Title: This is Halloween
Author: Magenta Blue
Link to story or zine/ProsLib info: This is Halloween
Pairing: B/D
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This was one of the stories written for last year's
discoveredinalj All Hallow's Eve challenge, and I was so pleased that
magenta_blue wrote for it, because I always enjoy her stories. She's got a lovely way of capturing all the little things about life, so that every moment of a story rings true and you're right there feeling them with the characters as they do.
This is Halloween is just the same - I'm rolling my eyes at the other CI5 agents with Doyle, and slight-shivering-but-not-really with Bodie all the way through - and because it's Magenta writing the story, I'm giggling as well, because that's something else she does beautifully - dialogue and those understated moments of humour that make a story feel like real life, and make the lads our lads.
Definitely worth snuggling down to read this one!
Author: Magenta Blue
Link to story or zine/ProsLib info: This is Halloween
Pairing: B/D
Further story information found at
This was one of the stories written for last year's
This is Halloween is just the same - I'm rolling my eyes at the other CI5 agents with Doyle, and slight-shivering-but-not-really with Bodie all the way through - and because it's Magenta writing the story, I'm giggling as well, because that's something else she does beautifully - dialogue and those understated moments of humour that make a story feel like real life, and make the lads our lads.
Definitely worth snuggling down to read this one!
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Date: 2010-10-21 09:23 pm (UTC)I love the writing style ... atmospheric tension indispersed with great banter. Heartfelt conversations that bounce to flippancy as the lads brave their emotions.
I don’t want a replacement, Ray. Not ever” ... "Well neither do I, you big lummox! ... You want one of these sandwiches yet?”
These really are our lads. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Date: 2010-10-22 05:37 pm (UTC)D'you know, I might have to go and find another Pros-y halloween story to read right now - my next Temeraire book hasn't come yet after all!
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Date: 2010-10-22 10:07 pm (UTC)No, I can't find it! Any hints where to look?
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Date: 2010-10-23 10:31 am (UTC)Oh, and I've just checked and it's also at Circuit and Hatstand, cos they were still archiving back then!
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Date: 2010-10-23 01:36 pm (UTC)I was looking for a story called 'Jubilee June'!
Yes I have read Tale of a Tail ... damn good innit?
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Date: 2010-10-24 12:31 pm (UTC)