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In which John and Sherlock share a blanket, in both terms of ownership and snuggling.
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31 Jan 2014
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A lovely device for looking at the way Sherlock's and John's relationship developed over the years. Equal parts sweet and bittersweet.
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He’d thought it could work. He really did. The problem is, it's such a big lie to sustain. John/Mary, hinted at pre-John/Sherlock.
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27 Jan 2014
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Would John and Mary really be able to move forward with their marriage, as they try to in HLV? This is a very nice look at the dynamic between them and offers a compelling altrnative to (that particular) happily-ever-after.
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Of course they haven’t met up every Friday for fish and chips.
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26 Jan 2014
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A delightfully spot-on characterization of Mycroft and John, putting both of them out of their comfort zone. For all this warns of angst, by post-Reichenbach standards it's positively fluffy but not in a way that leaves you with the fandom equivalent of a toothache. Original framing device, great humor throughout, and just some very nice slices of life for this unusual characterization.
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“Brother-mine… don’t appal me when I’m high.”
Sherlock twisted his arm painfully behind his back and slammed him against the wall.
Mycroft blinked, open-mouthed and gasping, partially from the pain but mostly from surprise. He’d forgotten how strong Sherlock was when he was like this; how violent. He should have been terrified. His expression almost certainly read that way to John—a small blessing, really. The rush of adrenaline hit his bloodstream in the same way he imagined the cocaine hit Sherlock’s.
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25 Jan 2014
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I don't always enjoy incest, particularly sexually explicit incest, both because it's so often done badly and because I find the morals of it... troubling. Power dynamics in families can be so tricky, it would take a lot to convince me such a relationship was truly consensual.
Whatever it says about me as a person, that usual moral problem turns into a real strength in this fic. At some level, this relationship is nonconsensual - but from both sides, simultaneously. Mycroft is clearly in control of both his own actions and Sherlock's (the "Good boy" with its BDSM undertones was a wonderful touch), but I also kept hearing John's words in the canon: "He could snap you in two, and right now I am slightly worried that he might." As much as Mycroft seems to want this encounter, I'm not entirely sure he could safely refuse if he were inclined to. My inner academic (former philosophy grad student here) wants to work out the counterfactuals in this whole set-up, but really, the moment is just too fun for too much thought here.
This is sexually explicit but not overdone and not in a bad way. In terms of plot it's almost a PWP, which isn't a bad thing but once you move past the plot to what's going on behind those actions it becomes something else entirely. I also couldn't quite forget the showdown with Magnussen that's coming - like most fans, I have my theories about just why Mycroft brought that laptop to a family Christmas dinner, how complicit was he in Sherlock's plan, etc. And now I'm wondering how much Mycroft was manipulating him, putting his brother in harm's way (because let's face it, if he enjoys a high Sherlock so much that has to face how carefully he pushes his brother toward sobriety), how much of this sexual dynamic carries over.
All that in under 2k words. That's got to be some kind of record. Really, this fic is like those decadent deserts Mycroft never allows himself where you simply have to savor every bite and then spend the afternoon reliving the balance of nutmeg against cinnamon. If the genre at all appeals to you, I can't recommend it enough.
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Sherlock’s eyes flew open, and the complete unexpectedness of it made John drop Sherlock’s hand in surprise. The sight of that beloved blue-grey-green shade staring at him with such intensity made John’s heart swell.
SPOILERS FOR HIS LAST VOW
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17 Jan 2014
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A nice gapfiller around the incident in CAM's office, in "His Last Vow." Very angsty, but in a good way.
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Ella wasn’t sure how yet another disciple of Sherlock Holmes came to be sitting in her therapy room. (Light spoilers for Many Happy Returns.)
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12 Jan 2014
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What if Anderson was sent to John's therapist for help with his obsession? Entirely too plausible.
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John intends to get as much entertainment out of the approaching holiday festivities as possible. Fortunately, Sherlock is easy to shop for – after a fashion. A 221B ficlet originally written for the 2013 Sherlock Seattle holiday card exchange
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Bookmarked by Marta
11 Jan 2014
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John gives Sherlock a bit of a mystery for a Christmas gift. Sweet and fun and entirely Jawn-ish. Loved it.
