Shadow - 2/2

[qthebadwolf]

Title: Shadow - 2/2
Rating: PG
Pairing: Sherlock/John (sort of)
Word Count: 4,212
Disclaimer: Sherlock belongs to Auntie Beeb and Uncle Moff; Sherlock Holmes belongs to the world.
Spoilers: None, really.
Warnings: parental alcoholism, family dysfunction, death of a pet
Thanks: to my lovely beta/Britpickers ilovewales , mountland, and oncelikeshari  ...all lingering mistakes are just me

Comments

[donutsweeper]

oh wow, I love this

[errantcomment]

That's a great cat.
This was a really lovely story, good plotting and pacing and everything. :P
Thanks. ^^

[fisher_queen]

*Sniffle* Makes me wonder if my best cat ever will someday return to me in human form. This is beautiful and so sweet and that cat is a DEAD RINGER for Sherlock.

[qthebadwolf]

I don't exactly believe in reincarnation (bit agnostic about that sort of thing), but I do love the idea that our loved ones might be able to return to us somehow. Human, feline, or otherwise.

The cat: I KNOW RIGHT?? I got very, very lucky on my image search, finding one that looked so much like Sherlock on the very first page. I think I had to find out what breeds had those trademark long faces and then hunt for a picture of a black one.

[ningen_demonai]

Oh oh this was perfect in all kindsa ways. I love the dynamics between all the characters and how you flesh all of them out to be so real and wondrous. Although now I'm doubly afraid for John, because if that's how he reacts to Shadow's death (which I was wibbling so hard at), how is he going to survive Reichenbach?

[qthebadwolf]

Thanks! Very glad the characters lived and breathed for you; I really worked hard to get their quirks and relationships right.

I admit, I do want to see wibbly!John at Reichenbach, yesindeedy. (Though I want to see fainty!John in "The Empty House" much, much more.) :)

[mygoldenbuttons]

I love animals, so you had me from the first. And I too tear up when a pet dies (brings back too many memories of too many lost friends!)
I've never seriously considered reincarnation, but I love your quote from Baskervilles. The other day, my mother's half sister's daughter (my almost cousin whom I've never met because she was adopted out as a baby) changed her profile photo on Facebook. My parents both thought it was a photo of my daughter.

[qthebadwolf]

I've had people tell me that nothing rips your guts out like the death of a pet, and I definitely agree...speaking as someone who's lost several significant humans in my life, absolutely nothing can match the loss of an animal for sheer heart-splitting grief.

And yeah, I don't really believe in reincarnation either, but I do think it's a lovely idea.