for kate_lear: "Not untwist these last strands of man"

[innie_darling]

Original Author: kate_lear
Original Story Title: The Mind Has Mountains
Original Story Link: http://kate-lear.livejournal.com/15806.html
Original Story Pairings: Sherlock/John
Original Story Rating: R
Original Story Warnings: References to bi-polar disorder
Remix Author: lindentreeisle
Remix Story Title: Not

Comments

[kate_lear]

Oh wow. I've read this through a few times now, trying to formulate an articulate comment, and I'm not sure how well I've succeeded but just... wow. Sherlock's descriptions of his days as colours when he's young is just perfect, and the rest of his childhood is sad but also yes, I can definitely see it happening like that.

It's sad, but also beautiful, particularly his interaction with John at the end, and I love it. Thank you so much for doing such a marvellous job.

[lindentreeisle]

Thank you so much; I'm glad it pleased you. :)

I know the backstory I created wasn't the one you were necessarily picturing, but it was easy for me to read Sherlock's black moods as depression. (Although I agree that Sherlock isn't bi-polar, if only because his "up" moods aren't diagnostically manic, in my armchair-psychologist opinion. Basingstoke wrote in John's voice once, "I think the work drives his moods, rather than the moods driving the work" and I agree.) Anyway, I got caught up on your line about John supposing that Sherlock had always been left alone to deal with things, in the past.

I like to think both stories are hopeful in tone, even if John isn't a magical solution to all Sherlock's problems.

[lady_ganesh]

I appreciate, actually, that John is not a magical solution. I've read quite enough of those stories, kthks.

[lindentreeisle]

Ugh, yeah. Ain't that the truth.

[kate_lear]

It really did please me, I loved it a lot :) And yes, the endings to both feel quite hopeful...

[kate_lear]

PS - needless to say, do feel free to link to/from this fic on AO3. And please could you maybe PM me when it's up on your LJ? I'd like to link to it from the original, if that's ok, so that people find their way over their to read this one too.

[lindentreeisle]

:D Thanks.

I'll give you the links when I get it up both places.

[lindentreeisle]

http://archiveofourown.org/works/830426

http://lindentreeisle.livejournal.com/649328.html

[kate_lear]

Thanks for the links! I've just accepted your 'Related work notification' on AO3, and will add a link to LJ. Sorry it's taken me so long to get round to this - RL has been keeping me off fandom space lately...

[lindentreeisle]

Hey, I don't judge. :) Given that it took me a month to get the fic posted on my own accounts, I really can't.

Thanks for the linkback. :D