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Title: Off on the Wrong Foot
Author: [livejournal.com profile] unloyal_olio
Pairing: John/Sherlock, John/Moriarty (a little)
Length: ~31,000 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: some fairly violent scenes
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary:
John and Sherlock aren't flatmates. Instead, John gets a job in Bart's morgue, and Sherlock attempts to abscond with body parts. Which is just not on. 
BAMF!John. Lots of male fighting. Hate sex. Cuddly love probably, too.

The sound of hysterical laughter bursts from doorway. 
Both John and Sherlock turn to see Molly and a silver-haired man looking almost purple from the efforts of trying to hold their breaths.
Sherlock rolls his eyes before dramatically declaring, “Unhand me.”
John wants to. Especially now that they have an audience, but still. “Only if you promise to leave.”
“I require my foot.”
“You have two feet. That’s sufficient for most human beings."

Reccer's comments:
The last bit of this fic was posted just this week and my first reaction was: Oh, it's Christmas. Unloyal_Olio, has written a number of excellent multi-chapter stories, and this is one of the best so far. It's the kind of AU where just one aspect of canon is changed: in this case, John takes a job at the morgue with Molly. I love that John is depicted as hardworking and dedicated to his job--he doesn't just go all starry-eyed the minute Sherlock turns up. The characterization is brilliant here, especially John and Sherlock (well, they are the main focus!), but also the minor characters: Mycroft, in particular, kicks some serious butt. 

This story is also a casefic, so I can't say much about the plot without giving it away...but Unloyal_Olio really knows their stuff. The fight scenes are exciting and action-packed, the deductions are fun and actually make sense, and the whole thing is handled with such a great sense of humor that the plot manages to be both thrilling and hilarious at the same time. Look forward to dazzling descriptions, snappy banter and a story that will have you glued to your computer screen until the very end. Warning: do not start reading before bed. You will not be able to stop. ^_^

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