This is very solid. John can be difficult to grasp because while he obviously cares very much for his people and seems a poster child for survivor's guilt, he also plays everything very close and doesn't really emote or share what he's going through. You do a fantastic job of, even though this is John's PoV giving us his state of mind more from how others are seeing and interacting with him.
I particularly like this bit: He sits up in bed, the clack of sticks still ringing in his head.
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Date: 2007-01-05 06:26 pm (UTC)I particularly like this bit:
He sits up in bed, the clack of sticks still ringing in his head.
That one sentence speaks volumes.