Fic Rec: Tick Tock
Title: Tick Tock
Author: Provocatrixxx
Pairing: Gen
Length: 4,000 words
Rating: T
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: I re-wrote the Tube Carriage scene to take John's Afghanistan tours into account. I also modified the bomb to take reality into account. And I added some context, for fun. And sadness, for impact. And confusion, because I can.
Reccer's comments: This story rewrites the Train Scene from The Empty Hearse with realism and intensity, cutting back and forth between a more realistic version of the bomb and new scenes about John's memories of Afghanistan and the people he knew and lost there. It plays out John's climactic scene with Sherlock in a situation where their shared danger, fear and uncertainty are real. They face death together with 100% less emotional manipulation than the canon version, which for this reader made for a very satisfying fix-it. For those who love the train scene as is, I think you can still enjoy this version as an interesting alternative!
Author: Provocatrixxx
Pairing: Gen
Length: 4,000 words
Rating: T
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: I re-wrote the Tube Carriage scene to take John's Afghanistan tours into account. I also modified the bomb to take reality into account. And I added some context, for fun. And sadness, for impact. And confusion, because I can.
Reccer's comments: This story rewrites the Train Scene from The Empty Hearse with realism and intensity, cutting back and forth between a more realistic version of the bomb and new scenes about John's memories of Afghanistan and the people he knew and lost there. It plays out John's climactic scene with Sherlock in a situation where their shared danger, fear and uncertainty are real. They face death together with 100% less emotional manipulation than the canon version, which for this reader made for a very satisfying fix-it. For those who love the train scene as is, I think you can still enjoy this version as an interesting alternative!