly shifting his shoulders, and Bodie understood with a jolt of heat exactly what was effecting his lover so.
He waited, pressed all along his lover's back and breathing hard, for Ray to growl, "Well do it then, damn you!"
- And this bit was hot too... and the last sex scene was good... veeeery good! *nod, nod* But Cowley's office?

Hmm... *thinking*
But the Doyle I like is just the opposite.. he's always pushing Bodie, getting in his face and annoys the hell out of him... so this text was kinda weird in that sence.. for me. But it was okay... :) But me wanting a more pushing Doyle and a more bending Bodie... *drool*

*cough* right... back on track... almost.. *g*

Thanks for this rec, I enjoyed it! *hugs*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

but I think they're just too "stiff" (no pun intended) for my taste... I want... something more... Heat maybe?
I think that's one reason why I like them here - they're not stiff (*g*) or cold, they're just men from that particular era in Britain... Don't wear their hearts on their sleeves - emotions not out there for everyone to see. Stiff upper lip, "English reserve", and all that... *g* I never quite believe in them when they're too emotional, cos... they're just not! The odd outburst, yes, but...

I loved that they did it in Cowley's office - that's my lads, willing to dare anything for the sheer joy and exhileration of it! Jump from a plane, speed around a bike track, sex in Cowley's office - oh yeah... *g*

[scherwood]

The odd outburst, yes, but...

*giggle*
I don't mean them all over the place... I just want something *more* between them in this text... it's to... lame... maybe that's the word... *shrug*

I loved that they did it in Cowley's office - that's my lads, willing to dare anything for the sheer joy and exhileration of it! Jump from a plane, speed around a bike track, sex in Cowley's office - oh yeah... *g*

LMAO!! xD
*grin* sure why not... hell, do it in Ross office next... =P

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I just want something *more* between them in this text... it's to... lame... maybe that's the word...
But... but... like what?! They're literally all over each other when the story starts, they're obviously already in a committed relationship together, sleeping together regularly and yet still insatiable and wanting each other desperately. Then Bodie gives Doyle the one thing he owns that connects him to his mother, something from his past that really means something - one of the few things he has from his past like that. And Doyle knows what it means...

Doyle gets his nipple pierced for Bodie - which was a much more extreme thing to do back then (common now, everyone and their dog's got a pierced nipple), and the risk of it for them in CI5!

They're absolutely all over each other when they both get back from assignment, they couldn't want each other more - and they're still upping their emotional stakes too, with Doyle's commitment to Bodie's emotional revelations - actually wearing his mum's earring and right out in front of the other agents. He actually comes out and says he'd be prepared to keep it, if Bodie wanted him to...(even though that would have been tantamount to coming out, back then!)

I dunno - maybe it's to do with the context of the times? Maybe it doesn't seem like much now, but I think back then all the things they're described as doing meant alot...

hell, do it in Ross office next...
Lol - but there's not the same frisson of danger and joy in it, it wouldn't be the same thing at all! Just like they could only do that once, cos it wouldn't mean anything to do it a second time...

[scherwood]

I dunno - maybe it's to do with the context of the times? Maybe it doesn't seem like much now, but I think back then all the things they're described as doing meant alot...
- hmm... it's none of that stuff you just said... maybe it's just me not being affected by it today or something... because I really saw this text as lacking something... *frustrated by myself* whatver really... It's just how I felt when I read it... *shrug*

Lol - but there's not the same frisson of danger and joy in it, it wouldn't be the same thing at all! Just like they could only do that once, cos it wouldn't mean anything to do it a second time...
- But Ross is so much more fun to tease with... *g* Maybe they could do it while she walked in... *evil grin*

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

I normally favor longer fics too but this one is perfect to me. I think any further description of their assignments would be distracting from the p9oint of the story, which is their relationship. I too am not sure what you mean by "stiff."

I'm not sure about canon D always pushing B - it seems to me that B gives as good as he gets. But certainly in this story it's D who is doing the pushing in the rest room!

Agreed about the hotness of the nipple ring and the earring. Phoar!

I'm glad you enjoyed the rec despite it's shortcomings. :-D

[scherwood]

Hmm... I see your point... but I think, if you talk about it, you should write about it... if you know what I mean... and the suthor could have written about the lonelyness and relationship even though they were on asignments... *shrug*

About "stiff" see comments above... I don't really have a good explanation.. I just didn't feel anything when I read this text, and I usually do...

