Series rec: The Cold Song

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Title: The Ceremony of Innocence (part 4 of The Cold Song series)
Author: eldritchhorrors
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: ~10,300 this part (~50,000+ total)
Rating: hard R for graphic descriptions of violence (NC-17 other parts)
Verse: BBC
Warnings: See author's warnings for each chapter.
Author's summary: Sherlock is tested to the shattering point, but some things must be broken before they can be fixed, and some things can never remain hidden...especially from ourselves.

And then Sherlock made this noise.

It was a terrible thing. As terrible as the assemblage in front of them. John had last heard that kind of agonized whimper from a five year old boy just outside Kandahar. He’d lost his entire family in a roadside bombing, the only survivor. They’d found him wrapped around his mother, half her head gone, lap a soup of viscera and blood. He’d made that sound, a keening low in the back of his throat, when John had separated him from the corpse.

He’d never have expected it from Sherlock.

Reccer's comments: Tags of this entry are for all parts of the series, not just this one.
The first three parts were rec'd previously here but the writer just posted an additional chapter that is so powerful, it definitely calls for a re-visit to the series. With this series alone, eldritchhorrors has become a favourite writer. The way in which they incorporate music and language and story into their fic is a tremendous achievement and makes for a very emotionally hard-hitting, dynamic series. a_lliteration

Previous chapters:
01. I Hear Those Voices That Will Not Be Drowned
02. Within This Frail Crucible of Light
03. A Light Shines In The Darkness

Comments

[eldritchhorrors.livejournal.com]

I am overwhelmed with love for you right now! Thanks so much for the rec. I never get recced, yet here you are, proving me wrong.

I'm so gratified that you enjoyed it.

[thejiglett.livejournal.com]

Thanks for posting. I'm tracking the author's tag for this series but for some reason I didn't get a notification. Excited to read!

[allonymity.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the rec! I hadn't realized there was a new story in this series. And what an amazing addition. I was glad to see more sequels are planned as well.