Re: Fill: Fear of Touch
anonymous
August 16 2011, 06:36:25 UTC
So Sherlock starts being- well, subtle is not the word for it and considerate doesn't really nail it either. He makes a habit of standing closer, brushing his arm against John's from time to time. It's intensely irritating, but it gets a fraction less frightening every time. When they hand each other something, Sherlock looks at him, dares him to make it a brush of fingers or a short touch. It doesn't work every time, but sometimes John manages. It's a rush to overcome it, leaves him feeling slightly nauseous with fear and a bit euphoric and smiling wobbly at Sherlock's smug little grin. "Pass me my phone," Sherlock says one day and John knows what this is about. "Where is it?" "Jacket." John wants to protest for a moment, but then he just sighs, resigned. Time for a new challenge it seems.
Moritarty is standing with his back to John and John is seething with anger. This arrogant man-child. He insisted on putting the ear bud into John's ear himself, touched his face. Gloated. And now he thinks that John is harmless, too damaged to be dangerous. Someone you can turn your fucking back on. John wants to kill him, he wants to cut his hands off and throw them into his face. He wants Sherlock to get out. He can do it. If there is a moment to be brave, this is it. Think of it as exposure therapy.
OP here! - Re: Fill: Fear of TouchnejemAugust 16 2011, 13:42:23 UTC
Oh my, anon, anon! This was wonderful, absolutely wonderful: as the anon above me said, I really loved how you took different scenes from the episodes and described them through the eyes of John's phobia, it was... fascinating, interesting, a little heartbreaking, wonderful!
Also your choice for John's phobia was very interesting, I liked how you fit it with the episodes!
When they hand each other something, Sherlock looks at him, dares him to make it a brush of fingers or a short touch. It doesn't work every time, but sometimes John manages. It's a rush to overcome it, leaves him feeling slightly nauseous with fear and a bit euphoric and smiling wobbly at Sherlock's smug little grin.
"Pass me my phone," Sherlock says one day and John knows what this is about.
"Where is it?"
"Jacket."
John wants to protest for a moment, but then he just sighs, resigned. Time for a new challenge it seems.
Moritarty is standing with his back to John and John is seething with anger. This arrogant man-child. He insisted on putting the ear bud into John's ear himself, touched his face. Gloated. And now he thinks that John is harmless, too damaged to be dangerous. Someone you can turn your fucking back on. John wants to kill him, he wants to cut his hands off and throw them into his face.
He wants Sherlock to get out.
He can do it. If there is a moment to be brave, this is it. Think of it as exposure therapy.
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Also your choice for John's phobia was very interesting, I liked how you fit it with the episodes!
Well done, anon, well done indeed! I loved this!
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