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I need to get back into writing, the same way I need oxygen to breathe. It's been over a year though and I could do with some prompts.  See my tags for subjects/fandoms/pairings/formats I'm comfortable with, but I'm flexible. Be as specific or as vague as you like.

 

I can't promise to be quick, but this would really help me begin to edge back in...

thegameison_sh Cycle Three, Challenge Four
Joint second :D

Title: Before My Helpless Sight
Character/Pairing: Sherlock/John
Genre: Angst (mild)
Rating: PG
Warnings: Discussion of war, brief but including current conflicts involving UK and NATO forces. (Yes, they are rather on my mind right now.)

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.

Prompt: Phantom touch
Summary: In his dreams, John walks abroad in war zones, a ghost observing the soldiers still there. After a while, he finds that he is not the only one.
AN: The title comes from one of the Wilfred Owen war canon I find most memorable, Dulce et Decorum Est.

Fic masterpost.
Crossposted to: sherlockbbc, watsons_woes, johnsherlock, 221b_slash.


( Before My Helpless Sight )

July 1: Watson injury (any severity), from a different POV than Holmes.
In Harm's Way. ACD!canon, Lestrade, Watson, angst. PG
Posted 02/07/11
July 2: Rain, lamp-post, handkerchief, flowers.
A Little Heavier Than Usual. Sherlock (BBC), Holmes, Watson, illness, daftness. G
Posted 02/07/11
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.
Posted 03/07/11
July 4: Celebration of a non-British holiday.
Oats, Coconut, and Golden Syrup. Sherlock (BBC), John, Sherlock, Mrs Hudson, allergies, cookies. G
Posted 04/07/11
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
Posted 05/07/11
July 6: Crossover
With Tempest and Storm. Holmes (ACD)/PotC: Watson, Will Turner, hiatus, G.
Posted 07/07/11 (0005 BST)
July 7: Falling
Alone You Hang In Ruins. Sherlock (BBC): Watson. DARK. Discussion of suicide, drug abuse, R.
Posted 07/07/11
July 8: Photo prompt
Stakeout. Sherlock (BBC): John, 221b, fluff, G.
Posted 08/07/11
July 9: Stress/exhaustion, stress relief
Two Dozen Caddies. Sherlock (BBC): Mrs Hudson, Mrs Hudson's tea cupboard. G
Posted 09/07/11
July 10: Midnight summons
He Whom You Love. Sherlock (BBC), John, drabble, G.
Posted 10/07/11
July 11: Kitten
With the Queen. ACD, Watson, Wiggins, Holmes, a number of furballs, G.
Posted 11/07/11
July 12: Quote - "I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about." - William Hazlitt, 1826
To A Fault. Lestrade, 221b domestic equilibrium (of a sort), drabble, G.
Posted 12/07/11
July 13: Superstition
Left Shoe for Luck. Sherlock (BBC), Mycroft, Sherlock and John (S/J squint) on their special day, G.
Posted 13/07/11
July 14: TLC
Through the Checkout Five Times Sherlock (BBC), John, Sherlock, h/c, G
Posted 14/07/11
July 15: Fix a scene from canon
Solitary Investigations. ACD Canon, Holmes, Watson, Dialogue double drabble, SOLI, G.
Posted 15/07/11
July 16: The Dutch steamship Friesland
The Dutch steamship Friesland. Sherlock (BBC), Sherlock, John, Cows, G.
Posted 16/07/11
July 17: Dialogue fic.
I'll Find You. Sherlock, John, offscreen kidnappers, PG, dialogue only.
Posted 17/07/11
July 18: Picture Prompt
If Not. Holmes, angst, a critical error, G.
Posted 18/07/11
July 19: A Foggy Day - George & Ira Gershwin.
And Suddenly I Saw You There. Watson, Holmes, Guest Star, WW2 AU, G.
Posted 19/07/11
July 20: Watson’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
You Make It Real. Sherlock, John, angst, offscreen cancer, PG.
Posted 21/07/11 (0114 BST)
July 21: Acquainted with the Night - Robert Frost
Brighten the Stars. Lestrade, Sherlock, John, London. G.
Posted 21/07/11
July 22: Correspondence
If Convenient. Holmes, Watson, wartime telegraphs. G.
Posted 22/07/11
July 23: Alternate FINIS
An Eye For An Eye. Holmes, tag for 3GAR. PG
July 24: Seasonal Storms
"The Weather Will Become Very Windy..." Sherlock, John, storms and memories. PG.
Posted 24/07/11
July 25: Supernatural
He Lies Slain. John, Sherlock, post-pool, devastating news. PG.
Posted 26/07/11 (2233 BST - first day of the outage). Posted earlier that day on Dreamwidth: finished 2100 BST 25/07/11
July 26: Red, lantern, grass, fish, needle
Every Scar. John, Sherlock, snooping and scars. G
Posted 26/07/11
July 27: Poem
And Afterwards Rememberl. Sherlock, John, traumatic illness. Owch. PG.
Posted 27/07/11
July 28: Enclosed Spaces
The Claws That Catch. Follow-up to And Afterwards Remember. PG-13
Posted 28/07/11
July 29: Illness in a location where little to no help is forthcoming
As You Value His Life. AU scene for HOUN. Watson, Holmes. G
July 30: "Is that __(item name)__ supposed to be _(doing that) ?"
Before A Fall. John, Sherlock, injury in the course of duty. G.
Posted 30/07/11
July 31:Picture prompt
Growing Gloom. John, waiting for Sherlock. G.
Posted 31/07/11

