Fic Rec: The Rose; the Prince; the Fox
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221b_recsTitle: The Rose; the Prince; the Fox
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leiascully
Pairing: Sherlock/Irene, Sherlock/John, Sherlock/Irene/John
Length: 48,664
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock Holmes finds his way back to the land of the living, if he was ever there to begin with.
Reccer's comments: This is a hiatus/post-Reichenbach/Empty House story that covers the personal side of what Sherlock got up to while he was away, which was basically had a lot of sex with Irene, and what happens when he returns, which is basically have a lot of sex with John, and deal with Moran on the side. It's not straightforward smut, though. Everything Sherlock does is for a reason, and he both finds and reveals depths of himself that no one suspected he had, not even himself.
What I really like about this fic is that the author dares to allow Sherlock to have space in his heart for both Irene and John, and still ends up with a plausible, happy ending which does not involve the three of them shacking up together (the threesome is only one scene). Rather than coming between the two men, Irene is the catalyst that allows John and Sherlock's relationship to move forward. No one is the bad guy (well, except for Moran), and the characterisation of Irene is so cutting and clever and wise that I relished every scene with her.
Author:
leiascullyPairing: Sherlock/Irene, Sherlock/John, Sherlock/Irene/John
Length: 48,664
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock Holmes finds his way back to the land of the living, if he was ever there to begin with.
Reccer's comments: This is a hiatus/post-Reichenbach/Empty House story that covers the personal side of what Sherlock got up to while he was away, which was basically had a lot of sex with Irene, and what happens when he returns, which is basically have a lot of sex with John, and deal with Moran on the side. It's not straightforward smut, though. Everything Sherlock does is for a reason, and he both finds and reveals depths of himself that no one suspected he had, not even himself.
What I really like about this fic is that the author dares to allow Sherlock to have space in his heart for both Irene and John, and still ends up with a plausible, happy ending which does not involve the three of them shacking up together (the threesome is only one scene). Rather than coming between the two men, Irene is the catalyst that allows John and Sherlock's relationship to move forward. No one is the bad guy (well, except for Moran), and the characterisation of Irene is so cutting and clever and wise that I relished every scene with her.
