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2Riya Morut
I applaud you again on your characterization. It was flawless; I could perfectly see and hear John and Sherlock sitting there in their pajamas having a heart-to-hard drive. I empathize so much with John, and it's nice to see him find a friend.
Great fic. Many kudos!
2Riya MorutI applaud you again on your characterization. It was flawless; I could perfectly see and hear John and Sherlock sitting there in their pajamas having a heart-to-hard drive. I empathize so much with John, and it's nice to see him find a friend.
Great fic. Many kudos!
4/15 c1 Riya Morut
Poor John! Sherlock would not exactly be the ideal person to confide in about nightmares.
Your characterization of Sherlock is superb, from his assumptions that John might be dreaming about the cabbie to his noticing that he'd been asleep precisely sixty-three minutes. Well done on that and on the lack of grammatical errors!
Poor John! Sherlock would not exactly be the ideal person to confide in about nightmares.
Your characterization of Sherlock is superb, from his assumptions that John might be dreaming about the cabbie to his noticing that he'd been asleep precisely sixty-three minutes. Well done on that and on the lack of grammatical errors!
4/7 c2 37jack63kids
Forgot to mention on the last chapter that I don't usually like present tense stories, mostly as people forget and change tense part way through - not a problem with your writing and it reads so naturally and well. I also like that you do a Sherlock POV and a John one - it really does work, so glad you found that happening.
I love everything about this story, so it's really hard to give concrit. Keep doing what you do, is the best I can manage. I'm really looking forward to a plot-led story, if this is what you can do with a sleepless night! I would most certainly encourage you to write a muilti-chapter story, which is heavy on plot, but not to abandoned your wonderful characterisation and descriptive passages, and also has a lot of relationship stuff in between the 'action'. Please!? ;-D
37jack63kidsForgot to mention on the last chapter that I don't usually like present tense stories, mostly as people forget and change tense part way through - not a problem with your writing and it reads so naturally and well. I also like that you do a Sherlock POV and a John one - it really does work, so glad you found that happening.
I love everything about this story, so it's really hard to give concrit. Keep doing what you do, is the best I can manage. I'm really looking forward to a plot-led story, if this is what you can do with a sleepless night! I would most certainly encourage you to write a muilti-chapter story, which is heavy on plot, but not to abandoned your wonderful characterisation and descriptive passages, and also has a lot of relationship stuff in between the 'action'. Please!? ;-D
4/7 c1 jack63kids
This is glorious and no complains from me that it 'got long'! If all 'John has nightmares' fics are this good, then I hope that there are a lot of them.
Some wonderful observations of what makes Sherlock tick from the book that he doesn't notice to the unfamiliar ache. Also, though there are so many more:
'Sherlock offers a grunt. It seems the polite thing to do.' - oh HUGE LOL!
'He feels no guilt at the intrusion of privacy—he is only observing to learn, and there is never harm in a scientific experiment.' - no indeed, Sherlock!
- though I would say that he frequently doesn't know what to do when it comes to the emotional stuff.
I really think that you've got into the head and heart of Sherlock. Beautifully done.
This is glorious and no complains from me that it 'got long'! If all 'John has nightmares' fics are this good, then I hope that there are a lot of them.
Some wonderful observations of what makes Sherlock tick from the book that he doesn't notice to the unfamiliar ache. Also, though there are so many more:
'Sherlock offers a grunt. It seems the polite thing to do.' - oh HUGE LOL!
'He feels no guilt at the intrusion of privacy—he is only observing to learn, and there is never harm in a scientific experiment.' - no indeed, Sherlock!
- though I would say that he frequently doesn't know what to do when it comes to the emotional stuff.
I really think that you've got into the head and heart of Sherlock. Beautifully done.
3/20 c2 DarthJackie
so, I can't believe I just found this.
it was amazing!
I think you capture both of them very well. I'm very difficult to please when it comes to people writing John (even the professionals that get paid for this kind of thing) and you did an excellent job!
so, I can't believe I just found this.
it was amazing!
I think you capture both of them very well. I'm very difficult to please when it comes to people writing John (even the professionals that get paid for this kind of thing) and you did an excellent job!
10/26/2012 c2 111Malvolia
Nice ending. It fit that Sherlock would first start deducing him and then need John to point out that wasn't particularly sensitive. Bringing the friendship down to choosing it was an especially good touch.
111MalvoliaNice ending. It fit that Sherlock would first start deducing him and then need John to point out that wasn't particularly sensitive. Bringing the friendship down to choosing it was an especially good touch.
10/26/2012 c1 Malvolia
Great exploration of the dynamic between these two men who are already friends after 24 hours.
I like how the line "He is feeling irritated and moody, and he misses his skull—he needs something to talk to that won't feel the need to talk back." is undercut by Sherlock's musing on the mystery of his new flat-mate, and his progression of idle thinking to physical investigation.
Great exploration of the dynamic between these two men who are already friends after 24 hours.
I like how the line "He is feeling irritated and moody, and he misses his skull—he needs something to talk to that won't feel the need to talk back." is undercut by Sherlock's musing on the mystery of his new flat-mate, and his progression of idle thinking to physical investigation.
8/30/2012 c2 9wrytingtyme
Very nicely written, the voices are right on and the scenario is interesting, plausible and did I say well written already? I did. Well I meant it. Kudos.
9wrytingtymeVery nicely written, the voices are right on and the scenario is interesting, plausible and did I say well written already? I did. Well I meant it. Kudos.