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Goose by rabidsamfan for tweedisgood
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
31 Dec 2013
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Watson recalls an early Christmas at Baker Street.
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Bookmarked by Marta
08 Jan 2014
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A thoroughly enjoyable moment of Holmesian domesticity where the boys struggle to care for themselves in Mrs. Hudson's absence. Full review at my LJ: http://marta-bee.livejournal.com/284632.html
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For the prompt: "Sherlock is a were-idiot."
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08 Dec 2013
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Sherlock gets turned into a were-idiot by the full moon, or, what it would look like if Sherlock became an Anderson. Entirely too cute.
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The Science of Forward Momentum by thisprettywren
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
10 Aug 2011
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Sherlock understands the impossibility of second chances.
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08 Dec 2013
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What would have happened at the pool if Irene hadn't called? Also, if Sherlock and John were stuck in a kind of time-loop? Just how many times is Sherlock supposed to watch his best friend die?
Put like that, this fic sounds a little weird and quite a bit sad. It's neither, at the end of the day. Wonderfully written, wonderfully conceived, wonderfully executed with charming characteristics throughout. And at the risk of giving just a little away, Sherlock's moment of joy at the end was charmingly out of character for the way he's presented in series one and in this fic, but with just a hint of the man we see him becoming throughout series three. Amazing, as a certain army-doctor would have put it.
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The Mourning Woman by orphan_account
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
16 Jan 2012
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"The last time Molly Hooper had a secret to keep, for somebody other than herself, she was fifteen years old." Molly takes care of business, after the fall. Sherlock/John-ish.
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- Part 1 of Post-Reichenbach
Bookmarked by Marta
30 Nov 2013
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A lovely glimpse into the one that counted, and her quiet courage during the weeks after Sherlock's "death."
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Equal and Opposite by methylviolet10b
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
27 Jan 2012
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Action and reaction applies to more than physics.
Bookmarked by Marta
29 Nov 2013
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A very nice spot of adventure - wonderful pace, a good job capturing the adrenaline of the scene but even more than that I liked the subtle cleverness and depth of Sherlock's devotion to John. Nicely done.
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The Narrator by candle_beck
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (2009), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
05 Apr 2011
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Watson is a degenerate gambler, a reluctant romantic, and the least reliable narrator in the history of the written word.
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Bookmarked by Marta
16 Nov 2013
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It's hard to know just where to begin with a piece as wonderfully, beautifully dark as this piece. It is the chiaroscuro that gives definition to the lighter moments in the canon. The mutual brokenness of these two main characters is entirely too believable given what I've read of ACD and seen of the movies (only "Game of Shadows," to my shame), but it also makes a good deal of sense given what I know of human psychology. In any event it's a well-drawn tell of need, in every sense of that word.
Needless to say, the sex (what there is of it - it's very brief and certainly not the focus) is intensely erotic. But by mentioning that I don't mean to give it more weight than it's really due. What makes the sex so hot is that it is itself a product of the darkness. For so long this fic walks the thin line between friendship, very close friendship, and a romance that fails utterly to be romantic. And because of this, it really appeals to my own thoughts of Johnlock (though I'm mostly thinking about it in the context of BBC: the way that their relationship is so close in both these movies and that TV series that even when I don't think of it as romantic, it's a relationship that I can see mirrored quite easily in those stories, to the point it makes me wonder just how thin is the line between romance and non-romantic friendship?
But what truly made this story work for me, and I say this as a longtime writer in the Tolkien fandom, is the way it plays with textuality. On the one hand we have John Watson, respectable doctor and veteran, who only drinks and gambles in respectable clubs. The way he has a reality but is not truly real, the way there is a man behind the myth (and with Holmes as well, I think)... it works so well for these men, gives them a depth without violating what ACD was trying to do with his truly Victorian characters and breaths new life into them.
I could go on, but I think I may just want to reread it. Really well done on so many levels.
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Drift by atropabelladonna1120
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
24 Jan 2012
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Sometimes, the greatest sadness comes not from falling or dying. Sometimes it comes simply from drifting apart.
(Post-post-Reichenbach. A nod to "His Last Bow", in which ACD depicts Holmes and Watson as having somehow lost touch with each other for several years).
