Making Room by Lamardeuse (Teen & Up Audiences)

[cilla-bean.livejournal.com]

Fandom: LEWIS
Pairing: Robbie Lewis/James Hathaway
Length: 5k
Author on LJ: lamardeuse
Author Website: Lamardeuse's website, and at the AO3

I've had a brilliant time reccing in the small-but-perfectly-formed Lewis fandom this month. And even though it's tiny I've barely scratched the surface of the authors and stories that are available. If I've piqued your interest at all please go and check the fandom out for yourself (fantastic fandom masterlist, Lewis at the AO3). I'm handing the keys to the van back but hopefully someone else will take Lewis out for a drive soon.

Why this must be read:
This sublime and humane story seems the perfect way to finish. Lewis slowly lets his grief at Val's death go, and slowly, gently, Hathaway's place in his life grows. Beautifully written, mature, thoughtful, and full of the kindness, insight and compassion that characterizes Lewis and Hathaway. Just very very lovely.

The week before Robbie left for the Virgin Islands, he finally went into Val's cupboard and took out her clothes. He saved a couple of pieces – a blouse she'd especially liked that Lyn might want someday, her wedding dress – but everything else had gone to Oxfam. All of her other things – jewelry, books, the half-finished journal of poetry she'd kept in the bedside drawer – had been packed up with the rest of the flat, his possessions mingled with hers as though they were leaving together.

Making Room

Comments

[wendymr.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for this wonderful month of recs! Every story you've chosen is one I know, and the vast majority have been stories I've loved, so of course it's been lovely to see them appear on this comm - but in almost every case you've also made me see the story in a new light because of your analysis and the quote you've picked.

You've also, in many cases, prompted me to go and re-read the stories you've chosen, which has given me hours of pleasure this month. I'm going to miss your Lewis recs, and I hope you'll rec for us again soon :)

[cilla-bean.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all your encouraging comments along the way. I really wanted to do right by the fandom, and you made me feel like I was! Maybe you should grab the keys next time?

And yeah - I've loved re-reading all the stories too - I've got even more out of them the second or third time. The humane nature of Lewis canon seems to produce a really lovely quality in the writing of fandom. Anyway, YAY!

[goddessdster.livejournal.com]

You've done an awesome job with the van driving! Thank you for introducing me to this fandom.

[cilla-bean.livejournal.com]

You're welcome!

[mizz_destiny]

WAIT, WAIT. There's a Lewis FANDOM??? I just started watching this show in the last few weeks! So nice to know there's fanworks for it :)

[cilla-bean.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought when I came across it! All this amazing canon and there's a fandom too :)

[mizz_destiny]

I AM SO HAPPY :D

[wendymr.livejournal.com]

There is! Not just on AO3; you'll find us hanging out on inspector_lewis. Come on over and say hi!

[mizz_destiny]

I WILL! thank you!

[lamardeuse.livejournal.com]

Aw, thank you so much for the very kind rec, and thanks for the great set of recs! I think you've managed to bring a lot of new people to the fandom! :)

[cilla-bean.livejournal.com]

Yay! My work is complete!