Fic Rec: In Flames: The Life and Death of Soo Lin Yao

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Title: In Flames: The Life and Death of Soo Lin Yao
Author: radial_symmetry
Pairing: Gen
Length: 8,289 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Canonical Character Death
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Yao Soo Lin has four tattoos, but only three of them belong to her.
Soo Lin wanted to live a worthwhile life, a life with meaning, but that has never been possible. She will have to settle for making her death mean something, instead.
Reccer's comments: Every person is the hero of their own life's story. Here, although Sherlock Holmes never deduced it, we find out why Yao Soo Lin is a hero to many.

I find 'The Blind Banker' problematic, partly because of the weak characterization of Soo Lin. But this story reminds me of why I love fan fiction by weaving between the few details we see in canon to turn a minor 'disposable' character into a strong and vibrant woman with a powerful story of her own.

Author Rec: Nlr Alicia

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Title: Sherlock ACD
Author: NLR Alicia
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Rating: All
Verse: ACD
Reccer's comments: I'm not quite sure how to "rec" this particular author, because I love her so, and yet, she seems to have disappeared off the face of the...internet: Nlr Alicia was one of the first ACD authors I was privileged enough to encounter when I... first encountered this particular fandom. I was a huge Jeremy Brett fan during my teen years, but "fanfiction" was, then, unheard of, at least in my world. I didn't encounter any "Sherlock" fanfic until the BBC show appeared, and I became completely engrossed with those stories until I suddenly remembered...ACD! I went searching for stories and NLR Alicia was one of the first I found. Her stories are, in a word, sublime. They are also, in a word...unfinished. I mean, some of them are. Many are finished and gloriously so. But, some are not. My personal favourite is Just One Breath, which spectacularly encompasses two of my biggest fanfic weaknesses: Hurt! And! Comfort! I simply adore this one, but in all honesty, ALL her stories are...remarkable. But be warned: Some are unfinished, and I stayed up HALF THE NIGHT PORING THROUGH THEM before I realized this very sad fact. Because of the website she has posted to, this is not made clear before you begin reading. But regardless, please visit and enjoy and relish in her glory, for she is wondrous.