My pleasure, I enjoyed it anyway. (I'm kinda picky when it comes to fanfics) :) *hugs*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I'm another one who thinks this is a beautifully written fic - it's my second favourite Pros story ever! *g* I think I have different reasons for liking it than metabolick - or maybe similar reasons, but I'd not frame them in the same way...

For me this story has nothing to do with Bodie's op or anything like that, it's absolutely about how far the lads will go for each other, what their limits are, and the fact that they're matched so perfectly because ultimately Bodie's limits are a perfect foil to Doyle's apparent lack of limits, and vice versa as well. Hall took this one example - Doyle being pierced once, in secret, for Bodie and then a second time very publically - and also for Bodie - as a way of showing us.

It doesn't gush, I didn't find it purple, and I don't think I've ever thought of it as "romantic" (although it is really!) because of the very realistic, externally un-romantic way we see the lads. They'll go off and work solo when they have to (I can't believe fic where they refuse to do that!), and in fact they'll both enjoy it - and then they'll enjoy being back together too, and it's all made that bit better because we find out that they're both putting a brave face on it - they will miss each other, but won't show it, of course.

And we find out how committed they are to each other too - Bodie will let Doyle into something important from his past, and Doyle will take that thing and make it into something new, and as public as he can, for Bodie. It's all couched in sex (and oh but it's good sex) but it's all much more than that...

Adore it - I'll shut up now (especially as I've not dug it out to re-read yet either - I'm running on gorgeous memories... *g*)

[scherwood]

and then they'll enjoy being back together too, and it's all made that bit better because we find out that they're both putting a brave face on it - they will miss each other, but won't show it, of course.

aww~ cute! :3 <3
That's just too cute a picture... *fangirl squee!*

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

"it's my second favourite Pros story ever!" High praise indeed!

Why am I so shallow? you and metabolic both read so much more into this fic, which is really interesting - using something apparently trivial as a sort of key to the dynamic of their relationship, or this aspect of it.

It's good that as a fic it can work on more than one level.

Unlike sarituss I welcome it being fairly short - it is intense and complex enough, doesn't require any more episodes or happenings. Although as I commented first, even less about plans for Bodie's op would have suited me as I found that quite distracting in the first part. But at least it reminds us that dangerous, lonely work is what they do, a lot of the time, and that is at the basis of their relationship, lending it that intensity and (in this case largely unspoken) passion.

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

Wow! Your second fave Pros story?! I knew that we have similar tastes in fic and this confirms it. heh

I love your summation in your second-to-last paragraph. Well put.

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

I hadn't read that story, and I must say, other than my squick about sex at work, which I find so unprofessional, I loved it. I understand the frustration Bodie was feeling over the earring, and how he egged Doyle on. I pretended they weren't in Cowley's office!

It's really a good story, well written and highly sensual. I have a thing about men with nipple rings so this fit my kinks very well. I had no problem seeing Doyle with it.

Thanks for the great rec. A hot story, wonderful scenes between the lads. Very much them, struggling to avoid being romantic and silly with each other, yet really needing to show love and affection. I think Bodie's celibacy really got to Doyle. He knew then how much Bodie loved him.

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

I totally agree about sex at work being unprofessional and yet it doesn't bother me in this story because I'm so caught up in the sensuality of it that it just seems to fit. These lads are real adrenaline junkies and even so D is going to refuse B until he hears about B's celibacy. You're absolutely right about it proving to D more than anything else could how much B loves him.

I'm so glad I was able to introduce you to a story you haven't read!

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

OK, I have a question about these lines:

She ran her fingertips over Doyle's chest, automatically going for the right nipple. Politic of her, he supposed.

I know that a man wearing an earring in the right ear is supposed to signify that he's gay. Does it work that way with nipple rings? Does she want them to think she knows he's gay? I don't get it.

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Can't help, sorry.

But my recollection is that it was an earring in the left ear that signified being gay - that would fit the traditional left/deviant, right/straight pattern.

This fic, with the shock of Doyle wearing a diamond earring, took me back to my early days as a civil servant (1985) when one bloke, who was straight but just well-groomed, used to wear a single very discreet ear stud and it was universally acknowledged that it did not mean he was gay because it was on the 'correct' side. Hee! You could get away with a lot working in a government office.

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

A bit of google research turns up about an equal number of "left is gay" vs "right is gay" results. One person even says that they were told one thing in the US and the opposite in the UK. So perhaps it depends on where you are. I know that Maggie Hall is American.

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Once in a great while you come across a story that just blows you away with its utter perfection. For me this is one of those stories; I can’t even begin to tell you how much I love it, but I’ll try.

