Fic Rec: Trust Issues

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Title: Trust Issues
Author: thisprettywren
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: ~9000
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock devises a trust exercise. All John has to do is follow instructions; if there's anyone who knows how to give instructions, it's Sherlock.
Reccer's comments: When I finished reading this, I immediately went back to the beginning and read it again. Trust--the growth and the betrayal of it--plays such an important part in the Sherlock/John relationship, and thisprettywren exploits those themes beautifully here. She paints a mind-meltingly hot picture of John confronting his issues; John is terrifically brave, and Sherlock appropriately brilliant throughout the whole exercise.

"Good," he told John. "Don't move."

John did his best not to sway when Sherlock pulled away; he was back almost immediately, two cool fingers pressing against the underside of John's chin to tip his head up.

"You're doing very well so far," Sherlock told him, his voice low and dark with promise.