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Thanks for writing Collateral Damage. You've outdone yourself once again, and I have another favorite story of yours. I very much enjoyed your characterization of Mary, and I especially was satisfied with the Sherlock/John/Mary conversation towards the end

Oh, you lovely thing! Thank you!! I’m so pleased that my forty-eighth Johnlock fic still feels fresh and unique - wow. Seriously - that means so much to me!! I’m really happy that you liked that big conversation and my take on Mary here, etc. Thank you for this!!

Thanks for writing Collateral Damage. You've outdone yourself once again, and I have another favorite story of yours. I very much enjoyed your characterization of Mary, and I especially was satisfied with the Sherlock/John/Mary conversation towards the end

Oh, you lovely thing! Thank you!! I’m so pleased that my forty-eighth Johnlock fic still feels fresh and unique - wow. Seriously - that means so much to me!! I’m really happy that you liked that big conversation and my take on Mary here, etc. Thank you for this!!

abitnotgood:TIL: Sherlock thinks John is ‘mad’ for putting up...

abitnotgood:

TIL: Sherlock thinks John is ‘mad’ for putting up with him all this time.  Sherlock doesn’t understand why John tolerates all the whims of his personality which others are easily repulsed by, but he knows John isn’t going anywhere.

Although it’s also because John himself just stated that everyone, including him, thinks that he’s mad to put up with it. What I particularly like about this is that Sherlock also subtly reminds John that he isn’t even using his charm on him. And John already finds him charming when he’s being a dick (see the blog post after John watches Lestrade’s video, wherein Sherlock says that none of John’s friends like him - he finds THAT charming!). Imagine how much more charmed John would be if Sherlock really turned it on? :) (I’m not convinced that he completely knows how, but let’s say less about that for now.) :P

I’m still in love with his bottom teeth and I don’t...

I’m still in love with his bottom teeth and I don’t care who thinks it’s weird. Also his mouth. And his face. And his everything.

sherlockspeare:Benedict asks fans not to film...

sherlockspeare:

Benedict asks fans not to film Hamlet (X)

Just speaking as someone who also performs in front of live audiences rather than in a pre-recorded milieu (like film/tv/recorded music, with the exception of my new CD), I fully support this. It’s HUGELY distracting, it’s not appropriate, and it’s rude. A live performance is a delicate thing, very much influenced by the dynamic of the performers and the people participating with their eyes and ears and energy. It’s just not the same when people aren’t paying attention, or are watching it through a screen, making an illegal copy. It’s a large scale version of trying to have coffee with someone who won’t stop taking pictures of you rather than just listening to you or responding, conversing, engaging. Sometimes you just need to put the camera down and engage. Actors, classical musicians, musical theatre performers, and dancers all over the world have started having to take a stand against the rudeness of their audiences. It takes a lot of courage to do it and it’s upsetting to have to do, the same way it would upsetting for you to have to call your coffee friend out for not paying attention to you, being in the moment with you.

The fact is that some things are temporal, and they’re meant to be. Even very good, professional recordings can never replace the dynamic of a live performance, and it’s that relationship between what’s happening on stage and what’s happening in the seats that makes it magical. Making a cheap copy, at the cost of you giving back what’s expected in this two-way relationship, just isn’t cool. I’m sorry that Ben had to speak out, and I’m glad that he did. I hope people will be understanding about how this dynamic of performers/audience works and respect it. If you want a recording, wait until Hamlet is playing in movie theatres. If you want to participate in the live event, then hold up your end of the contract. Live performance isn’t a jukebox where you put in your coins and then sit back and consume a pre-recorded thing. Just because you paid to be there doesn’t mean you paid for the privilege to ignore it, steal it, or disrupt it. You paid to experience some of the most talented actors around perform one of the greatest pieces of English theatrical literature, and your part of the price of getting to be there is your energy and engagement.

I hope people aren’t being dicks about Ben having had to say this. It’s true that it’s a widespread problem that’s come up just within the past ten years or so, and the theatre/classical music industry is still trying to figure out how to best deal with it. They could do body searches and make people leave their phones and tablets at the coat check (cloakroom for ye Brits), or they could do what they’re currently doing and trust that people will behave with respect. The fact that Ben had to say this means that people weren’t - and not just one person. Lots of people. It’s enormously upsetting for a performer to experience this in the first place. Live performance takes a much different energy than in film or tv where there’s nearly always a second or fifth chance to do something. On stage you’ve got one shot and it takes incredible amounts of energy and focus and Ben is the sort of actor who will give every ounce of it. The very least his audiences can do is engage fully, to listen with just a fraction of the same commitment that he and the other actors in his cast are putting out there. It’s uncomfortable to have to hear, maybe, but it’s uncomfortable for you to have to confront your distracted friend on your coffee date, too. Bit of a loose analogy, but I hope it helps people get what’s wrong with this scenario. Sorry for the extended rant, but just speaking as a fellow performer (of a much, MUCH lower circle, but still) - I had to say something. 

notmydate:Nobody’s reading your website.That little lip...

notmydate:

Nobody’s reading your website.

That little lip compress Sherlock does in the fifth one, all hurt about John’s tactless comment.

No but seriously though just hear me out okay you are a bloody delight and you deserve as many happy joyful lovely moments as the universe can give you my darling tootie wee pancake so okay there I said it here have a fluffy animal and a smile and a hug h

*glomps you*

Hm, well, I really really liked the characterization of Mary, and something about the plot-to-romance just worked for me. I'm not sure, exactly. Usually I'm a fan of the slower romances (hence my other favorites) but even the rather abrupt nature of Johnlo

(pt 2) it made sense and, like I said, you pulled it off very well. I’m trying to think of anything else I could say about it, specifically, but mostly it was just an overall feeling of “I like this concept, I like what’s happening here”. Hopefully that helps? :)

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Ahh, thank you for this!! :) I just like knowing what it was that a person liked, you know? I’m tickled that you liked the whole underground conversation! On my vaguely written list of “fics to write”, this one was referred to as “lock them up in a room and make them talk it out”, lol - aka, that was the central scene of the story. 

I guess John figured that if he was going to make a decision right then and there between Mary and Sherlock, then the one thing he still didn’t know and needed to know was how Sherlock felt/if he actually felt that way at all, etc. I wanted for things to have come very close to the point of having happened between them without anything actually happening at the point of this conversation, you know? :) 

Thanks for indulging my curiosity this way!! :) 

theresacinematicend:So happy that I’m at GridLOCK where I can announce to the group I’m walking...

theresacinematicend:

So happy that I’m at GridLOCK where I can announce to the group I’m walking with “Oooh, silentauroriamthereal posted a new fic!” and be met with a chorus of delighted squeals and demands to read the summary out loud.

Ahhhh, that’s so nice!!!  I don’t know who your friends are, but I like you all!! This totally made my day! <333333

I honestly think Collateral Damage might be one of my favorite fics of yours, right up there with White Lotuses, Yellow Poppies, the Christmas one, and At the Heart of it All. Ugh, that's just listing my top five, and there are a bunch more I want to menti

Wow, really???? I was feeling slightly disheartened because it has TONS of hits so far, but not very many comments! (Only two from people who have actually read it vs over 600 hits!) I was worried that people didn’t like it. I’m so glad that you did!! If you feel like indulging my curiosity, what did you like so much about this one especially? (You don’t have to tell me, but just in case you feel share-y… ) :) :) :)

Thank you for this!