Discovered in the Holly and Ivy - Day 22- 'Locked On' by sw33n3y

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Merry Christmas, everyone! This started as one image, which became two and then a paragraph that was based on the images, became a ficlet. The story and full size images can be found with the AO3 link below.

Apologies, if the second image isn't under a cut. I may not have successfully wrangled the html into submission. *g*









Locked On (Story posted on AO3)



Title: Locked On
Author: sw33n3y
Slash or Gen: Slash
Archive at Proslib/Circuit: Yes please
Disclaimer: I don't own the show, characters or music - just borrowing them.


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Comments

[gilda-elise.livejournal.com]

What a lovely story to start the day. :-) But Doyle should have known that he couldn't keep Bodie out. He was fighting the inevitable.

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Oh thank you! I'm really pleased you enjoyed it.

He was fighting the inevitable. Absolutely! ..One of the laws of the universe, I think. :D

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[merentha13.livejournal.com]

Terrific art and the story goes along so well. The gentle, subdued colors and foggy/smokey background set the stage for your words perfectly. [I like the 2nd picture best!] I love the atmospheric scenes that reflect so well the struggle that Doyle is having within himself. And Bodie is spot-on - just there for his partner. This is a well characterized and perfectly told "lads" ficlet!

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Thank you for such kind words! Ooh, I'm so glad the link between colour palette and story mood came through! \o/

It's nice to hear you liked the second pic. I couldn't decide between the two, since they both had elements I wanted to keep.

I can't tell you how thrilled I am that the characterizations rang true and that you saw Doyle's inner turmoil, in the fic.

Thanks again for your thoughts!

[snailbones.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous! I love both images, and then the story... oh my! So soft and sweet and full of beautiful images. Thank you!

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Yay, I'm so pleased the story and images resonated. \o/

I think it was the 'soft edges' of the image that helped me decide the mood for the story that followed.

Thank you! :D

[dollidaydream.livejournal.com]

Oh, *fabulous* images! I'm not sure which I prefer. I'm not going to chose, I love them both. I love the expressions that you have chosen for them, and the angle of the shot. (I would never have thought of using such a shot). You have such a great eye. I love the the ethereal and ephemeral gauziness, too. Very impactful. Sorry for not replying sooner, I have been battling real life.. (yuk!) Have a lovely Christmas. :)

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! This was one of those lads moments that I couldn't ignore. I'm glad the atmosphere, I was trying for, seemed to come through. \o/

Oh, I'm so sorry you've had a lot of RL stuff to battle through! I hope we can at least provide a little escape, here.
I'm sending my best Christmas wishes your way. Have a good one. ♥

[cloudless-9193.livejournal.com]

Wow! I love them both. Great work. And Merry Christmas to you! :-)

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

Thank you kindly! I couldn't decide, so I had to go with both. *g*

I hope you have a great Christmas as well ! :D