Fic Rec: Thermodynamics Series, by corona/entangled_now

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Title: The Thermodynamics Series:
The Second Law of Thermodynamics, The Art of Negotiation, The Definition of Insanity, The Rules (LJ)
podfic/audiobook read by pandarus/fayjay
Author: corona/entangled_now
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: over 16,000 words
Author's summary: In which there's no heating and there's a dead owl in Sherlock's bed.
Rating: PG-13 to NC-17
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Reccer's comments:
Sherlock fanon: Sherlock, when he sleeps, tends to collapse on the couch or table or desk in the sitting room. Sherlock's bedroom is a biohazard (may contain owls). Sherlock has no concept of personal space. When convenient or desired, Sherlock invades John's bed. Sherlock and John sleep more soundly together.

I love this work. it's more a single story than a series and should be read through. It's funny and fond and convincingly characterizes John as exasperated and competent and Sherlock as obsessive, determined, and a desirable evil.
It's the first bed-sharing story I read and still my favorite. As a bonus, it begins as a story of a great snow.

Fic Rec: A Very Cold Case by Sagestreet

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Title: A Very Cold Case
Author: sagestreet
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 32,000ish
Author's summary: Violin music, 19th-century poets, and a string of puzzles presented to Sherlock by an enigmatic client (or adversary?), who prefers to stay in the shadows (A/N: Sherlock is playing P. I. Tchaikovsky's Valse sentimentale in F minor, op. 51 № 6.)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mentions of homophobia
Verse: BBC
Reccer's comments: This is a most nuanced and beautiful work. It really got to me, you know? It's a story of old endings and new beginnings. A story of our boys (finally) coming together set against a backdrop of music, mystery, and Russia. There's even a scene towards the end that reminds me of a painting by Caravaggio, so if there are any artists out there who are so inclined...

Blood from a stone by mariana_oconnor

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Title: Blood from a stone
Author: mariana_oconnor
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: ~6500 (by my count)
Excerpt:
Sherlock, generally, does not believe in magic.
This is not so much an objection to the concept as the fact he has never found a provable example. It is entirely possible, he acknowledges, that there are things beyond science and mortal understanding. That doesn’t mean he believes there are though, it just means that if he ever does find a provable example he won’t exclude it based on prejudices.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: None that I can think of.
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Reccer's comments: Basically Sherlock is cursed with empathy. And then gets addicted. Really not as funny as it may sound... it kind of gave me the chills.
Written in response to a prompt at sherlockbbc_fic, and only posted there as far as I know. The author's writing journal is definewisdom, should you want to check out her other fic, which I heartily recommend :).