'Orpheus Turns Around' (halotolerant)

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Title: Orpheus Turns Around
Author: halotolerant
Artist: norfolkdumpling
Archive to Pros Lib: Yes
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word count: ~26,993
Warnings: No major warnings apply

Summary:A month after being shot through the heart, Raymond Doyle disappeared from hospital. Bodie was told in no uncertain terms to leave things alone, but there was no way he wasn’t following him, even as the trail lead to shady arms deals, CIA entanglements, notoriously cruel entrepreneurs and the city of Venice, deceptively idyllic in a summer holiday that is about to take a dark turn. Only just beginning to understand how he feels about his partner, Bodie is determined to save Ray from whatever web he’s become entangled in, but he isn’t expecting Ray himself to resist his help, any more than he’s expecting the other secrets that reveal themselves in the City of Masks.

Notes: Chronologically, thank you to all the mods for putting on and running this Big Bang and generally keeping us on track, thank you draycevixen for tempting me into signing up (Queen of Pimps!) and to her and przed, saintvic, heliophile_oxon and siskiou for tirelessly cheerleading whenever I slammed up another wordcount on my LJ ♥ Thank you kayberrisford for sound-boarding and listening to my ramble, even in hotel rooms when just about to go to boyband concerts ♥ Thank you to my wonderful beta reader elfwhistletree who read this several times AND wrangled a LoM Big Bang for me this summer and supplied rainbow socks ♥ And last but definitely not least, thank you to the amazing and generous norfolkdumpling, who presented me with a beautiful piece of art that really motivated me to finish up, then proceeded to shower me with yet more gorgeous artwork - I could not be more delighted with the end product and it has been lovely to get to know you better ♥

Link to Fic: Orpheus Turns Around
Link to Art: Art Master Post at AO3 and Art Master Post on LJ

Comments

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on finishing and posting - the artwork has already got me intrigued. I can't wait to read it, thank you!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Oh,goodie! It looks great. Can't wait to dive into this. Thanks to you and to NFD for the hard work.

[shooting2kill.livejournal.com]

I've really been looking forward to this and I know I'll enjoy it! Thanks for all your hard work.

[cornishcat.livejournal.com]

Oh my!

I decided to have a quick peek at this, intending to read it leisurely at a more appropriate time but then I couldn't put it down.

I don't want to spoil it for others but do want to say how much I loved this ... and the artwork is fab. The snippets from the classic painting between the chapters so perfectly depict the context of the writing.

You're both brilliant.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Right now I'm feeling a bit resentful that my Kindle has all the goodies and I must "be good" and wait until the weekend to get started on my reading.

*envies Kindle*

I'm really looking forward to it, petal. ♥

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

It's gorgeous art isn't it? *g* And thank you, yes, I can't quite believe I did actually finish it in the end! Oh, this lovely feeling of 'having written', I know this is going to tempt me into doing it all again *g*

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

And thank you to you too! *g* It's been hard work but I'm so very glad I did it! I hope you enjoy *g*

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you! I hope it is worth the wait *g*

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you liked it! And, yes, the art is so gorgeous and I love how it looks in the text - that was all ND's idea. Thank you very much for commenting *g*

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I think they may have to create a new mood called 'Kindle envy' - I've had that recently! I've been enjoying being able to catch up with some reading recently, and I do love being able to read these longer stories on Kindle. I've just finished sc_fossil's brilliant story today, and I think it adds to the pleasure being able to read curled up on the sofa *g*

[moonlightmead.livejournal.com]

Bloody hell.

It feels almost slighting to post so *soon* after you have posted this, because it looks as though I have just skimmed hastily through a really long and carefully-constructed and paced piece of work that must have taken weeks to write. Like a lecturer handing an essay back the day after you handed it in, and it took all that time to do and you think "all that, and you read it for how long?"

But honestly, you have just destroyed my working day. I didn't skim. I just drank it all in, avidly. I happened to see it, opened the tab, glanced at the start, read a little bit... read a little bit more...

I loved everything from the dialogue to the plot, but I won't mention specifics until people have had a chance to read.

And the artwork: beautifully put together.

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! I'm really glad you like the artwork. The idea for the paintings was all Halo's - I offered her some section breaks and she came up with the genius suggestion :)

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Ha! I've just noticed us contradicting each other about the section breaks :D We'll have to agree to share the credit - me for the idea of them, and you for the paintings suggestion ♥

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much :) It was a pleasure to illustrate such a fabulous story!

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

*smooches*

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

*twirls imaginary mustache* :D

[potztausend.livejournal.com]

Such a long story to look forward... ;-)

I just looked at your journal to read "Recovering" again, and *of course* I read "But Who's Counting" and "Different" first *g*.

You have such a talent to write sex scenes not in a technical way, but as a part of a story, a relationship, without ever being sappy. It's a sort of movie in my head with these stories, no details, just a floating atmosphere, a feeling of a second very deep and intense layer beyond the sex.

Uh, erm... I just wanted to tell you I am glad you wrote a BB story and I will read it.

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Halo, I've left you a comment on AO3 but I wanted to say on this LJ what a fabulous story this is. I loved it. It had everything: happiness, sadness, irritation and fear. Great work. Thanks!

NFD, wonderful! I loved the little chapter bits and the two main pieces were the icing on a delicious word-filled cake. :)

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Sharing is good, or so Big Bird taught me *g*
*high fives* ♥

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I am so pleased that you enjoyed it, I hope it eating your day wasn't too much of a problem but hearing that you wanted to keep on reading it makes me feel so happy *g* Thank you! *g*

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

That's so sweet of you, thank you! I'm very pleased you want to read my story, I hope you enjoy it as much as my other fic - I found it a challenge to write such a long story, but I enjoyed it too *g*

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm so glad you liked it! *g* It was my first try writing a long story in Pros and I worried about how to construct the story arc, but whilst it was a challenge it was fun too and great to have a reason to try and write a long story - I hope we do it all again next year! *g*

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

Thanks K! I'm so glad you like the artwork ♥

Also - OM NOM NOM CAKE. *g*

[halotolerant.livejournal.com]

I kind of want cake now too *g* I made the mistake of watching 'The Great British Bake Off' this week and then I crave icing for days!

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

I loved TGBBO! All that yummy goodness all over the place. I did sort of think that Holly was a bit robbed in the final decision, but all the nommy cakes and pastries distracted me from it all :)