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FIC: An Education; Sherlock BBC

Nov 11, 2011 19:35

Title: An Education
Fandom: Sherlock BBC (2010)
Pairing: Gen
Rating: G for General Audiences
Summary: Sherlock is a nursery/preschool teacher; John is set to observe him for the week. (Really.)
Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to this project.
Word Count: ~3,700 words
Author's Notes: This is obviously an AU, inspired by the Fandom Is Good ( Read more... )

sherlock, gen, fic

Comments 31

mrv3000 November 12 2011, 03:51:16 UTC

Okay, if you'd have told me that someone could write Sherlock as a nursery school teacher believably, I'd have laughed! BUT I can actually see all of this! Brilliant! :D

“Do you need something, Maddy, or are you merely checking in?” Sherlock says.

I actually awwww-ed at that line! (And at many other parts as well.)

krabapple November 13 2011, 21:07:58 UTC

I'm going to awww a bit myself right now . . . thank you!!

I think Sherlock is really a bit stiffer, much blunter, more formal version of myself here. Um, with less of a filter. :) I do regularly ask children if they need something or are just checking in -- my kids tend to "check in" pretty often. :)

kaalee November 13 2011, 15:10:54 UTC

I liked this a lot!!! I could really see Sherlock's personality translating into his matter of fact way with the children. :):):)

krabapple November 13 2011, 21:08:26 UTC

Thank you! I really appreciate the kind feedback!

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krabapple November 13 2011, 21:08:58 UTC

Thank you for the thoughtful feedback! And thank you also for the nitpick -- that's something that would never occur to me, of course. Thanks!

rachelindeed November 13 2011, 20:26:17 UTC

This was utterly inspired and adorable. There's something great in the idea that Sherlock likes children because they are still willing to be surprised. Thanks so much for sharing this!

krabapple November 13 2011, 21:09:23 UTC

Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback!!

cafe_ennui November 13 2011, 20:27:09 UTC

Adorable! And I don't care about the made up education system XD

I'm shocked about the ladybugs, though! Ladybirds aren't pests. In fact they might be termed "'natural' pesticides" since they eat aphids and are often deliberately introduced to crops to deal with a pest problem. Boo! Hiss! to dead ladybirds ;-)

krabapple November 13 2011, 21:11:32 UTC

Thank you for the great feedback! :)

Oh, poor ladybirds/ladybugs! In my head, that's more a nod to Sherlock's morbid side (and to children's vast interest in bugs, including dead ones, heh) than anything else. Sherlock probably objected to the pesticide, natural or not, and I think he's being factious more than anything else. I can picture him having an argument with Mrs. Hudson about the groundkeepers' methods. ;)