Sherlock Fic: A Lack of Colour

[patster223]

Title: A Lack of Colour
Fandom Sherlock BBC
Characters/Pairings: John, Sherlock, a bit of Moriarty. Squintish John/Sherlock
Word Count: 1,429
Spoilers: All three eps
Rating/Warning: PG13. Some blood, some war memories, some angst.
Summary: Colour is what connects the different phases of John's life. They connect Afghanistan and the bullet wound in

Comments

[nadjeschda]

Wow, I like =D
Well-written and I loved the concept with the colours (I tend to assign colours to feelings and situations as well - makes everything so much easier - so I can really relate to this.)

...so he seized Moriarty, who was just dark, dark, dark, with no redeeming colour to him.

And this was definitively my favourite sentence of the fic ♥

[patster223]

Thank you very much! I kind of do that as well, makes things simpler. : )

I was actually debating whether to take that line out or not, but I'm glad I didn't! Thanks for telling me how you liked it.

Cheers!
Maddie

[ungalad]

How lovely. I think you describe nicely the way John felt after coming home and how Sherlock changed that. :) Thanks for sharing!

[patster223]

Thank you! I was a little nervous about posting, I'm glad you like it. : )

[glitterary]

I really like the way the colour associations build in this; by the end blue, red, blue, red, blueredbluered the colours seemed very sinister and I thought yes, he's right to be worried about that. Really nicely done.

[patster223]

Ohh, I'm real happy they seemed sinister to you, I was going for an intensity there. Thank you very much for your kind words!

[gekidasa]

Using gray vs color to describe the change in John's life when Sherlock came along is a great idea. And I love how you make the point that John thought he wanted the dull, safe grays,but really he didn't.

[patster223]

I remember in The Blind Banker, John seemed to get that surgery job because he wanted a little more dullness in his life, but in reality, I think he's much happier working with Sherlock. Thank you very much for telling me what you thought! : )

[veronamay]

Oh, I LOVE the comparison of Sherlock to a summer blockbuster. That really spoke to me. And the vibrancy of the colours, also. Excellent.

[patster223]

I'm very fond of that line, thank you for pointing it out! :D And thank you for your lovely comment! <3