the theory of narrative causality – master post

[falling_voices]

Oh hey, guys, I'm abandoning nuitdenovembre, for now at least. There isn't any actual, logical reason — it just feels redundant and unnecessary, and I rarely ever log in there. Whatever fic there'll be in the future will be posted here again, etc.

Anyway. ToNC, coming your way.

The Theory Of Narrative Causality
sherlock/john.
nc-17. porn. no specific warnings.
sherlock belongs to the beeb, moffat, and gatiss; originally acd's; I make no money and mean no copyright infringement.
written for this prompt: Sherlock and John are BNFs in Sherlock Holmes fandom. Together, they fight crime. (Always.) And write porn, incidentally.

 

 

notes: a while back, in November I think, there was a request on a Make Me A Monday post asking for Sherlock versus THE INTERNET, for which I’d scribbled a few hundred words before getting (as ever) distracted by another shiny plot idea. Most of these few hundred words didn’t make it into this (except the Derringer Sky excerpt, I believe), but the general idea of using actual LJ posts and gmail chats remained, and, eventually, this story shaped itself around it.

I’ve meant to deanon on this for a while now, as the original post in sherlockbbc_fic has gotten very much confused. This is a cleaned-up, coded version, slightly altered in pieces, restructured in seven parts instead of five, and hopefully a hell of a lot more readable.

I owe a thousand thanks to the gorgeous people who welcomed this story over on the meme, and encouraged its writing with such enthusiasm and kindness. By the time it was over, this story had become a collective effort, which is... well, mind-boggling, really. It’s been an amazing experience, posting this every few days and receiving such wonderful feedback. Thank you all.

due thanks where thanks are due: to misha0529, above and beyond, for this fantastic job of formatting and coding what was previously a terrible mess of fake hyperlinks and html confusion into actual LJ entries, TV tropes articles, and gmail chats. I can’t even begin to imagine the amount of time you must have spent on this. (I still think you’re magic.) Thank you so very, very much.

to dinadandelion, the original OP of the prompt; obviously, this story wouldn't have been written without you. It was a fantastic prompt, and it dropped on me like an anvil. Just, wow. Thank you so, so much for your feedback along the way.

to ningen_demonai, for the beta!job and the encouragement. I love you, m’lass.

to the holmeschat crowd, who know who they are, for taking this silly story and making it real, and ongoing, and putting as much time and effort into it as they do.

to all the people who contributed to this ‘verse in every way they could – with icons and stories and art and podfics, as listed here – I seriously, seriously love you. All of you. Thank you.

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epilogue.

final note: because of lj’s recent wonkiness, it is quite possible that some of the coding may have gone wrong somewhere, or simply that typos/spelling mistakes/grammar errors may have escaped notice during the editing of this. I’m going to be offline for the next three weeks or so (vacation, yo), but should you notice anything, please let me know, and I’ll put it right as soon as I come home.

♥

 

Comments

[lucid-babbles.livejournal.com]

I normally don't like trawling the kink meme, because everything is all over the place...but this fic? This genius meta-fic? YES. :D

And now that it's neatly categorized, all the more reason for EVERYONE AND THEIR GRANDMAS to get down here and read this!

[waterpulse.livejournal.com]

OHMYGODOHMYGODOHMYGOD I LOVED THIS FIC ON THE ORIGINAL MEME AND NOW YOU HAVE A MASTER POST AND IT'S ALL IN THE LIVEJOURNAL FORMAT AND IT'S ALL SHINY!!! Let me express my excitement once more:

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

YAY! I had just recd this today in my journal, directing people to the kink meme. But now it's formatted! With icons! So fabulous! \o/

[dinadandelion.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much again for filling this! And so perfectly, at that! *Mems this post forever*

[ningen-demonai.livejournal.com]

... Just how many corrections would you welcome. Cuz uh, I can totally nitpick the hell outta things, if you're okay with it. It's like grammar and spelling shit, cuz I already adore everything that is the basis of this story. :x

[ningen-demonai.livejournal.com]

Wow, I didn't know I needed that reread until now. ♥

BUT YES, corrections. I have a lil notepad of it if you want it. >> BUT MAN, HAVE A TON OF FUN ON VACATION, LUV. BE FREEEE FROM FANDOM WHILE YOU CAN.

[dancy-dreamer.livejournal.com]

I don't think I've ever memmed a fic so fast in my entire life.

I read this over at the kinkmeme a while back and there really are not enough words to express how much I love this. It is extremely well done, especially the brilliant formatting, and I wish to read it over and over again.

