this is beautiful and heartbreaking all at once, and i both love and hate it. especially the last bit.

This is a bit... uhh... bad. However it is fiction, I guess you can make up whatever you want. Rivalry can come from nowhere too. I have my own sibling rivalry and I can say it doesn't take a week of torture to make me hate him. No offense. All the offense towards my sibling.

Mycroft, you *incoherent stream of swearing*

Awwww... The brotherly FEELS! Please do a sequel where John finds out... This is amazing! I just NEED more!

Please write a sequel.

*Sounds of shattering*
Ah crap... that was my heart... fifth time today.

Awww...this is so sad :( made me cry, but in a good way :) Nice writing!

Never mind!I fixed it! XD

Is the website format different for anyone else ?

Last comment was me btw the one ending in poor Sherlock I think i forgot to log in for it.

That must have been truly horrifying for Mycroft later on. To realize he was given more than one chance to save his relationship with Sherlock and realize he made the worse mistake possible. That his vast intelligence and knowledge on people failed him at such a crucial time. Poor Sherlock for paying the price.

I can't believe Mycroft did that! I'm so heart-broken because as much as I want to be angry at Mycroft, I can't. I feel so bad for poor Sherlock, he's just a kid. Please continue this fabulous piece of fiction. :)

WOW! Very good and painful :) Can't wait to read more!

This is so sad. What was Mycroft thinking exactly, when he decided to obey Sherlock's request? How'd he feel at that moment? Defeated? Guilt-ridden? Angry? Afraid? If afraid, of what?

Why do people jump to blame the one who didn't rescue them instead of the one who tortured, kidnapped, and mutilated them? Shouldn't the blame at least be equally divided between the perps and his big brother? Obviously Sherlock is unwilling to look at Mycroft, to see what his brother feels. With age and understanding, shouldn't Sherlock have eventually forgiven Mycroft or realized that his brother didn't want him to be taken and abused? Both of the brothers were hurt by what was done to Sherlock, right?

Maybe you mean to make Sherlock not only a childish man of middle age (one day), but unhinged as well.

Meh! Mycroft you fool - you couldnt save him but you should have known better at the end!
Great fic, well written, may have broken my heart a little!

AnyaMaia x