Rentboy On Montague Street [CHAPTER TWO] NC-17

[theshockblanket]

Title: Rentboy On Montague Street
Rating: NC-17
Chapter: 2/?
Pairings: None presently, possible S/J later (presently pre-John). Not S/L.
Themes/warnings: male prostitution (therefore dubcon) drug abuse, some violence, mentions of past OC child cancer.
Summary: Twenty-two year-old Sherlock plunges headfirst into the gritty London underworld of

Comments

[mahmfic]

lovely update. i actually read chapter 1 on ao3 and checked there to see if there was an update since you said you were going to update this or your rome story today. checked ao3 and this wasn't updated so i checked here and huzzah! can't wait for more on both stories btw. my heart broke when sherlock saw no texts from mycroft. and yes i remember my first cell phone, a nokia... circa 2004. loved that thing. so what side effects is sherlock having exactly??

[theshockblanket]

Aw, thank you for checking! Your enthusiasm means a lot to me x) Yeah, good old Nokia :D
Umm, you mean the condition? I'm going to deal with explaining that over the next couple of chapters, but the effects are chiefly the sweats, the stiffness in his knees and jaw anhis collapsing everywhere, etc. Also cocaine suppresses hunger so Sherlock is going to be dizzy from that.

Did you think t worked with Lestrade? I've never written about him before, so I'm feeling my way a little, haha :3

Yeah, I"m hoping to post it to AO3 tonight - stupid internet cut out while I was formatting it over there! Writing this on my phone :(

ETA: A slightly cleaner version is now up on Ao3, though it's mainly just corrections for commas and stuff, you're not missing anything :D

[labellecreation]

I love the fact you are showing the true picture of what life as an addict would be. with the illness and the pain. Jab of pain to my heart too at the bit where Lestrade witnessed Sherlock fall, and the battery low...quite the metaphor for him too, not surprised it made him cry.

[theshockblanket]

Thank you! I wasn't sure if this would be what people wanted to read - there is no John, Lestrade dismisses him as just another junkie (which is in all fairness what I would have done) and this is all a bit more grim than I'm used to, so. :3

I have never taken drugs or been friends (to my knowledge) with anyone who has, so I can only rely on what I read online (that search history is still looking iffy...) I hope it does come across as a true picture! :)

Thanks again x)

[dioscureantwins]

Oh, this hurts. The loneliness, the horrid loneliness, both for Sherlock and Lestrade. Your clean dry writing style, stripped to the bone, conveys the bleakness of their situation in a wonderful way.
Great update.
Thank you and goodbye!

[theshockblanket]

Thank you! I am very much going for a minimalistic style with this, so I'm pleased that came across. And I definitely feel that Lestrade is lonely, but that doesn't mean they'll gel together instantly...

Also, your icon, mmmm.

[ceruleanblue312]

Enjoying this a great deal and was excited you had updated.

Yes, Lestrade definitely works and the part about losing his son and connecting that to a sick Sherlock is very interesting. Looking forward to the next part!

[theshockblanket]

I'm relieved that you felt Lestrade worked - I was quite concerned about that side of it! Hopefully the next update won't take as long, although I'm hoping to update my Rome fic next, to keep things even. I should never have started this WIP when I was supposed to be committed to Rome! Anyway, thanks again :D :D

[labellecreation]

No! Thank you, you are bringing thst manip I made to life! I'm meeting bee tommorow so I'll ask her if she doesn't mind me cropping out John so you can use it as an illustration to yours- I might even ask her if I can add Lestrade in there instead, in which case my internet search will be for a younger looking Rupert Graves. :-)

[blue_midnight]

\o/

I realise this might seem an odd reaction to this fic, when it's so angsty and painful, but Sherlock beginning to be obsessed with crime rather than drugs is a cause for celebration I think!

I just love this fic, how broken everyone is. Lesrade and Sherlock both. It hurts and seems so real.

It's just really good writing. <3

[blue_midnight]

Oh! And I loved your description of Lestrade's work. That horrid man is so believable - why do people like that exist bloody everywhere? - and the taking a break in the loo thing. You know your job is a bit shit when you do that for a break. xD

[theshockblanket]

I was sure I replied to this!! Sorry :( I'm so relieved you like it! I was worried about the content being a bit too depressing and gritty, as I think people prefer more positive fics :/ But it seems people like it so far xD And god, yes. I have met so many people like Athelney. I follow the political news but I form my own opinions. There is a pro-Sarkozy thing around here but I prefer Hollande. But we are not in France so I accept that the French citizens know far more about it than me! I don't even know why I'm on about this... my point is that Athelney is a bit of a smarmy dick xD And yeah, I imagine so ;) I want to deal with Lestrade's smoking habit too, where do you think he's at with that? I am curious as to people's opinions :P

Anyway I will stop rambling. Thanks again!! :)

[blue_midnight]

No, it's nice to read a fic that deals realistically with drug addiction. Gritty and depressing is good. :)

Not sure about the smoking, but him smoking now would work for me.