Thank you! I enjoyed these. Like some of the others "No Candle" mood was especially effective. I think melancholy and Christmas do go together, especially when Bodie turns up at the end--that hint of hope, really. I love the idea of him following Doyle, after being rebuffed. They both suffer in their own ways, but they can make it together. *g*

Anyway, thanks! Also for the image of Doyle (and Bodie, later) tied with ribbons and, um, writhing.... ;-)