Fic for overnightbivouac: A Soft Murder

[holmesticemods]

Title: A Soft Murder
Recipient: bivouack
Author: keerawa
Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mary Morstan /John Watson
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Potential trigger warnings for transphobia, mentions of underage sex, sexual violence, and omegaverse-style dubious consent
Thanks to: llassah for the beta, and to berlynn_wohl for the moral support.
Summary: The Resurrection of Sherlock

Comments

[bivouack]

this is fascinating, wonderfully written (“the lactonic sweetness of an omega clashing with tannic undertones more typical of an alpha”) and just really, really well done. i’m completely won over by your mary (combat boots!), and watching her go toe to toe with sherlock is one of my favorites. i love the path their verbal sparring takes-“Sherlock needed to push her that last little bit”-and mary’s reaction: “No, I worked long and hard to be exactly who I am. What's your excuse?” just fantastic, all of the dialogue. and this completely killed me, coupled with the sontag quotation: "But then, this morning, she showed me some other photographs she's taken, ones of us together, that she'd no intention of publishing. I suppose I'd always assumed that it was someone's scent that would tell me that they, they cared, but you've always been … unique. And I think perhaps you've been as blind to it as I have. So you need to let me explain this, as clearly as I can."

i love stories like this, moments in a larger narrative, scattered with enticing bits of world-building and glimpses of the past. it really fell together beautifully. thanks again, this was a lovely gift to receive-can’t wait for the reveals so i can read your other work!

[keerawa]

Of course Mary wears combat boots! I had such a good time writing the clash between her and Sherlock, you have no idea. And I am so, so glad that you felt the resonance between the Sontag quote and that key moment.

Thank you for giving me an excuse to write omegaverse. The exploration of the shared fannish space was a terrific experience.