FIC: The Adventure of the Six Painted Virgins, Part 1/2, BBC's Sherlock, NC-17, Sherlock/John

[saathi1013]

Title: The Adventure of the Six Painted Virgins (Part 1/2)
Author: saathi1013
Summary: Sherlock dons an unusual disguise for a case. John is…conflicted. Character study, casefic, & smut (in that order).
Spoilers: The whole of BBC’s Sherlock (series/season 1), plus various references to Arthur Conan Doyle’s original Sherlock Holmes canon, and a subtle nod or two

Comments

[peyton07]

"Answers you never got before you left."

Wow. So powerful and a wonderful facet of John's personality that makes sense. This... is hitting quite close to home, and your writing is moving me so much.

[saathi1013]

I will admit, I did draw on a lot of personal experiences to write this fic, and stories I've heard told by friends (not saying which are which, of course, and they're all altered/embroidered, but they're there)... So if it manages to *feel* personal to a reader who doesn't know all the background, then I've done my job right. So thank you.

[random_nexus]

I squeed after pt2 (though you may consider that the echoes are still going on), but HAD to offer snaps and ZOMFG gasps for Marie's art. Wow. And WOW!

Ye gawdz, awesome fic and art put together make the world a better place.

[saathi1013]

HOMG I KNOW! Marie's art was a complete shock! I sent her the fic because I thought she'd hyperventilate before I posted (having sent her the first half of it months ago, she was really flatteringly enthusiastic about seeing the finally!finished version)...

And then she was like, "So when will you post this?" I responded, "Well, when my betas finish bombing my egregious overuse of punctuation... so a day or two?" (Yes, they are THAT good, cripes!) And she said, "WELP, BETTER GET PAINTING." I almost DIED.

And then when I SAW it, I was totally going, "I AM NOT WORTHY." Because holy crap, she's incredible and amazing and asdjkldf.

[scarsgirl]

He remembered the Sergeant's face, placid under anaesthesia, and the slight shift, the barest fraction of a change under his skin as the alarms went off. There was a lassitude that took root in the underlying structure, no matter what John or his team did to change it.

"Nothing," Owen said, and then, at John's narrowed stare, he shrugged. "When I say the Rites, John, you look … quiet. Quiet all the way down, past skin and blood and bone. Quieter than most men who come to it late, or without questioning before coming back."

Wow! I just have to compliment your writing style and the way you put words together. Your description of the young soldier's death..I'm just speechless and in awe. The above quotes were just the two that stood out, but there are many more. This story is just so wonderfully evocative I'm completely drawn in. I can't wait to finish part 2 tomorrow!

[saathi1013]

awh, I'm so glad you like it! I hope the second part live(s/d) up to your expectations. :)

[liz_mo]

Whee! New story from you!
And what an interesting and contradictional topic.
YOu're handling it very, very well. *me being one of those who were an altar-girl, then becoming fedup with the official/institutional church and yet loving going back to service and into churches*

Also the art. Homina! So very evocative and beautiful! It goes so very well with your writing and I can see your John in Afghanistan in my minds eye very well.

Also love the re-write of the canon fic, very clever!

[saathi1013]

Hee, thanks! I definitely drew on some personal experiences re: the Church, because for some reason my muse decided that a serious and honest examination of the topic was better than a simple smutty crackfic... *LOL@self*

And YEAH, I don't know what I did to deserve an amazing fanartist/friend like Marie, but I count my blessings every time she tells me she's doing art for one of my fics. She's AMAZING.

Wow

[gabryell_pride]

That was brilliant! The dream was disturbing but it did his job. Aaand, I don't know what to say... The second part is waiting for me! ^^"

Re: Wow

[saathi1013]

Thank you! I hope the second part lives up to your expectations! ^_^