Fic: In the Midst of Life

[gloria_scott]

Title: In the Midst of Life
Author: gloria_scott
Characters: Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes
Genre: Gen
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~840
Warnings: Character death
Spoilers: None
Summary: Lestrade attends the annual Solemn Requiem Mass for the last time.
Notes: A slightly shorter version of this was originally written for thegameison_sh Cycle 4 Challenge #4: Timeless Requiem.
Disclaimer: I don’t

Comments

[ellieet]

Oh, wow...

That was a bit of a shocker. I fully expected it to be a memorial service for Mycroft, you see, with Lestrade attending. But this was lovely. Sad, but very lovely. And Sherlock and John's respective reactions to Lestrade's death were spot-on. Brilliant stuff.

[morganstuart]

Oh God. That was.... beautifully done.

Lestrade's line about the cold was haunting, but this line got me the most: "Several paces behind, John walked with a comforting arm around Donovan’s shoulders, though it was John’s eyes that were puffy and swollen from tears."

[r34dinglight]

that something that is this poignant can feel so comforting too was an unexpected surprise. lovely work. thanks particularly to that image of john am searching for a tissue now.

[ilovewales]

Ohhhh, ow. It took me a moment, it was subtle and extremely effective.
They were sitting towards the front, John with shoulders sagging and head bowed, Sherlock defiantly upright.
This is perfect, so them.
Amazing.

[vitawash24]

Wow. Lovely and intense story.