AuroraEverwilde

This last chapter really hit me. I rarely see realistic depictions of depression in books or films, but you managed to hit the nail on the head. The way you described it, the way Mike felt so heavy all the time, like he wanted to sink into the bed and never leave, the way he only got up because of Gigi and his external obligations, even when they felt bigger and more difficult than climbing a mountain—that part when he mentally recalled that he needed to pay the electrical bills and take Maple to the groomer and go to work and get Gigi to daycare, and do a million things more made me feel so overwhelmed and emotional because I related to that feeling so acutely it felt like you had opened my brain and seen it for yourself before writing it—. But most importantly how he kept telling himself he was okay, because he was functional. He was functional. He wanted nothing more than to close his eyes for a second and forget about the outside world, and yet, he was going through the motions and keeping up with his responsibilities; acting like a functional member of society. It said, I’m TRYING! Everyday I’m trying my hardest! I just don’t know for how long I can keep it up

Anyways I had to stop reading for a sec there to gather myself, but it was worth it. I can’t wait to see the call to Harvey. Thank you for you work 🩷

Thank you so much.

Obviously depression looks different for everyone, even day to day, but I was able to draw on a lot of my own experiences for Mike and to know it resonated with people is amazing- whether it made someone feel seen or whether it gave someone insight into how it can feel.

My circumstances are different to Mike's for so many reasons, but it was cathartic for me as a writer to be able to give Mike a support network for this moment.

I noticed something in the story and I just HAD to ask you or else it would haunt me

'Mr and Mrs Ellington were the only people from New York he’d spoken to since leaving, and even then it was just a brief check in so they knew he was alive'

I just have to know- is this a white collar reference???

It was!

Lol. I don't remember for sure, but it is very possible I was watching White Collar while writing this fic 😅

Hi!

First of all, I need you to know that I had to sit on this message for 12 hours to even begin to try and find the words, I was so overwhelmed in the best way.

Secondly, thank you! For reading and loving my fics, for stalking for SMoK updates and (honestly most importantly) for loving Grace. I have been around in different fandoms long enough to know how OCs can be received, especially when they are prominent and involved romantically (or whatever category you want to put Grace and Mike in) and I definitely agree that given time, she and Mike would have a really healthy and happy marriage.

Harvey calls Mike a "bleeding heart, dripping all over my Tom Ford". Everyone knows Harvey as a "heart of stone"

Which makes being in love with Mike Ross deeply inconvenient — especially when Harvey realises just how much time he’s already wasted pretending otherwise.

Set sometime vaguely in season 2 post- "Asterisk"

Now complete.

"You know sometimes a fic is so good that you would like to sit around and discuss it with people English class Style." As someone who IS an English teacher, this is the highest compliment, thank you!