Cassie Ingaben Pros Story Database – Letter P

Author (if available): Phillips, Billie (A.H.)
Title: After Consequences, Truth
Category: CONSQ (STORY RESPONSE TO “CONSEQUENCES”)
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): A couple of days after Consequences, B wakes up before D and reflects on what is done, reliving his traumas but failing to reach a catharsis that would allow him to mendhis ways and acknowledge love and a non-abusive relationship with D.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 11
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Author (if available): Phillips, Billie (A.H.)
Title: Little Learning, A
Category: EMCON
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): D gets interested in B’s love life after talking to a girlfriend of his, and sets out to study B, arriving to the point of a foursome.  Then, when people start to gossip about their closeness, and the girlfriend accuses D to steal B from her for himself, D is first enraged and denies; then starts to admit his confusion and attraction – but not before he has alienated B.  Finally, D decides to seduce B – despite B’s decision to go solo or to leave CI5 since the rift is too deep.  When they are both wounded and in hospital, D manages to confess his love; but B, even though he is also in love, is still keeping his distance. The story closes as D is still trying to convince B of the sincerity and durability of his feelings, to get him to discuss and overcome their many hangups and problems; we dont know what will happen, even though D is very hopeful and imagines sex between them.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 143
Word count (thousands)    23
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Author (if available): Phillips, Billie (A.H.)
Title: Starting Over
Category: EMCON
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 97
Word count (thousands)    14.1
Date written: 
Sequel to: Adagio Series
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Author (if available): Paladin
Title: Snippet…..by Newbie Writer, A
Category: WRITR (writer in the story)
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B&D discuss how to help a newbie slash writer-touching up on all the sore points of bad fanfiction.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 17
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Date written: Jan. 1998
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Author (if available): Parkinson, Felicity M.
Title: Looking-Glass World
Category: FAN (FANTASY)
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): Like in Star Trek, B&D are mysteriously plunged into a mirror universe where they meet a loutish and gay B (in CI5) and where there is a delinquent and gay D.  The non-mirror D is mistaken for this one, and his protector abducts him. When they realize the mistake they drug him and brainwash him into thinking he is a whore. The mirror B helps B to find D, but when he does he profits from the situation and spends the weekend having sex with D.  As they escape more baddies D loses the memory of his whore interlude and they are happily returned to their universe, where they can acknowledge their growing love and get together.  The mirror B is also rewarded, in a fashion, as he finally finds the missing mirror D, and can plan a seduction. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 163
Word count (thousands)    22.9
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Prequel to: And Memories Die
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Author (if available): Parkinson Felicity M.
Title: Sweet Surrender on the Quayside
Category: STEAMY
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): Dark winter night — two men prowl the dockside, and have wild and dangerous sex. It turns out it is D’s birthday present from B, a hot fantasy. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 32
Word count (thousands)    600
Date written: 1983?
Sequel to: 
Prequel to: One Good Turn
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Author (if available): Parkinson, Felicity M.
Title: Walled Garden, The or William Ashton’s Secret
Category: HIS (HISTORICAL)
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): The twice widowed Archibald Carlyle (D) employes William Ashton (B) as a gardener. Ashton is really a wealthy man disinherited for being homosexual. The two start a relationship with some angsty ups and downs. Happy-ish end, despite the declining health of Carlyle.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 153 pp.
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Date written: December 1988
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Author (if available): Parkinson, Jenny
Title: Bareheaded in the Rain
Category: EMCON
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B&D have a casual relationship but B wants more.  He confronts D and eventually they agree that they are in love. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 143
Word count (thousands)    20.3
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Author (if available): Parrish, Anna
Title: Inn at the End of the Road, The
Category: SUPER (SUPERNATURAL)
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): D is severely depressed and disturbed after he failed to stop a group of terrorists from blowing up a school.  B takes him in the country hoping for an improvement; during a storm they enter a mysterious inn, where one by one other prominent figures in the drama also arrive supernaturally:  the parents of a dead schoolchild; the grandfather of a terrorist; the sister of the bomb supplier.  The dead kid’s mother is in labour and D helps to deliver the baby. Then they are shown what really happened: D had indeed succeeded in persuading the terrorists to give up, and the bomb went off by accident.  D is freed from the burden of guilt and heals, all the others are also variously affected, and they can leave the inn. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 65
Word count (thousands)    8.7
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Author (if available): Parrish, Anna
Title: Mr Sandman
Category: LIGHT
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): D’s neighbours are a singing trio rehearsing “Mr Sandman” and the song sticks in D’s mind making him realize he is alone and wishes a relationship. That day he is assigned a partner, B: D is not pleased since he heard of this B’s reputation as a womanizer, and he is afraid B will be homophobic (D is gay).  The same evening the neighbours give him their magic amulet, which makes people dream and then get their true desires. D dreams of a tall dark and handsome man: the day after he meets his new partner B for the first time and happily realizes he looks like the dream man.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 33
Word count (thousands)    2.8
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Author (if available): Parrish, Anna
Title: My Brother’s Keeper
Category: CASE
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B&D’s relationship has been rocky since D found out B cheated him with C – D went to Tommy McKay, and did not go with B anymore even after  Tommy was killed (D has realized he loves B but thinks B is doesnt care — which is not true, as B himself is starting to realize).  Enters a female secret agent, sent  by Mrs. Thatcher: she helps them solve a case but she is really after a CI5 man, who had a relationship with the woman’s brother (also in CI5) but didnt love him, so he killed himself. B&D barely prevent her from shooting the CI5 man in revenge;  the situation makes them realize how they love each other, they have a reconciliation and all is well. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 18 p.
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Date written: Feb. 1992
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Originally published in zine:   NUDGE NUDGE WINK WINK
 
