Fic Rec: There's Something Living in These Lines

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Title: There's Something Living in These Lines
Author:teahigh
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: 4676
Rating: M
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Two men, complete opposites in almost every way, who speak only in letters and pages torn from books.
Reccer's comments: This is a gorgeous, subtle story that stayed in my head long after I had read (and re-read) it. It has so many wonderful levels: the ambiguity of the situation, the angst of separation, and the growing tension between John and Sherlock in their careful communications. Blackout poetry plays a deliciously key role in the story. And watch for the achingly lovely blue Post-it note. Sigh.

Comments

[chapbook.livejournal.com]

Sounds lovely!

Adds to Mt. Everest (AKA Reading List)

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My reading list is insurmountable too! For every one or two I read, I feel like I add five or six to my "watch for later" list on AO3. Impossible to summit!

[chapbook.livejournal.com]

The good side of this problem is that it should sustain me through S3. As a spoiler-phobe, reading and sharing work I like will be my attempt to maintain engagement with the fandom as I hide in my spoiler-free (I hope) bombproof...

[teahigh.livejournal.com]

Awww, yay! Thank you for the rec! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :D

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I was going to send you a message today with the rec -- what a great story. Not just a great fanfic, but a great *story* with suspense and romance and ambiguity and all that goodness. Thank you!!