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Song · February 22, 2014 11:36 am

It really is a wonderful fic!

TeeJay · February 22, 2014 11:36 am

Thank you!

SpiralStaircase · February 22, 2014 8:25 pm

Just updated my fanfic 'Maelstrom' with chapter 6 -

https://www.fanfiction.net/u/299943/TheChimeraSculptress

Comments and reviews always appreciated, thanks.

clareiow · February 22, 2014 9:28 pm

Really good Teejay, I could picture them both!

TeeJay · February 22, 2014 9:39 pm

Thanks, Clare!

SusiGo · February 27, 2014 6:50 pm

When I woke up yesterday morning I had this idea for a missing scene from TEH in my head. It wanted to be written so here you are. Hope you like it.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1245187

clareiow · February 27, 2014 7:06 pm

I like that Susi!

SusiGo · February 27, 2014 7:07 pm

Thank you, clare.

TeeJay · February 27, 2014 7:12 pm

SusiGo wrote:
When I woke up yesterday morning I had this idea for a missing scene from TEH in my head. It wanted to be written so here you are. Hope you like it.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1245187

That's a good gap-filler, I always wondered what happened between the kebab place and the Look-I'm-Back! montage.

Can I make a more technical suggestion, though? This may just be a me thing, but I personally hate it when people don't put full line breaks in between paragraphs and pieces of dialogue. Seeing a fic posted like that instantly turns me off, and usually I don't make an effort to read it. What I did with yours is copy & paste it into Word, batch-fix the paragraph issues, and then I read it after I had formatted it. It would also help if you put separators between scenes, like a horizontal line or a few asterisks, etc. Makes it so much easier to read.

SusiGo · February 27, 2014 7:16 pm

Thanks for your comment. Personally I have no problem in reading the text and the three scenes are separated from each other. In case anyone else feels turned off, please tell me.

Mattlocked · February 27, 2014 7:17 pm

Hm, but there actually are full line breaks in between the scenes......?
I know what you mean, but I'm fine with this one.

And very well written, I like it very much.

SusiGo · February 27, 2014 7:17 pm

Thank you, Mattlocked.

Schmiezi · February 27, 2014 7:22 pm

Brilliant, Susi. Sherlock and Mycroft are absolutely in character, and I love how much is said between the brothers - and how much is left unsaid on purpose.

SusiGo · February 27, 2014 7:24 pm

Thank you so much, Schmiezi.

tobeornot221b · February 27, 2014 7:28 pm

Yes - the injuries on Sherlock's back - as he didn't complain I almost forgot about them. Your fic reminded me of how painful John's attack in the restaurant must have been for him.
Well done, Susi! Yes, that's quite probable to have happened after John and Mary left.

And btw I didn't have any difficulties in reading it...

TeeJay · February 27, 2014 7:28 pm

Mattlocked wrote:
Hm, but there actually are full line breaks in between the scenes......?
I know what you mean, but I'm fine with this one.

Well, in that case I guess I mean double line breaks. Looks like it's just a me-thing, then.

SusiGo · February 27, 2014 7:30 pm

tobeornot221b wrote:
Yes - the injuries on Sherlock's back - as he didn't complain I almost forgot about them. Your fic reminded me of how painful John's attack in the restaurant must have been for him.
Well done, Susi! Yes, that's quite probable to have happened after John and Mary left.

And btw I didn't have any difficulties in reading it...

Thank you, Ani. Some time ago someone pointed out the back injuries on tumblr. And then it popped up in my mind yesterday and the story was there.

TeeJay · February 27, 2014 7:34 pm

I've read a few fanfics that mentioned it as well, but I wonder just how much time passed between Serbia and the shaving scene. Everything seems to suggest that it wasn't more than a day or two, but it could have been longer. I also think Sherlock might have sustained a cracked rib or two--at the very least deep bruising. I mean, the guy hit him in the ribcage with an iron pipe... John wrangling him around must have been quite painful.

SusiGo · February 27, 2014 7:39 pm

Yes, I think they got him to London quickly as Mycroft needed him there. The injuries are not healed as we clearly see in the shaving scene. But it is in character for Sherlock not to let it show in his encounter with John.

TeeJay · February 27, 2014 7:46 pm

Yes, totally agree. And you're right, Mycroft would have wanted him in London soon. Kinda forgot about that. Sherlock's groan certainly gives away that he's in pain, so let's assume he's got all those cuts on his back and a bruised and battered ribcage.