Fiction: Won't Be Leaving

[aurora_boreali]

Title: Won't Be Leaving

Rating: PG

Pairings: John/Sherlock

Warnings: None

Word Count: 2,364

Summary: John and Sherlock's reunion and reconcilliation three years after Sherlock's "death" at Reichenbach Falls. A little angst, a little romance, and some music.

Comments

[lucybun]

I love Reichenbach stories that have a happy ending. I like the way you handled the POV shifts. That's not easy to do (I've had epic fail with it), but the shifts were very easy to follow and they weren't jarring at all. I also think you found a happy medium in their reactions to Sherlock returning. I like that John doesn't completely push him away nor does he welcome right back in with open arms. I think what you've portrayed here is a great mix of romance and realism. Excellent story!

[aurora_boreali]

I am so glad you liked this, Ms Lucy! Knowing that some version of Reichenbach is coming this season has gotten me all crazy, so I wrote this purposefully happy version of Empty House as a way back to sanity. I'm happy the shifting POV format worked for you. This started out as a narrated story, but it lacked that intimacy, so I took a chance and changed it. Again, so very pleased you liked the result and you, my dear, are very gracious and kind to say so.

[talimenios79]

I really enjoyed this.

[aurora_boreali]

So glad you liked it!

[verityburns]

Beautifully done and really interesting to see past the 'they fall into each others arms' scenario, because obviously it's going to take a while.

Love the touch of humour at the end, left a nice smile on my face, thank you!

[aurora_boreali]

Oh, thank you! It was important for me to try for a realistic but happy version of Empty House. So glad my stab at it worked for you! And, frankly, I needed a little humour at the end--too much angst just wears me down! Again, thank you for the lovely comment.

[fawsley]

Beautifully done - love how you've constructed the story around the lyrics and the alternating viewpoints. All so sad but tinged with hope that really does come through in the end. Lovely stuff. Thank you so much for posting!

[aurora_boreali]

I'm very glad you liked it! I have a very hard time writing straight narrative plots, multichapters and all that, so I found the lyrics to be a great crutch because they helped me break the story up into manageable bits. Plus, I'm a huge Dave Alvin fan, so they also made me happy. Thank you for the wonderful review!

[nunewesen]

Love that a lot... I confess I have some odd dancing-kink anyway... and yes, it is very convincing that they should reconnect about this.

[aurora_boreali]

Thank you! I must confess that I have wanted find a reason to write these guys slow dancing for quite a while. Was giddy with delight when I realized I could include it here. Glad you enjoyed it too!