(Headcanonically, I choose to subscribe to Chandlia's theory over on AO3, because as much as Peter does seem like the type to die in a heroic sacrifice on the battlements, I can't help finding the idea of Peter and Mozzie rebuilding the world, and incidentally each other, a very appealing one.)
This was just lovely, though! The worldbuilding is amazingly creative and compelling -- I love how the details are seeded in casually, and how vivid a character Lawrence is, for no more than we see him. All the clues leading up to Peter's sacrifice were build plausibly (I could see it coming from farther out than Neal could, because he's Peter, and not only that, but a Peter who's lost Elizabeth, which means he really has no reason not to) .... which didn't stop it from being a heartpunch when it actually happened. Also, this is a fantastically creative version of the U-boat fiasco, as well as a glimpse of a world in which Neal and Mozzie's inability to think about the long-term consequences is taken to its disastrous conclusion ...
And I really like how you can see the emotional vestiges of Neal's experiences in his behavior after he comes back; it's not quite an "It's a Wonderful Life" type experience for him, but in some ways some of the effects may have been similar.
I'm so delighted you wrote my prompt! YAY FIC. \o/
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(Headcanonically, I choose to subscribe to Chandlia's theory over on AO3, because as much as Peter does seem like the type to die in a heroic sacrifice on the battlements, I can't help finding the idea of Peter and Mozzie rebuilding the world, and incidentally each other, a very appealing one.)
This was just lovely, though! The worldbuilding is amazingly creative and compelling -- I love how the details are seeded in casually, and how vivid a character Lawrence is, for no more than we see him. All the clues leading up to Peter's sacrifice were build plausibly (I could see it coming from farther out than Neal could, because he's Peter, and not only that, but a Peter who's lost Elizabeth, which means he really has no reason not to) .... which didn't stop it from being a heartpunch when it actually happened. Also, this is a fantastically creative version of the U-boat fiasco, as well as a glimpse of a world in which Neal and Mozzie's inability to think about the long-term consequences is taken to its disastrous conclusion ...
And I really like how you can see the emotional vestiges of Neal's experiences in his behavior after he comes back; it's not quite an "It's a Wonderful Life" type experience for him, but in some ways some of the effects may have been similar.
I'm so delighted you wrote my prompt! YAY FIC. \o/