Art Rec: I'll bring you home, little brother

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Title: I'll bring you home, little brother
Artist: whimsycatcher
Pairing: Sherlock & Mycroft
Rating: not rated, but SFW
Warnings: reference to drug use, blood, nothing graphic
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: So The Abominable Bride had a lot of brotherly feels and inspired me to draw this series - 3 times Mycroft carried Sherlock, I might call it? I indulged in cuteness, angst, and some punk in between! Was gonna pair each scene with a ficlet, to sorta explain my derived headcanons, but I’ll just leave the visual details to your own imaginings!

Reccer's comments: The Abominable Bride did such sweet and sad things with the history of Mycroft's approach to Sherlock's drug use -- this portrait of the changing, yet constant, ways that Mycroft carries his brother home tugs at the heartstrings. I particularly love the way that this picture series offers wildly different glimpses of Mycroft at different phases of his life, but keeps his pose the one constant -- gently implying that the changes we observe in his character and the recognizable powerhouse he eventually becomes are dictated by his brother's unchanging need. A lovely series.

(A note about tagging: I have simply tagged this as BBC Sherlock rather than using the new tag for "Abominable Bride Victorian," since this only references the modern-day portions of the episode.)

Comments

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

OMG, all the Mycroft feels. Though I've a hard time believing he ever wore such an outfit such as depicted in the second image. But oh, this feels so right, so Mycroft.

Thank you very much for the rec.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

My pleasure, I'm so glad you liked it! I also don't have a punk!Mycroft headcanon to go with that second image, but I think it's a poignant idea that maybe there were potential paths in his life that he had to set aside because he needed to become the responsible and powerful one, for his brother's sake. Oh, Mycroft. <3 <3

[verdant_fire]

Seconding this! I was not expecting the gut punch of the last drawing, but it's really lovely work. TAB was kind of a mess, but those bits gave me really strong Mycroft feels. <3

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Ditto, on all counts :)

[pipmer1.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is just lovely. Already a favorite of mine.

Sometimes I get so irritated at the way Sherlock treats Mycroft so dismissively....

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

So glad you liked it, too! :)

Yes, Sherlock is bratty and dismissive, but of course Mycroft is often overbearing and condescending. They both have issues, IMO, but I don't think either of them doubts the fundamental love underneath.

[gothikmaus.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec! I loved these pieces.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

My pleasure! I'm so glad you enjoyed them, too :)