Prompting Part XXXV

[sherlockbbc_fic]

THE MEME NEEDS ARCHIVISTS!

GUIDELINES

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• 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.

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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.

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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
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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.
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.

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Comments

Re: Filled: What's Done In The Dark 5/?

[(Anonymous)]

“…John…” That was as far as the detective got.

“Tell me I’m wrong Sherlock. Please. Tell me I’m way off base. Tell me that you and I haven’t been having sex for the past 6 months while you’ve been like… that.” John looked up pointing at the sofa. The doctor looked destroyed. “Please, Sherlock.”

“John, I…” Good grief he couldn’t even form sentences anymore.

“No.” John all but whispered. “This. This is why it’s always in the dark isn’t? I always thought it was because—. “

Sherlock stared dumbly at his best friend who he could see was now visibly reassessing and analysing everything that had ever happened between them since the start of their relationship. He hadn’t thought the doctor had noticed he ‘not-so-coincidental’ lighting choices.

“What, john? What did you--? Sherlock asked wishing he had kept his shirt on.

“I thought maybe, you—that maybe, you didn’t… want to… see me.” Sherlock gasped grappling for purchase on John’s knee.

“How could you think that? Why didn’t you say anything? That’s hideous.” Sherlock breathed.

John, pushed passed Sherlock standing up quickly and pacing. “Well I wish it was something as trivial as that now! Don’t I? It’s better than this Sherlock. Better, than questioning myself as a—a… rapist.”

“Don’t. Be. Ridiculous.” John’s words made Sherlock’s stomach turn.

“Well it’s either that or an idiot, Sherlock! How clueless do you have to be not to notice your boyfriend, hating you touching him?”

“I LOVE YOU TOUCHING ME! Why are you saying these things? They don’t make sense! Stop being an idiot! John!” Sherlock yelled (almost wincing at his poor choice of insult).

Timing Sherlock. He heard his inner John reprimand.

“I don’t believe you now!” John yelled back. “How can I trust you now? Every time I try to trust you. Every time I try to believe that I’m done being left in the dark, there’s something else. There’s always something else, with you! Why do you do that? How can you do that? Did it not cross that genius brain of yours that I might feel a ‘tad’ bit uncomfortable having had sex with someone who evidently is still affected by a sexual trauma, Sherlock? Didn’t that ever pop up in that screwed up’ logic of yours? Did it?”

“OF COURSE IT DID! WHY DO YOU THINK I DIDN’T TELL YOU? I KNEW YOU’D BE ALL NOBLE AND IDIOTIC! I’M NOT A WALLFLOWER JOHN! I WANTED IT! I WANTED YOU! SO, YES! YES! I WITHHELD INFORMATION THAT YOU DIDN’T NEED TO KNOW.” Sherlock all but screamed.

“And isn’t that just the crux of it? You decide, that I don’t need to know and I don’t even get the option. After everything, everything Sherlock! This isn’t healthy! We’re apparently not the couple I thought we were. We haven’t moved past who we were five years ago, have we? After every bloody thing we’ve battled… we are going to be the thing that breaks us? Your lack of honesty and my lack of trust? Really? It’s too sad to even be funny!” John chuckled out with a humourless smile clinging to his sad face.