Fic Rec: sorry i came to your party

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Title: sorry i came to your party
Author: Rabbitt
Pairing: historic Irene/Sherlock
Length: 952 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Author chose not to use warnings
Verse: Elementary

Author's summary: A list of things Sherlock Holmes no longer misses: London, cocaine, Moriarty.

Reccer's comments: I love the experimental(ish) style of writing here. I love the poetry excerpt at the beginning. I love the descriptiveness. The erudition. The introspection. Just, everything about this is love. (Tagged "tattoos" and "drug addiction".)

Fic Rec: Enduring, Quiet, and Calm

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Title: Enduring, Quiet, and Calm
Author: thesardine
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 1024 words
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Author's summary: At 2:37 AM, a feverish Sherlock decides to prepare a "romantic" dinner for John.

Reccer's comments: thesardine writes strange, satisfying stories that are unlike any others in fandom. Though thesardine has longer and more popular stories, all of which are fantastic, this one is my favorite for what it reveals about Sherlock in the very limited amount of space it occupies. thesardine has mastered restraint and economy of words, never hand-holding or over-explaining - a rare thing in fanfic. Without revealing too much about such a short story, I want to emphasize that Sherlock is spot-on in this different sort of sick fic - he cares so much, and the way that caring manifests itself is odd and endearing and perfectly him. John, of course, understands.