This was just lovely. To get to see Benton happy like this is a rare thing, and you've done a beautiful job of it. I loved the lack of tension in him, how he finds his way through a mix of hands-on and book learning, and the overconfidence that gets him in the end. But I'm betting that it didn't bother him too much.
The comparison between Smithers and his dad was great, and I loved this line: It was...not like dogsledding at all, actually, except for the speed and the exhilaration and the way the sun sparkled on the sea instead of the snow. both for its beauty, and because it was so very Fraser.
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Date: 2009-09-25 03:41 pm (UTC)The comparison between Smithers and his dad was great, and I loved this line:
It was...not like dogsledding at all, actually, except for the speed and the exhilaration and the way the sun sparkled on the sea instead of the snow.
both for its beauty, and because it was so very Fraser.