[1543] One nice evening before the world explodes

Hi RDR. It's my first post here so do let me know if I did anything wrong! I haven't read anything against submitting fanfiction, so here goes.

Before all else, I'm going to say three things about it:

• it's fanfiction
• it's gay
• honestly, it's probably bad

If you cringed at any of these then you might not wish to inflict this story upon yourself.

Now that this is out of the way, let's move on to the story itself.

This is a James Bond/Q fanfiction based on the events of the last movie, No Time To Die. You don't need to have seen it but the story assumes some basic knowledge of the James Bond franchise, such as character names and general occupations.

Here's the link: One nice evening before the world explodes

For context:

Bond returned to London after a five year absence during which he was presumed dead. He turned up at Q's door with Moneypenny earlier in the day, interrupting preparations for a romantic dinner. Q reluctantly agreed to help him figure out what's on a hard drive he retrieved in Cuba. This scene plays out later at night.

I'm not a native speaker so I'd be grateful for feedback on grammar, syntax and formatting. I tried following English writing conventions but I'm not quite sure I got everything right, especially around dialogue. I also think my word choice is a bit bland, so I'd be grateful for criticism that addresses this. Do feel free to tell me the whole thing sucks.

Critiques:

[1794] Folklore

[606] Luminior, City of the Sun, Last Bastion of the Light