Lorem Ipsum, Master Post
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The Lorem Ipsum Series
by Saathi1013
Beta & Britpick by caoilin_noir
Special Thanks to livia_carica and accioayla
Cover Art (entitled 'Design for Living') by Marie, used with permission.
[view image / comment at tumblr]
The following items in italics apply to the series as a whole:
Pairings: Various permutations of Sarah/John/Sherlock; brief mentions of Molly/'Anthea,' Mycroft/Lestrade, and Harry/Clara.
Rating/Warnings: NC-17 for violence (including attempted noncon and possible (secondary) character death) and sexuality (including, but not limited to: both slash and het content; voyeurism; wholly consensual bloodplay, bondage, pegging, and mild medfet; vague mention of consensual needleplay and breathplay]. Also, issues of addiction and PTSD are addressed.
Spoilers: For s1x01-s1x03 (the entire first series/season).
Author's Notes: see below*.
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Download entire series (including deleted scenes and fanart) as a pdf: [ megaupload ] [ rapidshare ] [ google drive ]
Surveilled
Word Count: ~3,300
Summary: Sarah struggles with dating John, while Sherlock... is distracting. He watches them while they have sex. She catches him. OT3 porn ensues. IT WAS FOR A KINKMEME.
Problems & Solutions, or...
(the full title is long and ridiculous, and included in the text)
Word Count: ~6,000
Summary: How Sarah manages dating John with Sherlock's occassionally (but not always) infuriating involvement.
Bohemian Like You
Word Count: ~4,000
Summary: I have badly mangled A Scandal in Bohemia for my own amusement. See, there's a sex tape threatening an upcoming Royal Wedding...
City Sirens, Violins
Word Count: ~2,000
Summary: Sherlock's POV of the relationship, plus a teensy bit of plot.
The Trick is to Keep Breathing
Word Count: ~4,500
Summary: Wherein things get Difficult, and Metaplot creeps in.
Grace to the Strong
Word Count: ~7,000
Summary: Wherein Compromises are Made, as are Plans; Sherlock gets under Sarah's Skin on a Permanent Basis; Sarah gets Sherlock to say 'I Do;' Chess Analogies are Discarded as Cliché and Irrelevant Besides; and a Choice is Offered.
Lorem Ipsum
Word Count: ~8,600
Summary: Sarah in captivity; John and Sherlock on the hunt. It's not pleasant for anyone.
[ Deleted Scenes]
One Day Like This
Word Count: ~9400
Summary: In which someone dies and their funeral is held; Sarah acquires coping mechanisms; a wedding is held with attendant surprises; and there is a lot of sex.
[Honeymoon Ficlet/Deleted Scene: Wish You Were Here]
Related Stories:
(these were not written to be precisely canon compliant with the Lorem Ipsum series, but they dovetail nicely)
Artifice
Ratings/Pairings: Molly/"Anthea", PG-13
Word Count: ~6100
Summary/Spoilers: Mycroft must get information on Sherlock from somewhere... and that's how Molly meets "Anthea."
Note: Unbeta'd, unBritpicked. You've been warned. (Though I welcome any input).
...and a quick kind-of sequel:
Updates
Ratings/Pairings: Molly/"Anthea", R-ish
Word Count: ~4800
Summary/Spoilers: Molly updates her blog; some specific references to TGG (s1x03).
Note: UnBeta'd, unBritpicked. You've been warned. (though I welcome any input).
Related Stories by Other Authors:
The Penultimate Problem by marysutherland
Rating: R
Pairing: Mycroft Holmes / Greg Lestrade
Warnings: Major character death, swearing, explicit sexual material
Word Count: ~14,000
Summary: Lestrade and Mycroft go to Reichenbach Falls in place of John and Sherlock.
Notes: takes place after 'Lorem Ipsum' and during 'One Day Like This.' Beta'd by blooms84
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Podfic:
Surveilled, by six_two_four
Problems and Solutions, or... by six_two_four
...please let me know if you record / have recorded a podfic for this series, and I will list it here. ^_^
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Art:
'Book Cover' Art for entire series by blanketforyourshock
[tumblr]
'Poster' Art for the entire series by Johnlockcreys
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Design for Living, by Marie
[tumblr]
Surveilled, by Marie
(NSFW)
[tumblr]
Lorem Ipsum, by Marie
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Untitled, by Marie
(NSFW)
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Sarah Sawyer Finger Puppet by Knitmeapony
...please let me know if you do / have done any fanart for this series, and I will list it here. ^_^
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Music:
There are several song references throughout this series, which I have not adequately credited in all of the individual notes. So, for future reference, here is the full list:
'Bohemian Like You' is the title of a song by The Dandy Warhols
... the lyrics don't quite work for the story, but once the title occurred to me, it stuck.
[ youtube ] [ lyrics ]
'City Sirens, Violins' is a lyric from the song 'Mirrorball' by Elbow
[ youtube ] [ lyrics ]
... this is one of the most fitting songs for this show I've heard yet, and missp2010 was ever so kind as to fill my request for a fanvid using it. [ 'Mirrorball' fanvid - Sherlock/John ]
'The Trick is to Keep Breathing' is the title of a song by Garbage
[ youtube ] [ lyrics ]
'Grace to the Strong' is a lyric from the song 'Cold War' by Janelle Monae
[ youtube ] [ lyrics ]
... and one of the lines in the story (Moriarty calling the Sawyer family a 'cloud of starlings') references a lyric from Elbow's 'Starlings'
[ youtube ] [ lyrics ]
'One Day Like This' is the title of a song by (yet again) Elbow
[ youtube ] [ lyrics ]
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* Full Author's Notes:
This series began as a prompt made by livia_carica on the sherlockbbc_fic kinkmeme - she was anonymous at the time, but credit for the smoldering idea that ate my brain belongs to her - which I filled, stopped before the actual threesome happened, then was encouraged to continue filling, because how dare I stop before the Good Stuff??
I did, and the result was 'Surveilled,' which betrays its PWP-styled origins quite readily. I thought that was the end of it. My muse, however, had other ideas. So the second installment was written, and posted also on the kinkmeme. Again, I thought there was nothing more to write...
My main lj icon proudly declares that 'my muse is a whore.' It ain't lyin', folks, and this is evidence why.
Now, there are eight installments to this series, including a coda - and I really truly believe that I'm finished this time! - totalling almost 45,000 words, plus a set of deleted scenes. Along the way, I discovered to my delight that I'd acquired the services of a magnificent, knowledgeable, and immensely patient beta-reader/britpicker, caoilin_noir , made several excellent friends, most notably the cheer-leading, filth-prompting (yeah, blame encouragement for the bloodplay on her), straight-talkin' (when the prose got away from me) accioayla , and somehow inspired work by not one but two stunningly-talented fanartists, Marie and Blanketforyourshock. I don't know how I got so lucky, but these ladies rock my world and both I and this series would be poorer without them.
For all those that have left comments, kudos, and encouragement along the way - especially to those who've followed this series since its inception on the kinkmeme - you have my deepest gratitude. You've made all of the work worthwhile, and I'm truly thankful for your encouragement, enthusiasm, and kindness.
IF ANYONE wishes to write a spinoff, missing scene, remix, or future!fic for this 'verse; record a podfic of any of these installments; or draw fanart of the scenes/situations/characters herein, you have my blessing - I would adore it if I received a nod in your header/notes, and possibly a link back to this series, but even moreso would I love for you to share what you've done with me, so that I might see/hear/read it myself and also add it to this Master Post. Thanks!
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