I'm starting to think I imagined this story...

[lemmealone.livejournal.com]

I've been looking for it, literally, for YEARS.

It's called Tears Before Morning and it involves Bodie being a POW at some point (I think?). Doyle gets on his case about eating all the time and Bodie tells him about the Trauma of Malnutrition (it's better than I'm describing, I swear) and it ends up (I believe) with Doyle feeding him reheated Chinese food and a cup of tea.

The title comes from an observation by the bartender, watching the banter between agents in the pub, that there would be tears before morning.

I'm SO sure this exists. Does anyone have a link? You lot are my last hope.

ETA: Mystery solved, thank you. :D

Comments

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Ah - there's a Tears Before Morning mentioned on the 2005 ProsLib CD:

Tears Before Morning by Ginny (removed by author's request)

Aaaand - I did a search of my palelyloitering database, and it's apparently in the zine Old Friends Too (http://www.palelyloitering.com/zines/oldfriendstoo.html). Not very accessible, unfortunately, but maybe someone somewhere has a copy!

[lemmealone.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. Thank you! It's kind of enough at this point to have it confirmed that the story actually does exist! If the author removed the accessible copy chances are wherever I read it online doesn't exist any more, since I've never had my hands on a Pros zine. But again, thanks - this has been bugging me forever. ;)

[hagsrus.livejournal.com]

Send me a note and I'll forward a copy of the story for private use only.

Frances
Proslib business: proslib at gmail dot com
http://www.livejournal.com/users/hagsrus/

[towerbridge2006.livejournal.com]

I'm so glad I've kept all my CDs!

[lemmealone.livejournal.com]

Thanks, but a friend has come through and I've got it sorted. :D