Fic Rec: There Is No Death

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Title: There Is No Death
Author: lyricalprose (fairylights)
Pairing: Gen
Length: 4,300 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC, fusion with Star Wars
Author's summary: "He's a freak, you know." Donovan's sneer bleeds into her voice. "A Jedi washout. Such a nutter that even the damn mystics didn't want him." John and Sherlock - a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.

Reccer's comments: Here we are at the end of the month, and given that a new, good Star Wars movie has recently come out to restore fandom love for that galaxy far, far away, let's celebrate with this thoughtful, interesting piece. It explores Sherlock and John from their pre-series experiences through 'A Study in Pink,' all re-imagined to fit beautifully within the Star Wars universe. I find Sherlock's history particularly interesting here, especially his brush with the Dark Side and the battle within him between his addictions and his determination to control his own mind. A fascinating character study that traces an iconoclastic Jedi drop-out and a war-torn rebel medic who wind their way through great perils only to find each other and begin their shared journey with, dare I say it, a new hope.

Please note, the story is marked as the first in a series, but the intended sequels never arrived, so it is a standalone. However, it works wonderfully as a oneshot, and I hope you will enjoy it!

As always, I have really enjoyed sharing some of my favorite stories this month, thank you all and thanks to the mods for keeping this comm alive <3

Art Rec: Abstinence is Not Immortality

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Title: Abstinence is Not Immortality
Artist: deebzy
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Rating: T
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Author's summary: None. A fancomic inspired by the glasshouse scene in TAB.

Reccer's comments: A lovely fancomic that makes the subtext of the glasshouse scene text. If you are wondering about this, one likely source of inspiration for the scene is the conversation between Holmes and Watson in Billy Wilder's heartbreaking film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. This scene had a powerful impact on Mark Gatiss, as he writes in the Guardian:

It's a fantastically melancholy film. The relationship between Sherlock and Watson is treated beautifully; Sherlock effectively falls in love with him in the film, but it's so desperately unspoken. There's an amazing scene where, to get out of a situation where a Russian ballerina wants Sherlock to father her child, he claims Watson and he are gay. Watson is outraged and, when he calms down, speaks of the women all over the world who could attest to his sexuality. He says to Sherlock, "You do too, don't you?" Holmes is silent, and Watson says, "Am I being presumptuous? There have been women, haven't there?" Holmes says, "The answer is yes – you are being presumptuous." Sensational.

I particularly like the spareness and rhythm of this comic, as well as the terrific use of a callback to ASiP in a way that mirrors the way the waking and dream worlds of TAB are occasionally intercut.