Fic Rec: a wise man's hell

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Title: a wise man’s hell
Author: Sarah T
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 1200
Rating: R
Warnings: Drug use
Verse: Ritchie films
Author's summary: This is not where they need to go.
Reccer's comments: a wise man's hell is a lovingly crafted and styled remix of The Milk of Paradise by mific, both of which detail Holmes's visit to an opium den. The remixer does a splendid job infusing the kind of unresolved relationship tension that I love in my Holmes/Watson, in an entirely in-character and canon-appropriate way. I also love the way Holmes's opium-fogged thought process is rendered.

The story from which this one is remixed has more explicit Holmes/Watson, while this remix is a sparser take that is no less capable of burrowing into your heart.

( Angsty eexcerpt here )

Fic: Until I Wrap Myself Inside Your Arms I Cannot Rest

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Title: Until I Wrap Myself Inside Your Arms I Cannot Rest
Author: kaalee
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: about 6,000
Rating: R
Warnings: gun!porn, injury!porn, tongue!porn
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock wants to buy a gun. John wants to stop thinking about Sherlock. Perhaps there's a happy medium...

Reccer's comments: Full disclosure: I was a beta on this fic, so I may be biased, but I found the finished product to be thrilling, intriguing and hot. John gets to take charge and teach Sherlock, which is always fun. BAMF!John also gets to be the medical man, and that leads to something more... kaalee's dialog and characterizations are spot on, the banter is witty. Here's a favorite quip: "For a genius, you can be rather an idiot."

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Fic Rec: Little Forks and Merrythoughts (PG-13) by CathedralCarver

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Title: Little Forks and Merrythoughts
Author: cathedralcarver
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length:300
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: For The Great Game
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: This is how it always goes. Mostly.
Reccer's comments: Cathedralcarver 's prose is always beautiful and lyrical and her storytelling pierces to the core. This story, written for the 2011 holmestice, shows us layers of Sherlock's history and his psyche in a way that fills in missing pieces and, ultimately, will make your heart sing.

(sorry for posting snafus and lack of tags... LJ is still acting up...)