Fic : This Other Eden

[nodbear]

The Navyboys Challenge inspired the "Uncle Philemon" agony column in which the good Captain Pellew, incognito, found somewhat to his chagrin, that he was answering queries from distracted young men of his own ship! It was a smut!fail and turned out rather differently from the intention of anteros_lmc and self imagined. However it did rather suggest to me that

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[eglantine_br]

So so so beautiful. So crazy real. Everything is just right, down to the fight they almost had. I am filled with awe and smiling. thanks

[nodbear]

Awe and smiling - thank you and especially for the latter - I hoped it would cause smiling and perhaps also a little sad smiling in places.
thank you for reading it - it has been a fic long in the lurking and long in thought .

[shezzawatto]

Have been ashore so behind with responses.
This. This, is Gold Standard! Thanks.

[nodbear]

Good day - I hope ashore for something good but if not, welcome back aboard whatever
and thank you - were it diamond or titanium standard it would still only be what the boys deserve, but I am suuitably full of * pinkness* to get a gold standard
*hug*

[mylodon]

Words fail me as much as they fail Horatio. Those sonnets. H's journal. Wow.

[nodbear]

See attached for speechless Horatio ( though not in this story - he just thinks so, bless him)

thank you anyway !

[_likimeya]

Heh, I realise now that my recent drabbles could very well have been the thoughts of Confused and Unrequited. I’m glad that’s settled now! :o)

That’s wonderfully fluffy, and I like the mixture of genre. It keeps it fresh, although it’s such a classic locus amoenus romance…

Terror because everything told his fine tuned instincts that to be this happy was to court disaster.
Oh, Archie! :.(

[nodbear]

But that is Archie's surprise this time - that sometimes it is time for joy
and you did say they needed a matchmaker I recall<,,

[anteros_lmc]

I can't tell you how chuffed I am to see this string of appreciative comments :) You already know how much I adore this but just to say it all again in public, this is poignant, funny, tender and hot. It just shines with youth and hope and joy and of course Archie's first sonnet here just makes me melt. We'll done m'dear, it's beautiful.

[nodbear]

Thank you as I have said for all the assistance with input and much else.
And thank you for this comment and especially for all the careful ones already made!

[anteros_lmc]

My very great pleasure indeed :)

[nodbear]

* delighted silence that always accompanies sight of sleeping Archie icon* - Horatio's analysis of the effect of sleeping Archie applies I feel