The Adventures of Shirley Holmes, by Johanna Watson

Jun 03, 2010 16:51

There is so much right with the idea of a Sherlock Holmes double genderswap, right? Sherlock Holmes's misogyny makes much more sense as Shirley Holmes's bluestocking/early feminist impulse; Shirley Holmes's skill for disguise comes from needing access to places women can't go ( Read more... )

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teithiwr June 4 2010, 05:06:29 UTC
This is amazing! I love your style. And you've genderswapped them so perfectly. LOVE.

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mutecornett June 9 2010, 19:57:21 UTC
<3 <3 <3! Thank you!!

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nonotion June 4 2010, 05:55:38 UTC
i love this so much

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mutecornett June 9 2010, 19:57:36 UTC
<3!!! Thank you!

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sparklerutile June 4 2010, 06:34:19 UTC
Wow!

Beautiful art, truly superb choice of colours and execution, you have a great style, I love it!

I'm not much into femslash (not that I don't like it, I'm just very picky about it) but this is truly full of emotion and powerful, you rocked the concept. Also, is it just me, or does she-Holmes look like French writer George Sand?

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mutecornett June 9 2010, 20:04:38 UTC
Thank you so much!! I'm picky about my femslash too but I love double genderswaps for slash--they're both strong main characters and they have a real relationship to each other, and their characterization and relationship has been fleshed out by both canon and fanon. <3

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ewanspotter June 4 2010, 06:48:22 UTC
This is LOVE.

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mutecornett June 9 2010, 20:04:51 UTC
Thank you so much! <3

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trobadora June 4 2010, 12:35:35 UTC
Ooooh, this is so gorgeous! ♥

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mutecornett June 9 2010, 20:05:35 UTC
Thank youuuu! <3 Female!John icon, yay!

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trobadora June 9 2010, 22:16:33 UTC
I also still have this icon. *points* I love your genderswap!

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