Fic Rec: You'll Never Have Nowhere to Go

[chapbook.livejournal.com]

Title: You'll Never Have Nowhere to Go
Author: thisprettywren
Pairing: Gen
Length: ca. 18,800
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Character Death
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Is this what he’s become? Someone who interprets anything new as some sort of danger? Never mind that there was a time when that wouldn’t have been wrong, when that wouldn’t have been a bad thing at all. He isn’t that person anymore.

Reccer's comments: Wrenching, claustrophobic, and visceral are words that aptly describe this post-Reichenbach story. Masterful handling of tension: I found myself holding my body tensely in sympathy with the characters. John's POV and the dialogue between him and Sherlock are handled well and seem quite appropriate given the plot of this piece. The author does not flinch from demonstrating the horrible nature of the killing (not a major character), but does not fetishize it. Some may quibble over where this piece ends, but from an emotional standpoint it felt like a good place to end. If the author continues with a sequel (which would be fantastatic), it would be fascinating to see how she develops the two central characters.

Comments

[girlonadragon.livejournal.com]

This is a devastating and unique take on the post-Reichenbach story. 'Visceral' is a great word to describe it - I really felt John's state of shock through the piece, which works perfectly for the Reichenbach context. Thanks for the rec!