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Buck and Cody

"His own words rang in Buck's mind over the next few hours, hounding his every act, tangling his thoughts like a kitten playing with string. Every step he took, every move he made, even an off glance of his current body served as a reminder of his punishment. From the very beginning, there had been problems. Since they'd changed bodies, they had to adjust themselves to other changes. Finding himself taller with longer hair and longer legs, Cody stumbled as does a newborn colt on unsteady limbs; worse, he walked into low-hanging tree branches, leaving bruise upon bruise. Buck found himself shorter in stature, forced to run when he had never needed to do so in the past; even his mannerisms had suffered, ducking obstacles that barely brushed his hat, habitually brushing away hair from his shoulder that wasn't there as it had been. Combined with body troubles, riding each other's horses had been more trying than they'd thought. Cody's horse in particular, Buck decided, h!
ad a viciously choppy gait, nothing like the comforting longer stride of his red mare. At least he could take pleasure in the annoyance he saw on Cody's face."

Author and story	Character	Nominator and motivation
Sidney McCabe My Foolish Heart at Ponnyexpressen and Writers Ranch	Lou	Wendy M Sidney has a way of describing the complexities of her characters, whether they are original or from the series..In this little clip her character Rafferty is describing Lou..and it fits her perfectly. "But all this isn't telling you about the woman I love. It's impossible to describe her, really. Words fail me. She's perfect in every way. Beautiful, fiery, independent, loyal. Eyes so velvety brown I could dive into them and swim around. A temper to match my own. In the short time I knew her -- for it was a very short time, indeed -- we had some glorious battles! I've never known a woman who made me feel so alive.She's gone now and I feel horrible. I'm mopey and moody and extremely cross. I've been snapping at Harry like a small dog every time he says or does anything. And all because of one woman. One very tiny, very perfect woman."
Debbie Just a little taste at Ponnyexpressen, and Writers Ranch	Kid and Lou	*bright Debbie pinned down the shy awkwardness of Kid regarding the physicality of a relationship and the resolution of Lou so perfectly.
Tracy Between Pride and a Sandwich at Writers Ranch	Cody	Tyra Well folks, this is Cody at his finest and most infuriating self. :)
Evermore Nothing Sacred at Ponnyexpressen and The Lair	Buck and Cody "His own words rang in Buck's mind over the next few hours, hounding his every act, tangling his thoughts like a kitten playing with string. Every step he took, every move he made, even an off glance of his current body served as a reminder of his punishment. From the very beginning, there had been problems. Since they'd changed bodies, they had to adjust themselves to other changes. Finding himself taller with longer hair and longer legs, Cody stumbled as does a newborn colt on unsteady limbs; worse, he walked into low-hanging tree branches, leaving bruise upon bruise. Buck found himself shorter in stature, forced to run when he had never needed to do so in the past; even his mannerisms had suffered, ducking obstacles that barely brushed his hat, habitually brushing away hair from his shoulder that wasn't there as it had been. Combined with body troubles, riding each other's horses had been more trying than they'd thought. Cody's horse in particular, Buck decided, h! ad a viciously choppy gait, nothing like the comforting longer stride of his red mare. At least he could take pleasure in the annoyance he saw on Cody's face."	Wendy M This story really explored the ins and outs of Buck and Cody's personalities...made them see themselves through each other's eyes...