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221b_recsHi! Welcome to the Open Recs Post for March.
You might have noticed that the Open Recs Posts have been pretty irregular for a while. We're really sorry about that. But we've come to the decision that we're going to have only one post per month for the forseeable future.
On with the show:
As always, you're invited to post in comments here any recs or requests for recs for fic, vids, art, or podfic. All versions of Sherlock Holmes are welcome, as are WIPs.
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You might have noticed that the Open Recs Posts have been pretty irregular for a while. We're really sorry about that. But we've come to the decision that we're going to have only one post per month for the forseeable future.
On with the show:
As always, you're invited to post in comments here any recs or requests for recs for fic, vids, art, or podfic. All versions of Sherlock Holmes are welcome, as are WIPs.
You don't need to sign up to rec in this post.
Please let us know if you have any questions in comments or PMs to the mods.
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Recs
Date: 2013-03-24 01:19 pm (UTC)Academic Eros (http://archiveofourown.org/works/253483?view_full_work=true) - deuxexmycroft
It's John's last year doing theory at university before he starts training in a hospital. But to get there, he first has to pass the infamous Dr Sherlock Holmes' Biochemistry paper.
Let's Make a Bed Out in the Rain (http://archiveofourown.org/works/225656?view_full_work=true)
John is devastated after his long-term girlfriend leaves him. Sherlock helps him through it.
Re: Recs
Date: 2013-03-24 01:25 pm (UTC)Re: Recs
Date: 2013-03-24 05:04 pm (UTC)Re: Recs
Date: 2013-03-25 05:48 am (UTC)Having seen fics updated after 18 mos-2 yrs I will remain Polyanna-ish. :D
Re: Recs
Date: 2013-04-17 04:12 pm (UTC)The ending is not really cliffhanger in my opinion. We can easily imagine the happy ending I think! :)
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Date: 2013-03-24 01:24 pm (UTC)Rating: Not Rated (but I would rate it PG for references to sex and murder)
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, John Bates/Anna Smith
Summary: Desperate to free her husband from prison, Anna Smith Bates tracks down Holmes in the country retreat he shares with Dr. Watson and persuades him to come out of retirement and investigate the death of Vera Bates. Holmes visits Downton Abbey under an assumed identity, with Watson in disguise as his valet. Working together again helps them cope with a recent trauma that severely tested their longstanding relationship--and also allows them to uncover a solution consistent with and yet so much more satifying than the one used on the actual show.
Great crossover between ACD Holmes and Downton Abbey. It will probably enhance your reading experience to know Downton Abbey, but it's not necessary. Established H/W and AU of Downton with spoilers through the beginning of series 3.
A Handful of Recs
Date: 2013-03-24 08:07 pm (UTC)Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Sherlock (TV) (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20(TV)), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20Holmes%20*a*%20Related%20Fandoms)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Greg Lestrade, Sally Donovan, Mycroft Holmes, Mrs. Hudson
Additional Tags: Wingfic, Alternate Universe, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Mating Flight, First Time, Breeding Cycle, Omega Verse, Implied Mpreg, Episode: s01e01 A Study in Pink, mid-air coitus
Series: Part 1 of Flighted Universe (http://archiveofourown.org/series/38974)
Summary:
When Sherlock is forced to share his eyrie, he is determined to make the best of it. However, he has no intention of ever pair-mating. It's a pity his body has other ideas.
John Watson can't believe his luck when he meets Sherlock Holmes. But who would ever want a flightless Tiercel with PTSD who can't even manage a courtship flight?
Intriguing take on Omegaverse, based on bird rather than wolf biology, with fantastic world-building.
Possibly We're Fine (http://archiveofourown.org/works/586515) (8452 words) by metisket (http://archiveofourown.org/users/metisket)
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV) (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20(TV)), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20Holmes%20*a*%20Related%20Fandoms)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mary Morstan, Thaddeus Sholto, OC - Character
Additional Tags: sign of the four, in a sidelong kind of way, Sherlock is bored, bored bored bored, john keeps hiding the gun, john happens to enjoy his trust issues, pre-season 2
Summary:
A John and Sherlock character study, in which Sherlock combats boredom by, among other things, trying to goad John into attacking him. John is sadly resistant.
I love the glimpse this gives us of John's life in the military from his meeting some army buddies at the pub.
The Stars Move Still (http://archiveofourown.org/works/578307) (96060 words) by BeautifulFiction (http://archiveofourown.org/users/BeautifulFiction)
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Sherlock (TV) (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20(TV))
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Jim Moriarty, Sebastian Moran, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Molly Hooper
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Magical Realism, Demons, Pre-Slash to Slash, Souls, Alternate Universe, Happy Ending
Summary:
"What could I want so desperately that would make me sell my soul? What could possibly compel me to surrender the part of myself that makes me who I am: the source of my magic, my self-control, everything?"
