Discovered in a Christmas Cracker - Day 29, Part One

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

My turn, my turn! *g*

It’s been lovely having little Pros-y gifts every day for the last month – Pros fandom is full of some of the nicest, most generous people I’ve ever met. Not to mention blooming talented! So thank you to everyone.

I’ve got a couple of bits of artwork for you, which I’ll post later, but as that didn't seem quite enough, I’m going to begin today by cheating a tad. Hush *g*

Back in the summer, I wanted to do some quick artwork to try out a new font. As I was re-reading JoJo’s 'Love in a Cold Country' at the time, that’s what I played about with, and then used it when reccing the story in CI5HQ’s mini review challenge. So I thought I’d start today by repeating my post, because it’s a fabulous story, stuffed full with the things I love most about the lads and how they’re written in fandom. Plus – snow! Loads and loads of lovely white snow.

Love in a Cold Country

http://archiveofourown.org/works/351572

It’s one of my all-time favourite comfort reads: there's freezing, snow-covered countryside; Bodie hurt, and stuck out in the open under fire; and Doyle trying to cope with the situation, whilst dealing with tragic memories of the past overlapping the present. It's also slash, of the sweetest, hottest kind. Understated, fabulous descriptions, lovely dry humour, Bodie with a beard... what’s not to love? My favourite line involves the beard... "Up close the new look lent Bodie the air of a particularly disenchanted and sleep-deprived Italian fisherman."

See!



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Comments

[firlefanzine.livejournal.com]

It is lovely!
Colour and font are beautiful, also the 'letter effect' - not to mention the two lads. :-)

Of course I use it as header for the story on my Kindle.
- off to reread it.
Thank you!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

It's such a great comfort read, and especially for this time of year when it seems there ought to be snow (and gorgeous blokes snogging in it *g*).

And thank you for your lovely comment.