fic rec: Space Travel

[verdant_fire]

Title: Space Travel
Author: candle_beck
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 4499 words
Rating: Mature
Verse: BBC
Author's summary: I would literally cross light-years for you, if someone would only give me a spaceship.

Reccer's comments: This is a phenomenal piece of writing.  It's one of the best extended metaphors I've seen, and it has a dreamlike quality that makes it seem almost surreal.  At several points, the language was so lovely that I had to stop and savor it before moving on, and the way John and Sherlock's relationship is written feels pitch-perfect. The imagery is vivid and poetic, the prose is oblique and unique and so skillful, and the John POV is excellent.  This fic is an underappreciated gem.

Fic rec: A Prince Worth Waiting For, Molly/various; G

[dogandmonkeyshow]

Title: A Prince Worth Waiting For
Author: dioscureantwins
Pairings: Molly/Sherlock, Molly/Khan, Molly/Martin Crieff
Length: 13,000 words
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC, fairytale AU; crossovers with Star Trek, The Hobbit and Cabin Pressure
Author's summary:“So you think you can all come barging in here, kill my dragon, ruin my chances of a true prince rescuing me and do a disappearing act?”

Reccer's comments: I'm going to be a lazy reccer today and simply paraphrase my comment on this fic from the most recent round of holmstice: I'm not normally a fan of fairy tale retellings but dioscureantwins makes it really work here, turning many fairy tale conventions on their head. The humour throughout is masterful and she makes Molly conscious of the ridiculousness of her crush on Sherlock without demeaning her in any way. For me, Molly is the most difficult Sherlock character to get right so I applaud anyone else who does, and the writer gets her right down to her toes here. A wonderful read from start to finish.

Request to the mods: I will need tags for: Molly/Khan and Molly/Martin Crieff