Poorly Lads Storylist?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Following on from a sideways sort of request made yesterday, I said I'd have a go at making a list of stories where the lads are seriously ill or injured for nypagan. Her original question was:

There are so many H/C stories involving the boys. Has anyone made a list broken down by type of injury/wound/illness/etc... ? Are there any where one of them has a serious illness (cancer, MS, HIV) other than the hepatitis and head injury stories?

I've listed a few under the cut - and I know there's one where Bodie's face is injured quite badly, and another where I think one of them is permanently blinded, but I can't for the life of me remember what they were... Help? And please help think of some more, for nypagan!

AIDS/HIV
The Greatest Song I Ever Heard (and sequel) by J.J. Minerva
Silence=Death by M.Fae Glasgow
Sword of Damocles by Trish Darbyfield

Blindness (including temporary)
Bats at Noon by Dana Austin Marsh
The Hunting - Book One by Jane
Independence Day by Eve Abel
Love is Blind by Shorts
Rediscoveredin a Graveyard by HG
Venetian Blind by Slantedlight

Brain injury
Battles Long Ago by Rhiannon
The Darkest Hour by Rhiannon
Endlessly by F.J. Bryan
Gentle on My Mind by Kathy Keegan and Joanna Dey
Poetry to Protect Us by The Hag
Veils of Morning by Rhiannon
Wings of Morning by Irene

Depression
Heat-trace by Helen Raven

Drug Abuse/Addiction
Easy Prey by Jaicen
Paper Flowers by Kitty Fisher

Non-serious Injury
All or Nothing by Kate Maclean
Amid the Noise and Haste by Callisto
Betwixt and Between by Josey
Blood Still Cries by Debra Hicks
Brass Tacks by Gloria Lancaster
Catch a Fallen Star by Rosemary
Chances by Angelfish
Doyle's War by Pandora Bachs
A Falling Off by Callisto
Firestorm by Elspeth Leigh
Heaven is a Place on Earth by LilyK
Hunting of the Wren by SAC
I Spy by Liz Bradford and Cherrilyn
Journey's End by O. Yardley
The Last Cherry by The Hag
Leftovers by HG
Lucky Accidents by Callisto
Never the Words They Say by Slantedlight
Ninetynine Yew Trees by Draycevixen
No Option by PJ
No Unicorns by Sebastian and HG
Of Myrrh and Light by Josey and Slantedlight
On Guard by Gloria Lancaster
On Such a Night by Slantedlight
On This Day in History
Strange Days Indeed by HG
Voice-over by Elizabeth O'Shea
With A Dark Lantern and He Was Catched by Callisto

Non-serious Illness
Fevers by Pam Rose
Flu by Sebastian
Jungle Fever by Hestia
Knife Edge by HG
Voice-over by Elizabeth O'Shea

Psychological Issue (fairly serious)
All These Years by Angelfish
Broken Cover by Angelfish
Can't Answer That Question Sir by Castalia
Catch a Fallen Star by Rosemary
Daring the Sea by Bistokidsfan
The Far Shore by Angelfish
Mr Doyle's Neihbourhood by Kate Nuernberg
The Other Side by Alicia
Out of the Shadows by Ashlea
Redemption by Kate Maclean
Today's Lesson and Touch Sensitive by Jojo
Whistling in the Dark by Jane

Serious Illness
Bittersweet by SN
Four Times Bodie Stayed in Bed and One He Didn't by Callisto
Hepatitus by Anne Carr
Recovering by Halotolerant
Story of My Life by PJ

Serious Injury
All in the Pelvis by Callisto
Best of Intentions by Ann O'Nimus
Dancing in the Rain by Nell Howell/Istia
A Different Game by DVS
The Far Shore by Angelfish
Green Fingers by Jane
Mr Doyle's Neighbourhood by Kate Nuernberg
Saints and Miracles by Jack Reuben Darcy
Tears and Tribulations by Annette Hall
To Err is Human by Maiden Wyoming
Today's Lesson and Touch Sensitive by Jojo
Transients by Helen Raven
Vigil by PRZed

Comments

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Not that I've read most of it, but there's Gentle on My Mind by Kathy Keegan with brain-damaged Doyle. It also has a sequel by another writer whose pen name I can't remember.

Bodie is blinded in one fic but I'm blanking on the title.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

D'you know, I did't include GoMM cos it's really a head injury one, but you're right - we should do this properly, and that's definitely a serious injury... Plus I always forget it's KK rather than Jane!

Bodie's blind in Bats At noon by Dana Austin Marsh, but it's only temporary, iirc... That said, I've not read it for a long time, so...

