Sherlock Fanfiction: You Follow Me Down Other Roads

[saki101]

Title: You Follow Me Down Other Roads
Author: Saki101
Genre: open to interpretation
Rating: PG
Length: ~500 words
Warning: Spoilers for second season.
Disclaimer: I don't own BBC's Sherlock and no money is being made.
Author's note: Episode-related, The Hounds of Baskerville.
(Link also posted on sherlockbbc and AO3.) You Follow Me Down

Comments

[cosmosmariner]

Could it be that the roads that Sherlock doesn't know so well are the roads of emotions, the pathway to love? I don't care what other people say, I think Sherlock is demisexual, not necessarily asexual.

Anyway - I love things that make me think, make me wonder. This has done both. Wonderful, beautiful job. Thank you, Saki. :D

[saki101]

I agree with you. I think Sherlock's pushed sexuality to the side, maybe because no one's ever interested him sufficiently or because he experimented with it physically and felt he'd gained whatever knowledge he needed on the subject or he had an experience that hurt and he didn't find the gain worth the pain.

I've been reading a fair amount of Sherlock!fic the past few months and found a broad spectrum of speculation about the topic and the series seems to be taking the subject quite seriously, too, which is fascinating.

Thank you so much for reading. ♥ I didn't think I'd start writing Sherlock!fic, and it was a bit scary to post one. I do think those are the roads where John will help Sherlock not be lost or hurt. Thank you again. :D

[cosmosmariner]

Oh, I know how scary it is to post in a fandom that you've never written in before, when you're not exactly sure if you have it right. I'm in the process of doing that now; writing a fic in a fandom that has wonderful writers in it already and then there's me, doing my noodling. :P

[saki101]

I hadn't heard the term before I started reading Sherlock!fic and noted it in ratings or summaries. In recent decades so many aspects of psychology have been explored and defined in more detail. I will read more about it in the future and find the fics focussing on that element very interesting. They also ring true to me.

It's interesting how DMC seems to be an exception for a lot of people. For those who fell in love with him as Illya (which seems to be the majority), it could be the intelligence and wry humour of the character supplied that context for his beauty from the outset. Maybe that's a strong element of his wide and long-lasting appeal.

The way Sherlock and his interaction with John is being written and acted, I very much see him fitting the definition of demisexual.

Good luck with your new fandom story. It is intimidating to branch into a new area, but exciting, too. Which fandom is it?

[georgiamagnolia]

(sorry, I have no Sherlock icons!)

If I say that I am primarily a fan of the Jeremy Brett Sherlock, will that reveal too much about my viewpoint or just enough? I have not seen the new series nor the movies, and yet I enjoyed this and imagined my own favourtie Sherlock despite not knowing the newest interpretation in the media and I think that is because you write everything you write so beautifully. Thank you for letting us in to see this amazing moment.

[saki101]

Re icons: I only have the one so far. I have been screencapping so I may go wild later though!

If I really like the way a character has been portrayed on film, I am very hesitant to see another dramatisation. I didn't have a favourite Sherlock before, so it was easier for me. But, although I had this current adaptation in mind when I wrote, I am flattered and very happy that the story worked with your favourite in mind.

Thank you! ♥

[snailbones]

I may have made a happy squeaking noise when I realised you've written Sherlock *g*

I love the peace of the moment, and the detail of John checking inside the mugs - well you would, wouldn't you? :D

Lovely, thank you.

[saki101]

Oh, I am so tickled that you liked it. I discovered the first season of Sherlock this summer and have been recommending it to everyone who gets near me ever since. This meant I re-watched it with each and every one in anticipation of season two. And I liked the episodes better each time I watched them.

As always, I love when you mention details. One would certainly check everything before one ate or drank from or sat on it! Can you imagine a sleepy wander in the night for a drink of water?

Thank you so much for reading! :D

[spaciireth]

I really love the tone of this! It's not long but it conveys so much at the same time.

[saki101]

Thank you so much! I had a lively discussion with a friend as to whether Sherlock could be forgiven/excused for experimenting on John. This little fic was my ultimate reaction to the situation.

[togsos]

yay you are writing sherlock :D This is a wonderfully quiet fic, which amongst the bustle of noise that sherlock normally creates was a breath of fresh air.

[saki101]

The Hounds of Baskerville had a lot of character developments and some seemed hard to reconcile with each another. I guess I had to come up with an explanation before the next episode aired!

Thank you for not finding it too quiet! I was worried about that.