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ci5hq"Not a Very Silent Silent Night" by Alexandra At
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A wistful, lonely, vulnerable Doyle, a thoughtful, protective Bodie, a cold winter setting, sarcastic yet affectionate banter and a peek at the lad's past - these are a few of my favorite things! "Not a Very Silent Silent Night" by Alexandra has them all. It's Christmas Eve and the lads are on stakeout.
They talk about what they'd rather be doing Christmas Eve (Ray says "Just staying home would be enough."), what Christmas was like for them growing up (not all "Deck the Halls"), their best Christmas ever (a very "aawww" moment) and how they're going to spend Christmas day when the op is over.
Loneliness is a theme here and Alexandra paints it in several ways. Bodie watches the family in the house across from the stakeout:
"All he saw were the twinkling lights on a Christmas tree inside the home across the way. He watched for a while, and saw people moving about in the large living room. A young couple came in and out of view, drinks in hand, talking, gesturing, laughing. They stopped near the tree, and kissed. Bodie looked away, looked towards the hallway, and thought about Doyle..."
Doyle's loneliness is presented several ways, but the most moving is the story he tells Bodie about attending his sister's wedding:
"Everywhere I turned around, there they were--families... I'm telling you. Happy couples wherever I looked."...after the partying was over and done, they all got into their cars together, and they all drove off home together. And I watched them all go, and then I got into my car by myself, and I drove back home by myself--"
"Thought you liked that," Bodie interrupted.
"Yeah, I said that," Doyle replied. "I didn't mean it."
"What do you want, then?"
"... Someone to laugh with when things are good, someone to hold tight when they're not... But mostly, I just want someone to be with on the long drive home." (Warning - there is much more that Ray wants and his speech may set off tears!)
This is a wonderful Christmas story where hearts, not presents, are opened and true feelings are finally unwrapped.
Happy Holidays to all!
the Circuit Archive
A wistful, lonely, vulnerable Doyle, a thoughtful, protective Bodie, a cold winter setting, sarcastic yet affectionate banter and a peek at the lad's past - these are a few of my favorite things! "Not a Very Silent Silent Night" by Alexandra has them all. It's Christmas Eve and the lads are on stakeout.
They talk about what they'd rather be doing Christmas Eve (Ray says "Just staying home would be enough."), what Christmas was like for them growing up (not all "Deck the Halls"), their best Christmas ever (a very "aawww" moment) and how they're going to spend Christmas day when the op is over.
Loneliness is a theme here and Alexandra paints it in several ways. Bodie watches the family in the house across from the stakeout:
"All he saw were the twinkling lights on a Christmas tree inside the home across the way. He watched for a while, and saw people moving about in the large living room. A young couple came in and out of view, drinks in hand, talking, gesturing, laughing. They stopped near the tree, and kissed. Bodie looked away, looked towards the hallway, and thought about Doyle..."
Doyle's loneliness is presented several ways, but the most moving is the story he tells Bodie about attending his sister's wedding:
"Everywhere I turned around, there they were--families... I'm telling you. Happy couples wherever I looked."...after the partying was over and done, they all got into their cars together, and they all drove off home together. And I watched them all go, and then I got into my car by myself, and I drove back home by myself--"
"Thought you liked that," Bodie interrupted.
"Yeah, I said that," Doyle replied. "I didn't mean it."
"What do you want, then?"
"... Someone to laugh with when things are good, someone to hold tight when they're not... But mostly, I just want someone to be with on the long drive home." (Warning - there is much more that Ray wants and his speech may set off tears!)
This is a wonderful Christmas story where hearts, not presents, are opened and true feelings are finally unwrapped.
Happy Holidays to all!
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Date: 2012-12-02 11:26 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-12-02 03:49 pm (UTC)Lovely rec, thank you. I know I've read it, and enjoyed it, but I don't remember it, so I'm saving it to re-read later. It's great to be reminded like this.
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Date: 2012-12-04 07:32 pm (UTC)Happy holidays!