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

[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.

[obscuriglobus]

I enjoyed this, especially the dynamic between Irene and John.

[lindentreeisle]

Thanks! <3

[unovis]

Seducing John is such fun. I'm happy to see you've continued the original story. John and Irene have an easy chemistry, while she's clearly more experienced.

[lindentreeisle]

I really like the idea of John and Irene as friends, I'm not sure why.

[tiltedsyllogism]

wow, this was just lovely. Your Irene in particular is terrific. and like the original story, it leaves me hungry for more...

[lindentreeisle]

Thanks! This was the first time I tried to write Irene, and it was challenging. I'm glad you think I pulled it off.

[keerawa]

Very fun! I like your Irene, and her assessment of both John and her client-base.

Sherlock told him to go but physically blocked him from doing so. Sherlock told him to shut up and listen, but seemed pleased when he answered back.
You really captured the push-pull of the original story here.

Well done!

[lindentreeisle]

Thank you! I'm kind of a sucker for stories where Sherlock and John clearly are super into each other but still not entirely certain what they want or why.