Oh, this is so nice!!!! I’m delighted that you liked those two! Don’t worry - a lovely comment is lovely at any length! A fun thing to do, when you have time, is to go and watch the Apple Store Q&A while reading that section of the fic - I literally based everything on what actually happens in it!!!
I’m glad it made you feel better, too! I have no issue with Ben’s wife, but my first preference would still (obviously!) be for him and Martin to be together. But that’s what fanfic is for: to escape and pretend that something different is happening! :)