Amnesty prompts: Rising Waters (complete story)
Posted in completion 08/08/11
Reading order:
Prologue: Comes the Flood (8)
Part 1: Run (3)
Part 2: In Case of Emergency Please Call (1)
Part 3: Efficient (5)
Part 4: Secure Communications (4)
Part 5: Blue (2)
Part 6: Relief (6)
Part 7: Dust and Water (7)
Part 8: Strode the Two Fools (9)
Epilogue: Married Ones (10)

Rating: PG, G, PG
Contained within: Sherlock/John, food, piglets.

( Hungrily )

( Farrow )

( Squabble )

Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Title: A soldier's life is terribly hard
Character/Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: c.2000 words
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Smut. Unashamed smut.
Spoilers: n/a
Warnings: Outdoor sex.

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, John, a nice day and locale in London once infamous for trysts of a certain variety. Smut with a hint of military kink.

Sequel: Evening Dress

AN: I mentioned to irisbleufic that my brain was getting frazzled with fic and I should just write some porn to clear the air. She immediately requested St James’s Park. (While I was writing my own predilection for military trappings came into play slightly).

At this point xitheta offered to give me a beta, for which I am deeply hugely grateful. Unfortunately that was about half an hour before my most recent BSOD and I had a complete panic and shut everything down. What a horribly rude thing to do to someone. I am so sorry. rabidsamfan proceeded to talk me off the ledge and distract me with shiny things, and has helped me polish the final draft. Here it is.



( A soldier's life is terribly hard )

Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Title: Insomnia
Character/Pairing: Sherlock/John
Episode: After "A Study in Pink"
Length: 2329 words
Rating: NC-17 (yes, really).
Spoilers: Mild for "A Study in Pink"
Warnings: Do I need to warn you that it's slash? Nothing scary. First time.
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: John Watson has trouble sleeping. Sherlock thinks he can help, but can he?
AN: This is scary. Scary because it's my first fic for a new fandom, and scary because I never write anything beyond PG or PG-13 if you squint, so this is a bit of a departure. I cannot express how helpful the support of my wonderful beta rabidsamfan has been - without your reaction to this, and your help, there is no way this would have got as far as this. Thank you as ever.

( Insomnia )