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Filling Fest!

The Filling Fest Is Over. Thanks for everyone who participated!

Thanks to everyone who voted and shared their input. It really helped us figure out how things will go.

The fest will focus on prompts from Parts VI-VII (for those who want to fill prompts from the earlier days of the meme), and Parts XXIV-XXV (for those who want to revisit prompts from right after series two was aired. If you want to use the Filled Prompt Posts to browse through prompts, Part VI starts here, and Part XXIV starts here.

1. For the next three days, you can browse through those four parts and nominate prompts you’d like to see filled. Please include the full prompt and the link to the original prompt in your nomination. Those three days are for nominations only; don’t start posting your fills until this period is over.

2. After those three days, the nomination period will end and the filling period will begin. If you’re inspired by a nominated prompt, that’s great. If you prefer to look through those four parts and fill something that catches your eye, that’s great too. The filling period will last for two weeks.

3. All kinds of fills are welcome, as are multiple fills.

4. Anon posting is allowed, but not required.

5. Nominations without the link to the original prompt will be deleted. Same for nominations from parts other than VI, VII, XXIV and XXV.

6. Only post new fills that you haven’t posted anywhere before. If you have a WIP from one of those parts that’s gathering dust on your hard drive, it’s fine to post it, but only if you never started posting it.

7. Post your fill in this thread, but link to your fill in the original post (or in the Overflow post if the original post is full).

8. Please consider warning for triggery prompts (and also for fills, because some people read in flat view) and phrasing prompts in a manner that strives to be respectful. Things which you might want to consider warning for include: Rape/Non-Con, Death, Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Harm, Underage Relationships, among others.

9. If you have questions, please ask in the appropriate thread in this post.

One last thing: have fun!

The filling period will end on Saturday May 19th around 20:00 GMT.
Post your fill as a direct reply to THIS THREAD and please include the original prompt (or a summary of the prompt).

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(04:27)
I suppose I don't get caught?

(04:27)
You don't. But that’s
unfortunately not much of a
surprise. Whenever a junkie,
prostitute, or homeless
person dies, it always gets
blamed on drugs.
SH

(04:28)
In this case, the “suicide”
seems convincing enough,
even though the body is
found in a hotel room. The
case was closed quickly.
SH

(04:30)
But someone knows?

(04:31)
Let’s say someone does.
And let’s say that person
threatens to reveal
everything if you don't
agree to their conditions.
What do you do?
SH

(04:34)
I would agree to their
conditions for as long as I
could to save my reputation.

(04:35)
Let’s say the blackmail
doesn't stop. The person
starts harassing you at work,
starts asking for bigger sums.
SH

(04:38)
My answer still stands: I try to
protect my reputation.

(04:38)
You will run out of money
eventually.
SH

(04:40)
When that moment comes, I might
be tempted to kill him.

(04:42)
Let’s say you go on a romantic
cruise on the Thames with your
wife. During the trip, you
discover your blackmailer is also
on the boat, masquerading as
the captain.
SH

(04:45)
I…throw him overboard? Try
the suicide card again?

(04:45)
Risky.
SH

(04:46)
Will you just tell me what
happened?

(04:47)
There’s a confrontation on the
boat, he says he has arranged
to expose the truth. He’s sick
of the money, he wants revenge
for his friend.
SH

(04:47)
Only he knows how to stop
the truth from being exposed,
so if you throw him overboard,
you won’t be able to stop the
truth from coming out.
SH

(04:59)
Can I…throw him overboard
and then come up with a
story so my wife will believe
I’m in danger and someone
wants to ruin my reputation?
The victim’s friend can’t
have any proof or I would be
in prison already.

(05:00)
Thank you John, you have been
extremely useful.
SH

(05:02)
Wait! Did I get it right?

(05:17)
Sherlock?

April 18th
(15:34)
Guess who’s now in prison.
SH

(16:03)
It had better be the rent boy
killer.

(16:04)
It is indeed.
SH

(16:05)
Thank God, that’s where people
like that belong. How did you
solve it?

(16:06)
I searched the couple’s
names in the Yard’s database,
and I found that the husband
had been interrogated a few
years ago after having been
identified as one of the dead
rent boy’s clients. The death
was declared a suicide, the man
had a credible alibi, the two
names were never pronounced
in the same sentence again.
SH

(16:08)
Months later, the man (Bill) and
his wife are on a boat with one
of the rent boy’s friends (Joey)
knows everything. The man is
threatened, he drugs the
friend, and throws him off the
boat. To preserve his
reputation, he convinces his
wife to run away with him.
SH

(16:10)
You have no idea how many
questions I have.

(16:10)
Go ahead.
SH

(16:12)
How did you know he was
being blackmailed?

(16:12)
It was the only explanation of
all the facts.
SH

(16:13)
Also, after the rent boy’s
(Nathan), his friend and
colleague Joey told the police
that Nathan sometimes had a
sadist client who liked to push
things too far. That’s why the
police interrogated the clients.
SH

(16:14)
I’m guessing the interrogation
didn’t go as well as expected
by the rent boy’s friend.

(16:14)
It didn’t.
SH

(16:15)
What happened then?

