(April hasn't come back as a zombie!month; I promise! I've signed on as a permanent reccer, so I'll be dropping one of these in every now and again. It's too much fun to stay away. Also, I'm really enjoying May's recs.)Title: House RulesAuthor:
nishi_shinjiPairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 5,000 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: None.
Verse: Sherlock (BBC)
Author's Summary: It occurs to John one morning, as he's moving a thumb out of the microwave and into the refrigerator, that perhaps the time has come for a serious discussion about house rules.Reccer's Comments: This story has everything that I look for in a well crafted comedy, and more besides. Although it's fairly predictable that the House Rules in question serve as headings for each section of this story, each rule is illustrated to masterful effect. Very few pieces of
Sherlock fic have managed to make me laugh out loud, and this one gets me
every single time. As an added bonus, the first-time sex scene is one of my absolute favorites in the fandom; it's awkward, hilarious, hot, and absolutely convincing. I reread this piece on a semi-regular basis, which says a lot.