I'm honestly all at sea regarding Sherlock in this fic right now. My main goal is to not just woobie him - he's a strong character and I don't want to take that away from him. But at the same time my fic is mainly meant to be happy, and I'm not looking to make readers uncomfortable.
I'm at the point where I'm acknowledging that mental abuse is just as bad as physical and feeling a bit paralyzed. Having introduced his parents can I get away with not using them? I was thinking I couldn't - the old rule, you know, once you've introduced the gun you have to fire it. Perhaps I can make it a stun gun? I have no idea at this point - there can't possibly be nothing but pleasant Holmeses, can there? I mean, Simon is annoying, but if he's the worst of the lot...
I could take his parents out completely, of course, but then I'm still left with a manor full of happy, arty, obliging characters - which seems so completely unlikely...
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Date: 2012-07-18 03:22 am (UTC)I'm honestly all at sea regarding Sherlock in this fic right now. My main goal is to not just woobie him - he's a strong character and I don't want to take that away from him. But at the same time my fic is mainly meant to be happy, and I'm not looking to make readers uncomfortable.
I'm at the point where I'm acknowledging that mental abuse is just as bad as physical and feeling a bit paralyzed. Having introduced his parents can I get away with not using them? I was thinking I couldn't - the old rule, you know, once you've introduced the gun you have to fire it. Perhaps I can make it a stun gun? I have no idea at this point - there can't possibly be nothing but pleasant Holmeses, can there? I mean, Simon is annoying, but if he's the worst of the lot...
I could take his parents out completely, of course, but then I'm still left with a manor full of happy, arty, obliging characters - which seems so completely unlikely...