sherlockbbc_fic (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
sherlockbbc_fic) wrote2013-09-29 04:24 pm
sherlockbbc_fic) wrote2013-09-29 04:24 pm
Entry tags:
Prompting Part XXXIV
GUIDELINES
- Anon posting is not required, but most definitely allowed. If you think you recognise an anon, keep it to yourself and don’t out them. IP tracking is off, and will remain that way.
- Multiple fills are encouraged, and all kinds of fills are accepted! Fic, art, vids, cosplay, interpretive dance — whatever. Go wild! :D
- Don’t reprompt until TWO parts after the last posting of the prompt.
- RPF (real person fic, i.e. fic involving the actors themselves) is not supported at this meme.
- Concrit is welcome, but kinkshaming, hijacking, and flaming are not tolerated.
THE FILLED PROMPTS POST
When you fill a prompt, please use the appropriate Filled Prompts Post to archive your fill (there are instructions on the actual post).
If the part you wanted isn't up yet, just wait and one of the archivists will get to it, but please, once it is up, make sure you post your fills there according to the guidelines. DO NOT skip out on doing this because it seems like too much effort. If you want your fill to make it to the Delicious archive, that’s the way to do it.
Do not be afraid to ask questions about how it works if you are confused! The mods will be happy to explain.
WARNINGS/OFFENSIVE WORDING IN PROMPTS
Please consider warning for prompts that may trigger people (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.
That being said, this is a kink meme. As such, there will be prompts that could offend you in a number of different ways. Not every prompt will have a trigger warning, and not every prompt will rub you the right way. If you have an issue with a specific prompt, feel free to bring it up in a discussion that takes place off the meme. However, flaming will not be tolerated regardless of origin.
You are highly encouraged to scroll past any prompt that you dislike.
Remember: be civil, be friendly, but don’t be shy!
THINGS THAT MAKE BROWSING THE MEME EASIER FOR EVERYONE
Please nest your fills. Doing so will make it easier for archivists to save your fills to the Delicious archive. Using subject lines will also help people reading the meme in flatview keep track of what’s happening. Finally, titling your fills (even if it’s something silly) will be helpful to those tracking a lot of prompts or scrolling through the meme.
PROMPT FREEZES
Depending on the rate of activity, there may or may not be a prompt freeze when a part reaches 2000 and 4500 comments. However, there will be one when it reaches 7000. After the 7000 comments freeze, a new part will be posted, and all prompting should happen on the new part.
CONTACTING MODS
Your mods for this meme are
![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
ellie_hell, charname, anonspock and anonbach. If you have any questions, concerns, comments about anything at all on the meme feel free to send a PM or contact us via the Page-A-Mod post.MEME LINKS
Pinboard Archive - Delicious Archive - Guide to the Archive
Filled Prompts Posts: Parts 1-23 - Parts 24+ - Spoiler Free
The Glorious FAQ - Page-A-Mod
Flat View of This Page - Newest Page in Flatview - Newest Page of the Meme
Love Post - Chatter Post - Searching Post
Concrit Post - Story Announcement Post - Orphan Post
Spoiler Free Prompt Post - Overflow Post
Links to previous prompting parts
OTHER LINKS AND AFFILIATES
sherlock_rant: A place to rant about or discuss anything with few to no restrictions.sherlock_rpf: This is a kinkmeme for RPF about the show.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif){kind=small}
sherlockcrit: A multi-fandom betaing/concrit community, with a focus on BBC Sherlock.
sherlockbbc: A community dedicated to the BBC adaptation of Sherlock Holmes.Useful resources for Sherlock and LiveJournal.
Sherlock screencaps.
NOTICE: All links on the meme are now being screened because of spambot issues. When you submit a comment containing a link, it will be marked as spam. Please don't worry, the mods will unscreen it as soon as they can.
Fill: The Worst Man in London [7b/?]
(Anonymous) 2014-02-20 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)“Doctoral degrees, tedious, nothing more than useless baubles,” Sherlock said as he shelved.