8/26/2012 c2 17Lady Sam Mallory
I absolutely love this work! WOW! You brought so much of their relationship, their true friendship, forward in this one two part work and it just completely blows me away.
The characters are spot on and I adore the way that you talk about their friendship as a choice, because that's exactly what it was. They decided to become friends and it's so clear to see here.
The writing's solid, and I easily visualize these two men, so new to each other, but so familiar to us, just solidifying their close association and determining that it would change the course of their lives whether they intended it to or not.
Incredible bit of writing and will most definitely have to go in my favourites.
LSM
17Lady Sam MalloryI absolutely love this work! WOW! You brought so much of their relationship, their true friendship, forward in this one two part work and it just completely blows me away.
The characters are spot on and I adore the way that you talk about their friendship as a choice, because that's exactly what it was. They decided to become friends and it's so clear to see here.
The writing's solid, and I easily visualize these two men, so new to each other, but so familiar to us, just solidifying their close association and determining that it would change the course of their lives whether they intended it to or not.
Incredible bit of writing and will most definitely have to go in my favourites.
LSM
8/11/2012 c2 irishphoenix89
I really like this, a nice introduction to the friendship between the two men. The characters are spot on and I can really imagine this conversation happening between the two of them on their first night together.
I really like this, a nice introduction to the friendship between the two men. The characters are spot on and I can really imagine this conversation happening between the two of them on their first night together.
7/17/2012 c1 mademoiselleFauxpas
God Lord, that was fantastic! Are you sure this is your first Scherlock-piece? You actually managed to capture John and Sherlocks complex relationship AND Sherlocks insanely complicated train of thought without confusing the hell out of me! That's not something you find often in fanfictions. Please continue wirting stories for this genre!
God Lord, that was fantastic! Are you sure this is your first Scherlock-piece? You actually managed to capture John and Sherlocks complex relationship AND Sherlocks insanely complicated train of thought without confusing the hell out of me! That's not something you find often in fanfictions. Please continue wirting stories for this genre!
6/28/2012 c2 chestry007
Tonight I was just about to stop looking through this fandom (though I ADORE the show and a select few well written fics) due to so much slash (and worse) OOC and other annoying things, when I stumbled over this gem.
It. Was. Perfect. You nailed them perfectly.
Thank you.
Tonight I was just about to stop looking through this fandom (though I ADORE the show and a select few well written fics) due to so much slash (and worse) OOC and other annoying things, when I stumbled over this gem.
It. Was. Perfect. You nailed them perfectly.
Thank you.
6/24/2012 c2 33Kaelir of Lorien
Oh, dear me, where to start.
Well. This is brilliant. Wonderfully, fantastically, spot-on brilliant. You, my friend, have incredible talent.
I must comment first on characterisation. The fact that you have gotten both Sherlock and John down so well in this story speaks volumes about your ability to delve into the hearts and minds of the characters. Personally, I find Sherlock very difficult to write, whereas John comes very naturally to me, so kudos to you for being able to do both! Both the thoughts and the dialogue you've created are amazingly believable, and I can literally hear the actors' voices when I go through this story.
Related to that, I think what I love most about this piece is that you've managed (how, I don't know!) to capture the relationship between Sherlock and John before it really /is/ a relationship. It's the first night; they don't know each other very well despite their whirlwind case of the cabbie driver, and you've brought this across so well. It's wonderful (I'm running out of adjectives, so forgive me if I repeat myself here). The fact that Sherlock tries - and in some ways fails - to analyse Sherlock is exactly what would have happened that night, I believe, and it's so key to their relationship that John Watson may be ordinary, but he is also full of surprises. And John, John needs a life that is out of the ordinary.
Oddly enough, the part that really made me laugh was the little conversational interlude regarding Mycroft. Those three little lines seem to be to be so indicative of that 'another domestic evening in at Baker Street' atmosphere, and it's those little conversations, really, that start the growth of this incredible friendship between these two men.
Anyway, I shall cease my rambling now. This is a marvellous story - definitely a favourite - and thank you so much for sharing it. :)
33Kaelir of LorienOh, dear me, where to start.
Well. This is brilliant. Wonderfully, fantastically, spot-on brilliant. You, my friend, have incredible talent.
I must comment first on characterisation. The fact that you have gotten both Sherlock and John down so well in this story speaks volumes about your ability to delve into the hearts and minds of the characters. Personally, I find Sherlock very difficult to write, whereas John comes very naturally to me, so kudos to you for being able to do both! Both the thoughts and the dialogue you've created are amazingly believable, and I can literally hear the actors' voices when I go through this story.
Related to that, I think what I love most about this piece is that you've managed (how, I don't know!) to capture the relationship between Sherlock and John before it really /is/ a relationship. It's the first night; they don't know each other very well despite their whirlwind case of the cabbie driver, and you've brought this across so well. It's wonderful (I'm running out of adjectives, so forgive me if I repeat myself here). The fact that Sherlock tries - and in some ways fails - to analyse Sherlock is exactly what would have happened that night, I believe, and it's so key to their relationship that John Watson may be ordinary, but he is also full of surprises. And John, John needs a life that is out of the ordinary.
Oddly enough, the part that really made me laugh was the little conversational interlude regarding Mycroft. Those three little lines seem to be to be so indicative of that 'another domestic evening in at Baker Street' atmosphere, and it's those little conversations, really, that start the growth of this incredible friendship between these two men.
Anyway, I shall cease my rambling now. This is a marvellous story - definitely a favourite - and thank you so much for sharing it. :)