fic: The Other Way Of The World, by candle_beck

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Title: The Other Way Of The World
Author: candle_beck 
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 14,896 words.
Author's Summary: None given. To quote a passage from the very beginning: Holmes arrived home in wet clothes one night, shaking with his hands and face as white as bone. Watson saw him only briefly, coming out of his room and down the first few steps with his friend's name bright in his mouth, for they had not seen each other in a fortnight. His voice arrested as he got a look at Holmes, thinking with a quizzical detachment that would have made the detective proud: it's not raining.
Rating: R.
Warnings: Graphic violence; sex.
Verse: Ritchie films.
Reccer's comments: I'm not a big fan of the '09 movie. But candle_beck's style and plot are so stellar that, in the end, it doesn't matter which verse this is from — she creates an amazing atmosphere for her story, a London shrouded in smog and fire and coloured, vivid images. The relationship between her Holmes and Watson is a maelstrom of aching unresolved sexual tension and unconditional friendship, and beautifully written. She's got a very rich style, vocabulary-wise, which might be construed as slightly over-the-top, but the end result is beautiful.