The Distance Getting Close (Sherlock)

[morganstuart]

Title: The Distance Getting Close
(1st in the Good Father Series)
Author: Morgan Stuart
Fandom: Sherlock
Disclaimer: This universe does not belong to me; I'm just an appreciative visitor. I make no profit from this fan work.
Description: What Lestrade needed that night was distance. What he wanted was a few hours alone in which to grieve. What he

Comments

[gina87]

Oh, this is absolutely beautiful. I find the whole Sherlock/Lestrade dynamic fascinating and love what you have done with it!

[morganstuart]

Oh, thank you so much for this! I really appreciate it. I, too, am fascinated by the Sherlock/Lestrade dynamic, and I'm so happy that this take on it worked for you.

[trishkafibble]

What a gift this story is--to Lestrade, to Sherlock, and to the reader, in equal measure.

Last night I was discussing fandom and other things with my eldest, and she said that her sticking point for fiction is characterization--it must be three-dimensional and realistic, or she can't enter into the story as she'd like. I told her that for me, the one necessary thing for me to enjoy a fiction is that the author be a benevolent god for her characters--that she gift them with the means to achieve whatever redemption they need, and allow them at least a small measure of the undeserved grace which the true God of real life allots to us all in abundance.

Your fictions, IMHO, amply meet both conditions. God bless you!!

[morganstuart]

I told her that for me, the one necessary thing for me to enjoy a fiction is that the author be a benevolent god for her characters--that she gift them with the means to achieve whatever redemption they need, and allow them at least a small measure of the undeserved grace which the true God of real life allots to us all in abundance.

Oh, this is so beautifully put! I have tears in my eyes.

It gives me such great joy that you find this in my stories, and that the characterizations feel satisfying and believable, as well. You can't imagine how much this means to me. Thank you, truly.

I'm thrilled you see this story as a gift. Your uplifting words have been the same for me.

[morganstuart]

Thank you so much for your kind and generous comments! This is an older work of mine (as you can no doubt tell, it was written before the second series), but it's near and dear to my heart, and I'm absolutely delighted that it worked for you.

It's especially wonderful to hear that the depiction of Sherlock and Lestrade's early relationship - Sherlock fleeing rehab facilities but returning to Lestrade's door, in particular - seemed convincing. It means a great deal to me that Sherlock's choice to play his violin for Lestrade felt properly moving to you.

I really appreciate your taking the time to read my story and comment. You've made my day!