watsons_woes prompt expansion poll (part one?)

Several of my WWJ prompt fics have had people saying "more please".  Which, you know? So gratifying, as in can't-get-my-head-through-the-door ego boosting.  *preens*  But I'm feeling a little overwhelmed  - I have more plotbunnies than I know what to do with at the moment, the Faust one wants writing, as does the kink one, I owe irisbleufic one more chapter of uniform porn, LoW needs work and I have another folk ballad to rip off, and another possible collaboration later in the year. *gasp*

So I may not get to all of these!  There is definite potential expansion for some of them, though.  But if anyone fancied pushing for a particular prompt to come to the fore, here is a poll of the ones I'd consider writing more on.  Have at it.  If I come up with more from the second half of the month, I will do another poll.

July 2: Rain, lamp-post, handkerchief, flowers.
A Little Heavier Than Usual. Sherlock (BBC), Holmes, Watson, illness, daftness. G (There is a request for Sherlock learning more about classic movies, especially Errol Flynn.)
July 3: The Hospital Ship by W. H. Littlejohn.
Dashing Hopes for Our Deliverance. ACD!canon (kinda) crossover, Watson, angst, alien invasion, character death. PG-13. (Sequel.  Yes, I know what happened at the end.  Still...)
July 5: Quote/adaptation: If actions speak louder than words, how is the pen mightier than the sword?
Trending on Twitter. Sherlock (BBC): John, John's blog. G  (Twitter is, of course, worldwide.  Who else might see what's trending? [Hint, it begins with an S.]})
July 7: Falling
Alone You Hang In Ruins. Sherlock (BBC): Watson. DARK. Discussion of suicide, drug abuse, R. (Expansion of the whole story.  Almost definite to happen at some point, there's a lot of background to this one.).



[Poll #1762262]

Fic: Sherlock: WWJ: I'll Find You

Fandom/’Verse: Holmes/Sherlock BBC
Challenge: watsons_woes July prompts challenge
Title: I'll Find You
Character: Sherlock, John
Length: c.250
Rating: PG
Spoilers: n/a
Warnings: n/a

Disclaimer: The Holmes characters fall in the public domain: This version falls under the creative control of Messers Moffatt and Gatiss, and the BBC. No ownership is implied or inferred. This is done for love only.

Summary: Sherlock searches for his kidnapped flatmate.
AN: This fic AKA “In how many different inflections can Sherlock say ‘John’?” (Except that one. Minds out of the gutter!)

Also go here and help me decide which of my prompt!fics thus far to expand into something bigger and shinier and if possible well-written?

Master prompt post

July 17: Dialogue Fic

( I’ll Find You )

FIC REC: Sherlock (BBC): A Live Well-Lived by kate_lear

A Life Well-Lived
Part One
Part Two
Part Three

Author's info:
Sherlock/John
NC-17
~20 000 words

Summary: Written for this prompt on the sherlockbbc_fic kinkmeme: ‘John got scared off men by an abusive past relationship. Sherlock has to try and woo him while not scaring him off with protective possessive rage.’
Warnings: Mentions of a past relationship which, while not explicitly abusive, definitely skirts close to it. Please don’t read if this will upset you.

My ramblings:
Warnings: This is one of the few cases where I would use the label dub-con*

Reccer's comments:
You know me, I don't read abusive relationship fics most of the time. I have in the past and they almost invariably piss me off. This, however, is masterful. The summary intrigued me because it shows an awareness of the complicated nature of the beast, and I peeked in. The story is beautifully told, John having had an abusive relationship that put him off men and Sherlock helping him back on track and showing him how tender a relationship like that can be. But it's much better than it sounds! I know if I were reading this summary I'd think "great, dramatic flashback sequences and a wonderous night of magic sex." kate_lear absolutely does not do that. The story is slow and gentle, taking place over months not weeks, a lovely slow burn of healing and a very brave resolve not to be black and white, not to have big dramatic conversations with weeping and chivalrous posing from the healer; just a very quiet, understated, real life understanding that healing takes years, and understanding, ten, fifteen, twenty years down the line, may still not come. But you can live, and love, regardless of that.**

In short, you know I'd never rec a dub- or non-con fic unless I thought it was That Damn Good. This is. You know those times when a fic just gets it right? This is one of those.


*Anyone unlucky enough to have got into the discussion with me on the use of dub-con and non-con (and vs. other terms) in fic warnings knows how black and white my views of consent issues can be and my opinion that lots of people who say dub just use it because they don't want to shut people out by saying non. This fic really is a genuine case as the only information we have is recollections from the character who is not the POV focus for the story, and you end up weighing their perception with their reactions - you genuinely can't know. So I'm not breaking my rule by using it! :p

**This para is very rambly - the gin is purpling my prose slightly. But my points stand.