I really loved this. Dark yet plotty, and you've even redeemed Donovan. Super BAMF!John. I loved the background of Sherlock's sectioning. Cholera! One of my favorite bits was the scene in the hospital with the teenager attempting to taunt them. Very well done fic, loved it!
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the story. I feel like Sally has room for some fun character development and growth in the coming season and figured I'd be more likely to get that if I did it myself :)
Delightful fic! I loved the part where you had me momentarily suspicious that Sherlock did it in a cocaine-fueled haze. And I loved that John managed to rescue himself.
Yay! I wasn't sure that brief "did he or didn't he" moment would work, so I'm glad to hear of your suspicions. And yeah, John's not your average damsel in distress. Every time someone kidnaps him or Sherlock I always want to take their hands and say, "Honey, no, this is going to end so, so badly for you. Just give up nwo and save yourself some pain and probable death."
Now I want a whole fic of John being like, "I'm wearing a plaid shirt and a jumper. And sandals*. Why?" and Sherlock being like, "This isn't arousing, what are we doing wrong?" and John's face very firmly meeting his palm before he goes to the loo at work and calls Sherlock and explains how phone sex is supposed to be done and winds up with an erection at work again.
(* as seen in ASiB - Oh John, really? Sandals indoors?)
Er, I mean, thank you and I'm glad you liked the story! Problematic relationships are far more fun to get into ficwise than the easy ones, I think.
Wow. I'm amazed: how can a story be so very dark, yet also sexy and warm in a happy way? This is a combination rarely found. And the character voices and details---particularly for Sherlock and Mycroft--were just note-perfect.
Thank you! I will be rec'ing this in my next recs post.
"so very dark, yet also sexy and warm in a happy way" - this makes me very pleased indeed! It's a mix I strive for in a lot of my work and it's always awesome to know I sometimes succeed.
Mycroft is love, though I suspect Gatiss gets an unholy glee out of knowing there is fanfic out there with a character he's played. I base this solely on the (fairly terrible) erotica he himself has written in the past.
Thank you for the rec, btw. As a new writer in this fandom I'm very grateful.
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(* as seen in ASiB - Oh John, really? Sandals indoors?)
Er, I mean, thank you and I'm glad you liked the story! Problematic relationships are far more fun to get into ficwise than the easy ones, I think.
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Thank you! I will be rec'ing this in my next recs post.
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Mycroft is love, though I suspect Gatiss gets an unholy glee out of knowing there is fanfic out there with a character he's played. I base this solely on the (fairly terrible) erotica he himself has written in the past.
Thank you for the rec, btw. As a new writer in this fandom I'm very grateful.
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