MINI FILL: "404 error: file not found" (1/2)nejemNovember 7 2011, 14:47:00 UTC
Warnings: illness and memory loss, mentioned and implied character deaths, general heartache. OP, I hope this is somewhat what you were looking for but don't hesitate to tell me if I did something wrong! :) I do hope somebody else will try to fill this much better than I tried here with my quick attempt.
Sherlock wakes up and finds a yellow post-it note on the bedside table.
Black, two sugars. Tea with no sugar and a barely detectable hint of milk for John, it says.
He gets up, puts on his old blue dressing gown, leaving it open and free to swish around him as he walks downstairs into the kitchen. He makes coffee following the instructions on the small piece of paper, black with two sugars, and takes a careful sip. He likes it.
John is still sleeping, he'll have to remember to make tea for him later. He takes pen and paper, writes it down and leaves it on the kitchen counter.
Tea, no sugar with a hint of milk.He's out among his beehives when John calls him. Not a minute later he hears soft footsteps behind him on the grass and
( ... )
MINI FILL: "404 error: file not found" (2/2)nejemNovember 7 2011, 14:50:12 UTC
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Sherlock wakes up and finds a green post-it note on the bedside table.
Mycroft is dead.He gets up, puts on his old blue dressing gown, leaving it open and free to swish around him as he walks into the bathroom. John is there, taking a shower
( ... )
Re: MINI FILL: "404 error: file not found" (2/2)nejemNovember 7 2011, 14:56:58 UTC
OP, I just realised I followed your indications about what the notes should say and how they get fewer and fewer as time passes much less than I thought I did... I'm really sorry! If you don't like it I'll delete this, no problem, hopefully someone else will fill this better than I did because I messed up a bit...
Re: MINI FILL: "404 error: file not found" (2/2)bulleteyesNovember 7 2011, 20:15:18 UTC
That was quite beautiful in an honest, painful way. When I finished it I thought of how sad John would be to leave Sherlock when he was most needed and how good it was that they did have so much time together.
Re: MINI FILL: "404 error: file not found" (2/2)nejemNovember 7 2011, 21:22:20 UTC
I wanted it to end in a happier way, I really did, but... I wanted to leave it there and let everybody imagine their own heavenly happy ending if they wanted, it felt right to end it there for some reason I can't explain. I'm really glad it worked for you and you liked it, it wasn't an easy subject to write about :)
Re: MINI FILL: "404 error: file not found" (2/2)nejemNovember 7 2011, 16:39:11 UTC
God. My heart. This is...well, brilliant, of course, but heartbreaking. And that line that you kept repeating! He gets up, puts on his old blue dressing gown, leaving it open and free to swish around him... That killed me. I don't even want to think of a Sherlock who loses his incredible mind. Ahhh, I'm a bundle of emotions. I'm probably going to read this about three more times, because apparently I like pain.
Re: MINI FILL: "404 error: file not found" (2/2)nejemNovember 7 2011, 21:26:45 UTC
I tried to use the repeated lines to sort of symbolize how Sherlock's illness sometimes makes him do or say or remember certain things over and over again, day after day, and it just gets worse and goes on and on. It was... painful to write and picture, even more painful to witness, I guarantee. I'm really happy you liked this sad sad thing, though, your comment is wonderful! :)
OP, I hope this is somewhat what you were looking for but don't hesitate to tell me if I did something wrong! :) I do hope somebody else will try to fill this much better than I tried here with my quick attempt.
Sherlock wakes up and finds a yellow post-it note on the bedside table.
Black, two sugars. Tea with no sugar and a barely detectable hint of milk for John, it says.
He gets up, puts on his old blue dressing gown, leaving it open and free to swish around him as he walks downstairs into the kitchen. He makes coffee following the instructions on the small piece of paper, black with two sugars, and takes a careful sip. He likes it.
John is still sleeping, he'll have to remember to make tea for him later. He takes pen and paper, writes it down and leaves it on the kitchen counter.
Tea, no sugar with a hint of milk.He's out among his beehives when John calls him. Not a minute later he hears soft footsteps behind him on the grass and ( ... )
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Sherlock wakes up and finds a green post-it note on the bedside table.
Mycroft is dead.He gets up, puts on his old blue dressing gown, leaving it open and free to swish around him as he walks into the bathroom. John is there, taking a shower ( ... )
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Thank you so much for your kind words!
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The ending just about killed me. The way you didn't have to say it because the reader knows exactly what you meant...
Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your comment, I'm really glad you liked this :)
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Wonderful job. <3
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Thank you!
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OUCH MY HEART.
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It was the reaction I was hoping to convey, though, it means my job is done and I can go back to lurk in the dark XD Thank you for your comment, dear!
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I WILL NEVER KNOW HAPPINESS AGAIN.
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Not even if I leave you a smile and some love for your comment? ♥ :)
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NO STILL SAD.
<3
I linked to this fill on tumblr, but seriously, it's so marvelous and I've been thinking about it all day.
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