First Week Back Fic Challenge!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I suspect it's the first full week back at work for lots of people, after the general Christmas/New Year bacchanalia, and I was thinking that it'd be nice to have lots of lads over the next five days to help us get through it. So I was wondering...

What are your five favourite Pros-y cheer-up fics? The ones that leave you all happy and smiling after you've read them? (Or, for choice-wimps like me, what are five of your favourite Pros-y cheer-up fics..?) Long or short, any kind of story at all - but the ones that leave you with a grin in your bones?

To start off, mine might be... Hmmn......

1) From Here to Eternity by Ginny and Hestia - how much do I love this fic? It makes me giggle! The dog! The hole in the road and the puzzled bloke and eternally grumpy Doyle, and...ahhh, the ending...! *g*

2) Professional Dreamer by Pam Rose - just working out what's going on makes me smile every time...

3) In Hot Water: An Idyll by J.M. - Bodie-who-loves-animal-watching, and Doyle-who-loves-Bodie-who-loves-Doyle... and the way they're bashed around in the van together en route... *g*

4) Gift of the Moggy - another one that makes me giggle, even though I'm not usually big on pets... but... A wide yawn, full of good sharp mouse-vertebrae-snapping teeth. A more challenging target than the big drinking bowl.... Hee. *g*

5) The Larton Chronicles - well, you knew I couldn't miss them off my happy-making list, right? Just soooo right, so our AU lads, so witty and full of love and certainty and the job of B/D being together... "All them planes, off to exotic places," Jack said, "Where's that one off to, girl?" - "Glasgow," Agnes said, shortly. (sorry, paraphrased, but what gorgeous understated hee!)

So that's me. Would anyone else suggest us some Prosfic to cheer us through this second week in January? Either here, or better still in a new post so that we have lots of lads popping up in our flists too... *g*

Comments

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Dashing off in a minute so apologies for no links but - Boxing Day by The Hag (love, love that fic - I can feel the cold outside and the warmth in the kitchen!); Discovered in a Furball (to go with Gift of the Moggy *g*); Christmas Snow by PFL (the toothbrush!); Degrees of Separation by Callisto; the one with the kids trick-or-treating with a ferret in a bag (memory fail - running!)

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, Discovered in a Furball was the other one I was trying to think of - I love that one too!

The one with the kids trick-or-treating with a ferret in a bag? Not one that I've read, I'm sure I'd remember it!

Yeay happy fic!

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

http://hatstandfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=112&chapter=1

Tricks or Treats by Callisto, now I remember! Makes me laugh out loud, this one - it's the relish with which the kids are into their trick-or-treating.

Oh bother, I've given away one of it's more charming touches... *bg*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm sure I have read that one - but I don't remember the ferret! Must re-read, clearly... *g* Cheers! (And hee - the nature of talking about stories means there are going to be spoilers, if I'm talking about fic then "being spoiled" doesn't bother me, cos that's what talk is for! *g*)

[londonronnie.livejournal.com]

Funny you should post about 'cheer-up fics' because I was thinking of posting something very similar myself!

I've been a bit down in the dumps lately, for various reasons, and last night I turned to the lads (or 'lads-in-fic', I should say) to try and snap myself out of it. What did I choose to read? You've probably guessed - yep, it was Larton. My ultimate feel-good fic...

It's been quite a while since my last reading, and it felt so good to go back to it. Its cheer-up properties are already working, I think.

My other feel-good fic is 'A Birdwatcher's Guide to Cornish Ghosts'. Larton got the nod over it this time though as it's only a few months since I last read it.

When Larton's done I think I might turn to O Yardley's 'Kind Hearts'. It's ages since I've read that one, and it definitely has the feel-good factor too.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hee - great minds! *g* Oh, and yeay Larton, I think it's my ultimate feel-good too... though it can depend on my mood, and as you say about Ghosts, when I read it last... Birdwatcher's Guide is gorgeous, that'd be up in my list too... I've not read Kind Hearts for ages - I should look it up again!

My five favourite Pros-y cheer-up fics...

[scherwood]

1. Testing the Claim by Krisser. - The one where Bodie's standing guard.

2. A Little Faith and Orange Juice by Callisto. - The one where Doyle's all worried, and Bodie is hurting.

3. A Momentary Aberration by LH. - This is one of the most snuggly fics I know.

4. Learning To Fly by LilyK. - I love this text so much, I wanna frame it if I could.

5. Well Matched at Christmas by PFL. - The one where Bodie should wear a bell and clean up the country.

Bonus: Learning to Trust, by Liriel. (don't know the link, sorry) - Handcuffs and blindfold, what more can a fangirl ask for?

These always put a smile on my face, and makes me go all tingly inside. :D

Re: My five favourite Pros-y cheer-up fics...

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, lots to look at there - and I've not read most of them for aaaages either, so I shall have to have a little peep over this week... *g* Cheers!

Re: My five favourite Pros-y cheer-up fics...

[scherwood]

Enjoy yourself! *hugs*
You're welcome! :D

Re: My five favourite Pros-y cheer-up fics...

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

4. Learning To Fly by LilyK. - I love this text so much, I wanna frame it if I could.

Wow, thanks. You like one of my stories! I'm extra pleased. *big hug*

Re: My five favourite Pros-y cheer-up fics...

