Wow – I’m absolutely lost for words. Have been since I first saw your review. Firstly. Thank you for reading and for leaving such a detailed comment.
I totally agree. A huge amount of kudos needs to go to the re-prompter (who I don’t know if they’ve read this but if they have, I hope they enjoyed it) because the prompt is utter genius. The meme needs more like this than the same old, same old. I’d have never thought of writing this on my own but when I saw it I was just inspired and couldn’t get the Mycroft and Mary scene out of my head. I’m so curious because we didn’t see them interact at all but she’s smart, can possibly outsmart Sherlock – certainly more so than normal people, so Mycroft has to respect that. Spooks tend to.
Ultimately I like Mary as a character – she’s complex and sweet and ruthless and more and I wanted to do justice to that and respect that. Who best to show that with than the man who’d probably lost the most if Sherlock did die on that operating table (because it really isn’t John given Mary and the baby). And how best to show how much Mycroft is prepared to care than to play him off the person who almost cost him his heart. Sorry – part 2 is necessary and I liked it a lot but its part 1 of this story that really got me – if that hasn’t already come across!
I seriously don’t know what to say to your last paragraph but a heartfelt thank you. As a said, it’s all about the prompts – the good ones tend to inspire wonderful writing and this truly is a gem in the rarity that is a Mycroft and Sherlock brotherly prompt. Finally this story (with minor edits only hence why I didn’t post a link for this prompt) is on AO3 – you can find it and me under SStar.
Re: [COMPLETE] FILL PART 2D: For Will, I Dedicate To You (Sherlock, John POV)
I totally agree. A huge amount of kudos needs to go to the re-prompter (who I don’t know if they’ve read this but if they have, I hope they enjoyed it) because the prompt is utter genius. The meme needs more like this than the same old, same old. I’d have never thought of writing this on my own but when I saw it I was just inspired and couldn’t get the Mycroft and Mary scene out of my head. I’m so curious because we didn’t see them interact at all but she’s smart, can possibly outsmart Sherlock – certainly more so than normal people, so Mycroft has to respect that. Spooks tend to.
Ultimately I like Mary as a character – she’s complex and sweet and ruthless and more and I wanted to do justice to that and respect that. Who best to show that with than the man who’d probably lost the most if Sherlock did die on that operating table (because it really isn’t John given Mary and the baby). And how best to show how much Mycroft is prepared to care than to play him off the person who almost cost him his heart. Sorry – part 2 is necessary and I liked it a lot but its part 1 of this story that really got me – if that hasn’t already come across!
I seriously don’t know what to say to your last paragraph but a heartfelt thank you. As a said, it’s all about the prompts – the good ones tend to inspire wonderful writing and this truly is a gem in the rarity that is a Mycroft and Sherlock brotherly prompt. Finally this story (with minor edits only hence why I didn’t post a link for this prompt) is on AO3 – you can find it and me under SStar.