Oh, Red... this is simply lovely, and so wistful. The friendship between Mick and Bobby was one of my favorite parts of Moonlight. It represented so much of what being a vampire meant to Mick: the good (he could get information, go places, accomplish things Bobby couldn't do) and, most definitely, the bad. How precious that friendship was... all the more precious since Mick had to give it up. Yet another thing he had to deny himself, because he had a responsibility to the vampire community not to betray their secrets. The connection between those two men withstood the years, the distance, the mysteries and secrets--mostly because of Bobby's steadfastness (and willingness not to pry too much). But Mick couldn't meet Bobby halfway, however much he wanted to.
This story works perfectly within canon. It tells us how Bobby knew Mick had no kids, and even more, it reinforces the genuine warmth between the two men, the easy cooperation... and it shows us what a loss that friendship was to both of them. Bobby
needed Mick's friendship, and Mick knew it--and couldn't give it to him.
I love the Divine Office series, because in many ways, it's the "little" stories that capture my heart the most. The small, life-defining moments, the not-so-epic situations. Mick's had plenty of epic adventures in his long existence; but like most of us, his life is made up mostly of smaller things: human, real, "ordinary" stories that are the building blocks of a life.