Fic: Benediction

[philomytha]

So my son is sick, which is not good, but means that he is lying quietly on the sofa and watching CBeebies all day instead of ricocheting off the walls, and therefore to save my sanity from being melted by colourful cartoon characters and Mr Tumble I have been editing this (I can't write when the TV is on, but I can edit, beats me why). This was

Comments

[professor]

This is beautiful. It's the perfect coda to Memory.

[philomytha]

Thanks! I really wanted this bit of Memory, but of course we don't see it from Miles's pov.

[mlledefer]

Very nice story - beautiful!
and thanks for sharing:)

[philomytha]

I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for commenting :-).

[hedda62]

Oh, I love this! Simon and Aral, arriving at the same place at the same time, through much of the same pain and with a lot of the same things to be grateful for (including each other). Wonderful coda.

[philomytha]

Thanks! Yes, when I thought about them meeting at the end of Memory I realised that they had finally got to exactly the same place, by different routes. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[deepbluemermaid]

Oh, this is so wonderful. I've always found the relationship between them quite fascinating - it came so far from the inauspicious start of "He's my spy"!

[philomytha]

'He's my spy' is one of my favourite bits of Shards, I love the mixture of antagonism and acceptance in it. I'm glad you enjoyed this!

[trobadora]

Aral and Simon, leaning against a wall ... lovely image. I love the way you draw out the parallels of their situation. And Alys and Simon stealing two minutes. Awww. :D

[philomytha]

Thanks! Yes, they can stand at the side and just watch for a while, and I think they are both very happy about that. Also, Alys and Simon ♥.