I didn't want to do this, but the itch had to be scratched. A longer version of The Other Way Round. Complete with lots of cut-and-paste from canon and gratuitous hurt/comfort. And backstory. That part was fun.

( The Other Way Round, take II )

* This was inspired by a friend who said that one of the things she really liked about Gaudy Night was that she felt that it could have gone either way - it would have been equally plausible if Harriet had said "no" at the end. So I thought to string a few cliches together and think about what if things had gone the other way, borrowing along the ( Read more... )

I've always been irritated by the way DLS treats Harriet in Busman's Honeymoon, in particular in the way she is made out to be sickened at the thought of killing chickens (um, she discovered a man with his throat slit and blood all over the place, and didn't turn a hair). It's also a bit annoying that she is allegedly unaware of the fine details of ( Read more... )

How come Peter is the only one who gets to have PTSD?

( Busman's Honeymoon - The morning after the night before )

Peter's point of view.

( Ferrara's )

I like Harriet best when she's bad-tempered. She's not quite bad-tempered enough in this, but maybe next time.

( My wife, the writer )

This follows on from this, by the incomparable nineveh-uk.

( A change of heart? )