Here the Whole World by izzie, art by Lorraine

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Title: Here the Whole World
Author: izzie izzie7
Artist: Lorraine artconserv
Archive to Pros Lib: Yes
Genre: Slash
Characters/Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Word count: 20250
Warnings: No warnings apply

Summary: The story is set post Discovered in a Graveyard. When Bodie returns from an undercover operation that has reluctantly taken him away from his convalescing partner for a month, he discovers that all is not well. Doyle's recovery has come to almost a complete halt, so to get him back on track, and ultimately back on the squad, Bodie moves in with him. But it takes a stay on the edges of the Peak District for matters to come to a head.

Notes: This story was largely written some years ago for publication in a zine which never saw the light of day, and my beta was the lovely callistosh65. It has been revised and extended since then, so any remaining mistakes, inconsistencies or typos are entirely down to me.

I was extraordinarily fortunate to have Lorraine as my artist, whose work complements (and probably outshines) the story. She has many more outstanding illustrations of Bodie and Doyle on her website, so do pay a visit and leave feedback. Her Professionals page can be found here. To view the slash page, you will need to sign in - Username: Slasher Password: p12r23o34s45 (they are case sensitive).

Finally, a big thank you to all the mods for giving up so much of their time to organise this BB, and for being unfailingly patient and helpful!

Link to Fic on AO3: Here the Whole World
Link to Art: Art Master Post
or at Lorraine's journal

Comments

[liriel1810.livejournal.com]

The artwork is really lovely. I've downloaded the fic and added it to my pile of reading to be done. Thank you!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

The artwork is beautiful, isn't it? I was very lucky that Lorraine picked my story.

My pile of reading is so high it's intimidating, but I'm hoping next week may be less frantic and I can start enjoying all the other stories here!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on a successful posting. Lorraine's art is stunning and I look forward to reading your story. Thank you for participating. :)

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Your phrasing is so apt - it took me hours this morning to get it all together & properly posted without invalid markup errors and goodness only knows what littering the screen evry time I previewed it. It was such a relief finally to get it posted! I especially didn't want to mess up the links to Lorraine's site, because the illustration is so beautiful it deserves to be seen by as many as possible.

[ci5mates.livejournal.com]

I must be a dill because I couldn't work out how to get onto Lorraine's slash page to leave a comment so I'll post it here. ***shakes head***

It is an amazing piece of artwork Lorraine, truly beautiful, the colours and the features are amazing. Congratulations on a wonderful piece and I am sure Izzie is thrilled with it. Izzie, I hope to read your story on my upcoming days off. Your blurb has me itching to read. *g*

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

I sympathise with your technical problems (see my comment above!), and of course you are right -I was thrilled with the art.
Hope you enjoy the story when you find time. I've only managed to read a couple so far, and am looking forward to finding time to catch up.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on getting it posted. I know it's been a long journey for you. :D

I'm terribly behind on my reading but I look forward to it.

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's nice finally to have found it a home :)

I am so behind on my reading it's embarrassing, but I'm hoping to have some time next week finally to catch up and enjoy everyone's amazing efforts.

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

Well here, this is how far behind I am on my reading. *g*

I finished reading your story this morning and just wanted to drop you a line. I really enjoyed the post-action pace of it, the quietness of it, if you will, as these two men worked it out. The pace did a great job of echoing and emphasising Doyle's withdrawal as he's usually so frenetic, even when supposedly at rest.

Thank you for a lovely read. :D

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous artwork!

Like everyone else (it seems), I'm hideously behind in reading the BB fics, so I wanted to thank and congratulate you now *g* I'm looking forward to reading it immensely.

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Thank you - hope you enjoy it when you get to it!

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

How lovely to see this here! And wow, what stunning art, as always, from Lorraine. Can't wait to revist this and enjoy it all over again.