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

(sniffle) AIDS/HIV: jj_minerva's The Greatest Song I Ever Heard (http://archiveofourown.org/works/5915) and sequel (also at AOOO)

"Dancing in the Rain" - happy sigh!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, I don't know the JJ Minerva one - I've got to admit that serious illness isn't my favourite subject matter!

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

Yet again I can't remember the title, but there's a story where Doyle becomes very ill with a serious illness and disappears. Bodie tracks him down to a cottage in Devon or Cornwall. From what I recall, the illness is treatable with lots of medication and hospital visits, so it might not count . . .

Another circuit story iirc.

*Kicks memory*

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ooh yes! And that's another one that I know, too... I think it must also be online or in a zine - probably online - now, cos I'm pretty sure I read it when I was in Alaska... *kicks memory...*

[potztausend.livejournal.com]

"...Doyle becomes very ill with a serious illness and disappears. Bodie tracks him down to a cottage in Devon or Cornwall" I remember it vaguely. Wasn't Doyle married with an English woman, and she died?

[etain-antrim.livejournal.com]

Could it be Bittersweet? There's a sequel, too, called Bittersweet 2, if I remember correctly.

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

Doesn't 'non-serious' illness or injury cover just about every H/C fic ever written?

This list would be more manageable if you keep it to chronic/terminal illness or disability.- gawd, how did we get on to such a depressing subject?

Now I think of it, I'm sure I read a fic recently with Bodie suffering bouts of recurrent malaria and not wanting to let on he was ill.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Lol - it could do, given half a chance! I think the definition needs to be that it's fairly focal to at least part of the story - not just that one of them was hurt in the line of duty, but that it plays quite a large part in the overall story... I was adding a few when you posted - it occurred to me that a few of mine fit that bill, and then of course all of Angelfish's have got some sort of major psychological issue - sleeping sickness, or stress-related epilepsy, or... something! Maybe we'll see how that one goes...

And lol - they're not the cheeriest of storylines, are they?! One reason I don't often read them, myself... at least not the more serious ones!

I don't remember the malaria one... or do I? Hmmn...

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

The first book of The Hunting and your Venetian Blind for temporary blindness?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ooh yes, to both of those!

Oh, and Rediscovered in a Graveyard! *g*

[potztausend.livejournal.com]

"The Best of Intentions" by Ann O'Nimus. Older lads, with a surprise, and at last it's a bit heartbreaking *sigh*
http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/0/thebest.html

"Recovering" by Halotolerant. It's absolutely great...
http://community.livejournal.com/teaandswissroll/51097.html

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

What sections should I put them under?! *g*

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

I reckon Today's Lesson and Touch Sensitive both count as serious injury and probably messed-up-headiness too... well, that was my intention anyhow :D

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

They most certainly do - and I'll add them as soon as lj stops playing funny buggers and puts my code in properly. I've fixed it twice and it keeps being translated to something silly... and I don't think it was wrong in the first place, either - gargh!

And, erm... thank you... *g*

[greengerbil.livejournal.com]

Umm... there's my Hunting of the Wren (http://hatstandfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=327&chapter=1) over at the Automated Hatstand, where Bodie's been injured in a car accident.

Don't know if that counts, though, as it's more about getting Bodie to safety?

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, I think that counts - in fact I had it in my mind when I was editing something else in, and then lost it again, so well-reminded!

[angel-ci5.livejournal.com]

I imagine this will grow into quite a long storylist! *g*
A couple more are Helen Raven's Transients (http://www.kelper.co.uk/helenraven/transients.html) and PR Zed's Vigil (http://community.livejournal.com/discoveredinalj/166807.html), both serious injury.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Excellent - added on! *g*

[gideonbd77.livejournal.com]

For a H/C story fan like me, this is the perfect list! Here are some that come to mind for me (and spoilerish so don't read ahead if you don't want to be spoilt!):

No Option (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/13/nooption.html) by PJ - Plane crash, Bodie is quite badly injured and is cared for by Doyle in a rough environment

Easy Prey by Jaicen - Lots of H/C featuring Doyle recovering from forced drug abuse and Bodie getting beaten and badly hurt by a big meanie

Strange Days Indeed by HG - A classic!

Heaven is a Place on Earth by LilyK - Poor Bodie, missing teeth and hurting while the cold gets to him ...

Blood Still Cries by Debra Hicks - Bodie gets shot and has to escape from an assassin with Doyle's help

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ooh lots - great stuff! The drug-addiction's a good one too, actually - there's a few of those fics around! Hmmn - what category would you put Strange Days Indeed under... non-serious injury, I guess... D'you have a link to the Jacen story, by any chance? I know she's not on the Pros archives...