I loved this story when I read it and have to agree completely with what you wrote in your review. For me it was almost a sensory experience (hope that's the right use of the word) and I absolutely loved it.

Thanks for the reminder!

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

A sensory experience - what a good description! I feel exactly the same way.

[jgraeme2007.livejournal.com]

I too love this little gem. I think the first time I read it I was thrown by the title -- I thought it must be the second part to something and that confused my reading somewhat. I felt I must be missing something. Also, I think the first time through I thought we were going to get more of their two separate ops, so...I was reading with certain expectations. Even so I thought it was beautifully written.

On the second reading neither of those things bothered me, and I simply appreciated how tightly-written this is, spare but sensuous, understated but intense. It's really well done.

Oddly, it's the only thing this writer did that really worked for me to this extent.

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

I agree about the author's other work not being up to this quality. I hope I get to tell her in person how much I adore this story some time. I did speak to her once about "Blue Skies", which I also like but don't adore.

[jgraeme2007.livejournal.com]

I agree about the author's other work not being up to this quality. I hope I get to tell her in person how much I adore this story some time. I did speak to her once about "Blue Skies", which I also like but don't adore.

Yes! I think it's really important to do this -- especially in fandom where I've been told feedback is fairly rare (other than on LJ). And that's a shame because feedback is sort of the currency of encouragement for writers. You don't write for it, but you do put the writing out there in the hope that someone will read it. So it's nice to hear that they did -- especially if they adored it. *g*

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

I truly enjoyed this second time round. I skimmed it several years ago, but I thought it was a second part of a story so it didn't really appeal. This time I enjoyed how they showed their love by doing these things for the other. I liked the visual images of one by the other.

Sex in the office doesn't bother me anymore than sex in the alley. . . .in fic it works, in the real work. . .yick. Fic world is a much more indulgent place for me.

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

Fic world is a much more indulgent place for me.

Absolutely! And I attribute much to the author's skill in making office sex work so well for me here. Just the other week I was criticizing a story that had the lads snogging in a broom closet while on duty. But that story wasn't so well written and the scene just didn't sweep me up and carry me along emotionally as this one does.

[jaicen5.livejournal.com]

Is it too late to comment on this? I'm new to LJ so have missed the recs on most of my fave Pros stories. Occasionally I come across a real gem story and I read this one just the other day and bloody hell.. I have to say that one thing hit me fair and square with this one.

And that it was such a visual story.

For example, when Bodie takes the nipple ring in his mouth and swirls his tongue around it. Reading it, can almost make you feel it on your tongue, firm skin under your hands and feel the fire at your back. No problems at all. Now that's stimulating reading.

Some writers have the knack for this and this author certainly has it in this particular one, although I too sought out her other work and didn't find the same visual impact as this one.

Everything she wrote was instantly seen and felt and that's fairly rare for me in a fic. My taste in fic has no rhyme or reason, but the quality of writing is usually what will pull me in. Oh and I liked the fact that they weren't mushy and overboard with sentimentality as well. That sharp edge they have all the time made their pushing the ante in this one, quite believable.

I have never considered body piercings as anything attractive before I read this fic, now I'm eyeing the OH quite speculatively as well *g*

Hope it's alright that I commented? ::nervous::

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

I don't know who else will see your comment, but I'm delighted that you took the time to share your thoughts. I agree about the writing in this story - it's exquisite. This has become one of my top 3 all-time favorite stories in Prosfic. Almost everything about it is utter perfection for me.

You might be interested to know that I had an opportunity to chat with the author in person about it a month or two ago. I told her how much I love it. She said that she had written a similar story in the Wiseguy universe and a fellow fan remarked that it would never work in any other fandom. Maggie immediately saw that as a challenge and proceeded to write this one! I think she succeeded beyond anyone's wildest dreams.

[jaicen5.livejournal.com]

ah, not so much worried about who will read this comment now, but who knows in the future, someone might be surfing through this thread and see this.

This sort of set up is quite ideal for people searching for stories to read. A short review of the story, comments on likes and dislikes. It's a great tool for trying to find that appeals, and also for trying to remember one that you have read. A database if you like. And I'm pretty strong on giving good feedback on something I enjoy reading, no matter what part of Pros the author or reader prefers. A good story is a good story. And this was a good one.

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

I just can agree about commenting! And those who have tracked this entry will read even your late comments.

"I have never considered body piercings as anything attractive before I read this fic, now I'm eyeing the OH quite speculatively as well *g*
And?

But to be true I'm a bit worried... What will your next story look like... :-)