(16:15)
Joey decided to seek revenge
in a different way. He told the
murderer he knew what had
happened, which was a bluff,
but Bill was terrified. He
confessed and agreed to pay
for Joey’s silence.
SH

(16:16)
Joey got greedy; Bill had the
means to pay. At least, at
first he had. Soon, money
wasn’t enough, Joey decided
he needed to destroy Bill’s life.
That takes us on the boat
where he managed to get
himself hired as captain.
SH

(16:17)
I can’t confirm if it’s true, but
apparently Joey had scheduled
to send an email that would have
exposed the truth to all the
biggest papers and TV networks.
Bill’s fortune had diminished
considerably in the last years
and he was desperate. He
managed to slip some of his
Digoxin into Joey’s tea, and then
he threw him overboard.
SH

(16:18)
Bill didn’t know how to stop
the email from being sent, so
he told his wife a story about
some people at work who
were out to get him and were
ready to do anything to ruin
him.
SH

To make it more believable,
he took a timer from the
kitchen, hid it in the cabin,
and told her it was a bomb.
He blamed the captain, she
was obviously terrified, and
soon they jumped off and
swam to shore.
SH

(16:21)
Wow. I’m a bit speechless. Why
didn’t they take the liferaft?
Or the vests, at least?

(16:22)
He said they could trace it back
to them.
SH

(16:23)
So he’s in prison for two
murders…his wife must
have been devastated when
she learned the truth.

(16:23)
I don’t know. Probably.
SH

(16:23)
Wow, poor woman. But
mostly, poor boys. How
old were they?

(16:24)
Nathan was 19, Joey had
turned 26 a few days
before his death.
SH

(16:25)
Christ!

(16:26)
How did Joey manage to
get hired as a captain?

(16:26)
He came from a rich family
who loved boats, so he had
a lot of experience with
them. As for his certifications,
I believe they were fake, but
that’s currently being
investigated, so I can’t
confirm.
SH

(16:28)
Wow. I’m impressed. All
this because the guy had
been interrogated once in
the past. And the kitchen
timer, good job catching
that. I still can’t believe
anyone would do that.

(16:29)
I mean seriously, a
bloody kitchen timer! I
would have been in tears
if I’d been there.

(16:30)
I’m so sorry. Some people
died, I shouldn’t be
laughing.

(16:30)
It’s fine, I had a bit of a
laugh, too.
SH

(16:31)
Anyway, congrats on
solving the case :-)

(16:31)
I had help.
SH

(16:32)
Yes, of course, you need the
police for some stuff, but
that was still amazing.

(16:32)
I was talking about you.
SH

(16:32)
What? Why? How?

(16:34)
Some things you said that
came into my mind at the
appropriate moment. You
suggested something
could have prompted
everyone to jump off the boat.
Later, you said you would
have faked a bomb threat to
get your wife off the boat.
SH

(16:34)
You’re serious? I helped?

(16:34)
I’m not lying. Thank you.
SH

(16:36)
Well, it was my absolute
pleasure, even if you woke me
up at a crazy hour. The
brainstorming helped then?

(16:36)
It did. If you are amenable to
repeating the experience, I
would like to use your brain
again in the future.
SH

(16:37)
Sure! That would be great!

(16:37)
Thank you John.
SH

(16:38)
No problem, you can text me
anytime.

...

Unsent message - (17:04)
I think we should meet, it
would make our collaboration
easier.
SH

I am LOVING THIS!!!!!!

Thought you should know :D

I'm very happy to know :-) Thank you very much for reading!

I love epistolary fic, especially text fic in this fandom, and this is so enjoyable :) can't wait for the next part!

I love them too :-) In fact, I think we like the same kind of prompts because I always end up commenting on your fics, even when you write them anonymously, and you always seem to find mine.

I'm glad you're enjoying this, thank you for commenting!

Oh, Sherlock.

I love, love that you're still following the order of events - like the NZ trip from John's blog! Fantastic! ...Does John keep a blog in this universe?

I'm relying heavily on John's blog for the timeline and the cases (this part was inspired by one John had to take down, so it was a huge struggle). I'm glad you like that, because I will keep doing it :-)

In this universe, John also had a therapist who suggested he starts keeping a blog. However, without Sherlock to bring him along on some crazy adventures, his entries are rare and probably look something like "I saw a funny-looking tree today". Also, without John's blog to show the world he exists, Sherlock won't become famous as he did in canon.

I'm happy you like it, thanks for letting me know!

This whole thing was brilliant!! I love it so much, and the fact that it was all written through text ♥ also, love your reference to the canon with the missing fiance. :D

I'm very happy you're enjoying this :-)

I couldn't come up with an original case to save my life, so thankfully ACD came up with loads of them I can borrow.

Thanks for reading, I hope you'll enjoy the rest.

Loving this! I like how Sherlock is jealous of John dating even when they're only communicating through texts.

I'm glad you're still reading!

That was a lot of fun to write. In my head, Sherlock would be annoyed by not having John's full attention, even if they only know each other by texts :-)

I'm loving this. I love text fics.

Hello? Have you been called to
another crime scene? Did someone
flash the consulting detective signal? lmao.

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