Fic: Chameleon

[velvet_mace]

Title: Chameleon
Pairing: Eventual Sherlock/John, iffily platonic Harry/John, spoilery: eventual Sebastian Moran/John
Rating: R
Features/Warnings: Crossover with the Sentinel, AU, Plotfic. Forced Bonding, Non-con, coersion, imprisonment, incesty vibes, mild violence.
Summary: Written for This Prompt: In a world filled with Sentinels with

Comments

[xandrabelle]

OMG you fulfill all my fanfic desires. I have been on such a Sentinel kick lately and I adore crossovers with that fandom. Thank you for feeding the hungry fangirl. I eagerly anticipate reading more!

[velvet_mace]

I'm on a Sentinel Kick too. God the whole Fanon around bonding. I'm so immersed sometimes I forget that Blair wasn't actually an empath and Jim never actually pinned him down and bit him while making sweet, sweet mind-sex. That whole thing is Fanon -- I think Susan might be the one who came up with it, or at least she's the one who really nailed it.

What's cool is that the fandom is still reasonably active despite the show being off the air for what, a decade?

[lindentreeisle]

Forgive me for asking again, I wasn't sure if you were too busy for my request before or if you just missed it amidst the millions of comments on the meme...But I was wondering if you could link me to any good bonding!au fic? I've found a bit by googling around, but we have pretty similar tastes and I'd like to hear about any good stuff you've found, if you have the time.

[velvet_mace]

These are my favorites so far:

Obviously: Observations in Sentinels & Guides in Victorian London. The fic is awesome, but the writer is terrible at linking forward, so this is the last part of the last chapter. Use the links at the top to go to the beginning.

The one I think started it off: Susan's GDP fics She's HUGE on Blair whump, light on porn, but has the mythos completely nailed.

Mountain Pass is a nice AU version of Jim and Blair meeting and bonding in the woods. Blair gets some nice H/C, which makes a nice antidote for the Blair whump in many of these.

Sentinel Justice actually has some casefic thrown in, along with the Guide-whump, coersed bonding.

Here's an SGA bonding one Unfortunately it's haphazardly linked and tagged, but suffice it that chapter 9 isn't the last one, and I think you might have to hunt for chapter 11 as well. But it's worth it. It's still a WIP but still good.

Moonhunt This one's interesting because it really brings in the whole pack/primal kind of thing. Plus the idea that if you are a guide

[celesteel]

Wonderful!

[velvet_mace]

Thank you!

[eightnoon]

This is so good. I love the idea of John's "ordinariness" being his greatest power. It works perfectly with the imagine I generally have of John which is a modest BAMF in an ordinary-disguise. I also feel for Harry. I hope she'll be all right without John around.

[velvet_mace]

I really like the idea of being ordinary as being a super-power. And you think of it, yeah, John is portrayed as an "ordinary man" and yet if you think of what he's actually done what he's willing to do, there is nothing at all ordinary about him. "Nothing ever happens to me" yeah right! He totally down plays himself.

[sevenswells]

NEW STORY! Yay!! And it is awesome! I have no idea what Sentinel is, but I'm loving this a lot!

[velvet_mace]

Yay! That was what I was hoping for. I really can't expect too many people to know what the Sentinel is -- much less be familiar with the popular Fanon AU version of it, so I tried to give enough backstory to make it make sense without it.

[kholly]

I like this excuse to go back and read the early bits again. There's so much in here that's a little bit heart breaking knowing what's coming later. Even just within this chapter, Harry's excitement up in the tree because she's always wanted this, and then fear standing in front of the tower because she never really understood it and suddenly that becomes clear.

I think she never tried to understand it, just always bought the party line. Going on about how wonderful it would be if John were a Guide and not really listening to why he doesn't think that's such a great idea. ...they get to go with their Sentinel. Who wouldn’t want that? It's been put like that to them for generations and she never questioned it. And even later I don't think she questioned that part of it. It makes me want to hug John.

You rock ordinary. You have a talent for ordinary.
I remember enjoying that line the first time I read it and this time it actually made me laugh.

[velvet_mace]

Yeah, the reality does come depressingly down on her. Being a Sentinel is not roses and it takes a toll on her. The whole situation with the lack of Guides has mucked up the system to a horrible extent. When there's not enough of something to go around, people can get pretty damn paranoid and protective of it.