Great story, and nice wrap-up. You made Sean an interesting (and scary-evil) character, and while we weren't rooting for him, it was great to watch him work through his plan.
Thank you! I'm thrilled that you found Sean as a believable character. Writing secondary characters is not new for me, but I don't think I've ever had only a screenshoot of a character's eyes to work with. :)
I have to admit, I spent a minute or two in speechless shock, because you're one of my favorite Sherlock writers, especially when it comes to Lestrade and the NSY crew.
Thank you for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed.
Please forgive me for taking so long to respond; somehow I never got the notice of your reply!
I just came back to reread this, and I realised I'd never left proper feedback. (Thanks for your kind words about my writing, BTW. That means a lot to me!) This entire piece is beautifully plotted and wrenchingly executed, but what's stayed with me most is Lestrade's reaction when he's at last attacked - trying to respond, to fight, to phone, to do something to the last moment of his strength, stubborn and tenacious - and then, in turn, how the others respond to his attack, proving what he means to them. So much characterisation with such subtlety.
The whole story is fantastic. I truly admire what you've done here.
No worries! I'm incredibly flattered that my work merits a re-read, especially from a writer of your caliber.
I began watching police procedurals and reading mystery books from a very young age, so the brother/sisterhood aspect of the law enforcement community has always been very appealing to me. In the show, it's clear Lestrade respects and trusts his female, minority subordinate, and that Donovan returns that respect and trust. Reichenbach would have shattered all of that in one brutal moment. Yet, Lestrade isn't the type to take the easy way out of hard situations (see, Sherlock), and I can see that he would be surrounded by people with the same attitude (especially since all of them would have enabled Lestrade to work with Sherlock for all these years by not reporting Sherlock's involvement). I wanted to explore the fall-out of Reichenbach on a tightly-knit community like NSY, and how people would cope with the conflicting feelings of anger and loyalty, and how they would heal from that blow
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Oh, I could never (permanently) harm Sally and Greg...though they might have opinions about my stance on their health and well-being. XD
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"Sean", on the other hand... he was a bit doomed from the start...
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(Random aside, I love your icon!)
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(Granted, Sally might still want me to make it up to her in the next story. Namely, not sending her to the ICU/CCU for a couple of months...)
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Thank you for the comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed.
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I just came back to reread this, and I realised I'd never left proper feedback. (Thanks for your kind words about my writing, BTW. That means a lot to me!) This entire piece is beautifully plotted and wrenchingly executed, but what's stayed with me most is Lestrade's reaction when he's at last attacked - trying to respond, to fight, to phone, to do something to the last moment of his strength, stubborn and tenacious - and then, in turn, how the others respond to his attack, proving what he means to them. So much characterisation with such subtlety.
The whole story is fantastic. I truly admire what you've done here.
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I began watching police procedurals and reading mystery books from a very young age, so the brother/sisterhood aspect of the law enforcement community has always been very appealing to me. In the show, it's clear Lestrade respects and trusts his female, minority subordinate, and that Donovan returns that respect and trust. Reichenbach would have shattered all of that in one brutal moment. Yet, Lestrade isn't the type to take the easy way out of hard situations (see, Sherlock), and I can see that he would be surrounded by people with the same attitude (especially since all of them would have enabled Lestrade to work with Sherlock for all these years by not reporting Sherlock's involvement). I wanted to explore the fall-out of Reichenbach on a tightly-knit community like NSY, and how people would cope with the conflicting feelings of anger and loyalty, and how they would heal from that blow ( ... )
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