[ningen-demonai.livejournal.com]

DEAR misha0529

I FUCKING LOVE YOU

AND YOUR BRILLIANT CODING

SO EFFING MUCH

MUCH ADORATION,
NIN

[misha0529.livejournal.com]

DEAR ningen_demonai

I LOVE YOU TOO

(Because—confession—I think betas are amazing. And this fic... oh man, you are so awesomesauce I can't even say)

This fic. This fiiiiiiiiic. *fangirls all over*

[ningen-demonai.livejournal.com]

(Sob, I was really more of an unofficial one that just told her random spelling mistakes that needed to be fixed. XD BUT YES, THIS FIC IS AMAZING)

SHAKING AND CRYING I JUST CAN'T

[mushroom18.livejournal.com]

OMG NOW I CAN SEE IT IN ALL ITS GLORY

(http://s59.photobucket.com/albums/g284/sordidlilthing/GIFs/?action=view&current=singleladiessherlock.gif)

Re: SHAKING AND CRYING I JUST CAN'T

[imhit.livejournal.com]

...

HAHAHA!

[funkyinfishnet.livejournal.com]

Oh I have loved this fic for a long time. It is one of the loveliest things I have read in this fandom and I am so delighted to see it all gathered together here. Thanks for sharing it :)

[imhit.livejournal.com]

Yaaaaaay!

[fruguited.livejournal.com]

this was one of the best fics i've read that was not in the usual fic format. this is brilliant, all of it. and now with icons? i love you. i really do.

this is genius.

[innie_darling]

I just reread this over at the meme and it's as perfect as I remembered. What an amazing story!

[waeter.livejournal.com]

Oh god, icons! Icons! :D Why the hell am so excited over icons I do not know. It's the magic of this story, probably. I'd cry from happiness if you added a few new commas. xD No, seriously though. It's made my fannish year. Thank you for writing it. :D

[misha0529.livejournal.com]

I AM SO EXCITED.

You already know how I feel about this amazing beautiful genius work of art, so I won't make you listen to it again... oh who am I kidding. I'm going to flail all over every single post.

♥

[thefarofixer.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to pop in and say that I love, love, love this story and I'm so glad it's all in one place for easy access now. Awesome job, well done you.

[dsidhe.livejournal.com]

Loved this on the meme and love that you're consolidating them here. Thank you so much! This is my favoritest fic in this fandom :).

[gwaihiril.livejournal.com]

Wow. I was amazed when I first came across this fic on the kink meme (sadly after it was entirely finished), but this just makes it so much more amazing, to be able to read it all in one go. And the coding! Wow. Just...wow. I am super impressed by the scrolling gchat windows and by the amount of time it must have taken to get all those links right. (Though really, the fact that they were all included in the first place!) Thank you for an amazing, amazing fic.

[(Anonymous)]

This might be my favorite fic in any fandom ever. Thank you so much for writing this! <3

[macphista.livejournal.com]

AAAHHHH! I've been waiting for this update just so it's all LJ-coded and shiny and even MORE PRECIOUS than it was. So happy. LET ME LOVE YOU AGAIN FOR THIS.

Basically:

guess who

[(Anonymous)]

you're getting me into sherlock/john. why why why why why ra-chan? don't i have enough fandoms to obsess about? why did you have to introduce me to more crack?

//wails

[koishii-tenshii.livejournal.com]

HOLY SHIT LET ME LOVE YOU. I DO NOT HAVE A GIF TO ACCURATELY PORTRAY MY FEELINGS. ENJOY THE CAPSLOCK JOY.

(http://s211.photobucket.com/albums/bb80/chocoholixx/Tumblr/?action=view&current=regret.gif)

[sheara-goldwing.livejournal.com]

I started reading this brilliant fic at five this morning while slightly high on caffeine while my roommate slept on, oblivious. It is currently eight in the morning and I have been forced to relocate to my dorm's lounge in order to finish reading this masterpiece due mostly because I was laughing so hard my roommate woke up and threw me out without my key.
You are amazing. Plain and simple.
... and I'm still amazed at the format coding. *can't imagine all the work that went into it*
Much love and many joyful flails,
-SHO

[g3kkei.livejournal.com]

Oh my god.

I can't. I can't remember the last time I loved a fic this much. Seriously, you have no idea. This is amazing. This is gorgeous, and delicious, and wonderful, and. I--I have no idea how to describe just how much I love this fic, except I must say I've been flailing around IRL like an idiot.

You are awesome. End of story. Here, my soul, it is yours.

(I wish I could be more coherent, but my brain's pretty much frozen between "OMG" and "<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <333333.")

[saba1789.livejournal.com]

Reread this today and enjoyed it so much again :D Thanks for writing and sharing it! <3