FIC: Merry Christmas, Jeeves

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

TITLE: Merry Christmas, Jeeves
AUTHOR: leaper182
RECIPIENT: purplefluffycat
WRITTEN FOR: yuletide 2008
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Jeeves or Bertie or any other canon characters mentioned in this fic. The important thing is, they're not mine. Yes, I invented Jeeves' siblings and a name or two, but other than that, not mine.
FANDOM: P. G. Wodehouse - Jeeves & Wooster
WORD COUNT: 11,374
SPOILERS: There's actually a bit for the books, and some for the TV series.
RATING: PG
PAIRING: Jeeves/Wooster
SUMMARY: During the holiday season, a death in the family brings Jeeves and Bertie closer together.

Merry Christmas, Jeeves

Comments

[mxdp.livejournal.com]

OMG-YOU wrote that? Can I just say that you're awesome? I'm in love with that fic. ^^
<3

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

Hee! Glad you enjoyed. *nod*

And yes! I wrote it. ;)

[cerublu02.livejournal.com]

ooh, was that you? I figured it had to be someone here but couldn't figure out who! Forgot the authors were scheduled to be revealed. Lovely story! I was delighted to read it on Christmas (and re-read it since then!)

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

Glad you enjoyed it. :D

[triedunture.livejournal.com]

I read this when all the Yuletide fics went up, and it was wonderful! Rich with backstory, which I could nom all day. Very sweet Bertie and a very human Jeeves. Loved it! Thank you for it.

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that you enjoyed it, and I'm glad that the backstory worked for you. :D

[blackletter]

Oo! I loved that story! (I'm a big sucker for well-constructed OCs and "meet the family" scenarios, so this fic was right up my alley.) My only complaint was that even though it was 11K+ words I wanted it to be longer. The ending seemed not quite resolved, like there should be more. (Or maybe that was just my wishful thinking.)

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I'm glad that Jeeves' family worked for you -- I was worried about how well-received they'd be.

As for the ending not quite resolved, I will totally admit that I was writing under the wire, and I had a few hours before I would've ended up defaulting on the yuletide challenge, so the ending was a bit more slapdash than I would've liked. So, yeah, it needs work. Sorry about that. *nodnod*

[sige-vic.livejournal.com]

It was very pleasant to take a look at big and friendly Jeeves' family, thank you for it! And of course for our guys, you made them so human and touching.

[leaper182.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! I'm glad that Jeeves' family ended up working for you. I'm also glad that I was able to make Bertie and Jeeves a bit more human than they usually are in the books, because it's hard for me to think of them in a romantic relationship without a bit of bending from their roles on both sides, but at the same time, it was difficult to think of how to do that in a IC way.

So, yay! Thank you for the comment. :D