Discovered in a Christmas Stocking, 1st Day - Two drabbles

[greengerbil.livejournal.com]

And finally...

I hadn't intended to use the prompt for Day 1 on the Advent Calendar, and I don't usually write drabbles, but having sorted out the pics and got them ready to post I started to think, and fiddle, and type, and...

Yeah, OK. The final bit of my post is a pair of drabbles vaguely related to a Colouring Book, and photos, and - well, just pics in general.

So...


Pictures of Bodie
Doyle’s artist’s eye made his memory a picture book of his past.
Some scenes he wanted to forget, wanted the rage and horror and grief to bleed from them like a colouring book left out in the rain until the pain had faded to innocuous monochrome.
But there were many he wanted to keep, safe in the folds of his mind, bright and vivid and newly-painted.
Most especially those of his partner.
Doyle knew that if all the other carefully-preserved pages from the book of his life faded, he would not care – as long as his pictures of Bodie remained.


Pictures of Doyle
Bodie had never wanted to be an artist. For him, it was poetry, the beauty and rhythm of patterned words which touched him most deeply.
But now, suddenly, he wanted to be able to draw. To capture something of the fluid grace and beauty he saw before him, to fill sketch books with pictures of the poetry in motion that was his partner. Preserving that richness in his memory for always.
What could words say, after all?
“4.5 pursued the subject for some distance on foot, wrestled him to the ground and subdued him.”
Nah. Didn’t cut it by half.

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ETA :- Oops - forgot the trailer. I'll just quickly add it here...

Title: Pictures
Author:SAC
Slash or Gen:Slash - Sort of
Archive at ProsLib/Circuit: yes, I'll get round to it, promise
Disclaimer: They're not mine! *sob*. I just like to play with them every now and then, and I promise to give them back to Brian Clemens and LWT when I 've finished.
Warnings: None.



And that concludes my posts for Day 1 of our Christmas Countdown. I hope you enjoy them, and Happy December!

Comments

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

And very nice posts they all were! I do like these drabbles--the differences between them, but absolutely the same when it comes to their passion for each other. *g* I like Doyle not caring as long as Bodie's picture remains sharp and clear; and I love Bodie's prosaic description of action that, yeah, doesn't show the half of what he really sees. Heh. Well done.

Thank you for a fabulous first day!

[scherwood]

Lovely~! :D
Happy December to you too! *hugs* <3

[callistosh65.livejournal.com]

Lovely drabbles, thank you. Especially the second one. “4.5 pursued the subject for some distance on foot, wrestled him to the ground and subdued him.”
Nah. Didn’t cut it by half. Perfect Bodie sentiment!

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

Lovely back to back drabbles. Thanks for kicking us off :)))

[ankaree.livejournal.com]

These were lovely drabbles! Thank you! I very much enjoyed all your offerings!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Fabulous, thank you. ::beams happily::

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ooh, a bulgy-out stocking already! I'm going backwards into it... *g*

I did like these - Doyle wanting Bodie to be his picture that doesn't fade (awww) and Bodie wanting to draw cos words weren't enough... just... awwwww! *g* And thank you - brilliant start to the challenge! *vbg*

[constant-muse.livejournal.com]

What could words say, after all? Too modest! Doyle's drabble is so lyrical. I do like the complementary images of the artist and the lover of poetry. Bodie doesn't have the words himself, or the artistic talent, he just appreciates it in others.

Lovely, thank you.

[magenta-blue.livejournal.com]

What a good start to the calendar! Thank you!

[norfolkdumpling.livejournal.com]

What a great conclusion to a day of fab posts! I love these...how the Lads are each other's focus even when they are pursing their hobbies. Really enjoyed them, thanks. :)

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Ahh, nice! You did a great job with your day. Lovely pictures and poetic drabbles. Thanks so much.

[erushi.livejournal.com]

Wonderful drabbles. Loved the way you managed to bring out their different quirks in a few lines. Thank you for all the Pros-y goodness!

[probodie.livejournal.com]

Oh what a lovely start. You painted wonderful imagery. I particularly liked Some scenes he wanted to forget, wanted the rage and horror and grief to bleed from them like a colouring book left out in the rain until the pain had faded to innocuous monochrome
and For him, it was poetry, the beauty and rhythm of patterned words which touched him most deeply

Thank you for sharing

[siskiou.livejournal.com]

You really started things out with a bang, and the drabbles are lovely. Bodie and Doyle, different, but somehow the same!

It's so nice to have Pros front and center on the flist again!

[loyseofverlaine.livejournal.com]

Lovely drabbles. I like the way that the point for each of them was to be able to preserve the memory of the other. Bodie's last line especially is priceless.

The pictures were lovely as well, mostly things I'd never seen. I especially liked the two of them with Cowley on the boat - something about the expressions on all of them. Though the clothes in that first batch :headshake:

[saintvic.livejournal.com]

Lovely drabbles, I really like seeing both lads perspectives on one another and just how much they mean to each other.

[robeau.livejournal.com]

You really kicked off the season in high style!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

Lovely drabbles - a very nice matched pair, just like our Lads. Thank you!

[draycevixen.livejournal.com]

It's a lovely pair of drabbles. I like the way they're similar thematically but still respond to the individual character of each man.

Thanks! :D

[angel-ci5.livejournal.com]

What a fabulous Day 1, you've spoilt us rotten with absolutely gorgeous pictures and wonderfully inspired drabbles!
Thank you!

[andreathelion.livejournal.com]

Wheee, I'm just trying to catch up :)
Thank you very much for the lovely drabbles! :D

[krisserci5.livejournal.com]

Thank you for my boxing day treats. . . what, me behind? . . .just enoyng at leisure.

[moth2fic.livejournal.com]

I hope you had a happy December! I was offline in Portugal then too busy to check when I got back so I'm starting the 'calendar' today!! Unlike everybody else, I have all the pleasure to come, and you started it off perfectly! May I play with one of the untitled pics to make an icon (I promise to share)?