FIC: Four Times It Didn't Need To Be Said, And One Time It Did

[leopardwrites]

Title: Four Times It Didn't Need To Be Said, And One Time It Did

Pairing: Sherlock/John; background John/Mary

Rating: PG-13

Warning/Spoiler: Minor character death

Note: First fic! Or at least, first I've posted properly for the world to judge... Many thanks to imyourheroine for listening to me whine and picking out my weird grammar issues (some of which I

Comments

[imyourheroine]

You must know how much I adore this fic. I absolutely love their unconventional relationship. How, despite everything, John remains to be Sherlock's. (GUH POSSESSIVE & INSECURE SHERLOCK ASDFGHJKL). I love the little competition between Sherlock and Mary. It's something we all know he'd win anyway. That little scene with John sleeping just made me flail so much. Even in his subconscious.

Just the same, Sherlock's insecurities made me feel so much for him. From the beginning (begging John to come to him -- he's stooped to actually asking!) until the end, when, despite returning to him after John's wife's death, Sherlock is still unsure whether John will stay.

And of course, I love the last part. I love John's patience and understanding for Sherlock's inexperience and fears. I love that, in the end, Sherlock was willing to give it a try because it's John. It's more than sex to him. This is probably my favourite bit: It doesn’t. Irene Adler parading around in no clothes, asking him to ‘dinner’, that wasn’t really alarming. This though? John Watson asking him to willingly make himself more vulnerable than he’s ever been with another person? Perhaps that is somewhat alarming. Sherlock is willing to lay himself bare to John because he trusts him. It's not the physicality of the act, but the meaning behind it.

I absolutely love this fic and I'm so glad I got to help, minor though it was. :)

[leopardwrites]

You are the best and I love you, thank you for putting up with me and helping me with the fic and my LJ noobness!

I still don't know how to take compliments (from you or anyone!) but I am sincerely grateful and enormously glad you enjoyed it.