It was quiet in the flat. There were hardly any sounds coming in from the outside. It gave John a dreamlike feeling, safe and cloistered, as though anything he said wouldn’t be remembered in the light of morning.
He felt brave enough to say, partly as a peace offering, a more neutral reopening of their previous discussion, and partly because he was genuinely curious, “This is personal for you. Daddea.”
“Excellent observation,” Sherlock replied, with a touch sarcasm and a tinge of something else John couldn’t exactly qualify, something, if he didn’t know better, he would say was vulnerable and human. Sherlock seemed a tad too preoccupied with his ordering of books.
John continued pressing, “Because he’s taken advantage of addicts.”
“He preys upon them,” Sherlock affirmed, voice suddenly neutral and distant.
“You care,” he concluded. It sounded almost accusatory. He didn’t mean it that way.
Sherlock turned to look at him, frowning, “I care about catching him.”
This gave John pause. He leaned back in his chair, brows knit with a finger to his lips. Then he asked Sherlock a more personal question than had ever previously crossed his mind in the presence of the detective, “You never went through anything like what he’s done to those girls. Did you?”
Instead of answering, Sherlock turned away again. His shoulders tensed visibly, but when they relaxed he asked without venom, “You’ve never done cocaine, have you? Or heroin? You’ve never even smoked pot. A doctor born for a purpose.”
“No, never,” he agreed.
“So, you wouldn’t understand,” Sherlock concluded.
Maybe he couldn’t. But, Sherlock was talking about this, actually discussing it instead of being utterly reticent and secretive. It was like witnessing a rare celestial event. John was awestruck. He leaned forward in his chair to listen, and felt compelled to take advantage of it, to keep Sherlock talking as long as possible, though he suspected he couldn’t keep this up for long.
“Make me understand.”
“The high is beyond words. The addiction, in terms you’ll grasp, having never experienced it yourself: it’s like being in love. The neural mechanisms are vaguely similar, though it’s so much more intense it essentially burns out those pathways, and it ruins you in the same way.”
“Like being in love,” John repeated, wondering at this statement from Sherlock.
“Yes,” he said with a tone of finality, as though he was closing the topic for discussion.
John glanced about the room. There were still books on the desk and on the floor. “You missed some.”
“Did I?” Sherlock said as though he didn’t know.
“Finish picking them up,” John tried, firmly, just to see what would happen.
Sherlock obeyed. It occurred to John that he found this more satisfying than was strictly sensible. It gave him a pleasant heady buzz. The only thing that could have made it any better was if Sherlock-- No, he cut himself off mid-thought, astounded at where his mind went unbidden.
“Do you still have my collar?” Sherlock asked, as though he knew exactly what John was thinking.
He dug the heel of his hand into his eye and stifled a yawn. “Stop it with the bloody collar, Sherlock.”
“Touchy,” Sherlock smiled that whimsical, feral smile of his from behind an armful of books. “You think it looks good on me, too.”
///
John repeated himself, thinking maybe if he kept repeating the same words to the man behind the desk like an incantation he would renig and give them a different answer, “No, no. You don’t understand. We need two beds.”
“We’re all booked up. No doubles, just queens.”
All of the bed and breakfasts were booked. All of the bed and breakfasts in Blackpool, of all the ridiculous places to hold a kink convention, were booked. They had been up and down the streets twice now looking for more suitable accommodations. It hadn’t occurred to either of them that this might be a problem until they were on the train, surrounded by their baggage, an hour north of London. It was only mid-afternoon and already it had been a long day. Sherlock was growing steadily more fidgety and restless.
Re: Fill: The Worst Man in London [7b/?]
(Anonymous) 2014-02-21 10:35 am (UTC)(link)Re: Fill: The Worst Man in London [7b/?]
(Anonymous) 2014-02-24 09:02 am (UTC)(link)Re: Fill: The Worst Man in London [7b/?]
(Anonymous) 2014-03-14 07:45 am (UTC)(link)