My Favourite Hobby

[chocolamousse]

Title: My Favourite Hobby
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Category: Romance
Rating: PG-13
Beta: The amazing verityburns
Word count: 1594
Translation into Chinese available here (thank you, Lowtension!) and into Russian available here and here (thank you, Little_Unicorn!).
Summary: John loves going to the theatre. So does Sherlock - but only if John is with him. And

Comments

[verityburns]

You've killed me by posting this when I absolutely do not have time to comment as it deserves! I loved it then, I love it now - and I will be back!!!

[chocolamousse]

Hmmm. First Atlin says she went to bed at half past two in the morning and now you tell me you're super-busy. Please tell me that Sherlock is involved. That writing is involved. That porn is involved. :D

[verityburns]

*sighs happily*

A weekend at 'Sherlopalooza' was involved, so that would be a tick in all your boxes, I think! Now that I am back home it has been absolutely lovely to re-read this at my leisure and it's just as beautiful as I remember, if not more so.

I think we have in common an enjoyment of exploring different perspectives, and revealing the misunderstandings which underly so many interactions, and you do it brilliantly here.

I love the John POV section and it sets the scene perfectly... but I must admit that it's Sherlock's voice which really tugs on my heart strings - so many phrases stand out and make me inhale just a little more sharply than I normally would. To select just a few:

- 'I consented. But I sighed a lot to compensate

[chocolamousse]

I still can't quite believe that sometimes I am the one who writes a fic and you are the one who leaves a comment, but I think I could get used to it. :D And once more it's a comment which leaves me grinning like a happy idiot. Thank you so much for quoting the lines you like best, I love that! And never apologize for quoting too long a passage! I have the slight feeling I did that a hundred times in your fics. *coughs*

I love the John POV section and it sets the scene perfectly... but I must admit that it's Sherlock's voice which really tugs on my heart stringsMe too! Of course I needed to have John's POV first but I remember that while I was writing it I felt like telling my future readers, "No! Don't stop reading at once! I know it's not thrilling right now but it's on purpose, it will be better very soon!" :D John is lovely in his quiet happiness, but Sherlock with his quivering heart is... *sighs* Well, you know what I mean. :D

[verityburns]

As I have just observed to Atlin, who is sitting on my beanbag (hopefully) writing porn - your replies to comments are more hilarious and better written than many actual fics!

Sherlopalooza was brilliant, we had a great time! Too hectic for anything really collaborative, but there was a kind of 'communal prompt' thing going on, so there may be related 221Bs later in the week (although these are clearly not my area!)

Thank you so much for the recs, I am honoured!!

[chocolamousse]

Verity answered, and I deeply regret I'm not an artist because I'd be now painting an allegory, something awe-inspiring and solemn, called Atlin Writing Porn on a Beanbag at Verity's Place. It would be grand, I tell you. There would be heels in a corner and everything.