Snape and Sherlock WIP Part 3

Not quite done, but here's the piece so far. I wanted to draw these two in parallel as much as possible since the purpose of this piece is to highlight their similarities. This meant I wanted to use similar coloring techniques on both. Both have a talisman that is not black and both have a textured hero's cape of sorts. Sherlock's coat pleases me with how it came out, but I struggled a bit finding a way to incorporate a different but parallel technique for Snape's robes. Black is always tricky to represent, but I settled on tiny circles with tight horizontal lines to give his robes a more fluid feel.

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Fic Rec: Let's Make a Bed Out in the Rain

Title: Let's Make a Bed Out in the Rain
Author: theimprobable1
Rating: Mature
Characters: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson

Excuse me while I blow my nose.  I'm a bit of a mess here after reading this incredibly touching John/Sherlock fic. It was written before season 2, so there's no Reichenbach angst or face punching or Irene Adler for distraction - just the beautiful friendship and love between Sherlock and John. It begins when John comes back to Baker Street after moving out of his and Mary's place the night he proposes to her and Mary breaks up with him. She'd met someone else and had been cheating on John for months. John is devastated. Sherlock is immediately concerned for John and very in love too - though John does not know this. Seeing his friend in pain, Sherlock stretches himself and tries everything in his power to help John through this difficult time.

Sherlock's efforts, which really do push him beyond his comfort zone, result in some adorably humorous moments. However when John suffers, Sherlock does too. And as John begins to recover, we see how Sherlock continues to suffer in his own quiet and determined way. He pines for John but has long ago accepted that all he can ever have from John is friendship. This determination and resignation, while helping him protect his heart, also dull his powers of deduction and cause him to misinterpret certain important clues.

A beautiful balm for the brokenhearted.