[scherwood]

You're very welcome! :D *hugs*
This text always makes me feel really good, and I can read it again and again. You've really written one epic text, according to me. There are so many emotions, both in the text, and what I feel when I read it. I can only hope I'll be able to write like that someday. :)

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

It's so hard to pick a few stories that makes one feel good. I think that any story that ends happily even if it's a tough fic to read makes me feel good! Some make me laugh, of course, like Fly On the Wall. Birdwatchers is a great feel good fic. Professional Dreamer is a dream. *g* I suppose the stories I've reread the most are my feel good fic. Some don't start out happy but all end that way!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

It really is hard to do, isn't it! Fly on the Wall is another one that I like - oh, and Mirriam Heddy's Joy of Camping!

[potztausend.livejournal.com]

Arghhh - I just read "Professional Dreamer" - it's great, so funny, and weird, and entertaining. A wonderful rec, thank you!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you're read it, it's gorgeous isn't it! Such a lovely feel of the the lads... *sighs happily*

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Island Innocents. The zine illos are charming!

Otherwise, definitely Larton, Gift of the Moggy, In Hot Water and Cornish Birdwatchers.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I didn't quite have enough room for Island Innocents (or Suitable Gravity), which I adore... and yes! The pics are so cute, I love them! More people need this zine! (And I've just recently had my copy back from a loan, so I see a re-read in my near future... *g*)

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Hee I love Larton and I adore In Hot Water (a reread is long overdue too).

Hmm, I love

Fly On The Wall by Lezlie Conch

B&D By The Sea by Sebastian - makes me feel all summery and warm *g*

Cider with Bodie by Lizzie

Precisely When by DVS

The Jungle Book by Sebastian

I tried to pick ones not already picked *g*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ooh yes, nice choices - Cider With Bodie makes me feel quite summery-warm too... *g* And heeeee The Jungle Book - yes!

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

Party Spirits by O Yardley - their relationship woven through the eps

So Much For Wishes by Ellis Ward - Bodie as a child - sorta

Burning Bridges by PFL - Bodie has a concussion.

Professional Dreamer. . . . a top fiver

Gift of the Moggy. . . . a top fiver

they always bring a smile. . .

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

I thought of So Much for Wishes when I was making my list too - I do like that fic! And it's been aaaages since I read The Party Spirit series, so I shall add that to my re-read soon list too! Yeay!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Yet another vote for Gift of the Moggy:)

Also love:
I Saw Three Ships by Gael X Ile
Et in Italia Ego (I know! I'm weird! but it's one of the most beautiful falling in love on holiday stories ever - and I don't believe the story ends there *g*)
Pigs Might Fly by Crone
The Joy of Camping by Miriam Heddy

and cheating a little, but since Gift of the Moggy has so many followers already... Tea for Two by Alexandra is huge fun!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh yes, I Saw Three Ships is a good one! And I agree about Et in Italia Ego too, it is a happy summer-warm fic! You've also just reminded me of... is it Gnome from Home? Where Bodie's been turned into a garden gnome, and Doyle has to a) figure out that it's Bodie, and b) get him back... I know it sounds wrong, but some people just have a knack of writing gorgeous fic despite their plotline! *g*

And you're totally allowed Tea for Two cos it is fun! Cheers! *g*

[potztausend.livejournal.com]

Heartwarming and soft: "Join The Queue" by Lizzie
http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/13/jointhe.html

Light and funny: "The Natural Order Of Things" by Rebelcat
http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/16/thenatural.html

[starlite876.livejournal.com]

Late to the party again….

Just arrived back into the country after 5 weeks away overseas to discover this thread and lots of fantastic stories to read/revisit.

Here are my top 5 cheer-up Pros stories (I'll list the stories which have not already been mentioned):

1. Fire Held High and Away (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/9/fireheld.html) by Mirriam Heddy

A clueless Bodie, a determined Doyle, and a lovely story of how the lads slowly get together. An absolute joy to read.


2. A Study in Missing (http://community.livejournal.com/the_safehouse/599340.html) by Erushi

I really like Erushi's work due to her distinctive style of writing. This is one of my favourites from her impressive list of Pros stories.


3. Raymond's Joy (http://archiveofourown.org/works/112897) by The Hag

Boxing Day has already been mentioned previously, so I am choosing another story from The Hag. It was down to either "Poetry to Project Us" or "Raymond's Joy" and in the end I chose "Raymond's Joy" because it’s a wonderful story of the lads' relationship from first getting together to being committed to each other.


4. No Unicorns (http://hatstand.slashcity.net/hg/unicorns.html) by HG and Sebastian

An epistolary story where Doyle is in hospital recovering from an injury (the shooting in DIAG?) and corresponding with Bodie who is away in the country at another op. How much the lads mean to each other and the nature of their relationship are slowly revealed.


5. Where I Can Cross Over (http://www.gilhalefic.com/whereicancrossover/) by Gil Hale

A pre-slash (gen) story and one of the very first Pros stories I read when I joined the fandom. A well-written partnership story of what Bodie will do for Doyle.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I'm late replying too - sorry! Nice list of fic too - and I've not read the Gil Hale fic either, so thanks for the link, I'll give it a go (and cross my fingers that I can see "my" lads in the "gen"! *g*)

Sebastian and the Hag almost always work for me too - and I'm another fan of Erushi's writing! I can't remember if it's been mentioned up above, but The Joy of Camping is probably my favourite Miriam Heddy fic, especially for cheering-up... I love Bodie's little pointer... *g*