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[blkandwhtcat]

It's a busy season, but I've still managed to find time to read - or reread - some of my favorite Christmas stories, in RL and in the fanfic world. I think my favorite "fanfic" Christmas story is msmoat 's "Ringing in the Changes, " which can be found here :

www.thecircuitarchive.com/tca/archive/13/ringingin.html

The story traces the developing

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[blkandwhtcat]

As I said earlier to someone who was unfamiliar with the show, I started reading the fic, and continued reading it, for at least a year before I ever saw an episode, and your stories were some of the earlier ones I read (thanks to recs by others, and because of the Christmas "calendars" that showcased various Christmas stories). So, I think it's doable, whereas some other stories that depend on the reader understanding more details about various episodes can be enjoyable to read, but lose a lot of their punch to the unfamiliar reader (Sebastian's Wonderful Tonight comes to mind - I remember getting confused over all the references to things that only someone who had watched the show would catch. OTOH, her Hyperion to a Satyr is set up similarly to your Ringing in the Changes, with the story checking in at various times over the years to offer a snapshot of what the "lads" are up to, using canon, but relying more on the relationship's progression to tell the story. For that reason, it's also one of the stories I tell people they can enjoy without having see the series).

Anyway, it's one of my favorite story of yours, my favorite Pros Christmas story, and one of my very favorite fanfic stories. Great job!

And have a great Christmas! I love it that you decided to give yourself the Christmas present of heading off to the UK to enjoy yourself. Hope it inspires you to write more about Bodie and Doyle. A nice, LONG, satisfying novel-type story!

Merry Christmas!