Open Recs Post/ Open Recs Weekend

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Welcome to another open recs weekend.

You're invited to post in comments here any recs or requests for recs for fic, vids, art, or podfic. All versions of Sherlock Holmes are welcome.

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Fic Rec: The Allure of the English Countryside (BBC)

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Title: The Allure of the English Countryside
Author: stardust_made
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 2,200 words (more or less)
Rating: G
Warnings: If fluffy, ageing and nearing retirement-era BBC-based fic with sly ACD canon references isn't your thing, this won't be either.
Verse: Sherlock BBC, with clever nods to ACD canon
Author's summary: Written for nausicaa83 whose prompt was "how about something with Sherlock playing the violin for John? Something like this, maybe?" It was the first prompt I filled, partly because I was instantly inspired by the musical piece, partly because in all the stories I'd written not once had I had Sherlock playing the violin for John.
Reccer's comments: Sometimes you just want a well-written, non-angsty fic full of sentiment. The tea-and-buttered-toast equivalent of fanfic. THIS is one of those. An imaginative view of John and Sherlock in the future, and a lovely inspiration for what might coax Sherlock out of London. And be sure to listen to the Paganini piece, too.

Re: Fic Rec: The Allure of the English Countryside (BBC)

[tanpopo03.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec! Just to clarify though, if you post in a comment here you don't actually need to use our template. Since you went to the trouble to do so you might want to post it to the comm as a separate entry. That way it'll go into our archives.

Re: Fic Rec: The Allure of the English Countryside (BBC)

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Done, thanks! Let me know if I need to change anything.

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Afrogeekgoddess's gorgeous, stunning After Love (http://archiveofourown.org/works/344181/chapters/558298) just finished last night. If you like vivid imagery, rhythmic prose, the sacred side of love, and the the difficult process of forgiving someone, check this out.

WIPs I am admiring:
Renegades (http://archiveofourown.org/works/434843/chapters/738423) by augsutbird. Post-Reichenbach AU. What if Sherlock took John with him to destroy Moriarty's network? Tension!! Making a turn for the dark, I suspect. *chews nails*

Other Experiments series (http://saki101.livejournal.com/20398.html) by Saki101. Sci-fi AU of Seasons 1 and 2, as well as of the Hiatus. Wonderful premise, lots of tension and evocative atmosphere. Clever, BAMF John! Sherlock, just what have you done??

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Here's a WIP with a truly unique format: Texts From John and Sherlock (http://textsfromjohnandsherlock.tumblr.com/story_so_far).

The authors call it an interactive text-based fanfiction with occasional interludes of prose. It's half roleplay blog, half epic fanfic. The premise is that, after 'A Scandal in Belgravia', John set up a part of his blog where their fans can send in questions; he and Sherlock then answer them via text.

Do mind the warnings for non-con and torture scenes.

It's a tumblr-based creation, and people really do send in questions either as themselves, anonymously, or as characters from Sherlock. The creators respond (or, in Sherlock's case, ridicule and avoid answering) in-character. They banter back and forth, and when read in order they form a spectacular narrative, with multiple case-fics, a Sherlock who's sexuality is very twisty indeed, and a version of Irene Adler that I find both believable and incredibly admirable.