Fic Rec: What to Do When Your Flatmate Is Homicidal

[swissmarg]

Title: What to Do When Your Flatmate Is Homicidal (complete on AO3)
Author: hyacinth_sky747
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 26,898
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary: Sherlock takes Molly's advice when dealing with his dangerous flatmate.
Links to parts posted on LJ:
Part One (What to Do When Your Flatmate Is Homicidal)
Part Two (In Madness and Sluttishness)
Part Three (Sing a Song of Bedlam)
Part Four (Love Potion)
Part Five (The Art of Profanity)
Part Six (The Call of Inanimate Objects)

Reccer's comments: I like to nickname this the 'Sherlock Gump' series. It looks like crack on the surface, but it's really quite touching and tender underneath. It is written in the first person from Sherlock's point of view. He is portrayed as having an intellect much like that of Forrest Gump, i.e. quite literal and simplistic, although he is still a genius, if that makes any sense (I did say it was crack).

The thread tying the series together is Sherlock and John's relationship, from a 'best friends' ceremony, to a love potion made of olives and oysters, to altogether too many women's knickers.

This series is an absolute scream while managing to push all of a Johnlock shipper's kitten and baby hedgehog buttons. It's also much deeper than it appears at first, with quite a bit of meaning and poignancy mixed in with the crack. And the occasional hot sex. ;)

Comments

[hyacinth-sky747.livejournal.com]

1. First, thank you a thousand times for the rec you are so sweet!

2. Just wanted to let you know that this story is being updated on AO3. http://archiveofourown.org/works/383020/chapters/626541. There are a couple more chapters if anyone wants them.

*Big kisses*

[swissmarg]

*delirious with delight* Since sherlockbbc went 'on haitus', I've probably missed many updates! Thank you so much for letting us know!

[swissmarg]

P.S. I may have misunderstood if this is a chaptered fic rather than a series of connected one-shots (technical difference, but still). If this is a chaptered fic I can't actually rec it until it's complete ... *frets*

[hyacinth-sky747.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. I dunno what to say.

*puts on thinking cap*

I certainly set it up as a chaptered fic on AO3. But it's episodic rather than plotty. Whatever you need to do is fine by me. I still think you're sweet. :)

[swissmarg]

Well, it looked like a 'series' as it was being posted on LJ so I'll leave it to the mods at this point.

(P.S. If you finish it real quick it'll be valid either way. ;) )

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Well, if the story doesn't follow a single plot line, you can see it as a verse rather than one fic. As long as the author doesn't insist on it being a single story.

[leenah.livejournal.com]

i just read thru chapter nine, and it feels like a lovely ending spot (though more fic would be welcome!). the link needs to go to ao3 though, to get all the chapters.

[swissmarg]

I have now updated the rec to include the AO3 link to the complete story as well as the full word count. :)

[p-for-polkadots.livejournal.com]

Just wanted to say thanks for bringing this to my attention. I'm still smiling like an idiot. :D

[swissmarg]

You're welcome! Totally the best way to smile. :D

[cherrysyllabub.livejournal.com]

These are so fun!!

[dessieoctavia.livejournal.com]

I second this rec, I've been following this fic. ^-^