Fic Rec, Falling Down

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Title: Falling Down on AO3. Also on FFnet
Author: silverpard
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 3.5k
Rating: general audiences
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary:When John is 17, he wishes goblins would come take his annoying little sister away.

When John is 37, he wishes the Goblin King would come take him away.
Reccer's comments: A crossover with Labyrinth. As the author notes you'd think that would mean it's full of hilarity and crack, but it is not. No knowledge of the movie is necessary as it takes more the idea than the exact events.

This is a gorgeous, stark piece and one of my favorites in the fandom. Silverpard is talented at taking unlikely premises and making them serious, lyrical pieces that say a lot with very little. Each short scene paints a vivid picture of John and his family, the disjointedness of the non-chronological timeline adding to the overall fairy-tale atmosphere of the fic. I really love the use of parenthetical asides.

Despite the brevity the world has a clear sense of rules and history when it comes to magic, drawing on more than the Labyrinth world. Magic is as much a character in this story as Sherlock and John.

Sherlock falls into his role as mercurial king perfectly, with echoes of his other incarnations. John is brave and clever, challenging Sherlock and meeting him head-on. I love how the events of the show warp to fit this universe.

I highly recommend checking out their other Sherlock works, as they are all excellent.

Comments

[roane.livejournal.com]

I knew I loved silverpard, but somehow I hadn't read this one yet. GORGEOUS.

[call-me-ishmael.livejournal.com]

You'll want to check out their FFnet account, if you haven't already. There are fics there that are not on AO3.

I love Silverpard so much. I'd initially read and saved many of their fills on the meme only to find out it was them later.

[girlonadragon.livejournal.com]

This is surprisingly but undeniably brilliant. I adore the way that Sherlock embodies all of his various adaptations at once. But it's really not helping the terrible obsession I have with Jareth.