Sherlock Holmes sells his soul to a demon named Moriarty in order to save John, and John does his best to save him right back. This story twists and turns , rises and dives. Just when you think that's it, the story must be over, the author tops herself by exploring this concept, these characters, and this version of the world, a little deeper.
Re: A Handful of Recs
Date: 2013-03-25 05:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-25 12:16 am (UTC)Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson
Characters: Joan Watson (Elementary), Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Marcus Bell
Additional Tags: Friendship, Male-Female Friendship, Mystery, Silly, Travel, London, Hotels
Summary:
Sherlock has a pressing assignment for Joan. In London. Will Watson finally find out 'What happened in London?' Will she learn anything at all about Sherlock's past? Will Irene crop up? Will it be raining in England? The answer to at least one of these questions is YES.
Why I recommend this: It's Sherlock caring for Joan in a way that only he could... by sending her across the pond. So daft yet so much fun. (And I'd like a Joan/Marcus sequel. *g*)
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Mixing Flavours (798 words) by holyfant
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sally Donovan/Molly Hooper
Characters: Sally Donovan, Molly Hooper
Additional Tags: PWP, Femslash February
Summary:
Sally just likes the way it looks.
Why I recommend this: aiwehoriflnekw. So hot. And yet so tender at the same time. *nods*
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Date: 2013-03-25 05:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-28 05:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-03-25 05:43 am (UTC)Some WIPs I am enjoying:
Midnight Blue Serenity (http://archiveofourown.org/works/635897) (43919 words) by BeautifulFiction (http://archiveofourown.org/users/BeautifulFiction)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Additional Tags: Case Fic, Unresolved Sexual Tension, Pining, Drug Use, Disguise, Sherlock makes a sexy bartender, Catching a date-rapist serial killer is never easy, Friends to Lovers
Summary: “This was like nothing John had ever thought to associate with Sherlock: stubble, skin-tight jeans and three small silver rings gleaming at the crest of one ear. It was unbelievable, like stepping into an alternative universe, and John couldn't stop staring.”
When Sherlock infiltrates a club in order to track down a serial killer, his altered appearance is enough to make John question his assumption that Sherlock is beyond his reach. However, he is not the only one to appreciate his flat-mate's charms. The killer is looking for his fifth victim, and Sherlock might prove irresistible.
Barrow Wight (http://archiveofourown.org/works/406966) (11242 words) by PrettyArbitrary (http://archiveofourown.org/users/PrettyArbitrary)
Chapters: 3/?
Fandom: Sherlock (TV) (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20(TV)), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20Holmes%20*a*%20Related%20Fandoms)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Additional Tags: no I mean he's sidhe, Fairy!Sherlock, Fairy Tales, Celtic Mythology & Folklore, The Power of Names, And then they have adventures, Ambiguous Relationships
Series: Part 1 of On the Naming of Things (http://archiveofourown.org/series/25681)
Summary: “You’re a myth!” John snaps, then growls because no, that’s not what he meant. He feels like he’s losing the plot. “Fairies are a myth. You’re mad.”
Bel Canto (http://archiveofourown.org/works/712295) (23535 words) by bendingsignpost (http://archiveofourown.org/users/bendingsignpost)
Chapters: 3/16
Fandom: Sherlock (TV) (http://archiveofourown.org/tags/Sherlock%20(TV))
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Characters: John Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Inspector Stanley Hopkins, Molly Hooper, Eric - from the palace
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Historical, phantomlock, Secret Identity, Identity Porn, Alternate Universe - Classical Music, Music, Singing, Sherlock's Violin, Operas, Aristocracy
Summary: After years of waiting for wealthy patrons to faint, Dr John Watson discovers a far more interesting patient in the opera house basement. (AU through a Phantom of the Opera lens.)
Lestrade learns he is Sherlock's biological father. Not crack. Nice characterization:
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Date: 2013-03-26 06:41 pm (UTC)Author:
Pairing: H/W
Length: 24 Chapters (WIP)!
Rating: Explicit
Verse: ACD canon
Wow, where to start on this one? An AU look at how Holmes and Watson met before Watson went to Afghanistan and Holmes is an abused teenager who is brought in for treatment at the hospital where Watson is in training. The story chronicles their hesitant, but developing trust in one another, eventually breaking off with the appearance of an enigmatic figure who may or may not be Moriarty. I think this is the one story I would most like to see finished out of all the WIPs I have ever read. She swears she will finish it someday. I haven't given up hope.