katieforsythe

Hi all,

This (unwieldy, terribly long) piece is two things.  The first is a challenge to myself--it's actually rooted in the day it occurred to me that I have really run the gamut of Sherlock-Holmes-is-a-shitty-boyfriend tales.  I mean, that's purest golden fodder for all of us angst-heads, honestly, but my versions were looking really repetitive to me.   Holmes hides his feelings?  Check.  Tells absurd lies?  Check.  Makes abusive remarks?  Check.  Makes Watson miserable?  Check.  And I wondered, what if Sherlock Holmes wasn't a shitty boyfriend?  What if he was a great boyfriend, the poster boy for all future boyfriends?  What if he did helpful chores and opened cab doors and gave backrubs and defended Watson's honor?  And then I make myself a little ill at the thought of all that niceness.  Was it even possible to write Holmes as a fantastic boyfriend without drowning in saccharine, I pondered, and if so, where would the dark come from?  Holmes will always be Holmes, after all, or it doesn't work.  This is my very long-winded answer to that question.  I hope it works on some levels.

The second thing is that it's a shameless litany of smut.  So if you don't like graphic male/male sex, I'd skip this one.  Warnings for sex, violence (not at the same time), drugs, more drugs, rock and roll (the violin counts, right?), offscreen implied abuse, "self-abuse" as they called it, Watson wanting a tallow candle in the worst way, my hopelessly recurring Sherlock-Holmes-was-the-world's-most-rampant-top theme, mildly implied D/s, new uses for violin bows, and finally feet.  For the feet, you can thank the generous and talented Jane Turenne, who just posted a deliriously elegant PWP summer lovin' smutfic.  She asked me for feet, she got feet.

Four Minor Interludes for the Solo Violin:

One: http://katieforsythe.livejournal.com/8561.html#cutid1

Two: http://katieforsythe.livejournal.com/8876.html#cutid1 (I don't know if there's a strange glitch in my computer or what, but LJ at the moment seems to have made seventeen cuts.  What you want is the very first one.  Right at the top. I can't seem to fix it.)

Three: http://katieforsythe.livejournal.com/9102.html#cutid1

I hope everyone's eating lots of watermelon and having a great summer,

Katie

calccarbonate

Title:  The Rough Trade Part 8:  Expression
Fandom:  Very Alt. Sherlock Holmes
Characters:  Mycroft, Holmes, Watson, , OMC, Lestrade
Pairing:  W/L  Holmes/mild voyeurism
Rating:  R for nonconsensual themes in "The Rough Trade"  Rating probably higher than necessary.
Summary:  Sequel to Last Man Dead.  

polaris2000

Title: The Union Street Affair (part five)
Author: Polaris
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Holmes/Lestrade
Disclaimer: All characters created by ACD belong to their copyright holder(s), not me.
Summary: A case leads Lestrade once again to Baker Street.
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Mentions of both prostitution and BDSM. Holmes beating corpses with sticks.
Word Count: 14,875
Author's Notes: Unbeta'd, so any mistakes (Americanisms, historical inaccuracies) are my own. Will be posted in several parts, since LJ is mean.

polaris2000

Title: The Union Street Affair (part three)
Author: Polaris
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Holmes/Lestrade
Disclaimer: All characters created by ACD belong to their copyright holder(s), not me.
Summary: A case leads Lestrade once again to Baker Street.
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Mentions of both prostitution and BDSM. Holmes beating corpses with sticks.
Word Count: 14,875
Author's Notes: Unbeta'd, so any mistakes (Americanisms, historical inaccuracies) are my own. Will be posted in several parts, since LJ is mean.

calccarbonate

Title:  The Rough Trade Part 7:  Memories Long
Fandom:  Very Alt. Sherlock Holmes
Characters:  Mycroft, Holmes, Watson, , OMC, Lestrade
Pairing:  W/L  Holmes/mild voyeurism
Rating:  R for nonconsensual themes in "The Rough Trade"  Rating probably higher than necessary.
Summary:  Sequel to Last Man Dead.  What kind of man would call Moran a friend, anyway?

polaris2000

Well, here we go. This is my first Holmes fic, and hopefully not my last, since I have been completely swept away by dashing Victorians.

Title: The Union Street Affair (part one)
Author: Polaris
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Holmes/Lestrade
Disclaimer: All characters created by ACD belong to their copyright holder(s), not me.
Summary: A case leads Lestrade once again to Baker Street.
Spoilers: None
Warnings: Mentions of both prostitution and BDSM. Holmes beating corpses with sticks.
Word Count: 14,875 (which is why it's in parts)
Author's Notes: Unbeta'd, so any mistakes (Americanisms, historical inaccuracies) are my own. Will be posted in several parts, since LJ's length restrictions are silly.

calccarbonate

Title:  The Rough Trade Part 6:  Recrossing Paths
Fandom:  Very Alt. Sherlock Holmes
Characters:  Mycroft, Holmes, Watson, , OMC, Lestrade
Pairing:  W/L  Holmes/mild voyeurism
Rating:  R for nonconsensual themes in "The Rough Trade"  Rating probably higher than necessary.
Summary:  Sequel to Last Man Dead.  
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