Holmes/Watson: Painted Fire, PG

[shadings]

Title: Painted Fire

Comments

[random_nexus]

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
I can't think of any other words for this right now.

*tucks into memories with a sweet, sad smile*

[shadings]

Oh my god thank you so much! :D You have no idea how encouraging your comment is. ♥

[soliandxpyne]

Oh. Oh. This was so, so lovely, and you have possibly hit upon precisely why I am not so fond of second person narrative: because I don't think it works at all unless exactly like this. :D You did an absolutely lovely job, and I think we can forgive the slight cheese factor for the fact that Watson is certainly under particular duress. ;)

Ah, I have such a 'writer's kink,' (I don't even know how to properly explain this, but) you have definitely hit it. ♥

[shadings]

Oh my god YOUR COMMENT IS THE BEST THING EVER. Thank you so much! ♥ I'm so glad you didn't mind the cheesiness of it. I personally love the second person narrative, because if it's done well and used appropriately, it enhances the atmosphere of the fic so much. A lot of my favourite fics are written in second person. :')

I have a huge "writer's kink" too, so you are not alone. :D

(Um, because you might be interested in reading another Holmes/Watson fic that uses second person and is somewhat about writing, may I recommend buriedbooks' Pulse? :) I read that yesterday and it was so gorgeous - definitely part of the inspiration for this fic.)

[soliandxpyne]

That's why I love this fandom so much! I've always been a bit of a lit snob, and it's so nice to finally have found myself a fandom which is based on such particularly-worded Victorian prose, rather than, you know, a tv show or manga... ¬ ◡ ¬

(Oh, I will make sure to do so, thanks!)

[vbabe_moon]

I lol and blush every time I see this icon >

[commanderkari]

I'm speechless~ This was brilliant. Loved it!
Definitely saving to memories~

[shadings]

Thanks for the comment! (: I'm glad you liked it.

[ellethill]

Oh my, this was absolutely lovely.

Apart from the gorgeous use of the 2nd person pov, it's such a wonderful inside look into a character-that-is-a-writer's mind, from a writer's perspective no less, with all the acknowledged flights of fancy and occasional cheesiness exaggerations, and all delightfully balanced somehow. Such a very nice read :)

[shadings]

Thank you for the wonderful comment! ♥ I'm glad that you thought it was balanced, and not overly cheesy. I have to admit, I often wish I could write poems and poems about how gorgeous and lovely all my friends are, but I fear that may be a bit too cheesy and embarrassing for them to bear. :'D

[shadings]

Thank you so much! :D