Ninety-Nine Yew Trees by Draycevixen.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

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Title: Ninety-Nine Yew Trees
Author: draycevixen
Artist: przed
Archive to Pros Lib: Yes
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word count: 33,249 words.
Warnings: None needed.
Summary: A secret from Bodie’s past has come close to killing him. With Cowley refusing to accept his resignation from CI5 and Doyle turning his back on him, Bodie has fled to his bolt-hole in the countryside to lick his wounds and try to work out what to do next.

Notes: I would like to thank halotolerant for her invaluable medical beta and help with my timeline. Also, may I just say that if you want to know how to stab someone correctly for maximum damage, ask a doctor. *g* I’d also like to thank ashley_pitt who was kind enough to answer some very general questions about hand therapy for me. Of course any remaining mistakes are my own.

I’d also like to thank Zed for the lovely trailer vid and of course przed and callistosh65 for not only hosting this party but for, well, just being bloody brilliant broads in general. *tips hat*

Lastly, I’d like to thank my flistees for their encouragement, their encouraging mockage of my story related angst and ND, Vic and Mikey in particular for bearing the brunt of it. ♥

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

An e-reader file is easily accessible at the Fic link.

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Comments

[raven-rs.livejournal.com]

I couldn't wait to read this, stayed up late and everything, and boy - I wasn't disappointed! I love the description of the torture, the medical detail, the fantastic meticulous way the village life is painted. I can see it all. Marvellous. And with all that detail, there's the Lads - mad, bad and dangerous to know, both of 'em.

Fantastic. Thank you so much for writing this.

[jackiethomas73.livejournal.com]

Lovely story. I liked the slow pace and the way they had to build a new relationship from scratch.

[inlovewithboth.livejournal.com]

"Wherever you’ve been, whatever you’ve done, whoever you are, whatever condition you’re in, I just want you." Very happy sigh. This is a great story, I love the humour, the sadness, the plot and of course the amount of time the boys spend in baths and showers. :) Thank you.

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

The lads bathing! Together, in baths and showers, unnecesssary bathing too! I'm in love. LOL!

D, this was such a good story! It had everything I enjoy: hardheaded Bodie, determined (and angry!) Doyle. There was sadness and love and all sorts of wonderful bits. I felt so bad for Bodie as his story was slowly revealed. You did a great job weaving this tale. I liked all the local events and sights that you wrote about to enrich the story. Thank you for a fulfilling read.

[mysteriousaliwz.livejournal.com]

There was a real sense of place in the scenes in the villages - very vivid.

Stubborn Bodie! I did feel sorry for him - he'd been through a hell of a lot. Still, all's well that ends well, due to Doyle's persistence.

(Oops, edited due to misplaced comment!)

[cloudless-9193.livejournal.com]

A heartbreaking story which had me wondering a long time until you revealed the background bit by bit. I liked the atmospheric village part and the time they spent in the cottage together. :-)

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the enthusiastic review.

I grew up there and have toyed with setting a Pros story there for a while. All of the places and odd events mentioned actually exist, including the trees and their legend. They fascinated me as a kid and got me in trouble with my gran for arguing about their symbolism. /ramble, sorry.

Thank you for reading. :D

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm very glad you liked it. :D

I was concerned that in amongst all the action packed BB adventures it might be a little too slow for people's taste so I'm glad to hear that it worked for you.

[raven-rs.livejournal.com]

Yes, I recognised the folk tales. It made for a fascinating backdrop for the story.

[raven-rs.livejournal.com]

There's no such thing as unnecessary bathing ;) LOL!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked it. :D

It's a bit of a running joke with my mates that I cannot get Bodie out of the shower. He's currently stuck in there in several WIPs I have going.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I had to show my flist footage of the cheese rolling as they thought I was pulling their leg. I ran it as a teenager but had the good sense not to let my mum know. *g*

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Well, the first bath was very necessary for Bodie and Doyle was covered in manure... Hmmm... Yeah. *g*

I'm so glad you liked it, petal. ♥ It's a bit nerve racking to write about a place you know really well particularly as I was determined to use the real places and odd events instead of just making them up.

[raven-rs.livejournal.com]

LOL The Cheese Rolling was on the news every year, and I wasn't even living in Gloucestershire!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I have Bodie "trapped" in showers in several WIPs, the stories will have to be finished to get him out of them. It's become a bit of a running joke with my mates. *g*

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm very glad that came across as I was writing about where I grew up and those are real places and events I'm describing. :D

[raven-rs.livejournal.com]

Oh I dunno. If I was going to trap Bodie, the shower would be a good place! All that running water, gentle lather..... *wanders off to warm happy place.....*

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I have a bit of a thing for plots that reveal things slowly, where the protagonists know things the reader doesn't know... yet, so I'm ridiculously glad that it had you wondering. *g*

I grew up in the Cotswolds, in and around these villages and so decided that was where I was going to set my story.

Thank you for reading. :D

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

I think I'm a bit fixated because Bodie is invariably overdressed. Even when we see him in a dressing gown in canon it's almost ankle length. *g*

[raven-rs.livejournal.com]

Everyone needs a hobby :D

[inlovewithboth.livejournal.com]

Ah, we seem to share a shower fetish. *Taps fingers on the worktop waiting for the WIPs.....*

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Having handcuffed him to the inside of a confessional box once I think the poor lad finds showers quite restful by comparison. *g*

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

So difficult to slip in to conversation at cocktail parties though...

[raven-rs.livejournal.com]

Depends on the parties ;)

[1moreirene.livejournal.com]

Draycevixen and P.R.Zed, thanks, both of you, for hard work, cheerfully done.

“Did you enjoy the Model Village?”
“Yeah got to feel how Cowley must feel most days.”