[siskiou.livejournal.com]

Should the stories be available online?

If not, I consider "Redemption" a permanent disability story (serious depression and possibly other mental issues for Bodie).

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think stories have to be online for them to be talked about! And Redemption is still in print and available from the publisher even - plus it's brilliant... *g* Good thought!

[ladyhawke2.livejournal.com]

A Different Game by DVS for serious injury? Posting from my new phone, haven't been able to get a signal on my modem for weeks.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh of course - good one! And eep for your modem, hope it's sorted sooner rather than later...

[milomaus.livejournal.com]

This is fantastic! So much work in so short a time! I admire you!

I can think of two stories that would fit under "Drug abuse/Addiction, but I am really bad with titles and authors.
One is a longer story, where both are being kidnapped by somebody who takes revenge of Bodie first by beating Doyle up badly, then raping Bodie. One of his men betrays him and get´s Bodie and Doyle out of there to a cottage way out in the country. He gives drugs to Doyle, and Bodie doesn´t realise it until Ray is in way over his head.

The second one is a drabble maybe, or something shortish, where Bodie has to rescue Doyle from Cowley, because he took drugs by accident in an undercover, and he babbles on about parrots and other nonsense things, but whatever they were looking for is inside a parrot cage and Murphy has to get it out.

I´ll try to find the titles, but I read so much during the last year....
Thanks so much for going through all the trouble and starting a list like that!
Uh, there are still sooooo many stories I haven´t read yet.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, now those two I know! I'm so rubbish with titles usually, but I know those ones - wheee! The first is Strange Days Indeed, which I think we've got up there under non-serious injury... I did wonder about the drugs that Doyle ends up taking, and it should probably go in that category too.

And the next one is Heliophile's No Aspirin in the Jungle, which she posted for the Dialj Christmas challenge, I think - I will have to find the link tomorrow though, as I'm just about to go to bed!

Thank you - and yeay that you're liking the list! I wish we could get some of the older ProsLib stories on there too - I'm sure that's where alot of poorly-lads fic that I've come across can be found... Think, brain, think! *g*

[starlite876.livejournal.com]

There is a story in Unprofessional Conduct 12 called "Independence Day" by Eve Abel where Bodie is permanently blinded.

There is also "The Best of Intentions" by Ann O'Nimus (this one is on the Proslib cd), where Bodie suffered terrible injuries.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think we've already got The Best of Intentions up there - but it's been mentioned 3 times now, so I'll double check in case I was caught mid-intention myself... *g*

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

blind
No Regrets by Frankie on the Proslib cd
Morning Glory by Jenny Parkinson in The Best Of DIAL Spring 2003
Another One Bites The Dust by Lise on the Proslib cd

serious injury
Tears and Tribulations by Annette Hall in zine Foxhole In A Graveyard
To Err Is Human by Maiden Wyoming in zine Priority A3

[metabolick.livejournal.com]

to elaborate:
No Regrets and Another One Bites The Dust - D is blind
Morning Glory - B is blind

Tears And Tribulations - B has been crippled by being shot in the knee
To Err Is Human - D has been crippled by a shot to the knee; subsequently B is seriously injured; both are invalided out of CI5

a couple of additions:
Green Fingers by Jane (not sure if this was in a zine or the paper circuit) - D is invalided out of CI5 with a broken back

Mr. Doyle's Neighborhood series (first story is Oh! To Be In Surbiton) by Kate Nuernberg in the British Takeaway zines (these are GEN so you may not want to list them) - D is invalided out of CI5 with a gunshot to the thigh, he suffers from depression

[miwahni.livejournal.com]

Ninetynine Yew Trees (http://hatstandfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=785) by draycevixen features a seriously-injured Bodie resigning from CI5, and Doyle wanting to cut all ties with him. It was written for the Big Bang challenge last year and is just brilliant.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

When you say seriously injured, how serious is it? Enough that he'd be actually invalided out of CI5?

[starlite876.livejournal.com]

A few more stories:

Blindness:
Seeing in the Dark by Maiden Wyoming (from the zine Night Music in B and D) – both Bodie and Doyle are blinded temporally
Love Is Blind (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/15/loveis.html) by Shorts (Bodie)


Non-Serious Injury:
A Falling Off (http://www.callizz.org/Pros/falling.htm) by Callisto (Bodie)
Amid The Noise And Haste (http://www.callizz.org/Pros/amid_noise.htm) by Callisto (Bodie)
He Was Catched (http://callistosh65.livejournal.com/197248.html#cutid1) by Callisto – sequel to With a Dark Lantern (Doyle)
Doyle's War (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/20/doyleswar.html) by Pandora Bachs (Doyle)
Journey's End (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/6/journeysend.html) by O Yardley (Doyle)
The Last Cherry (http://hatstandfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=56&chapter=1) by The Hag (Bodie)
On The Edge Of A Nightmare by Kate Irvine (Bodie) Note: this is a *gen story*
I Spy by Cherilyn and Liz Bradford (Bodie)in the zine "Unprofessional Conduct 8" (Bodie and Doyle)

Brain Injury:

Endlessly by FJ Bryan (Bodie) - I think this is now available online? I don't have an online link... can anyone please help?

