Sunday Six

[teaforlupin]

From a new WIP, zero draft, Midsomer OT3 fic I just started:

Without a doubt Sarah Barnaby was one of the most beautiful women Ben had ever met. But his Gran had taught him better than to dwell on fancying other blokes’ wives, so Ben kept his eyes and his thoughts on a tight and respectful leash, until two things brought it undone—

—the warmth and frankness of Sarah in their every interaction;

—Ben’s gradual realisation that he had fallen, equally hard, for John Barnaby himself.

It took John being threatened at gunpoint to make Ben see it; at home, in the shower, shaking with the aftershock of the confrontation in Midsomer Herne. Ben came in great shuddering gasps, one hand braced against the wall as he stood under the streaming showerhead, breathing in the steam and exhaling the knowledge that John was unharmed, home safe, with Sarah.

Comments

[breathedout]

Ooooooh I love this! Very satisfyingly emotionally nuanced.

[teaforlupin]

Gosh that really means a lot coming from you *____* thank you!

[breathedout]

Mmm, my pleasure! Relatedly, I've watched like two episodes of Midsomer; if you were to recommend maybe 3-5 more to watch (either just on general quality or on shippiness), what might they be?

[teaforlupin]

Ooooooooooooh *cracks knuckles* you've come to the right person for this!

I'd recommend the following to start with if you haven't seen them already, for the Sheer Midsomerness(tm) of them (synopses at the links; body counts and murder methods are also listed a little further down each page, just in case that counts as spoilers):

Blood on the Saddle Murder and mayhem involving the Midsomer Wild West Society!

Schooled in Murder Crushed to death by cheese!

The Killings of Copenhagen High drama in a biscuit factory!

These will give you (if you watch them in this order) a chronological glimpse into two different Barnabys with two different sidekicks, overlapping in the middle episode. I started Jude off on these episodes and they've never looked back. I'd love to hear what you think! :D

[breathedout]

Awesome!! I haven't seen any of these three and will look them up & report back! Thanks, friend!

[teaforlupin]

You're welcome--I am ALWAYS more than happy to lure more people into watching this show :D

[aristofranes]

The OT3 I didn't know I needed until just now.

[teaforlupin]

Look not to toot my own horn Ok to totally toot my own horn I have a couple of fics featuring this glorious OT3 that you can find here should you wish to, just sayin'.

[aristofranes]

HELLO.