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[beansidhe_baby]

Title: Emoting isn't just a smilie
Author: beansidhe_baby
Wordcount: 471
Summary: Sally and Sherlock are taken prisoner together; they bicker (in a nice way).
Characters/Pairing: Sherlock Holmes, Sally Donovan, hints of John/Sherlock
Author's Note: I recently came to the conclusion that Sally and Sherlock ARE McCoy and Spock, and, in celebration of this

Comments

Clearly

[sursum_ursa]

Genius.

I especially love her no-nonsense tone at the end when she figures out what he needs to deal with the situation.

'No, honestly Lestrade, he NEEDS me to be a blunt, stern figure. If I try nice he just folds up and sobs!'

Sally's such an interesting character, I always like her to get some page-time.

Re: Clearly

[beansidhe_baby]

I love Sally, I really do, and I love the dynamic she and Sherlock have. I think that they could be epic frenemies.

Sherlock is a strange creature when it come to emotions. He doesn't like being vulnerable, not with John, not with Mycroft, not at all. Sincerity is not something he copes with well. That said, I didn't want to let him off the hook for being a deliberate arsehole, hence the "stop being a prick" bit. XD

Re: Clearly

[sursum_ursa]

And that's why I like her. Everyone else sort of expects him to be a callous, princessy nightmare and ignores him. She calls him on it. She expects him to do better. :)

Re: Clearly

[beansidhe_baby]

He gets away with a hell of a lot, especially in fandom where we think Sherlock being horrible to someone is fine, but them reacting negatively in any way is unfair on poor baba Sherlock. In the show as well, people tend to let a lot slide. That's probably why he doesn't get with Sally, because, as you say, she doesn't put up with his shit. I think a few years of living with John and he'll be self aware enough to cringe about his behaviour in retrospect.

Re: Clearly

[sursum_ursa]

Fanon...yeah. Sherlock sometimes gets more license than he does in canon. When I wrote 'Things I Did Not Want To Do Today by DS Donovan' (yeah, long title) I wanted to have Sherlock be...himself, and Sally be herself, and them still to both be cool without actually having to like each other.

Fanon is more lenient than canon. In canon John doesn't let Sherlock get away with things. Particularly in TBB and TGG, he gets very upset by Sherlock being tactless and unfeeling.

I think Sherlock will end up becoming more heroic. At the moment he's much less likeable than his ACD!Canon counterpart, who was arrogant but also charming, and more aware of his flaws. I LOVE the BBC interpretation of the character, though. He's awesome and dreadful at the same time. And there's so much space for development, which is what you want. A perfectly-formed Holmes is great, but a formative hero who's not naturally inclined that way is AWESOME.

Re: Clearly

[beansidhe_baby]

I must check that one out, it sounds very interesting.

I suppose the difference between people's reaction to him in canon and in the fandom is that he gets to insult Lestrade et all and still work with them because they need him, whereas he gets to be rude and we still like him because he's funny and interesting and sympathetic. My favourite parts of the series are when he and John are fighting over what is and isn't acceptable, because I love when he is challenged like that. I definitely see him growing more as a character over time. Comparatively, he's much younger than we usually see Holmes and I don't think he's quite settled yet. John is very good for him, in that respect, I think.

Basically, I agree with you. Flawed characters are great, character development is great. XD

Re: Clearly

[beansidhe_baby]

Also, thinking back now, what with Lestrade's drugs bust and such, Sherlock doesn't really get let off in canon, I think I was misremembering things through a fandom-tinted lens. So, my bad there.

Also, you seem pretty groovy, is it ok if I friend your journal?

Re: Clearly

[sursum_ursa]

Absolutely! More friends = better. You seem quite cool yourself. :)