Some Thoughts On Sherlock
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ekaterinnResuming to announce that three years after SGA, I finally have a new fandom, and it's the BBC's Sherlock:
1. Benedict Cumberbatch is gorgeous, and I could listen to him recite the phone book.
2. My mom calls him Cumberfuck. No, I don't know why.
3. Martin Freeman is pretty freakin' adorable, and a fantastic actor.
4. Mycroft is a controlling bastard, and I like fics where he gets outsmarted.
5. Anthea, however, is awesome.
6. I'm in the stage where I'll pretty much read anything, but Sherlock h/c really does something for me. No, I don't know why.
7. The kinkmeme is a thing of joy and beauty forever, and I'm likely to go to the special hell.
8. The only thing that annoys me is the use of epithets. If I see Sherlock and John referred to as 'the detective' and 'the doctor' one more time, I'm going to go Moriarty on someone's ass.
9. That said, Americanisms don't bother me; I've lived enough different places that my mind automatically translates.
10. I'm writing again. I'm writing again. Aside from squeezing out a Yuletide fic each year, I never thought I could still write.
11. On the other hand, the fics I'm writing seem to be about magic, mental illness, and/or killing off Mycroft. Not neccesarily in that order.
12. On the other, other hand, at least I'm not destroying entire worlds to provide emotional growth for my characters, like I've done in, um, several fandoms, so I'll count it as a win.
13. I can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and I can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and I can do you all three concurrent or consecutive, but I can't do you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory ~ they're all blood you see.
14. The above quote both describes my writing style and is a prompt I'll make on the kinkmeme when the next post goes up.
15. LJ must want me to post anon on the kinkmeme, it keeps logging me out.
16. I am really quite pleased that there are so many good asexual Sherlock fics out there.
17. I'm more than pleased that there's a least two fics that do an awesome job with trans Sherlock or John.
18. I am less pleased with the racism and lack of major female characters on the show itself, and I like fic that explores that meaningfully.
19. I still love Sherlock/John, though.
20. To my muse: You are being annoying because this is supposed to be John POV, but nooooooooo, you want your POV flashbacks. Also, you want to be asexual, but get intellectual pleasure out of making John come apart at the seams during sex. Look, I'll give you a murder, now will you shut up?!?
21. Because of the aforementioned muse, I now have a scene in a fic which is basically Why You Don't Try To Pill Sherlock Like Cat.
22. It feels good to be back.
1. Benedict Cumberbatch is gorgeous, and I could listen to him recite the phone book.
2. My mom calls him Cumberfuck. No, I don't know why.
3. Martin Freeman is pretty freakin' adorable, and a fantastic actor.
4. Mycroft is a controlling bastard, and I like fics where he gets outsmarted.
5. Anthea, however, is awesome.
6. I'm in the stage where I'll pretty much read anything, but Sherlock h/c really does something for me. No, I don't know why.
7. The kinkmeme is a thing of joy and beauty forever, and I'm likely to go to the special hell.
8. The only thing that annoys me is the use of epithets. If I see Sherlock and John referred to as 'the detective' and 'the doctor' one more time, I'm going to go Moriarty on someone's ass.
9. That said, Americanisms don't bother me; I've lived enough different places that my mind automatically translates.
10. I'm writing again. I'm writing again. Aside from squeezing out a Yuletide fic each year, I never thought I could still write.
11. On the other hand, the fics I'm writing seem to be about magic, mental illness, and/or killing off Mycroft. Not neccesarily in that order.
12. On the other, other hand, at least I'm not destroying entire worlds to provide emotional growth for my characters, like I've done in, um, several fandoms, so I'll count it as a win.
13. I can do you blood and love without the rhetoric, and I can do you blood and rhetoric without the love, and I can do you all three concurrent or consecutive, but I can't do you love and rhetoric without the blood. Blood is compulsory ~ they're all blood you see.
14. The above quote both describes my writing style and is a prompt I'll make on the kinkmeme when the next post goes up.
15. LJ must want me to post anon on the kinkmeme, it keeps logging me out.
16. I am really quite pleased that there are so many good asexual Sherlock fics out there.
17. I'm more than pleased that there's a least two fics that do an awesome job with trans Sherlock or John.
18. I am less pleased with the racism and lack of major female characters on the show itself, and I like fic that explores that meaningfully.
19. I still love Sherlock/John, though.
20. To my muse: You are being annoying because this is supposed to be John POV, but nooooooooo, you want your POV flashbacks. Also, you want to be asexual, but get intellectual pleasure out of making John come apart at the seams during sex. Look, I'll give you a murder, now will you shut up?!?
21. Because of the aforementioned muse, I now have a scene in a fic which is basically Why You Don't Try To Pill Sherlock Like Cat.
22. It feels good to be back.
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Date: 2011-01-10 05:38 pm (UTC)wheeeeeeeeeeeeee Sherlock! I read pretty much nothing else over the Christmas period.
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Date: 2011-01-11 05:30 am (UTC)Um, if I do manage to get something written, would you maybe like to beta? Especially perhaps if you know something about the NHS mental health system? *gives you puppy eyes*
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Date: 2011-01-11 11:35 am (UTC)Hah, yes? But I can't guarantee a fast turn around as I'm kind of ridiculously swamped with work atm. Also, my knowledge of NHS is limited to the kind of everyday understanding that comes with living in the UK and using it. If there's something very specific you need regarding it, then you might be best finding an expert...
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Date: 2011-01-10 07:47 pm (UTC)(I am, uh, still waiting for my DVDs, because
(Also, yay for (13). Do you think death could possibly be a boat?)
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Date: 2011-01-11 05:36 am (UTC)Heh, I do not have the DVDs yet; just the episodes that rather mysteriously appeared on my computer. *coughs*
(re: 13: I've frequently not been on boats! Man, I need to watch that again. Also, 'a conspiracy of cartographers' would be a good title for a story.)
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Date: 2011-02-26 11:28 pm (UTC)And it's probably not as amusing as you were thinking, but here's the scene (it's from a fic where both Sherlock and John are in a psychiatric ward, so trigger warning for mental health issues, I guess):
Six months in, Sherlock grew tired of trying the various tablets they gave him. Palming them was simple, and withdrawal was fascinating, both scientifically and personally. Though if he hadn't been so preoccupied with withdrawal, he wouldn't have been surprised by what happened next.
As it was, it took four orderlies to hold Sherlock down.
Afterward, he told the head psychiatrist's wife about his affairs, got the charge nurse fired for embezzling, and caused three of the day staff to quit simply by whispering something in their ears. No-one has tried to force meds on Sherlock since.
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Date: 2011-02-27 12:32 am (UTC)I'm afraid my posts aren't all that frequent or interesting, but subscribe away! I'll add you, too, if you don't mind. Thanks!
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Date: 2011-02-27 02:35 am (UTC)Yay! It's always nice to meet new, cool people!