Fic Rec: It Get's Better by moony

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Title:It Gets Better
Author: moony
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length:1489 words
Author's summary:Inspired by the It Gets Better Project, a series of videos made by real people everywhere reminding us all, especially the troubled and abused, that it does, in fact, get better.
Rating:PG-13
Warnings:Talk of suicide, verbal abuse, homophobia
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Reccer's Comments:One of the most memorable fics I've read. moony captures Sherlock perfectly and you can see the video as you read. It's a powerful, touching, visual piece of writing with a message that Sherlock gives his own unique voice to.

Fic Rec: The Old Bad Songs by Fengirl88

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Title: The Old Bad Songs
Author: fengirl88
Pairing: Lestrade/Sherlock, John/Sherlock, Lestrade/Maurice (other character, from EM Forster and the Merchange Ivory film.)
Length: 21000 words. A very long fic but a _really_ good one...
Author's summary: Lestrade becomes enmeshed in a blackmail case he's working, and has to turn to Sherlock for help. The title of the story is a translation of a Schumann song title, Die Alten Bösen Lieder, and will make sense eventually. Individual chapter titles are taken from songs this Lestrade knew in his youth.
Rating: NC 17
Warnings: Angst, UST, and bratty behaviour (mostly from Sherlock)
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Reccer's comments: This fic is _epic_. It was one of the first WIPs to get me hooked in the BBC verse. The scope, the scale, the tension! It has a kick-arse case fic, Lestrade's backstory, a stunning trip through gay history and MAURICE!!! E M Forster's Maurice, known to many from the Merchant Ivory film. He and Lestrade remain my OTP! In short, a dark, tense thriller of a piece. Oh, and don't miss the epilogue...