Fic - April, 1944 - John/Sherlock - PG-13

[lotherington]

Title: April, 1944
Author: lotherington
’Verse: Long Ago and Far Away
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters/Pairing: John/Sherlock, Victor Trevor, James Moriarty
Summary: WWII AU. April, 1944. A few interesting conversations are had.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None this chapter
Word Count: ~2,200

Comments

[lotherington]

No, I don't excuse Sherlock's repulsive behaviour. No-one other than Victor is aware of what Sherlock said and after dinner, John recognises that Sherlock is upset about something and comforts him, much in the same way as he's done a number of times before. I also really fail to understand how one (misjudged, horrible, disgusting) remark on Sherlock's part constitutes an abusive relationship.

Sherlock isn't being 'all pouty and so mean' because Victor split up with him. It goes far deeper than that and has a lot to with the emotional historical climate in which Sherlock and Victor were conducting their relationship and with Sherlock's previous perception of Victor and of how he sees himself, both in general and in the context of sexuality. Sherlock's inability to deal with or even particularly understand emotions and motivations for 'normal/boring' people is well documented in BBC canon. I'm beginning to think that I assumed a higher level of understanding of the period than I should have done, which I apologise for.

I'm sorry that you feel everything is wrong. I am incredibly busy at the moment but I can assure you I have no such delusion that I am important enough to have hired a ghost writer.