musings on Mycroft pairings, and Mycroft/Sherlock (or the lack thereof) in particular

I don't understand the Mycroft/John ship!

...Ok, that is a lie. I do. I mean, they did get that scene together and all. But...but if John swung that way he would surely go for Sherlock? (As it is, I'm not sure he wouldn't go for Sherlock even if he didn't swing that way....)

It's...odd, I suppose. I've been checking stuff out on brother_mine, and Mycroft's been with John (see above), Anthea (OK...), Lestrand (slash version of M/A?), OMC/OFC, and EVEN MRS. HUDSON. But so far no Mycroft/Sherlock. In fact, there is no such tag in the comm.

Are we trying to ignore the white elephant in the room? I feel like we are ignoring the white elephant in the room. Sure, there is the stigma of incest, but that has never stopped fangirls before. (Cough...SPN...Numb3rs...even Naruto, oh God.)

Still, even I myself am not sure I want Mycroft/Sherlock, in any rating flavor. I mean, Sherlock/John is definitely the overwhelming fandom favorite here, and with good reason. They are just lovely together. (Caught something alexwish2005 translated from English to Chinese, and I have to say, I really liked it.)

So it begs the question: Why do I want to see Mycroft/Sherlock when there is a popular (to say the least) alternative pairing for Sherlock available?

The only explanation is that I'm a Mycroft fangirl. /facepalm

I love love love love Sherlock (Sherlock version...didn't dig him so much in the movie...or the books, sorry asukajude), and I think John is really cute (not to mention good for Sherlock), but there is something utterly badass about this version of Mycroft, and intriguing about his relationship with Sherlock, that makes me want to do a little dance on the top of the London Eye.

I'm just sayin'.

Anyway, here is a great piece of M&S gen fanart I came across. Done by luluxa: Archenemies.

……这英文翻译实在是太黄太暴力了啊…………(Est小姐我同情你?)

At roseeclipse's suggestion, we (that being me, roseeclipse, jou, latenightarting and dissociate) hit up Jim Hanley's Universe after our Sunday lunch. dissociate found copies of Vol.1&2 (not proper Vol.1&2, since the English boks are so thin compared to the Asian verions) of Five Star Stories on the $1 rack.

I started reading it while in the store, and promptly went O_____o.

Five Star Stories, Volume 1. The dying Grard Sydmian (the 5th Black Knight) saying goodbye to his fatima Est.

Japanese original version (on page 31): 思えばわしが妻を取らなかったのも当然かもしれん…よく今までつくしてくれた。
Chinese version (on page 29): 想想我这一辈子都没结婚似乎是很当然的事……因为你一直在帮着我……
English version (on page 25): It's no wonder that I never married. You have served and pleased me in every way imaginable.

Like I said. O_____o

I mean, okay, they probably did have that kind of relationship, what with him declaring his undying love right before he kicked the bucket and all. And Est, as Vasche especially, is no stranger to sexual abuse in FSS. But...did they really have to translate it like that? There was nothing about anybody pleasing anybody in the original text! Or "every way imaginable"!

Although on the other hand, the Chinese translation was a bit too understated about it all....

被发再多好人卡也当不了好人……

( 我不是好人。 )

( 关于Sherlock的兄弟粮食文。 )

( 关于第三只Kirk熊……我……好吧我真的不是好人。 )