Self-repost series time! So, every time a new series comes out,...

Self-repost series time! So, every time a new series comes out, I consider it my mission in life to fix whatever was wrong with it. I don’t have one single fix for any of the issues I personally consider to have been problematic with any one series, so I write as many takes on what a fix could look like until there’s more canon to contend with and fix. It’s exhausting, lol. From 2014-2017, I wrote continuously, only stopping within a week of series 4 airing. My deal is that, while the end solutions may look similar (I mean, the entire POINT for me is for Sherlock and John to be a couple and to fix any barriers to allowing that to happen, essentially, so they WILL end up together!), the idea is for the journey to be different each time. So for series 4, which is arguably the most difficult series to fix (yet… *side-eyes Moftiss with deep distrust*), I essentially focused on a specific issue to fix with each successive fix-it. This is the third long fic I wrote after series 3 aired, and the angle it specifically attacks fixes is the godawful straightwashing of series 4, specifically the notion of Irene Adler being in any way a good romantic partner for Sherlock, John’s weird, out of character pushing of her on Sherlock, etc. This story also uses the leitmotif of John being chained to the well as a direct comparison of his own self-imprisonment of not seizing his own agency, of insisting on his heterosexuality and repression of his feelings for Sherlock, feeling helpless to do anything about Sherlock and Irene, etc. It was a fun way of going about it! If you haven’t read this one before, I hope you like it! If you have read it before and feel like re-reading it, I hope you enjoy it again (if you did the first time, lol). Anyway, happy Saturday. Rumour has it that it’s Saturday, at least. 

Title: From the Bottom of the Well

Author: SilentAuror

Pairing/genre: John/Sherlock, series 4 fix-it, romance

Length: 36,079 words

Summary: 

John keeps dreaming of being trapped in the well at Musgrave Hall. As Irene Adler makes a reappearance in their lives, the well proves to be an apt metaphor for John’s inability to make a move toward what he’s always wanted…

Warnings: None in particular.