I will have to read "Trost und Freude" ... I hadn't yet though bookmarked it some time ago. The sheer volume of stories I want to read is daunting at times! But, since I clearly got sucked into this fic immediately, I'm kicking myself now for not yet reading "T u F". I tend not to read WIPs until they're completed which is a double edged sword... saves me from the heartache of reading never completed fics but also leaves me with a huge cache of now completed bookmarked ones that will take eons to work my way through! I'll definitely rectify that where "T u F" is concerned though ;)

You've been very supportive of my portrayal of John and, now that I've read this story, I do feel we're of very like minds where he's concerned. He's just so complicated and so very fascinating... it's really a treat to read your take on him *g*, plus of course your portrayal of his sons.