Poetry to Protect Us (http://hatstandfic.net/viewstory.php?sid=770&chapter=1) by The Hag (Bodie)
The Darkest Hour (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/15/thedarkest.html) by Rhianne (Doyle)

Psychological Issue (fairly serious):
The Other Side (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/20/theother.html) by Ailcia (Doyle)
Out of the Shadows (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/1/outof.html) by Ashlea (Bodie)
Daring the Sea (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/14/daringthe.html) by bistokidsfan (Bodie)
Whistling in the Dark (http://www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/4/whistlingin.html) by Jane (Doyle)


I don't know if this one is considered H/C (normally this story gets categorised under the Letters category):
No Unicorns (http://hatstand.slashcity.net/hg/unicorns.html) by Sebastian and HG – the lads write to each other as Bodie is away on a case and Doyle is stuck in hospital recovering from a shooting.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think No Unicorns is non-serious injury - just because it's epistolatary doesn't mean it doesn't focus around non-serious injury!

And yeay Daring the Sea, I love that wee fic... and many others in your list, thank you!

If Endlessly is available online, I've not yet seen it. I suppose it might be over at AO3, but it'll take a braver woman than me to go and search (I always seem to end up round the back of the moon to get to the sun when I venture over there...)

D'you know where the Kate Irvine story is to be found?

[nypagan.livejournal.com]

Jaycat wrote: "Doesn't 'non-serious' illness or injury cover just about every H/C fic ever written? - gawd, how did we get on to such a depressing subject?

Now I think of it, I'm sure I read a fic recently with Bodie suffering bouts of recurrent malaria and not wanting to let on he was ill."

Sorry Jaycat! I'm a sucker for h/c angst. I vaguely remember the malaria one as well, but not the title.
Alone Again by Ice Bear, Awakenings, Blood and Fire by PFL, Common Law by ILWB, A Different kind of Game by DVS. There is also an S&H crossover with a plane crash near the end of the story that both boys recover from. Odds Against by Tasha.

Thanks BSL! Didn't mean for you to go to all this trouble.

[starlite876.livejournal.com]

The malaria story is Four Times Bodie Stayed in Bed, And One Time He Didn't (http://community.livejournal.com/the_safehouse/364230.html?#cutid1) by Callisto

Did I mentioned that Callisto writes some of the best H/C stories?

I'm glad we've got this thread... H/C is one of my favourite genre.

[rosie55.livejournal.com]

Late to the party as ever! Sorry, have been flaked out for a couple of days. But I'm bookmarking this list as a useful aide-memoire for my favourite genre!!!
Has anyone mentioned "The Story of my life?" by PJ - in the Circuit Archive. It's (much)older lads, Doyle with a serious heart condition and erm... yes, it's a death fic too. But it's so poignant and a certain song, which I just had to download from I-tunes, always goes through my head as I read it!
And there is a sequel to Bittersweet, simply called Bittersweet 2, also on the Proslib cd and in which Bodie is injured in a car accident and is in a coma.
I've just finished re-reading Saints and Miracles, which I don't think has been mentioned and where Doyle is badly injured in ski-ing accident and where that is central to the plot.
Firestorm by Elspeth Leigh? Doyle is injured both in the present day and in flashback.
Sorry not to post links and if these have already been mentioned, am sneaking in from work in my coffee break!
I will see whether I can dredge any more from my creaking memory!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh no, poorly Rosie! And there's no late, to lists like these - ideally they'll always keep growing! *g*

And thank you! I've added them all in - wasn't quite sure about Firestorms, cos the injury wasn't really the focus of the story (iirc), but it verged on it, so... *g* As Jaycat said above, if we include all the fics where they're injured at all they'd all be up there!

And yes please, do keep letting your creaking memory creak away! (I'll be adding the list to palelyloitering too, with the other storylists there... *g*)

[lukadreaming.livejournal.com]

I suppose we could include Larton under brain injury, given Bodie's life-threatening condition in the first story in the series.

[siskiou.livejournal.com]

And doesn't Doyle also have a somewhat permanent leg injury that forced him to retire from the police force?