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andrea_deer in thenorthwing

Sound of solitude (Sherlock BBC)

Jan 28, 2011 11:41

For warnings, pairings, etc., see part one

( Sound of Solitude:Continuation )

pairing:sherlock/john, status:complete, words:10.000-15.000, category:ace!fic, warnings:angst, rating:r, status:bigbang, character:john watson, fandom:sherlock bbc, character:sherlock holmes

Comments 70

Huh anonymous January 28 2011, 13:37:35 UTC

Not original prompter...

That was, well, interesting. I'd say that the you took the original prompt....and jumped off the tracks.

It was provocative and the structure and flow was effective.

It will be interesting to see how the OP reacts, as their prompt was the one I was most looking forward to.

Not at all what I was expecting but overall a pretty good read.

Re: Huh andrea_deer January 28 2011, 13:59:31 UTC

Yes, I'm aware I went rather far from the prompt. But as I was planning the story this is the way it wanted to go *shrugs* I warned that it was inspired by the prompt than a proper fill.
I'm glad you didn't think it was a complete waste of time though :)

Re: Huh venyce January 28 2011, 14:46:50 UTC

It was brilliant!! And most surely not a waste of time!!! I loved it. You are very, very talented. I can't wait to read more from you.

firefox1490 January 28 2011, 15:10:52 UTC

This face, this face I'm wearing, this is my sad John face. Poor John. You broke my poor heart. I was like maybe he's not dead then I was like okay maybe he is poor John, then I was like nooo he can't be dead he's faking it John's going to kick his ass when he comes back for being such dick. And then he was alive and I just just so happy because John was happy I sort of forgave him for being a dick.

This was good :D I am pleased.

andrea_deer January 28 2011, 16:14:35 UTC

YAY! I'm glad you liked! And yes, there was lots of "Sherlock is a dick" in this one. And the prompt actually asked for dealing with that, but I concentrated on the wrong part of the story xD And I guess there would be some serious talking and shouting between John and Sherlock in the future, but... Well, in Sherlock's defence: he really thought John and Mycroft both know he's alive. And he was doing the right thing for once! :D

waheyitshailsy January 29 2011, 00:38:48 UTC

Loved this. To the point I just hung up on several people so I could finish reading it before 1am ( ... )

andrea_deer January 29 2011, 09:38:16 UTC

Thank you very much for the kind comment! I feel especially proud that you thought I managed to write John's pain and addiction to pain meds in a realistic way. I wasn't sure if I was portraying it properly since I've never experienced anything simmilar and it's good to hear I managed to get in his head at least a little bit :)

frames_in_aria January 29 2011, 02:11:10 UTC

AWWWWWWWWW *flails flails*

It was lovely; the pace was nice, the plot was awesome, how John dealt with his grief was realistic enough, and God, I'm still squeeing over the brilliance of this fic ♥ ♥ ♥

andrea_deer January 29 2011, 09:38:52 UTC

Thank you! ♥

OP here anonymous January 29 2011, 04:48:53 UTC

Hello!

If you had not said in an earlier comment that english was not your first language, I would have never guessed it.

The paragraph spacing, with the first word of each one being indented, leaves a taste of poetry to this. Something that I found wonderful. You were able to express Johns feelings in such a spare and effective way.

You have such promise as a writer in the english language.

I am glad that you warned for the overworking of my idea.

While I still hope someone will fill my original prompt(and will prompt it again) your take on was very good.

Asiya

Re: OP here andrea_deer January 29 2011, 09:42:58 UTC

Hi!

I'm glad you're so kind to the fic and that you enjoyed it at least a bit. There are apparently quite a few angry people who hate me for ruining your prompr, so I just wanted to say in my defence that it was mentioned in the prompt post that prompts are supposed to inspire not really be filled to the last word. And I have to say your prompt did inspire this. Yes, I concentrated on the wrong part of the prompt, yes, I've messed it up, but without your prompt I would never even try to take this subject upon myself. So I'm sorry for ruining the prompt and am glad you liked a story a bit anyway. And I join you in hoping someone will fill this properly.

OP here again anonymous February 4 2011, 09:40:45 UTC

I want to say how disgusted I am by all the angee displayed here.

I was not disappointed in the fill at all. It just walked a different path and, I acknowledged that in my review.

This fic has such beauty a depth...most certainly for someone who has english as a second language.

I liked this. I truly enjoyed it.
While I still would like to see my original prompt filled...it was simply a statement. A statement that I regret making.

To the Author: you have talent and promise and beauty. You made my prompt into its own being...and a wonderful one at that.

I do hope that you can rest in the knowledge that your fic was placed in my own journal to re-read.

I was only made aware of these attacks after the mod announcement. I wish that I was aware of this attack befor hand so I could back you.

I look forward to more of your fics.

Please know that I am not angry, amd that if I could I would have defended you earlier.

Re: OP here again andrea_deer February 5 2011, 10:51:12 UTC

Thank you! It's great to be reassured you are not angry with me for going off the prompt so badly. As I mentioned in the comments earlier, I am aware I did not fill this prompt properly, *shrugs* my story just didn't go this way. And as much as I don't feel guilty that I wrote a different story than I previously imagined, I still would be happy if someone wrote a fill following the prompt closer. Which is why I said earlier I hope someone will write this, when you reprompt it. Considering current drama there's hope there will be someone interested in filling it ;)