Spoilers for Sherlock (BBC) S2.
Bookmarked by Marta
15 Nov 2013
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Would I sound too much like a younger Jawn if I simply say this was amazing? From the aches of old age and being frustrated that Watson's so easily pushed aside, to the growing realization that the man who steadied Watson was really Sherlock's nephew (in retrospect that question of "Do I?" belong with these men is... perfect!), to the balance between catching up and not needing to catch up, to the no-holds-barred, common-sense of wisdom, both on his relationship to Mycroft and his wisdom on the nature of friendship. And the bit about Sherlock not being able to hold his violin any more quite literally brought tears to my eyes.
Just... amazing. Fantastic. And not a hint of "piss off" in my reaction at all. Highly recommended.
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The Odds Were Never In Their Favor by KayleeArafinwiel for Marta
Fandoms: Hunger Games Series - All Media Types
09 Aug 2014
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Bits and pieces about the other tributes of the 74th Hunger Games. Other reapings, other POVs of death scenes, and such. Each of the 22 "other tributes" of the 74th Hunger Games had a home. They had families. They had feelings. These things didn't matter for the Games. They couldn't. Or did they?
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15 Nov 2013
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A very interesting take on the Glimmer and Marvel characters from the first HG book. Written for me as a gift by a dear friend, so while I'm perhaps a little biased, I thought this was a very neat idea handled while. Give it a try. :-)
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15 Nov 2013
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What a wonderful moment in Alec's and Richard's relationship. There's so much to like about Alec's character development here, and the juxtaposition with our (shameless!) Richard is really very well done; I can just see both of the boys behaving this way. I'm honored to have this fic as a gift.
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Sherlock has found the perfect name for their daughter. Greg is not convinced...
This started as a fill for the Sherlock kinkmeme, grew into (very light) mpreg, and is now turning into a fluffy family chronicle. If you like kid!fic and S/L established romance but don't like mpreg, just skip to chapter 3!
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13 Nov 2013
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I was a little cautious of reading this story because Sherlock/Lestrade is not a pairing I find immediately plausible. Combine that with the fact it's written in an established universe and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to buy the emotional dynamic involved. However, I've always been a sucker for domestic!Sherlock, and I also believe - wholeheartedly - that fanfic is about entering into the author's imaginings, not having them satisfy my own. So I decided to give it a try, and I'm really very glad I did.
Sherlock as the brilliant consulting detective a bit worn down by a young child's "logic" (which is really very reasonable in its own way) is, to use John's turn of phrase, amazing. LeStrade's growing realization that perhaps his promise will come back to bite him is amazing. Sherlock's indignation at the incident with the marzipan squirrel is so utterly, wonderfully in-character for the BBC Sherlock that "amazing" no longer does it justice. And then the main event - to say more would be spoiling - and particularly Lestrade's reaction to Miranda's offhand comment, quite literally made me tear up. There's just so much to love in this short piece. Do yourself a favor and hop to; this story shouldn't be missed.
(This is a review of "Who Framed Roger Ribbet?"; I haven't yet read the other stories.)
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Fresh from a resolved case, Watson does his best to hide his feelings from Holmes' vitriol. But the detective's mind works in strange ways.
Bookmarked by Marta
11 Nov 2013
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Reading this, I found I could only mimic Martin Freeman's Watson: It's brilliant. Utterly, wonderfully well done. This short fic does such a good job of capturing the emotional dynamic between these two men, with a nice feel for historical sensitivities as well and of course some very well-done erotica.
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A Choice Once Made by Celandine
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
06 May 2002
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Tar-Míriel, the last Queen of Númenor, reflects on her life as the ships of Númenor sail to the West.
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27 Oct 2013
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Absolutely breathtaking look at the end of Tar-Miriel's life. This story is one of my favorites in canon, and Celandine's take on it is quite nice.
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Elves and Potatoes by Celandine
Fandoms: Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, TOLKIEN J. R. R. - Works & Related Fandoms
01 Aug 2004
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Mr. Bilbo "learns Sam his letters."
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27 Oct 2013
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A charming gapfiller - I always enjoy rereading this.