golden_bastet ([identity profile] golden-bastet.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] discoveredinalj2021-12-31 07:11 pm

Discovered in the Wrapping Paper - Day 31

Well, folks,... I have failed. DDDD:

I do blame COVID; the Xmas visitor's Tuesday flight was cancelled, so we had extra company until last night, and I had to catch up with a bunch of things in the last 24 hrs. Not enough time to finish the story I had started earlier in the month.

So, instead, I'm reccing one of my favorite stories. But this isn't just a rec.

It's the holidays, no? And after all the hullabaloo and prep, all the fixings and eatings and celebratings, you visualize a few mins to sit with a cuppa (or mulled cider - or wine - if that works for you), snuggle up before a (virtual) fire, and delve into your favorite Pros stories.

THAT'S what we're talking about. :D

So, pull up with a favorite (at least one of mine, anyway) - Of Tethered Goats and Tigers by Tarot. (It's also posted on AO3, but my original reading was Circuit Archive, sort of like an old, comfortable blanket.)

Doyle and Cowley need to set a trap - but neglected to tell Bodie. And it has one of my best, most favorite fic scene when he finds out... :-D

Enjoy the interlude, and - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

[identity profile] f-m-parkinson.livejournal.com 2022-01-06 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
You got me wondering whether it was the same text in my paper copy of Tethered Goats as on AO3, and I noticed that Chris Quinton replied in a comment there that she had done some revising before she posted the story. So I asked her what that was, and she replied '...all I did was tweak the punctuation, shorten paragraphs, fix clumsy sentences and sort out word repetition – all purely cosmetic.' So now we both know.