Highway of Regret by Merentha13

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Title: Highway of Regret
Author: merentha13
Artist: haritaellea
Archive to Pros Lib: Yes, please!
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Doyle/Bodie
Word count: ~ 19,000
Warnings: none

Summary: Fate or coincidence? Derby, Belfast, London, the British Army, MI5, the IRA, CI5. Who is Patrick Breen and what part did he play in the lives of CI5’s best?

Notes: Big thanks to anna060957,solosundance and ci5mates, for beta-ing, brit-checking, plot reviewing and test-reading. You were all a great help!

And of course, thanks to my terrific artist haritaellea for cover artwork and a vid and song selection that perfectly captures what the story is about. Thank you so much!!

And a big THANKS to all the mods for another great job on the Pros Big Bang!!

Link to Fic: Fic Master Post/Highway of Regret
Link to Art: Art Master Post

Comments

[haritaellea.livejournal.com]

Happy posting day! Thank you for the brilliant story! I'm sure everyone will love it the way I do.

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I hope so. LOL. And I love your new icon!!

[minori-k.livejournal.com]

Congrats on posting your BB story!!!! I really look forward to read it!!!! Have to DL it on my kindle asap! I'm sad that I had to give up this year's artist claim... Surely next year!!!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Hope you'll enjoy the story. And know that you were missed this year. And I agree with you...Surely next year!

[ali15son.livejournal.com]

omg that was fantastic..so cleverly written. I love how you bring Bodie's past into the story and how everything just seems to come full circle at the end and of course the loving , sometimes abrasive partnership between these two ...thankyou so much x

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked the story. Their relationship is the reason I love Pro's - they can get up each other's nose endlessly yet are always there when needed. Thank you for your comments!

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

Ooooh, this sounds intriguing and I love the title - really looking forward to reading it! Thanks so much for all your hard work.

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it. This year's BB was a lot of fun!

[ci5mates.livejournal.com]

I can't wait to read it to see which way you decided to go :) I already know its a brilliant story, thanks for including me in the process!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Thank YOU for your thoughts and comments during the writing process. I sometimes get carried away :-)
and need someone to rein me in!

[loxleyprince.livejournal.com]

YAYYYYYY!!! for having posted your story!!! I'm just settling down with a bowl of crunchy-nut cornflakes and your story to read. Weekends don't get any better than this! :-)

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I am so very glad the posting bit is over! Now I can sit back and relax and enjoy everyone else's art and stories. Breakfast and Pro's is a great way to start any day! :-)

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

This worked out very well for me--see an intriguing, beautiful vid before going to bed, and get up and here's the story! (Argh for real life, so I can't get started on it right away, but I will soon!) Congratulations for posting! Now you get to just enjoy the comments as they roll in... *g*

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

The vid was amazing, wasn't it. I sent the story and just a couple days later had the complete vid. The clips using other MS works was a brilliant idea. I hope the story will live up to expectations based on haritaellea's vid.

And yes, I am sooooo glad to be done! [And you're up next - can't wait to read your story!]

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Yes! Ahem *g*

Congratulations on posting - I'm dying to read it, because, well, you know how much I love your writing!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Awwww - thank you! I hope you will enjoy it!

[bodiecuddle.livejournal.com]

Amazing work. Spent the whole afternoon reading. I couldnt stop. Thanks for this brilliant story.  Love it. !!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for letting me know.

[heliophile-oxon.livejournal.com]

Thank you for a lovely long read, that was just what I needed to recover from the week! *g*
Bodie is being so supportive and understanding, poor love - I'm glad Doyle appreciates him! And Cowley knows his men; knows he can count on Doyle's devotion to duty even now, and on Bodie to support him. But oh, oh Patrick ... (I won't say, for fear of accidentally spoiling someone who hasn't read it yet!)

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Glad I was able to help with the recovery! :-) Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the story.

[boothros.livejournal.com]

Ooooh 19,000 from one of my favourite writers! I can't wait!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I hope the story lives up to expectations! Let me know, and thank you! :-)

[agent-talis.livejournal.com]

Hello! I've just had time to read this and... WOW! I loved it, especially Doyle and Breen's relationship. I could really feel their doubt and unsaid need for each other. Class story! :-)

Now for the vid, I loved the clips of MS being used for Doyle's father - not something that's been done often before! The music was perfect, absolutely perfect. :-)

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you enjoyed this. I was hoping the conflict of Ray's feelings for his father would come through and that I hadn't overemphasized his negative feelings.

and the vid is perfect! I was very happy when haritaellea showed me the first draft and I saw her plan to use other MS footage for Breen. An inspired idea!

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

I look forward to your story. . . now you have time to start reading stories :0

Thanks for joining in the fun!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Hope you enjoy it. And yes - I'm glad the writing and posting and worrying is done! Now comes the real fun - reading all the new stories and enjoying all the art!

Looking forward to reading yours!

[garettgal.livejournal.com]

Great story. Thanks for a very enjoyable read.

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed it. I appreciate the feedback!

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Wow, have had a skip through and can see that it is absolutely magnificent! Will be reading in full, asap! :))

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it!

[anna060957.livejournal.com]

Well done .... and thank you for letting me be part of this amazing story. Despite already having read more than one draft, I can't wait to now read the complete story. Also looking forward to the art and vid. Congratulations!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Thank you - for the kind words and your help in making the story better. It wouldn't be a BB without your beta help! Enjoy.

[anna060957.livejournal.com]

You are so very welcome!

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

(I tried to comment at AO3 but for some reason it wouldn't let me.)

I really liked the plot and the way you wove in and out of present and past for both Doyle and Bodie. And, as someone else has already mentioned, the beginning was intriguing and original, really pulling me in. Thanks so much for all your hard work and for a great read!

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

So glad you liked it! Thank you!

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Ooh, you've got my pulse racing already with the summary! I can't wait to find out what happens! Congratulations on posting for BB 2015! :D

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Hope you enjoy it! Now that I've posted, I can relax and enjoy all the other stories. I love October!

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

I really love your story!

The plot is great, and the boys are spot on. And I like it very much when ther are good 'minor characters'.

I really had to grin at "Easy on, old son. Just waiting for Ray to make his move"
The whole scene is brilliant.

But I was a bit sad in the end that Breen had to die... *sigh*

Thank you so much!


"And get a haircut."
*g*

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much,firle! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story and that the lads were "spot on" for you. It's always so nice to hear that I got it right!

I had thought that maybe Breen could survive - but I needed a big impact for Doyle to see how much he needed to let Bodie all the way in. [I was a bit sad to let Breen go, too.]

[boothros.livejournal.com]

Lovely story! Very natural characters and beautifully written. I loved the poignancy, in fact it's really hard to believe it's not actually true! Thanks so much, I loved every minute.

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the very kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed this. Since we don't have much 'canon' childhood info for the lads, it's fun to play in their pasts!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Congrats on posting, I have downloaded the story and am really looking forward to reading it. ♥

[merentha13.livejournal.com]

It is always such a relief to get the posting over with. You'd think after four previous BBs it would get easier - but it doesn't :-)

I hope you enjoy the story!