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Author (if available): Pegasus
Title: Dare to Love
Category: FSTIM (FIRST TIME) 
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): After Ojuka B helps D with his burned wrists; B realizes he is attracted to D, remembers some Game and not Game experiences and then realizes D is attracted too. They have sex and feel happy despite C comes to give them orders for a difficult mission the day after. It is nicely implied this is the start of a loving relationship.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 65
Word count (thousands)    6.3
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Author (if available): Pegasus
Title: Fall Guy
Category: FSTIM (FIRST TIME) 
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): D is upset over the american rifle theft. He realizes he fancies B and while they practice a fight D kisses B.  B is first startled and goes away, then is back out of attraction and curiosity. They happily make out.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 22
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Date written: May. 1982
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Author (if available): Pegasus
Title: Who Will Buy
Category: CASE
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): Another undercover operation along the lines of the one in ‘Masquerade’ for B&D. This time, they have to infiltrate a white slavery ring: D plays the androgynous boy B will want to buy. So the baddies kidnap D to sell him to B, and B&D give a rather convincing performance. They get all the ring of slavers, then go home and celebrate. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 94
Word count (thousands)    14
Date written: 
Sequel to: Masquerade;  The Decision
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Author (if available): Pellham-Stewart, E. J. 
Title: Honor’s Shadow
Category: DEATH
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): D dies and B fights to go on since he had promised D.  Then, one day, he finds he is starting to heal and get back to living and even find someone else, like D wanted.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 11
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Author (if available): PFL
Title: Christmas Snow
Category: XMAS
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): Xmas Eve.  An op has just finisherd successfully, but D is upset over having to kill some teenagers.  They go home separately, and B goes to bed.  Late at night, D wakes him up and drags him in the street to play with the snow.  After a heated battle, they get back in and start kissing – they have sex, and no words are spoken. Afterwards, when B babbles about love, D does not respond.  B resigns himself to a one off, and D goes away.  In the morning, however, D is back, saying that Xmas is a good date for an anniversary, since it is difficult to forget.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 28
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Date written: Xmas 96
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Author (if available): Phillips, Lee
Title: Joy to Cowley’s World
Category: FILK
 Joy to the World, Lord Cowley has come,
 Let CI5 receive their king.
 Let ev’ry agent prepare him room,
 And Bodie and Doyle sing, and Bodie and Doyle sing,
 And Bodie and Bodie and Doyle sing.
 
 Joy to the World, the Cowley reigns,
 Let men, come to him, to be employed.
 Run through fields and floods, over hills and plains,
 Repeat the Cowley name, repeat the Cowley name,
 Repeat, repeat the Cowley name.
 
