fic rec: Strangers, by cj_ludd18

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Title: Strangers
Author: cj_ludd18 
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 34,000 words.
Author's Summary: "The average human being is subject to a thousand different bothersome weaknesses every moment of every day, with hunger, thirst, fatigue and lust being the most prevalent. But would it be possible for one to create a human being sans the trivialties? All the strengths of man, and none of the weaknesses?" In 2110, Sherlock Holmes builds a machine.
Rating: R
Warnings: Violence, gore, swearing, sexual situations.
Verse: Sherlock BBC.

Reccer's Comments: This was written for sherlockbigbang  a few weeks ago, and is — well. A stunning future!AU. It follows the course of all three episodes, but with another premise altogether, and a definite questioning, by both Sherlock and the reader, of what makes a human being, and what makes a machine. I found cj_ludd18's writing style beautiful; and her careful weaving together of Sherlock's perspective upon the rest of the world, and John's, and all the ways they should be different but aren't, makes this into a fantastic, addicting read.

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