Great story! This is an example of slash done right.

Gah. It's so beautiful!

I love this story! Thanks!

Beautifully written. Powerful ending (oh, those last few lines!). I love this piece.

Even though I'm not a big fan of slash, this is absolutely beautiful and inspiring! I love- well, I love all of it, but especially these lines:

"Once they're inside, Sherlock's hands are steady and John doesn't stop him, arms limp at his sides as he sits on the couch and, for the third time, lets his flatmate's careful fingers undo the buttons of his shirt. The first time ended in fear, the second in shame, and John is terrified of what else there might be left to feel.

He doesn't expect Sherlock's fingertips against the desecrated skin again, more slowly this time than before and lingering on each mark. He doesn't expect warm breath over his shoulder when the cautious hands leave his back to pull him into an embrace. He doesn't expect Sherlock to kiss the scars, whispering over each one, beautiful and perfect, and mine.

He expects to hate the words for lies, but the way Sherlock says them, every one is truth.

"Will you stay?" he whispers later, while Sherlock traces lazy circles on the skin he's claimed for his own. He thinks he knows the answer, but he needs to be sure.

"Of course. Always."

"What will we do now?" Because after all, everything is different now.

Sherlock weaves his fingers through John's hair and kisses him, letting the touch say all the things he can't.

Solve crimes. Get hurt. Lose sleep. Argue. Run. Love.

"What won't we do?" he whispers back."

So beautiful! I love the emotions you paint so incredibly! I hope you don't mind, but I'm using this as basis/inspiration for my Lestrade fic. I don't think you will, as I'll make sure to credit you, and the situation will be different, but I have to ask all the same. I love the thought process John and Sherlock go through, and the message- you are loved and beautiful, no matter how scarred you are. *cries* Well, I would cry if I were capable of that, anyway.

What more can I say without repeating myself? Perhaps that this was a great story to end on (though sad that I've read everything you've published) and I can't wait for more!

Beautifully written. And Sherlock was beautiful too in his understanding of poor John's shame. A lovely read :)

This story is so beautiful and heart-breaking and wonderful and just plain brilliant! Sherlock is just fantastic, and I love his quick visit to John's dad, and the way he restrained himself for John's sake from what he probably wanted to do. Seriously, fantastic fic!

Xx

"What won't we do?" Sigh. You most certainly are not a hack. Sherlock's anger was delicious.

One nitpick, I don't think you'd be in Regent's Park and describe where you are in relation to Waterloo Bridge. No idea if you're from London but it struck me as awkward. You would use compass points or tube stations or the zoo or the canal for orientation.

well written again. touching. im not into slash so much, but you chose exactly the right amount of it, so i still enjoyed to read the story.

Wow. This was really well done. I don't do slash or ship the two, but this was very good.

Heartbreaking and enjoyable.

I sniffled a little while reading the fic.

Poor boys.

PERFECTION 3

Very, very well written.

Painful and beautiful at the same time - and so, so true.

Because the words were so lovely and meant so _much_, I was going to copy lines into the review box to enthuse over, but I gave up on that idea somewhere in Chapter 2, as, clearly, I would have ended up trying to copy out the entire fic.

This is glorious. I've been having a bit of a rough day/week/year/life, but things like this make it better. Loved everything about it. Really.

(Ha, kink meme too! XD)

This is beautiful. Love it!

Very real in its characters and emotions.

I really can't say enough good things about it.

I have no constructive criticism to give because I can't think of a single thing I would change.

:-)