Beauty Lit - Bodie Smiles

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He smiled. Subtle in its effect, it crossed his mouth, twisting it into beauty unlit before;
travelled on to his eyes, slanting them with warmth. Lost, Doyle capitulated.

Hyperion to a Satyr
Sebastian

Bodie and Doyle --
multifaceted,
undeniably exquisite on screen and captivating in writing.

One portion of Bodie's uniqueness is his smile.
In his smiles, grins, smirks, beams (!) we see so much emotion -
his expressions of joy, menace, delight, regret, tenderness.
Like Doyle in Hyperion, we capitulate.

This 'project' began simply while reading, thinking to myself, "*That* is his smile, exactly!" and feeling awe at our writers' ability to capture things with such clarity and beauty. I decided to try and find some of those expressions on film, and find images which fit in some way with the words.

It's only Bodie's smiles, but I remind myself that part of the captivation in these smiles is born in Doyle's unique perception of Bodie - many of these smiles are either caused by Doyle or are shared - reciprocal - reflected between the two of them.

I don't think it's possible to capture all of Bodie's smiles. I've gathered these from a small portion of footage and from an even smaller porportion of the written words we have. I also know that a single frozen frame cannot hope to encapsulate the power and range of the written smiles, or of the onscreen smiles, but it's what I was able to work with. I wish that I had the talent with graphics that some of you have, too - I don't think I can do it justice, but I gave it a go. Limited only by time, not by desire, it's a start. Smile, it's Bodie!


Beauty Lit


Sincere thanks to shooting2kill and byslantedlight for inspiration and encouragement!

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Comments

[paris7am.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing in the awesome-ness of Bodie (and Doyle)!

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S2K, I am thrilled. Your reaction means so much to me. Thank you for inspiring me.

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:Blush:! Thank you, but I think that you should know that I am in awe of *your* talent! I'm glad that this project struck a good chord and lit up some more love. :)

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I'm so happy that you enjoyed - when I mentioned wishing I had more talent graphically, you were one of the people I was thinking of! I adore your vision of Bodie and Doyle.

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I'm just thankful that you enjoy it and that I can finally give a little back to all of you. He *is* beautiful.

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You are very welcome! I'm especially happy to have helped you find a new story that you enjoy - that's a huge compliment.

Just looking at your icon and getting lost in dreams...

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I'm practically breathless with this wonderful response. Thank you. The credit however goes to Lew's beauty, the oft-praised-possibly-gay camera-man!, and the marvelously talented authors and artists in our fandom. Like you!

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He is *such* a beauty. I am mesmerized by him.
Do you remember when you mentioned Sandy Herrold a while back? I love it when we think alike... :)

[paris7am.livejournal.com]

If anyone is to be thanked, it's *you*. I could never thank you enough, never, for the beauty that is "Voice Over" - it's magic.

When I was trying to find the 'perfect' smiles, I was stunned by how lovely Bodie and Doyle are, by what we miss when we watch the episodes at full speed.

I'm very glad that you enjoyed.

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S2K, so it's not just me? Once again, I'm so thrilled that you feel the same way I do, happy that I'm able to give something back.

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{{{beledibabe}}}

Bodie *will* have that effect on you, you know!
Thank you for sharing in the puddl-ing over him...

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Thank you for your technical help, emptymirrors - I appreciate your guidance.
As I keep saying, I am thrilled that I have accomplished something - this little bit - to give back a little to all of you who "feed" me so well.

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Thank you, Rosie. You've given me one of the ultimate compliments, too - I would never expect anyone to change their feelings for Doyle! but if you feel something new for Bodie? or see something different in him, then that's amazing. I know that the process of working on this certainly opened my eyes and gave me a new appreciation of him! I'm unable to make a choice - the most thrilling and beautiful bits for me are when they reflect off of each other - it's as though each on his own is incredible, but together they don't just multiply the magic, it grows exponentially.

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Me too - I'd love to be able to sit next to you and talk.

You're right about the words and images bouncing off each other. I had some interesting times while working on this - times when I'd have words which I couldn't leave behind, that I had to find the perfect image for. Then at other moments I'd have the perfect image, an image so wonderful that I had to include it, but couldn't find the words to fit with it... They have to click, somehow. I'm not sure that I succeeded in every case, but I tried to. Sometimes I had an urge to make a big footnote and say things like "Ummm, you see, the part where he smiles, that happens in the millisecond after this look on his face, right?" Oh well - I know that we all have great imaginations, and we all can 'see' the possibilities.

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I also cannot be original here... If anyone deserves thanks and praise, it's *you*. I only repeated those wonderful moments in stories - moments many of which you created! If thanks should be given, it's my thanks given to you. And thanks to Lew, of course. :) I'm very glad that you enjoyed it.

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You are most welcome - thank you for the responding smile! :)

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Metabolick, you've given me penultimate compliment...if I've had anything to do in helping you to have fallen in love all over again.
Although, with Bodie as the subject matter, it's not that difficult to do!
My thanks back to you for sharing in and building this community and for understanding the love.

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MB - thank you!

Yes, it was a labour of love, and I don't recall ever smiling quite so much during any other project. :) (Or sighing so often, or having so many stars in my eyes...)

And isn't it marvelous - that Pros has the amazing amount of fiction it does - with more being formed every day - there's always more to discover.

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You are so welcome - I am very glad that you've enjoyed it!

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Paris this is gorgeous - thank you so much! You've really done an amazing job, with the quotes and the graphics and the sheer love that shines though - cos it really does. Just the sort of thing that makes Pros fandom a lovely place to be *g*

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Yes. These words are so full of *power*, aren't they.

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I'm very glad that you enjoyed it!
I would love to do a similar project with Doyle as the subject - I'm not sure how soon, but I've already started on collecting screencaps...how could anyone resist him?!

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Thank you, KWS!
I thought that I'd sort of begin and then end with that quote - it's stunning. I already mentioned to you that I chose the mirror view partly because I was unable to locate anything that came close to that smile (in the time I had) and I also liked the idea of leaving it so that each of us could bring up our own perfect version of his smile to go with that look in his eyes. Plus, the idea of ending with a look back in a mirror - the neverending reflection was perfect.
Once again - I thank *you* for your wonderful work - there was a quote from Well Hall that I was working with, but I couldn't find the exact cap - it was important to me that he actually have his black on- and I ran out of time. I'll keep looking. :)

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Thank you - I'm overjoyed that you've all had a positive experience with it. Of course, it's Bodie, so it shouldn't surprise me that much!! But truly, it's tiny in comparison with all of the beautiful writing and original art we are gifted with here - thank *you*.

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Gad, but Lew's a handsome human

Yes! Isn't he? And there just can never be enough of his smiles. I'm glad that you enjoyed :)