I read this at breakfast, but didn't have time to comment before I went shopping. I haven't been able to get it out of my mind all afternoon. It's wonderful. It came at the perfect moment for me, too--hot weather, tall ships sailing into Royal Roads tomorrow and the next day....
It's also made me feel horribly nostalgic for those blissful months before hobbits took over my brain, when I was reading H/A every day and plundering the library's naval history section, and wishing that that there was more H/A on the horizon.
I could feel every painful moment of your story--and of course this was just how it was--Archie's bravery, his poignant attempt at humour, Bush's somewhat horror-stricken moment of recognition.
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Date: 2005-06-20 11:57 pm (UTC)It's also made me feel horribly nostalgic for those blissful months before hobbits took over my brain, when I was reading H/A every day and plundering the library's naval history section, and wishing that that there was more H/A on the horizon.
I could feel every painful moment of your story--and of course this was just how it was--Archie's bravery, his poignant attempt at humour, Bush's somewhat horror-stricken moment of recognition.
I hope you'll write more about Archie. :)