Welcome to the 2020 Pros BB Ideas post!

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Yes, it really is that time already! So, dear Pros fans, 'fess up and tell us all about the things *you* want to be reading in the 2020 Pros Big Bang.
We won't judge, so don't be shy!

Prompts:

Have a story prompt you’re dying to share? Now's the time to air it! You can give as much, or as little, detail as you like, and all genres and pairings are welcome. It could be something simple, like:

Marty fancied Ray. Ray fancied Bodie. Bodie fancied fish and chips. It was going to be a long Friday.

Or something more complicated, like:

Marty fancied Ray. Ray fancied Bodie. Bodie fancied fish and chips. So how had they ended up manacled together in a warehouse in Wapping and staring at a bomb? It was going to be a long Friday.

Or even a little bit of a story, like:

Shrugging into his jacket, Doyle turned for the door, only to find his path blocked by his partner. He'd under-estimated how fast Bodie could move. People often did - under-estimated how silently and quickly he could move for a big bloke. Mis-spent youth, that, Doyle thought, and almost laughed at the irony. While Bodie had been fighting for his life as a mercenary in Africa, he'd been turning tricks for punters on behalf of the Derbyshire constabulary.

The memory sickened him.

'Ray, let's talk about this.'

Doyle hit him.

'Let's not.'

People often under-estimated him too.

It was going to be a long Friday.

General thoughts/ideas/wishes/cravings:

Maybe you don't have a story prompt. Maybe you just have a thought, wish, or craving you'd like to share, in which case, please post that as a comment. We'd love to hear your thoughts on what you'd like to see immortalised in Pros BB fic, vid and art this year! And you never know, you might just inspire one of our BB writers!

BB writers, feel free to take inspiration from any of the suggestions in the comments. If any particular idea takes your fancy, grab it and run!

Comments

[cim3745.livejournal.com]

I am looking forward to the BB 2020 - Hurray!
Your little bit of a story......do we get more about that long friday? I really hope so, and hoping for a happy end as well *g*
BB Team- thanks so much for running it.

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

October can't get here fast enough! (Well, except if you're an author. Then it could take it's time a bit, LOL.)

(Also, I wish I could say I came up with those snippets... but I'm up for finishing them off!)

[joana-dey.livejournal.com]

Any more requests or suggestions would be lovely. I haven't written in years, and I'm a bit intimidated!

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Apologies for the delay. (Blame my employer, LOL.)

NO need for intimidation! We're a pretty friendly bunch. :D

Here's a few for size (and you might notice I tend toward the AU ;-)):

- SF: Bodie is part of a space exploration expedition. They land on a planet, and encounter a humanoid alien (Doyle).

- Case fic: compromising information comes to life about one of the lads / Cowley. They have only a few hours / days to figure out who is threatening them, how to diffuse the threat - and who to trust.

- Classic: how the lads meet / first time.

- There are many new Pinocchio films coming up. Perhaps one where one of the lads is Pinocchio, and he meets the other (another toy? a human?) and his quest is to be real so he can love the other like a human does.

- Older lads: an old threat fro the CI5 days resurfaces, ad they have to figure out who / how / why. (Maybe the threat is killing off old agents. Maybe CI5 is long gone. Maybe one of the lads - or both - is Comptroller.)

- Older lads: how would they operate in the modern world?

Just some food for thought!

[joana-dey.livejournal.com]

I like the SF one! Hmmmmm. Shall let it steep for a bit, ta!

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

One more (to prove there are other characters in Pros): "The Lion in Winter" - Cowley's thoughts as he is forced to bring his magnificent CI5 experiment to a close. He might act as a window into Bodie and Doyle's lives.