fic rec: This Man's Heart by ellie_hell

[keladry_lupin]

Title: This Man's Heart
Author: ellie_hell
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 67,500-ish words
Rating: PG13 most of the time, but a few chapters achieve an R
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC AU, crossed over with the Beauty and the Beast story
Author's summary: In the latter part of the 19th century, a peculiar solitary man and an ex-army doctor disfigured at war live in a small village, surrounded by breathtaking landscapes. When they first meet, they have no idea their lives are about to change forever and, over the months, they will form an unusual friendship, discover more about each other and themselves, and maybe fall a little in love along the way.

Reccer's comments: I love stories with angst, and I love fairy tales grafted into fanfiction. This has both. Ellie gives us a long, slow progression from mutual curiosity to friendship and love.

At least one of the chapters doesn't have a link to the next at the bottom, but if you click on the tag with the story name, you'll be able to find the next chapter.

Comments

[ponders-life.livejournal.com]

This story is now available in one file at AO3 (http://archiveofourown.org/works/209028).

[keladry_lupin]

Thanks for the link. I don't have posting access to the community this month, so I couldn't edit the main entry.