Sherlock Fanfiction: Immunology

[saki101]

Author: Saki101
Genre: Slash
Rating: PG
Length: ~3500 words
Warning: AU, episode-related, post-The Reichenbach Fall
Disclaimer: I don't own BBC's Sherlock and no money is being made.
Author's notes: This is a continuation of The Other Experiments Series which forms an AU frame for the Experiments Series. Immunology is set after Locked

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[saki101]

Part II of the reply!

His [Sherlock's] blood had confirmed his diagnosis, some of Moriarty’s cells had remained in his system. In each slide Mike had prepared, neutrophils were swarming over the one or two blood-like cells which were not Sherlock’s. John’s neutrophils. Sherlock was not given to anthropomorphising microbiological processes, but fury had seemed the only word to describe the speed at which the neutrophils had been devouring Moriarty’s cells.

Is some tweaking needed to make this clearer?

I see your cobra motif (and now with added solar disk! is that a reference to Ancient Egyptian mythology?)!

Here I was mainly reacting to the scene on the roof, especially the cinematography. The way the sun was shown behind Sherlock was so evocative and all the references to angels and Sherlock stating that he definitely wasn't one. Of course, he was performing in whatever way might work to control Moriarty, so who knows if there is anything to these words other than that, but I decided to treat it as though there were. (The camera may have been giving us Moriarty's viewpoint there, I suppose, but I thought I'd treat it as an omniscient POV.)

The mystery of Sherlock's goal regarding John is what got me started on this fic! I was not at all convinced the financial reason Sherlock offers ("between the two of us we ought to be able to afford it"). Considering his clothing, his constant use of taxis, his disinterest in being paid for his work (which almost amounts to offense - Blind Banker) and his nonchalant offer of his bank card to John, I can't accept that Sherlock is short of funds. So, I think he had something else in mind when he decided to seek a flatmate. Companionship? Something more?

In Other Experiments the answer I put forward is that Sherlock is feeling a strong urge to have a companion, a close companion, and rather than pursue the human route to that end (as Mycroft suggests he could), Sherlock prefers to pursue the more complex route that is only available to the few that are like Sherlock and Mycroft.

Thank you for engaging in this discussion. It is great fun and helpful.

(I am hoping LJ does not eat this comment this time! It seems it was too long.)

[chapbook]

FYI: a link to images of cobras with solar discs: here
It's fun how an ancient mythology, and now the combination of contemporary cinematography and fanfiction are linking similar objects (cobra, sun).

Is some tweaking needed to make this clearer?

No, I think that passage is fine. I mostly wanted confirmation to see if my interpretation of what was going on was on track.

And I'm glad that you and others are having creative responses to the quirks and contradictions we see in this series!

<3