Heh. I consider it a great compliment if this Mycroft caused some stirrings even in one who isn't normal prone to such things. XD That's awesome.
And thank you for the comment about Callihan. It was a conscious effort, as it often is, to break against the internalised sexism brought about by so many films where the authority figure in a place like a police force is almost invariably a man. I should admit, however, that I had a little bit of help bringing that to my attention back in October, so my awareness of the whole situation was a bit higher than it might otherwise have been; I developed at that point a small obsession with Inspector Lewis, which has a female Chief Inspector, so immediately upon deciding to develop this character I suspected I knew who she was like (and maybe even a little bit how she looked).
But it is true that writing original characters, at least for me, can be both a blessing and a minefield, so I'm glad you liked having her in the story. :)
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mydwynter on Chapter 7 Fri 05 Jul 2013 04:07AM UTC
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