JWP FIC: “Falling, yes, I am falling”* (BBC-Sherlock)

Jul 06, 2013 10:46

“Falling, yes, I am falling”* (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Summary: John after Sherlock’s fall
Characters: John Watson
Warnings: Reichenbach
Word count: 100
Date: 6 July 2013
Prompt: Poem prompt: Futility, by Wilfred Owen
A/N: The fic is inspired by a poem, but titled from a completely unrelated song. Welcome to my brain.

They wouldn’t let him see the body. )

shadows and light, watson's woes, bbc-sherlock, jwp 2013, fanfiction, drabble

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donutsweeper July 6 2013, 19:31:34 UTC
Oh John!

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monkeybard July 7 2013, 21:14:47 UTC
Doesn't seem right to say "thanks!" but Thanks!

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methylviolet10b July 6 2013, 23:44:43 UTC
Ow ow ow ow ow. This is all painful, but that last line really drives it home. Well done, you. Also, ow.

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monkeybard July 7 2013, 21:15:55 UTC
Sorry for the "ow", and thank you.

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goldvermilion87 July 7 2013, 00:23:42 UTC
Very sad. :-( The last line in particular is so _final_.

(Also, that's one of my favorite Beatles songs ever. :-D)

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monkeybard July 7 2013, 21:16:58 UTC
Thank you.

I love that song, too, although funnily enough I first discovered it as a cover by The Paperboys. Love both versions now.

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gardnerhill July 7 2013, 00:28:33 UTC
The first shock of the bullet is a brisk pinch. - Rudyard Kipling, on grief.

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monkeybard July 7 2013, 21:17:55 UTC
Excellent quote, and most apropos.

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pompey01 July 7 2013, 01:32:14 UTC
:( :( :(

Ow ow ow

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monkeybard July 7 2013, 21:18:28 UTC
Um, sorry? :( Also, thanks!

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