Sorry for the delay in replying - been rushing around doing other things. Thanks first of all for pointing out the nitpicks, which have been fixed. Unfortunately, I can't fix my glaring error about the MP3 player (I think this was written before I had the DVD of the series and I'd forgotten that). So all I can ask is that you excuse that, possibly by presuming that Sherlock is so prone to wandering off with John's phone that John's decided he needs an alternative music player.
Glad you thought the trigger idea worked - I'm a bit wary of fics where all John's psychological problems get effortlessly solved by Sherlock, but it sounds like this kind of specific technique is used as treatment for some forms of PTSD, and it didn't seem too dangerous for Sherlock to try.
I'm sorry you felt the need to whack John for keeping quiet: it took me a while to get comfortable writing slash, so my earliest fics are all preslash or het. As for Baron Gruner, he turns up again in a later fic (http://marysutherland.livejournal.com/17105.html) although with a far more outrageous Sherlock this time.
Re: Talking therapy
Glad you thought the trigger idea worked - I'm a bit wary of fics where all John's psychological problems get effortlessly solved by Sherlock, but it sounds like this kind of specific technique is used as treatment for some forms of PTSD, and it didn't seem too dangerous for Sherlock to try.
I'm sorry you felt the need to whack John for keeping quiet: it took me a while to get comfortable writing slash, so my earliest fics are all preslash or het. As for Baron Gruner, he turns up again in a later fic (http://marysutherland.livejournal.com/17105.html) although with a far more outrageous Sherlock this time.