Art Rec: Brothers Not in Blood But in Bond

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Title: Brothers Not in Blood But in Bond
Artist: i-brodsky or bskizzle
Pairing: Can be read as Gen or Sherlock/John
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Artist's summary: none

Reccer's comments: A striking representation of the bond Sherlock and John share. The red string of fate, inspired by East Asian lore, winds around the clasped hands of Sherlock and John, binding their beating hearts. Making those hearts visible shows where the string finds its source: in the love* these two men have for each other. They stand in opposing directions, suggesting they are opposites who complement each other. Whereas Sherlock's expression is watchful but calm, John's is intense, almost severe. Although the knowledgeable viewer may be aware that John and Sherlock do depend on others, the isolation of their figures (also the neutral background placing them outside time), implies theirs is an essential, eternal relationship.

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* = I mean love in the broadest possible sense. I leave it up to you to decide which types of love (storge, eros, agape, etc.) are part of their relationship.