Pros fic: Magic by JoJo - Pros Bingo Challenge 2016 - individual card

[solosundance.livejournal.com]

There were a number of things Ray Doyle did not believe in.

Most of the God variations. Fairies both sparkly and evil.  Little Green Men. Thatcher.  Magic.

His mother prayed but it didn’t seem to improve Bodie’s prognosis.  Beaten to within an inch of his life, knifed in the guts just to make sure.  Not to mention being left to fade away in a cold storage warehouse.

“What a bloody mess,” the on-call A&E doc had said, his tone suffused with the fury of a medic who profoundly objected to human beings treating each other this way.

“Amazing, miraculous things do happen, Ray.”   His sister’s soft voice down the phone line.

Doyle didn’t believe in miracles, either.

Sheer bloodymindedness, though.  He did believe in that.

The day Bodie thumbed his nose at all the odds, crawled back from his virtual death sentence, and coughed up the ventilator in utter disgust... now that.  That was the kind of divine sorcery Doyle decided he could get behind.

Even more of an enchantment, when he finally managed to summon the force of will to become both conscious and coherent, Bodie was entirely on the ball.  He stared Doyle in the face, frowned in slow motion, and then tried to clear his throat.

“No you don’t,” Doyle said, painfully aware he’d said that before.  “Don’t move, don’t speak, don’t even blink.  Just... breathe.”

He’d squeezed the hand he’d held in his for hours and hours and hours.








Author: JoJo
Slash/Gen: Slash
Archive at ProsLib/Circuit: Yes please
Disclaimer: No money made, no infringement intended

A/n: for the top horizontal line of my Pros Bingo card, the 'magic' square, and the third of three short parts/fills!

Comments

[cloudless-9193.livejournal.com]

Perfect! :-)

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Phew!

[sc-fossil.livejournal.com]

Thank heavens for Bodie's sheer stubbornness! I was worried for a sec. :)

[golden-bastet.livejournal.com]

Yaaaay!!!! :D

He's baaaack!

[ali15son.livejournal.com]

well i'm left speechless .... loved it all , thankyou and yes i am very much back in my pros zone after reading this .

[sw33n3y.livejournal.com]

The day Bodie thumbed his nose at all the odds, crawled back from his virtual death sentence, and coughed up the ventilator in utter disgust... now that. That was the kind of divine sorcery Doyle decided he could get behind.

This made me want to throw my hands in the air and cheer. ..When their 'sheer bloodymindedness' surfaces, it's like the cavalry riding over the horizon. We know they'll prevail, one way or another. :-)

Thank you for such a memorable trio.

[unbelievable2.livejournal.com]

Great little ficlet on its own, great as the top of the trio. Splendid work all round! :))

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Sheer bloodymindedness--yep, that actually describes both of them. So glad Bodie woke up.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah, the lads making their own magic! *g*

Thank you!

[msmoat.livejournal.com]

Oh, nice. Very, very nice! I just went from one to the next to the next--couldn't stop, really! Well, if you will set it up like that, with Bodie dying and Doyle desperate...ahhh, lovely. *g* Thank you! This was a delight to read tonight!

[freetraveller15.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Our lads are tough. I love the "divine sorcery" moment Bodie comes back to life :) Thank you x

[freetraveller15.livejournal.com]

Re-reading this today, and in proper order after reading the first two parts... Wonderful, life-affirming story.
I can totally see Bodie regaining consciousness and staring Doyle in the face, frowned in slow motion, and then tried to clear his throat and just want to hug the lads... not that I'm soppy or anything... *vbg*

[fiorenza-a.livejournal.com]

Wish I had things like this on my Bingo Card!

My favourite line from this one: Sheer bloodymindedness, though. He did believe in that.

For so many reasons...