sheldrake

*implodes*

I nearly had a fit in t'reference library. I read the words 'fly glasses' and scrolled up to the picture, and that's when it happened: fit alert.

From then on, I was lost, really.

Who is this Neil guy, anyway?

I just adore this!!!!!! *screams*

This is funny and such a tight pov, such delicious, rivetting interior ramblings, the slightly unhinged sensation of being alone in a foreign country (I was in Rome in February!), the self-consciousness about clothes (is it a suit kind of day? I just screamed at that -- inwardly, of course, as is very respectable in t'ref.lib.). And Dom/Billy!!!!!!!!!!!!! My glee knows no bounds.

I just love this ruse of introducing Dombilly as unknows. That's what's so rare in fanfic: because we all know the people and they know each other, you can never do that origfic thing of strangers sizing each other up (actually, I've read a handful of fics that use various strategies but this one takes the cake).

And the dialogue at the end! Perfection!!

And, yay yippee yay, liberate your inner beta!

I remember my first non-betaed fic. But inspired by badgermonkey's complete disregard of that institution, I went ahead and did it. Now I mix and match because beta is also lovely and necessary, but there's nothing like that little buzz and rush to the head when you just hit that 'send' button after having typed something up in a mad state...

Ack, will I have to become some sort of Neil-whoever-he-is fan now??