Comments | marysutherland: Under Covers (3/3)

marysutherland

Under Covers (3/3)

Dec 17, 2011 12:37

BBC Sherlock

Spoilers: None

Rating 18 (warning for non-graphic references to rape, explicit het sex, swearing, racism)

Betaed by the wonderful Blooms84

Summary: Sally's going to stop the Lambeth rapist, whatever the cost to John and herself.

Part 1, Part 2

( The briefing meeting next day was in one screen of the cinema at Gloucester, which was bizarre, but effective. )

het, sally's pov, hurt/comfort

Comments 13

rabidsamfan December 17 2011, 15:53:02 UTC

That's utterly gorgeous. Just plain beautiful, and I'm so glad you wrote it. Thank you. There's a special place in my head for stories like this one, and I'll be back to read it often.

marysutherland December 19 2011, 12:20:48 UTC

I'm glad it worked for you. It isn't a pairing I'd want to write all the time, but it did let me write about some very interesting topics.

maggie_conagher December 17 2011, 16:40:21 UTC

Thank you for finishing, and so quickly. This one's a keeper.

Real ppl w/ real problems.

I couldn't be sure of the ending and enjoyed letting you drive.

Something new, lovely.

marysutherland December 19 2011, 12:24:50 UTC

I think BBC!Sherlock is poised strangely between the realistic characters (Lestrade, Molly, Sarah etc) and the larger-than-life ones (Sherlock, Mycroft, Moriarty), with John as the bridge between them. So I do enjoy sometimes writing about the practical problems people have with relationships, trying to get something to work even when it's perhaps not quite what they expected. I can't say what the future might hold for this John and Sally, but I think they might have good times finding out ;-)

impishtubist December 17 2011, 18:06:45 UTC

This was absolutely incredible and gorgeous. I am not a fan of het, and it takes a truly wonderful story to make me like it - this is one of those stories. Thank you so much for writing it. I will definitely be back for a re-read (or two!).

marysutherland December 19 2011, 12:27:33 UTC

I find het hard to write now, after doing so much slash and femslash: it's hard to get equality in the relationship, show it working for both of a pair. But I think this is one het pairing that might work out quite well, because John isn't an alpha male and can respect a strong woman, without being a pushover.

morganstuart December 17 2011, 18:59:56 UTC

Absolutely fantastic. What a satisfying ending. I love where you took these characters and what you brought out of them. I can see this seamlessly following from BBC canon.

shehasathree December 18 2011, 00:29:24 UTC

Eee! Hooray for Molly and Sally. :D