Wow, how do I even start to respond? Let’s start with: Thank you! ♥ I don’t feel worthy of all this.
And thank you for sharing. It’s hard every time someone say they relate, because I don’t want anyone to live like this but at the same time it makes the world a little bit less alone. Whatever Sherlock might claim, alone does not protect you!
I think that’s what the epilogue is about, John recognising that he can’t do it alone, that they can’t. (Well, that and to stop me from doing every entry in that forum to a chapter ;) )I don’t doubt for a second that his opportunity to vent and talk about it is how he managed to stand by Sherlock this time. Actually don’t know how he managed the last time, but I suppose Sherlock never got as bad or maybe because it was a shorter period of time.
The John POV came very natural when I moved away from the prompt fill last time, it was an easier approach and I don’t think I could write Sherlock’s side of it in a convincing way. I just know this topic from the outside and not the inside. I still thought it was important to show that John has problems of his own (that are not ED-related) and that Sherlock doesn’t forget this and that they take care of each other.
Love your shipping glasses and encourage the use of them! :) I wrote it as pure gen, but it was harder this time than the last and the line got very blurred in my head at the end. Not even John knows what they are to each other anymore, so how could I? ;)
Apparently I found a way to respond ;) and it became a lot of it! Again, thank you so much for all the nice and wonderful things you said! It means the world.
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Date: 2012-04-12 07:22 am (UTC)And thank you for sharing. It’s hard every time someone say they relate, because I don’t want anyone to live like this but at the same time it makes the world a little bit less alone. Whatever Sherlock might claim, alone does not protect you!
I think that’s what the epilogue is about, John recognising that he can’t do it alone, that they can’t. (Well, that and to stop me from doing every entry in that forum to a chapter ;) )I don’t doubt for a second that his opportunity to vent and talk about it is how he managed to stand by Sherlock this time. Actually don’t know how he managed the last time, but I suppose Sherlock never got as bad or maybe because it was a shorter period of time.
The John POV came very natural when I moved away from the prompt fill last time, it was an easier approach and I don’t think I could write Sherlock’s side of it in a convincing way. I just know this topic from the outside and not the inside. I still thought it was important to show that John has problems of his own (that are not ED-related) and that Sherlock doesn’t forget this and that they take care of each other.
Love your shipping glasses and encourage the use of them! :) I wrote it as
puregen, but it was harder this time than the last and the line got very blurred in my head at the end. Not even John knows what they are to each other anymore, so how could I? ;)Apparently I found a way to respond ;) and it became a lot of it! Again, thank you so much for all the nice and wonderful things you said! It means the world.