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

It was so long ago, it must have felt like reading something new, but I remember you did sterling work on it, so thanks again :)

[inlovewithboth.livejournal.com]

Oh what a beautiful piece of art *swoons*. I will be rushing off to read the story now, thank you so much!!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

It is stunning, isn't it? She is very talented. Hope you enjoy the story!

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Congrats on posting, am so looking forward to reading this.

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Thank you for letting me house it here!

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Wow - I stared reading to get a flavor, figuring I'd get back to it later, and next thing I knew I was finished.

*Really* well written. I think you got the lads down like nobody's business, and it's a really believable premise.

And Lorraine's artwork is incredibly detailed. I looked through her site earlier - she's definitely a fan :D and she's definitely got a great eye.

Thanks very much for writing / drawing / posting!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I've always thought Doyle's recovery would be pretty lengthy, & sick pay doesn't last for ever.

Lorraine's art is incredible, isn't it?

[ci5mates.livejournal.com]

I found a few hours and settled down for a very enjoyable read, not able to put the story down until the end. I can so imagine how down someone would get after being so physically active and then being invalided. Bodie had a lot of patience but in the end even he had to let fly. I love h/c and this had it in spades! Thanks.

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

I'm glad the story held your attention. I think most people get exasperated in the end, however much they love & understand what someone else is going through, but sometimes that can be the turning point. Thanks for commenting!

[murphybabe]

This was great. In many stories, and indeed in the episode, Doyle bounces back from the shooting so easily. Your fic was beautifully written and describes Bodie's care for his partner so well - and thank you for giving it a happy ending! Youlgreave is about ten minutes' drive from me, so I was amused wondering which cottage! Nicely illustrated too.

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

What a coincidence, that you live so near Youlgreave! I based the cottage on one we stayed in several times, right at the bottom of the hill by the bridge. It's such a beautiful place, I couldn't resist. I'm so glad you enjoyed the story & thanks for commenting.

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to this fic. I love post DIAG stories. Great art.

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Hope you enjoy it!

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

I loved it! Truly excellent writing - such 'effortlessly' smooth prose (whihc means the reader makes no effort and the writer has worked very hard indeed), and a thoughtful character study. The plot is a credible aftermath to DiaG and the fact that the final scenes took place in my local Peak District was just the icing on the cake.

Your artist is brilliant - I already know her work but was pleased to be reminded of it and to see how she added to your work.

Thank you both, so much!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I do aim for a writing style which is invisible, so it was really nice to hear that I succeeded.

I seem to have struck a hitherto unsuspected vein of Peak District Pros fans with this! I'm in Sussex, but I love that whole area.

Lorraine's work is amazing - I couldn't believe my luck when she chose my story to illustrate :)

[andreathelion.livejournal.com]

Wonderful and believable written story, thank you! :)
And the artwork is just breathtaking, Lorraine is really a master in this!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad you enjoyed the story as well as the beautiful artwork!

[angel-ci5.livejournal.com]

This sounds wonderful. I'm so behind with BB, but I've downloaded your story and look forward to reading it! And the art is gorgeous! Thank you!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Me too! I'm so behind it's embarrassing, so no problem at all. I just hope you enjoy it when you get to it.

[hagsrus.livejournal.com]

I don't think we have anything from you in Proslib, unless under another name. (We do have Izzie.)

Would you let me know if there's any contact information you'd like to include, please?

Frances
Proslib business: proslib at gmail dot com

[margaret-r.livejournal.com]

A lovely story and lovely writing - realistic and drawing the reader in and making them stay. I enjoyed this very much, thank you for such a great, well written read.

And the artwork is beautiful!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Replying here too - thank you!

[przed.livejournal.com]

I'm getting caught up on the BB, and read your story all in a rush the last 24 hours. It very definitely had me on the edge of my seat. It was heartbreaking the way you nearly broke Doyle completely, but lovely the way he and Bodie edge gradually towards being together. Well done!

[izzie7.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the lovely comment and I'm glad you enjoyed it! I am still behind myself, but have been really enjoying all the BB stories.