Comments | lindentreeisle: [Fic] Not untwist these last strands of man

lindentreeisle

[Fic] Not untwist these last strands of man

Jun 04, 2013 18:52

Title: Not untwist these last strands of man
Pairings: John/Sherlock
Rating: G
Warnings: mentions of depression
Beta: HiddenLacuna (thanks for helping sort out the ending, especially!)

Remix of: The Mind Has Mountains by Kate_lear. Kate_lear was one of the first authors I read in the fandom, and I've always admired and respected her work. It was ( Read more... )

fanfic, sherlock holmes

Comments 6

bulleteyes June 5 2013, 00:27:26 UTC

Two of my favorite authours tackling a subject I understand too well. Even as a child I knew the black days. You've written an excellent piece to accompany hers. I am hoping you used your lawyer skills to do research and do not speak from experience ( ... )

lindentreeisle June 5 2013, 00:40:31 UTC

Thank you very much. Kate-lear gave me good material to work with. :D

I agree that part of what makes John and Sherlock's partnership so strong is the way their strengths and weaknesses slot together. It occurred to me when I was writing that last scene that Sherlock's outburst at John in the original, about how he wasn't magically different just because John was having sex with him, might be coming partially from Sherlock's own insecurity and frustration.

Sherlock's experience is nowhere near the same as mine, but I did mine my own symptoms for help understanding his. Luckily for me my treatment experience has been a lot less complicated and more successful.

Thanks again for your kind comments.

kiscico June 5 2013, 01:15:36 UTC

Absolutely lovely. Thanks for sharing!

lindentreeisle June 5 2013, 01:18:13 UTC

Thanks very much, I'm glad you think so. :)

natsuko1978 June 7 2013, 03:04:36 UTC

As you know, love, I've been on both sides of this equation: looking at someone I love with Depression and latterly having it myself ( ... )

lindentreeisle June 7 2013, 22:49:58 UTC

Thanks so much for the long and thoughtful comment! :) I really do appreciate it.

I can't really take credit for John's response to Sherlock, since that was drawn from the original story. This was mostly based on a single line where John wondered whether anyone ever stayed with Sherlock through his black moods- the clear implication being that John believes he was left alone to deal. I decided to build on that and explore how the people around Sherlock tried to help him, because I couldn't imagine that no one tried to help ( ... )