Fic: Pub Crawling

[myrebelcat]

I couldn't resist. I had to post this story today. It's Friday the Thirteenth!

Hopefully that's a good omen. But if there are any glitches in this story it's entirely my fault for not sending it back to Slanted Light for a final read.

Comments

[callistosh65]

Thank you for a wonderful, entertaining read! Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. Loved the banter, the thread of uncertainty Bodie has to work through concerning his past and how much to tell Doyle, the references to Corrie, etc, the humour, the IRA backstory - you do it all brilliantly here. And I love that confrontation between Jane and her Mum that ends with the crockery being broken, just priceless.

A lot of favourite bits here, but I did enjoy this thought of Bodie's: Maybe he’d already set down roots of some sort, without even realising it. Built his own cage and moved in.

Undercut beautifully by our Ray, of course..

“Are you coming?” demanded Doyle, breaking into his thoughts.

“Keep your knickers on,” said Bodie, as he hurried to catch up. Of all the impatient, bad-tempered sods in the word to find himself yoked to…

Heh-heh..

[myrebelcat]

I have to give Slanted Light credit for the Corrie reference! And the mum is loosely based on the mother of a good friend of mine. Her reaction when she read the story was, "You shot my mum!" followed almost immediately by, "Oh well, it was bound to happen some day."

I'm glad you liked it, this one was fun to write!

[melanieathene]

Great minds think alike. :) I too thought Friday the 13 was a very auspicious day on which to post a story.

Classic banter between the lads. I think my favourite bit was this:

“Your aim is off,” said Bodie, as he pulled out his R/T.

“No, it wasn’t,” snapped Doyle. “I would have had to shoot through you to get a kill shot.”

Thank you for a most enjoyable read.

[myrebelcat]

Oh... I'm going to have to put time aside today to read your story! :-)

I'm glad you enjoyed my fic - thanks for the feedback!

[minori_k]

Really nice story! I enjoyed Bodie's monologue-like thought. As Bodie smiled he thought Doyle cared him, I smiled too:)

Thank you for posting it!

[myrebelcat]

You're welcome! I love knowing my stories make people smile.

[solosundance]

TFI Friday 13th *g* Loved the way this rattled along, it has a great balance and rhythm and was so fun to read. Oh and Bodie yearning for a father like Cowley ... *sniffle* ... and the appearance of Brendan when least expected. Brilliant!

Then again, there was a point at which caring became nagging. That really made me laugh. I liked the way you didn't let Bodie quite take his thought processes to their logical conclusion but how he was finally getting the idea by the end!

[myrebelcat]

I find the relationship between Cowley and Bodie absolutely fascinating. He does seem a bit more sympathetic toward Bodie than he does Doyle - like he thinks Doyle can look after himself, but Bodie somehow still needs parenting. And Bodie does react like a kid, half the time, sulking when he's criticized and beaming when he's praised. "I don't know, ask Cowley!"

And with all of these fics set in 1977, there's only so close I can get to the logical conclusion! Unless I go all A/U...

I'm glad you liked the story!

[noblesentiments]

I *did* enjoy this - you had some great lines which made me smile. And I loved the notion that having a punchup was *almost* as good as getting the girl. That's my Bodie!

Thanks for sharing.

[myrebelcat]

Yeah, I had fun getting into Bodie's head in this fic. I'm glad you enjoyed it!