for brighteyed_jill: “Negotiable (The Frail and Faithful Heart Remix)”

[nox_candida]

Original Author: brighteyed_jill
Original Story Title: I Don’t Buy It; It’s Not For Sale
Original Story Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/856827
Original Story Pairings: Sherlock/John
Original Story Rating: Teen and up
Original Story Warnings/Content Notes: Prostitution
Remix Author: lindentreeisle
Remix Story Title: Negotiable (The Frail and Faithful Heart Remix

Comments

[brighteyed_jill]

Squuueeeeee! All the squees for you, dear anon! First of all, I love that a line from the poem that inspired the original title made it into your title, too; it works perfectly here. This little AU story is very near and dear to my heart, so I was thrilled to see you expanding the world. His banter with Irene (and her insightfulness) was great. Their speculations about Sherlock's motives were fun to read, as were John's clearly besotted descriptions of him. This exchange I especially loved:

“For someone who adores me, you don’t seem bothered that this bloke was trying to steal me from you,” John said.

Irene outright laughed at the half-teasing remark. “I know for a fact this isn’t the first time you’ve been offered a deal to leave the agency, or to become someone’s kept man. Clients are always trying to cut the agency out, it’s part of the business.” She propped her chin one hand and scrutinized his face in a way that made him want to turn away. “No, what interests me is that this Siger’s offer interests you.”

I love all the details of the world you've included here (John's awareness that he's aging out of the profession, Irene's polished image, Kate's ambiguous role); they make the story delightfully rich. And your prose is so well-polished and beautiful! In short, anon, I love this. I feel like a very lucky remixee!

[unovis]

ETA: thread fail. Reposted below

[lindentreeisle]

:D Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. (Yeah, yeah, not a gift exchange, but that's always one of my goals...and I love your work, so there's that, too.)

I actually have a lot of fun doing poetry analysis when the situation calls for it, so it was an easy choice to draw the title from the poem. ;) I just latched right onto that line you had implying that Irene was running John's escort agency and decided that obviously they were friends, and obviously John would head to hers for a post-mortem the next day.

This was terribly good fun to write; I'm glad I had the opportunity.