Fic Rec: The Fabric of Life
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iamshadow in the Open Recs post on 23 June 2012.
Title: The Fabric of Life
Author:holyfant
Pairing: John/Mary, John/Sherlock
Length: 156,380 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary: The fabric of life rearranges itself around the re-emergence of Sherlock.
Reccer's comments: I'm calling it now, this is going to be a fandom classic. It is so epic and powerful and realistically addresses all of the emotions that would have come from Sherlock's fall at the end of series 2. At its most basic level, it is a post-Reichenbach return fic with some light casework thrown in. But as the first paragraph shows, it is so much more than that:
The writing is so beautiful and eloquent, and expresses all the complex emotions and issues that come up with Sherlock's return in a way that makes them tangible in their heartbreaking reality. And this level of intensity doesn't let up for over 155,000 words.
Although it's almost a foregone conclusion that John moves back in with Sherlock when he returns, nothing comes easily. Both of them have changed drastically during the two years (not the usual three) they were apart, and finding their way back to each other is painful and by no means sure, even if it's the thing they both want more than anything else.
The slow reveal of just what Sherlock went through during his absence is done masterfully, and as the story is written from John's point of view, we struggle along with him to understand and to find a place for his own emotions and experiences while being overwhelmed with Sherlock's.
A very special and unique aspect to this fic is the presence of John's friends from his grief support group, who all come with their own tragic histories and black humour that injects necessary reality checks along the way.
This fic deals heavily with grief, death, survivor's guilt, PTSD, and suicidal ideation, so if these are sensitive areas for you, you will want to proceed with caution. Despite the subject matter and the large dose of angst, however, it's very life-affirming in the end, and just a wonderful story of love.
iamshadow in the Open Recs post on 23 June 2012.Title: The Fabric of Life
Author:
holyfantPairing: John/Mary, John/Sherlock
Length: 156,380 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary: The fabric of life rearranges itself around the re-emergence of Sherlock.
Reccer's comments: I'm calling it now, this is going to be a fandom classic. It is so epic and powerful and realistically addresses all of the emotions that would have come from Sherlock's fall at the end of series 2. At its most basic level, it is a post-Reichenbach return fic with some light casework thrown in. But as the first paragraph shows, it is so much more than that:
When Sherlock came back, John went into a shock that was like being underwater. His body felt like it was under siege, was being compressed, being forced in on its own boundaries. Pressure on his lungs, on his ears, a dangerous heaviness on the giving-in strength of his skull, a dull pounding the only sound that he heard, and his sight lined with a shifting blurriness that seemed to fit, in this moment where past and present crashed into each other with the speed of light.
The writing is so beautiful and eloquent, and expresses all the complex emotions and issues that come up with Sherlock's return in a way that makes them tangible in their heartbreaking reality. And this level of intensity doesn't let up for over 155,000 words.
Although it's almost a foregone conclusion that John moves back in with Sherlock when he returns, nothing comes easily. Both of them have changed drastically during the two years (not the usual three) they were apart, and finding their way back to each other is painful and by no means sure, even if it's the thing they both want more than anything else.
The slow reveal of just what Sherlock went through during his absence is done masterfully, and as the story is written from John's point of view, we struggle along with him to understand and to find a place for his own emotions and experiences while being overwhelmed with Sherlock's.
A very special and unique aspect to this fic is the presence of John's friends from his grief support group, who all come with their own tragic histories and black humour that injects necessary reality checks along the way.
This fic deals heavily with grief, death, survivor's guilt, PTSD, and suicidal ideation, so if these are sensitive areas for you, you will want to proceed with caution. Despite the subject matter and the large dose of angst, however, it's very life-affirming in the end, and just a wonderful story of love.
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