Fic Rec: Due Diligence

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Title: Due Diligence
Author: PrettyArbitrary (arbitrary_fic)
Pairing: Lestrade/John
Length: ~4000 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No standard warnings
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: A bloke built up frustrations, dealing with the sort of nuttery that Sherlock Holmes brought to the job. Which was why Greg liked to ask John over to his place at the close of a Holmes-populated case. The stacks of closing paperwork cleared out a lot easier with memories of John moaning in knots of rope to keep him company.
Reccer's comments:

PrettyArbitrary's work is a treasure trove of nuclear-level smut, and this piece is a fine example. There's not much Lestrade/John fic out there, but this little treat does both characters a good turn as it explores how they both unwind after a case. It touches on how events during a case (in this instance, John withholding information from Lestrade) might affect their romantic life. And of course, gloriously kinky sex follows.

What sets this apart from your run-of-the-mill guilty pleasure kink fic is:
a) the quality of the writing. On a sentence-to-sentence level, this work is both beautiful and fun to read
b) realistic, well-thought-out sex. Partners communicate, people have issues that are acknowledged, regular precautions are taken, and the author demonstrates an understanding of the limits and foibles of the human body.
b) characterization that carries through the smut. These aren't just random body parts smooching together. John and Lestrade both react to each other's actions in ways that are delightfully in character for the story.

Here's a taste:
( Excerpt here. )

Read Due Diligence on AO3 or on Livejournal.