Oh, Daniel. Museums will always be a minefield, won't they? Also, don't museum admins ever learn not to make wobbly exhibits? :) At least they're hopefully intelligent enough not to stand underneath massive slabs of rock. Claire and Melburn, you raised a wonderful child, but that's Darwin Awards thinking.
I really like this line:
He’d gone from being Jack’s best friend to being for all intents and purposes Jack’s son, a role Jack had come to love even while he missed the man Daniel had once been.
It's one of the things that baffle me most about kidfic: doesn't Jack want his best friend back? I'm glad you addressed this.
Thank you so much. I agree with you about the thing about kidfic. I wrote a little story called Winter a few years back that deals with just that - how Jack feels once his Little Daniel grows up and how Daniel feels about it. Yes, Clare and Melburn standing under that huge slab makes me wince every time I rewatch The Gamekeeper. LOL Thanks again, Fig, and for organizing all this again too.
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I really like this line:
He’d gone from being Jack’s best friend to being for all intents and purposes Jack’s son, a role Jack had come to love even while he missed the man Daniel had once been.
It's one of the things that baffle me most about kidfic: doesn't Jack want his best friend back? I'm glad you addressed this.
Thanks so much for participating!
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