Fic Rec: The Eye of God

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Title: The Eye of God
Author: qlstrange
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 66,306 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Major character death
Verse: ACD Books/Dr Who crossover ("Wholock")
Author's summary: Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty take their fateful plunge off Reichenbach Falls and land in the TARDIS as it's sideways and on fire. Things go downhill from there.

Reccer's comments: I don't have more than a passing familiarity with the basic premise of Dr Who, and in fact this is the first Dr Who fan fiction I have ever read. Still, it absolutely enthralled me, and I had no problem with potentially not understanding any of the back story.( Rec got away from me a bit, click to read in its entirety... )

This is a seriously underappreciated fic, with only 6 comments (one of which is mine) and 33 kudos on AO3 (as of the posting of this rec), despite having been posted in completion for over three months. This may be in part due to the fact that ACD verse seems to garner fewer hits than BBC verse, but this isn't one of those fics written in a style meant to emulate the original Victorian writing (although I love those as well, I undertand they aren't everyone's cup of tea). This is just such an engaging, enthusiastic, fun and touching story that I'd encourage anyone to give it a go, regardless of their primary fandom.

Series Rec: I Meet You There, and We Go

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Title: I Meet You There, And We Go
Author: irisbleufic
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: ~7,000
Rating: R
Warnings: Major Character Death(s)
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock doesn't believe in second chances, but a last one will suffice.
( Links to Parts 2-4 here )

Reccer's comments:
This tragic yet hopeful series has haunted me for months. The prose is spare and understated, at times poetic, befitting Sherlock and John's metaphysical experience in IMYTaWG and IBTAfY. Their relationship has a beauty that is as strong and as indomitable as their souls. Irisbleufic's interlacing of "here" and "there" gives the first part a powerful dramatic impact. "There", explored further in IBTAfY, is both mystery and miracle, fragile and (im)perfect. In THOW and the epilogue of this series, unlike most examples of the genre, we see how most of the cast is affected by the death(s). The characterization is excellent; even in the throes of shock or grief the characters, whether Anderson or Molly, Sally or Mycroft, remain true to themselves. A respectful and moving group portrait.

Excerpt from "I Meet You There":
John is already there, arms strong and sure around him.

Covering him as debris rains down, his breath harsh and frantic against Sherlock's sweat-slicked cheek. It's familiar (shouldn't be, they've never), somehow disarmingly sweet. Warmth blooms, no, burns in Sherlock's chest, seeps out between stuttering pulses: his heart and then John's, his heart and then John's, his heart and then John's.

Excerpt from "The Half-Open Window":
Suddenly, Harry's wine is on the floor, and she's sobbing on Mrs. Hudson's shoulder.

"Hate him a little," Mrs. Hudson murmurs. "If it makes you feel better, I suppose. It's an awfully foolish thing he did. Both of them did, really."

"Sod that," Harry hiccups, and, to Mrs. Hudson's surprise, she's laughing. "How can I bloody well hate my own brother for having fallen arse over teacup for some brilliant wanker who made him feel more alive than he'd felt in years?"

Mrs. Hudson cradles her, rocks her like a child.

"You can't, love. Forgive me. Neither can I."