Ack, thank you! I'm so happy you enjoyed the story. I've always had it in my head that John would probably punch Sherlock if he got the chance, but it seemed to me that most post-Reichenbach fics involve John either being too complacent about the whole thing, or just punching Sherlock and immediately forgiving him. Most of them were wonderful reads, but I wanted to share my interpretation of not only their reunion, but John in the aftermath.
Yeah, I know what you mean. The original Watson was so quick to forgive - in fact, I don't think he even got cross! He was a lot more pissed off about Sherlock's trickery in the Hound of the Baskervilles, at least. But because of that, I think people desperately want him to feel and express some anger, and it's resulted in the opposite extreme - quite a few punches being thrown. I enjoyed reading them too, but it's great to read something that has him caught up in something half way between anger and forgiveness. I don't doubt that he'd feel angry. But because he's more emotional than Sherlock, is it's easy to forget that he is still a very rational, stoical man who actually does repress his feelings a lot. That was one of the things I liked about this fic so much - that really comes across. It stands to reason that he'd repress his anger somewhat too. Personally I think Sherlock truly felt that it wasn't safe to reveal the truth - John would feel angry, probably for a long time, but because he's smart enough to understand Sherlock's logic (even if he doesn't agree with it), and because that anger would be all tied up in other emotions, he wouldn't let himself really blow up.
--Of course I'm conveniently ignoring the fact that BBC John Watson punched the chief superintendent for calling Sherlock a weirdo. :/
Looking back now I think my favourite moment was the way you revealed John's acknowledgement of his feelings for Sherlock to Molly (and himself). Most writers (probably me too) would have it depicted the conversation in vivid detail, including every word spoken. I loved that you instead chose to reveal it through just a few words, as Molly recalls the scene after the fact. With so much left to the imagination it had a lot more impact.
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