Prompting: Part V

[sherlockbbc_fic]

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Warning possible trigger

[anonymous]

Sherlock gets injured during a case, not badly but there is lots of blood. John wants to help but Sherlock refuses... because he has AIDS.

Re: Warning possible trigger

[annievh]

I am seconding it because it makes sense. And because I'm an angsty-bitch.
XD

Re: Warning possible trigger

[anonymous]

Would HIV+ be acceptable? Or only AIDS (that is, progressed to the point of being symptomatic, though clearly not anything near end-stage, considering John--and others, but especially John--would certainly notice that)? Because the idea of doing this with an HIV+ Sherlock is definitely of interest to me....

(NOTE: This should NOT be taken as a "claim"; even if I did manage it, the results would likely take years to be finished.)

Re: Warning possible trigger

[anonymous]

Of course it could be HIV+, makes even more sense
OP

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[anonymous]

OP- hope this is something like what you wanted. Fair warning, this prompt was so heartbreaking I started crying while writing this. All my facts come from a quick Google search, so I hope it's all correct. Un-beta's, not brit-picked, and written at 1:30 in the morning

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[anonymous]

Okay, now I'm crying.

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[anonymous]

Oh no! And unlike poor Sherlock you don't have a John to comfort you!

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[anonymous]

Thank you for filling this !
It was perfect, really.
OP

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[anonymous]

I'm so glad it's what you wanted! But, sad as it was I loved writing it because it was such a challenge for me (I usually write sap or unabashed porn with these to.) Still, heartbreaking as it was I couldn't resist torturing poor Sherlock.

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[anonymous]

You're right, this is most definitely heartbreaking, but not in an over-the-top sort of way. You say so much with so few words. Their voices were absolutely perfect, especially this line:

"You're always so reckless. It seemed like you thought you were immortal."

I really hoped someone would fill this, and you did brilliantly. Thank you.

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[anonymous]

Thank you! I'm so glad their voices worked for you, because these boys can be so hard to write.

Also, that was my favorite line too. It made sense to me that if Sherlock was HIV+ it could go a long way toward explain some of his reckless, borderline self-destructive behavior.

Thanks for the comment!

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[magpiesdream]

That was pure, dead, brilliant!

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[anonymous]

Thank you!

Glad you liked it enough you were moved to comment!

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[crashcart9]

Story: I'm a senior in the molecular biology department at my uni, and I've finally gotten the chance to take our AIDS course this semester. I can draw you the virus; hell, I can draw you gene for gene a map of its RNA without batting an eye, but (this might be weird) HIV+ Sherlock has kind of been one of my head-canons, just in an effort to personalize the disease for myself (thanks to an exercise we did in class). This on top of my already sort of having put him in the patient's place in every case study we read, and Lestrade's unspoken provision, and John's utter lovelyness made my heart explode. ♥

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[anonymous]

Thank you! It's so fulfilling when someone tells me they buy my fic as headcanon. And I couldn't picture John and Lestrade being anything but absolutely supportive of Sherlock, especially John (out of curiosity, do Brits know what needle exchange programs are? It didn't even occur to me until after I posted that some people in Britain might be scratching their heads wondering what on Earth John was going on about.)

Also, as someone familiar with the virus, did you spot any glaring inaccuracies? All my info came from googling, so I knew there was a chance it could be off.

Thanks for the comment, it's always nice to know my writing jived with someone.

Brits

[anonymous]

Yes, they know about needle exchanges. In fact, as with most things related to sexuality and sexual health, they've got more and better ones than we've got in the US, where I am and I assume you are. *Sigh*