ADVENT CALENDAR OF STORIES REC - 20th DECEMBER 2013

[airelle1.livejournal.com]

Christmas Plans

by OMS

7838 words

http://thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/21/christmasplans.html

It begins with a very angsty notation:

If Christmas was a time for wishing then Bodie was certainly in the holiday spirit. If, however, the degree of joy, peace and goodwill one felt was the measure...

And yes, it *is* a Christmas story, of a sort… The sort I enjoy, a bit (or a lot) twisted, with a splendid characterization despite a somewhat extreme view of the characters, particularly of Bodie and Cowley, and a very unusual approach. In fact, this is the only story I’ve ever read with this particular approach, despite it being a B/D story.

Things unfold when Bodie says:

"I want it to always be like this."
"Christmas?"
Bodie shook his head, "That would be great, but no. What I mean is that I want us to be able to have a normal life, be together like regular people… …to be with you when I want to be with you, which is about all the time really."

So sweet! And there is a very open ending, which did quite satisfy me!

Comments

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

I'd completely forgotten about this one, and that it's a Christmas story - thank you for the reminder.

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Thanks for this - I had forgotten this one. An interesting idea is presented here - Cowley's "special" squad. And I really like any story with Doyle's family. A good recc - thanks!