Half Past The Point Of No Return

[murphybabe]

Title: Half Past The Point Of No Return
Author: murphybabe
Artist: giseerouchon
Archive to Pros Lib: Yes, please
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word count: 30,000
Warnings (highlight to read): There is a scene of apparent dub-con at the start. There are references to alcoholism. Patsy is not underage in the UK.

Summary: Trust. Bodie and Doyle have no problems with trust on the job and in their relationship – until Bodie makes a mistake that results in marriage and his eventual departure from CI5. Without Bodie, Doyle struggles and Cowley arranges his secondment to Scotland Yard to work on a major operation. Quite by chance, Bodie is involved in this operation but, down on his luck and sadly out of condition, he tries to help his former partner and is hurt. Doyle rescues him and takes him away to recover but Bodie leaves again, resulting in Doyle's marriage and eventual resignation. Some years later Bodie tracks Doyle down to make amends. Doyle has renounced his previous life and is living on a smallholding in the wilds of Derbyshire, solitary, ascetic and self-sufficient. Can they get back together? Or is the trust irrevocably broken?

Notes: Thanks to my wonderful artist, GiseeRouchon, who has captured so brilliantly exactly what I was trying to express. Thank you also to my beta, the amazing MoonlightMead, who made this fic infinitely better and indeed, encouraged me to carry on when I would have given up. Thanks also to MinoriK for providing exactly the right things for Shusai to say, and to the Mods for putting so much work in to make the Big Bang happen again, and for everyone who helped and encouraged along the way.

Link to Fic: Fic Master Post
Link to Art: Art Master Post

Comments

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

You are good at the posting. . . . it's just midnight here!! Congrats!

[murphybabe]

Thank you - we've just changed the clocks here so I have an hour to spare and thought I might as well make use of it *g*

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a meaty story you can enjoy on a long, cold November evening. :-)
And wow! The art is beautifully done.
Thank you!

[murphybabe]

The art is fantastic, isn't it? I hope you enjoy the story as well!

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Congrats on posting! The story looks intriguing and the illustrations really set the scene. :D

[murphybabe]

The illustrations really capture (heh!) what I was trying to get at, and I hope you enjoy the story as well. Posting is always a bit fraught but we got there, so thanks!

[ali15son.livejournal.com]

i have just finished reading this and have left a message on Ao3, wow what a fantastic read ...thankyou x

[murphybabe]

Wow, how speedy are you? Glad you liked it - I'll go and respond at AO3 xx

[boothros.livejournal.com]

This looks an absolute scrummy read, looking forward to this one!

[murphybabe]

Thank you - hope you like it!

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! You did it! \o/

I am behind in my reading--isn't everyone? *g*--but I shall download and put it in the queue. I just wanted to cheer you on!

[murphybabe]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it.

Yes, I now have time to catch up on all my reading, and I am very much looking forward to it all *g*

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

I can't beleeeeve it!

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

.......always flippin' comment 13! Is someone trying to tell me something?

I'm falling a bit behind in my reading now but I'm still doing much, much better than other years and I'm really looking forward to this story, especially after viewing all the intriguing artwork! Thanks so much for this.

[murphybabe]

Awww, sorry about that!

The artwork is amazing and flatters the fic wonderfully, so I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for commenting here, and above ;)

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Yay!

Congratulations on posting - go you! *\o/*

The story sounds absolutely smashing... I can't wait to read. And the art is WOW!

[murphybabe]

'Twas a huge relief to get it posted *g*

The artwork is just amazing, and I only hope you enjoy the story half as much!

[cloudless-9193.livejournal.com]

That's a great plot! I'm looking forward to reading the story. :-)

[murphybabe]

Thank you! I hope it lives up to expectations :O

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Will check this out as soon as I can! Am currently panicking about my own submission! :0

[murphybabe]

I hope all goes well with yours - I can't wait to read it :))))))

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Massive congrats on posting, this sounds great and I am looking forward to giving it a read.

[murphybabe]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy it.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

I've only just started reading and am really looking forward to the story but thought I'd better contact you with my AO3 staff 'hat' on. You've used far too much of the song lyrics at the start of the fic and if anyone reports it (there are people out there lurking and looking...)you will find your work hidden till you remove all but a short quotation, plus a 'warning note' on your AO3 file. So it might be better to edit now! You can use very short quotations (a couple of lines) or you can point to somewhere the lyrics are available. Yes, it's daft, but it's the policy and the terms and conditions and AO3 operates under different rules from e.g. LJ. I'd hate for you to get into trouble!

I stupidly sent this first as a comment to your artist - fortunately she got straight back to me. I hope I haven't worried her too much! I've also told the mods (without mentioning you specifically) because I think they ought to say something in the 'rules' about posting to AO3 next time.