2016 Prosfic Advent Calendar - Day 10 - Subordinate Clauses, by merentha13

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I was inspired by the thoughtful tributes to old friends posted recently by byslantedlight and by macklingirl to another comm, and decided to move to today a fic rec I'd already planned to do at a later date this month.

Subordinate Clauses by merentha13

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Complemented by artwork by minori_k

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The story perfectly combines humour, great puns, romanticism, sparkly dialogue, a great sense of camaraderie not just between our lads but among them and other CI5 agents too, all set against the background of a very serious and tense surveillance operation.

A delightful story that's perfectly complemented by Minori's stunning artwork, which captured the spirit of the story and of the Christmas season, with the palpable devotion and tenderness evoked in her portrait of the lads. I particularly love the soft shadows and light shone by the streetlamp onto the lads, and the fabulous details of Bodie's quilted jacket and Doyle's tartan scarf, and most of all the love and devotion in their eyes.