Prompting Part XXXV

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Comments

John Psychological/Emotional H/C

[(Anonymous)]

Either Gen or Sherlock/John Slash is fine (Omegaverse with Alpha!Sherlock/Omega!John is never a bad thing).

No het. In the case of slash, no bottom!Sherlock.

John is abducted off the street one night, tortured psychologically for a period of time, and then dropped right back off where he'd been taken.

He appears to be fine physically, but the usually self-sufficient soldier he was is gone. Instead, he's very nervous and fearful around anyone who is not Sherlock. In fact, he seems to suffer from separation anxiety any time Sherlock leaves him alone.

Turns out while he was being tortured, he attempted to use Sherlock as a focal point to try and keep his sanity (if Sherlock finds me, I'll be safe. Get back to Sherlock and be safe. Sherlock = Safety).

I don't want the focus of the story to be the torture - in fact, I would prefer if it took up where he was returned and what happened to him only referenced as needed while Sherlock and co. help him heal.

Bonus points if Sherlock takes John with him to a crime scene (because John won't be left alone) and the sight of the blood/corpse causes a bit of a freak out (they knew it probably wasn't a good idea, but given he's a doctor and ex-soldier they're still unprepared for his reaction) and from then on, Lestrade becomes his 'minder' at any scene they visit, helping him to start trusting others besides Sherlock.

Couple things of importance:

No Moriarty or any other of Sherlock's enemies. Whoever took John did so either randomly or because John met a certain criteria they needed for their 'games.' I don't want this to turn into a 'John is hurt so Sherlock can suffer' scenerio. Of course, Sherlock should be upset and worried for his friend (or lover if you go slash) and undoubtedly he would begin to feel a bit hampered by having John so clingy which could result in some rash action and ensuing angst on both their parts, but the primary focus should be hurt!John with protective!Sherlock.

While I am usually fine with non-con/rape, I think it is sometimes overused in stories like this where a character is broken down. While I wouldn't be opposed to some minor molestation and threats of worse being used during the course of the torture, it should be used sparingly if at all. :) Sensory deprivation, water torture, etc. would be nice alternatives that aren't used often.

Reprompted from here (http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/21697.html?thread=126140353#t126140353)