Looook, how amazing is this?? Artwork from @alifetimeaheadtoprovethat for the first chapter of my fic, ‘Consulting for Christmas’. Thank you so much, I love it! And artwork for part 2 and part 3 AND a podfic coming soon
Should be illegal: Sherlock in a velvet tux. They’re trying on suits for their wedding, and John pushed for trying the velvet in spite of Sherlock’s eye-rolling. The tux absorbs all light, making Sherlock’s skin glow the brighter. He fixes John with a challenging stare, all haughty disdain and thinly-veiled amusement.
“Hardly wedding-appropriate,” he drawls, turning slowly, and John feels hot, and reckless.
“We’re hardly wedding-appropriate,” he breathes, and Sherlock grins.
“True,” he agrees, turns to the salesman. “I’ll take it. But not for the wedding,” he adds, smile turning dark and sensuous as the velvet.
So just wanted everyone to know how kind and beautiful a person @alifetimeaheadtoprovethat is… she’s helping a friend and I was lucky to have able to assist. And what does she selflessly do… she makes a beautiful piece of artwork for me!!!!!!!! Thank you
John got Sherlock a special book for his birthday: How to be a Better Husband. Sherlock read the first chapter (“Truth soothes”) and decided to try it out. Now, John regrets his life decisions.
Yay! I have internet and tablet access again! In celebration, I decided to draw some more fandom/musical crossovers. Here’s a “My Fair Watson” for you. It… uh… turned out surprisingly more angsty than I had intended. -_-“
If you don’t know this musical, the song is Without You from the end of My Fair Lady. (I actually really hate this musical, not for the music but for the ending. I wish the musical had just ended with this song, with a strong, independent Eliza ready to take on the world without the rotten professor. But that’s a rant for another time. In this crossover, I picture Watson singing this song in a much different tone.)
Description: The ink and watercolour painting in landscape format shows Sherlock and John in front of the living room windows at nighttime with streetlight illuminating the curtains from below. Sherlock is shown naked from the waist up, his arms outstretched. He is facing the viewer. On his skin are a number of red marks showing a circle and a cross in various places, such as his throat, arms, chest, sides. He is gazing sideways towards John who is standing behind him and looking at him over Sherlock’s left shoulder. John is wearing a blue shirt. Both of his arms are raised with index-fingers pointing towards two red marks on Sherlock’s flanks, as if he’s about to stab him with his fingers.
“I beg your pardon?” Some phrases I have copy + paste from him. My intonation was still off, as I would never reach Sherlock’s deep baritone. A smile appeared on his face.
And it widened as he loved to show off, still did. “Caesar cypher using a left rotation of three places, equivalent to a right shift of 23. I should have seen it earlier, as it’s not the most advanced technique. Historians suspect Ceasar to have invented it, hence its name. Decoded NLOOHU IURO EHUOLQ reads Killer from Berlin. ”
My reply was cherished by Sherlock since day one, too: “Brilliant!”
