Fic: 221B - It's lonely at the top
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anarionTitle: It's lonely at the top
Words: 221
Rating: PG-13
Pairings : Sherlock/John
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: ‘365 days of 221Bs’ challenge: a prompt a day, given by
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atlinmerrick.Previous 221b: Forever
Today's prompt: fragile
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It's lonely at the top
Caring makes people weak.
He is a man of power and power is the only thing that counts. Play the game, move the pieces, watch the outcome, begin anew.
No family, no wife, no kids, no close friends to distract him or to give others an advantage over him. The resulting loneliness was a prize he’d been willing to pay.
His only weakness was the love for his little brother. The only one who could ever touch his heart, from the moment he had been born and his miniature fingers gripped Mycroft’s for the first time.
When he first started working for the government, he saw that his feelings for Sherlock were a flaw and he tried to get rid of them, tried to push him away. He managed to destroy the close relationship they had and he let Sherlock fall when he desperately needed someone to catch him.
He realised soon enough that he couldn’t escape his emotions and tried to repair the damage, but Sherlock – memory like an elephant – never forgave him.
So now he worries and cares for Sherlock from a distance. And is grateful that John is there to spare his brother the loneliness he is living.
Because now that he is older he feels it. It doesn't seem worth it any more. And it hurts badly.
Next 221b: Tea and Conversations
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AN:
Today's prompt was 'fragile'.
Ok, folks. I am sick and cold and lying in bed. Please distract me with fic. Anything you can rec? Sherlock/John. Fluff or porn. Gimme!
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Date: 2012-06-25 07:28 pm (UTC)You, my dear, are taking my feelings on a roller-coaster drive!
And get well very soon! *hugs*
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:05 pm (UTC)Isn't it great? :D
Thank you for the lovely comment and the good wishes! <3
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Date: 2012-06-25 07:36 pm (UTC)Sorry you're not feeling well! Sending best thoughts :)
I really don't think I could rec you anything that you haven't read yet. But I'll risk it anyway and maybe you feel like rereading.
A Hypothetical Conversation
http://sydneywi.livejournal.com/993.html
Just in the happy minute
http://archiveofourown.org/works/407588?view_adult=true
And my favourite retirement fic of all times probably /yes, even though I've only read like three or so). Well, it's one of my favourite Johnlock fics anway coz' it's just so very very sweet and moving.
Six Six Six
http://s0mmerspr0ssen.livejournal.com/23902.html#t334686
Enjoy!
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Date: 2012-06-25 08:38 pm (UTC)And I just read this fill at the kink meme which is porny and sweet and in character - in short, rather adorkable :)
You have to scroll down to the second fill.
Five Times Sherlock and John Watched Porn Together (And One Time They Didn't Need To)
http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/19351.html?thread=117121175
aaaaaawwwwww!!!
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:06 pm (UTC)Yes. Thank you. It was... um... good. ;D
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:07 pm (UTC)*pats gently* There, there.
And thank you, that's a lovely thing to hear! <3
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Date: 2012-06-25 08:42 pm (UTC)I hope you'll be better soon! big hugs!!
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:08 pm (UTC)We need to go back to London and forget about this stupid thing called real life!
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-25 09:35 pm (UTC)*starts to snigger* (yes, again)
So it's a sequel to Flip the Switch? And how is it at the bottom? And...
*suddenly remembers that yesterday Anarion blamed her for overusing her slash goggles*
*changes the subject at once*
The only one who could ever touch his heart, from the moment he had been born and his miniature fingers gripped Mycroft’s for the first time.
Awww, this is a lovely image. Poor Mycroft. A bit of Mystrade could help! :D And poor Sherlock. Will you give us his POV?
And poor you! You're sick and cold and you write sad fics with horribly sad tags... You should rest a little and take a sick leave from this 365 days challenge! In the meanwhile, here are some Sherlock/John fics I like very much. (I don't mention Verity's, Ariane's and Atlin's fics... They're obvoius! :D )
Short fics:
Irisbleu's Brave New World, very sweet.
Lotherington's Measuring the Size of the Human Voice, gorgeous and very moving.
Lotherington's Love and Other Deaths, adorable.
Lotherington's Thanks for the Adventure, very beautiful but very sad.
Cathedral_carver's His Favourite Four-Letter F-Words, once more very beautiful but heartbreaking.
Multi-chapter fics, if you can't sleep tonight:
Hyacinth_sky747's What to do When Your Flatmate is Homicidal, very funny and sweet.
Stupid_drawings's The Road Trip Series, hilarious.
Linpatootie's Two Coffees One Black One with Sugar Please series, very lovely and funny too.
Jupiter_ash's A Study in Sexuality. Yep, there's porn. But a lot of feelings too.
Earlgreytea68's John Watson's 12 Things Happy People Do, quite amazing.
Er, I think I got carried away a little. Oh well. :D Have some drawings for your 221B, here and
here. I hope you'll be better soon! :-)
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:12 pm (UTC)HOW do you do that? *is amazed*
You are worse (or better, depending on the point of view) than Verity!
Thank you for all the links. And the drawings! <3
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Date: 2012-06-25 11:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 11:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-26 11:22 pm (UTC)Lacuna by coloredink:
http://archiveofourown.org/works/248274
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Date: 2012-06-27 09:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-06-27 09:10 pm (UTC)At first I was like 'Hmpf, I've talked about Sherlock's weaknesses and where he is fragile, I talked about John. What am I going to do? WAIT. Mycroft!' and then it made sense and was so easy! :)
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Date: 2012-11-29 09:36 am (UTC)