Title: The Professor’s Daughter
Recipient:
sanguinity Author:
blueonblue Characters/Pairings: Patricia Donleavy from The Beekeeper’s Apprentice
Rating: T
Warnings: canon-typical violence
Summary: Inspired by the prompt: If you cared to do something about Patricia Donleavy, Spinster Mathematician, at any stage of her life -- her budding interest in mathematics, her own
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That WAS a childish exercise she set for Mary, I'm so glad you agree! And Bobbie sees the Huntress in her, in both senses! (My goodness, when Bobbie threw herself to her knees, her hair unbound, pleading for mercy, mmf.) And I had wondered why Patricia went into theoretical mathematics, when her father had (presumably) been doing applied -- it's such a strange mix of homage and rejection! -- and here you have explained that perfectly, in a single sentence. (I think that question had been in a draft of my prompt, before I took it out again as an unfair thing to request. Because what if my assigned match Just Wasn't Into mathematical fanwank?? AND YET HERE IT IS ( ... )
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Beyond that...dear me, how to phrase this properly? For the moment, let's just say that I quite agree with the sentiments expressed in the preceding comments, that the author of this piece knows the Russell-verse very well indeed, and that I'm very much looking forward to the reveal.
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*goes back to squinting at Anon*
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I like this story more than I like the entire Mary Russell series.
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