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Series Rec: Conductivity
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swissmargTitle: Conductivity Series
Author:
liriodendron
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 73,283 words in 3 complete parts*
Rating: Mature to Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: ' "Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt." ' - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
Reccer's comments: This series, at its heart, is about Sherlock's journey to discovering love. It begins with him realising what an integral part of his life John has become, and he welcomes the progression of their relationship into something physical, but he steadfastly rejects the notion that what he is experiencing is love. His attitude toward 'love' is explained well in this excerpt from the second part of the series, Conducting Light:
( Excerpt... )
As the two of them tackle a series of cases, they work through what their relationship is all about, and what it means. What especially fascinated me were the insights into Sherlock's thought processes, as the entire series is told from his point of view. He's no softie, and his sociopathic – or at least socially awkward – tendencies come through brilliantly.
It's not purely relationship stuff, though. The cases are engaging and creative, with surprising twists that keep even Sherlock puzzled right up to the end. The dialogue between the characters is absolutely on point in terms of characterisation, with quick retorts and scathing put-downs and metaphoric excursions that border on poetry.
*There is a fourth part of the series being posted as a WIP, but the currently complete trilogy ends in a wholly satisfying place, so don't be afraid of plunging in right away.
Author:
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 73,283 words in 3 complete parts*
Rating: Mature to Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: ' "Really, Watson, you excel yourself," said Holmes, pushing back his chair and lighting a cigarette. "I am bound to say that in all the accounts which you have been so good as to give of my own small achievements you have habitually underrated your own abilities. It may be that you are not yourself luminous, but you are a conductor of light. Some people without possessing genius have a remarkable power of stimulating it. I confess, my dear fellow, that I am very much in your debt." ' - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, "The Hound of the Baskervilles"
Reccer's comments: This series, at its heart, is about Sherlock's journey to discovering love. It begins with him realising what an integral part of his life John has become, and he welcomes the progression of their relationship into something physical, but he steadfastly rejects the notion that what he is experiencing is love. His attitude toward 'love' is explained well in this excerpt from the second part of the series, Conducting Light:
( Excerpt... )
As the two of them tackle a series of cases, they work through what their relationship is all about, and what it means. What especially fascinated me were the insights into Sherlock's thought processes, as the entire series is told from his point of view. He's no softie, and his sociopathic – or at least socially awkward – tendencies come through brilliantly.
It's not purely relationship stuff, though. The cases are engaging and creative, with surprising twists that keep even Sherlock puzzled right up to the end. The dialogue between the characters is absolutely on point in terms of characterisation, with quick retorts and scathing put-downs and metaphoric excursions that border on poetry.
*There is a fourth part of the series being posted as a WIP, but the currently complete trilogy ends in a wholly satisfying place, so don't be afraid of plunging in right away.
