Fic: Cooperative Principle - 6/8 (BBC Sherlock)

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Title: Cooperative Principle
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 6.3k this part, 56k overall
Betas: vyctori and seijichan
Disclaimer: Do not own.
Summary: As the newest instructor at St. Bart's, John has been explicitly warned to never do Sherlock Holmes any favours. Too bad the sex is so good.
Warnings: explicit sex, dubcon, PTSD, panic attacks

Comments

[teahigh]

Man, I had just finished telling someone that I hoped this story would update when it showed up on my flist, haha. Sad it's two chapters away from being over. The best stories always end too soon!

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Thanks!

[airynothing]

Oh, oh, oh.

Half a page before the end I was preparing a comment starting with either "Sherlock is the worst psychotherapist in the world!" or "Sherlock attacks relationships with logic, this is not to be missed", but then you did that impossibly, hopelessly romantic thing at the end, and, in the immortal words of Tumblr, I can't even.

[aprilstarchild]

"in the immortal words of Tumblr, I can't even."

For some reason I am in love with this quote.

[bendingsignpost]

Thanks! I really want to know where the turn around moment was because, yes, I am very aware of the ridiculous that is Sherlock and his flailing romance logic.

[airynothing]

The only part of the end where I wasn't still thinking "worst/logickiest psychotherapist in the world" was the final five paragraphs. Not because they change what Sherlock is doing there - but they just changed the tone and overwhelmed me with different feels.

[alltoseek]

Well, I'm not even with the predictions anymore. But yeah, duh John, Sherlock wants you to stay. Isn't that why he was arguing with you about not leaving him for that past 15 minutes? Because he doesn't want you to leave. Not leaving = staying.

I know all about perception filters though. Many of my kids have never been able to hear what people actually say to them. It gets all twisted up in weird ways. Didn't think of it affecting John that badly. But Sherlock's words and actions can be very confusing, not to mention that reputation for manipulation, so I give John all my understanding. The kitchen-door slamming thing, for instance.

But in that last scene it's pretty clear Sherlock wants John to stay. Motives could still be up in the air, I suppose.

Loved John chasing after Sherlock, seducing him - wonderful! :D

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Thanks! I aim to thwart expectation.

The kitchen-door slamming thing, for instance.

Curious you say that, because at no point does the door get slammed. Sherlock shuts the door when John is adverse to physical contact and avoiding eye contact.

[jademac2442]

Gorgeous.

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Thanks!

[lindentreeisle]

Poor John. He has the worst self-esteem issues, I swear to god. I know Sherlock saw them because he's mentioned them before, but he obviously didn't realize they were affecting the entire foundation of the relationship.

You know, I'm so used to the fics where Sherlock interprets the relationship completely wrong and fucks it all up, it's interesting to see John doing it. ;)

[aprilstarchild]

"You know, I'm so used to the fics where Sherlock interprets the relationship completely wrong and fucks it all up, it's interesting to see John doing it. ;)"

SO TRUE!!

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You know, I'm so used to the fics where Sherlock interprets the relationship completely wrong and fucks it all up, it's interesting to see John doing it. ;)

That's exactly what I wanted to do here. Because when it's Sherlock getting it wrong, we always trust John to still be true and loyal and honest. But if it's John getting it wrong, we can't be sure it's entirely John getting it wrong, because Sherlock isn't quite as trustworthy. Much more up in the air that way.

[lindentreeisle]

True! I am kind of on sherlock's side right now though- he seems so honestly confused when he comes up against John's preconceptions about the basis for the relationship.