 Cowley rules his World, with truth and grace,
 And makes his agents work,
 For the glories of his righteousness,
 And wonders of his love, and wonders of his love,
 And wonders, wonders of his love.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 6
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Date written: Xmas 1997
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Author (if available): Carleigh
Title: Letter to Santa
Category: XMAS
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B&D prepare their Xmas together as usual. B, wanting to find out what D wants, opens D’s letter to Santa (family tradition). Ray wants him!!!! Surprised, he goes home to think.  Next morning is Xmas, and B’s present to D is a letter FROM (ROMANCE) Santa, saying “your gift is ready. Claim it whenever you want”.  
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 7
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Date written: Xmas 1996
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Author (if available): Pittaway, G.
Title: Fun and Games
Category: PWP
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 28
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Author (if available): Power, Chris
Title: Endgame
Category: DEATH
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B is prisoner in the Middle East and remembers how D died for a bomb.  B went back to mercenary but got captured.  He resists interrogation until they give him back D’s necklace, which allows him to Òhear” D in his head; then he behaves so that they execute him.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 83
Word count (thousands)    14
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Author (if available): Power, Chris
Title: Janus, The
Category: HIS (HISTORICAL)
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B is back on duty after the car accident, but he is haunted by his “dream” of Roman Britain, and holds back from D till the situation is untenable. C orders them to sort it out or split so B tells D about his dream evil lookalike. D decides they go in the country to look for the location of the “dream” in the hope that B’s subconscious resolves the impasse.  Not only they find, uncannily, that all details correspond– they also realize what the “dream” meant:  that B is in love with D but afraid that giving in to it brings him pain when one dies.  The dreams has an epilogue where the baddies die and the B clone is saved; B&D end up in bed and all is ok again. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 132
Word count (thousands)    21.9
Date written: 
Sequel to: Leap in the Dark
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Author (if available): Powers, Chris
Title: Leap in the Dark
Category: HIS (HISTORICAL)
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B has a car accident and is trapped inside and concussed. As he waits for help,he has a dream-hallucination in which he is Roman Caius Marcellus, a bland nobleman someone attempted to murder. As he investigates, still in the dream, he suspects first his doctor, then his uncle Quintus, who is a C lookalike. He is given hints by a mysterious Briton, a D lookalike. However, at the end Quintus manages to kill him through his accomplice the Briton, that betrays B and drowns him. As he goes under, B wakes up in the car, D leading the rescue squad. This is a GEN story.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 130
Word count (thousands)    16.2
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Prequel to: The Janus
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Author (if available): Powers, Chris
Title: Masquerade
Category: CASE
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): B&D are sent undercover a a gay couple of musicians, very butch and femme, who has to be blackmailed for industrial espionage purposes.  They manage their cliched roles with strain, esp. D-as-femme;  then the tension becomes sexual and towards the end of the case they end up together.  They wrap up the case, help the real gay couple they were impersonating to be accepted by their family, and decide they are carrying on with the relationship. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 280
Word count (thousands)    46.6
Date written: 
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Prequel to: Who Will Buy?; Decision, The
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Author (if available): Powers, Chris
Title: Of Tethered Goats and Tigers
Category: CASE
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): In order to trap an important Russian agent, C sets himself up for blackmail by pretending to be D’s lover.  The op is so secret D cannot tell even B. So, when rumors start, and B checks, he believes the pretense. So B goes to confront D, but Things Get Out of Hand and they have very hot sex. After a rocky start (B is jealous and possessive, D waits too long before telling him of the setup) all is well: B helps to net the Russian, B’s own case is solved (very good secondary plot involving an unsavoury robber and thug); things between them are so good and the relationship important, so they decide to tell C to avoid security problems. 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 369
Word count (thousands)    56.1
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Author (if available): Presgrove, Barbara
Title: Christmas Snippet-Presgrove
Category: XMAS
 Chalk and Cheese hit the button once more and it turned to:
 
 Bodie!
 
 Well, how was I to know you spent all your cash on those souvenirs and that there’s no Barclay Bank out here.
 
 I thought you were taking care of the financial side – you said you had all the facts.  And now we’re stuck here, with no money, no place to stay, no ticket back, and it’s Christmas.
 
 Yeah, well . . .
 
 WELL?
 
 Well, how was I to know that she wasn’t telling the truth?
 
 Who?
 
 Well, you know that commercial that’s been on for using your Barclaycard?
 
 Bodie . . .
 
 You know the one with Jessica Fletcher, where she says you can use your Barclaycard anywhere – even Timbuctu?
 
 BODIE!!!!
 
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 6
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Date written: Xmas 96
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Author (if available): Pushing, Penelope
Title: Pax
Category: XMAS
Plot summary (very short pieces are sometimes copied here in their entirety): Xmas eve.  B&D are preparing for Xmas, since D wants B to understand what Xmas is about.  However, they end up looking for C who might be in danger. C is actually delivering presents in a Santa dress to the poor family of a CI5 employee-turned-villain.  B&D help, then invite C for Xmas dinner.  They go home , celebrate, make love.   B realizes now what Xmas is about.
Size in K/Number of Pages (pp): 65
Word count (thousands)    5.7
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