Fic Rec: Trying to find the In-Between (series)

[antfarmponies.livejournal.com]

Trying to Find the In-Between series by NoStraightLine:

Length: 75,885
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Rating: Explicit
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Warnings: None
Author's Summary: DI Lestrade said Sherlock Holmes was a great man, and one day, if they were very lucky, he might be a good one. John Watson is many things, but lucky isn't one of them.

This is the story of how the impossible happens.

Reccer's Comments: So.  Here's a first time author that's managed to put together a series that's hot and angsty and (believe it or not) edges into the unbelievable goodness that is The Paradox Suite.  Really, it's that good.  The series follows the BBC episodes before dealing with Sherlock's return.  The beginning of the first story is a little bit confusingly paced, but seriously, if you know what's good for you, keep reading.  Sherlock here is more than a bit not good and John is so CaptainBAMFIUnderstandSherlockBetterThanAnyone John Watson, it's almost hard to take (in a good way).  The series alternates between their point of views and nails both of them.  The sex is really hot and explicit and occasionally makes A Cure for Boredom look pretty tame, but also has a massive emotional wallop.  Additionally, not that you need any more reasons to read this series (really, why are you still even looking at my comments), the series addresses the post-Fall issues with as much of a unique perspective as you can get with the thousands of fics out there.   Amazing.  Fantastic.  Sherlock learns to use emoticons.  What more do you need?

Excerpt:

He has PTSD. Sherlock is a sociopath who risks his life to prove he’s clever. The flat positively reeks of mental instability. Neither one of them lives well in the between times.

He comes home after an eight-hour shift in clinic once again unable to cope with the automated teller. Sherlock lies on the sofa, fingers tented under his lips, utterly unaware of John’s presence. The thought rises through the black, oily smoke in John’s mind that he misses affection. He pinballs between the mundane and the singular, with none of the daily contact that strings the two together. Conversation while he cooks. A text along the lines of thinking of you rather than Pick up small intestine at Bart’s. A kiss goodbye or hello.

He’ll have to initiate it. John has survived firefights. He can do this.

Comments

[swissmarg]

I really want to read this but I wish it were available to download in a single file. Having it in 10 separate files is awkward for me. Maybe when it's complete the author will do us the favour.... :)

[haikitteh.livejournal.com]

I've never understood the need to do this, either. Why break it up into separate entries when it's all chapters in one story? Is it because they don't understand how A03 works, or some stylistic reason? It's a barrier to reading for me. I look at all those entries and think of all the click & pasting & loading & converting I'll have to do to get to them, and instead just click away to a different site.

[slayerjenn]

I've actually downloaded all the .epub files and then merged them with a plug-in I found for Calibre - but it's a lot of work! Generally I've done this if I'm going on vacation only since it requires so much effort.

[swissmarg]

This is what I do too with multiple-entry fics. But yeah, it's a lot of extra steps when it should be easy for the author to just offer a single file, especially as they are posting on AO3.

[ruth0007.livejournal.com]

I just finished reading this last night. You are correct. It is brilliant!!! I can't wait to start rereading it all over again.

[extraordinary.livejournal.com]

Hi! Quick question: is this fic finished then? :O I don't have the attention span for WIPs (even a few days between updates and I loose all interest) so it'd be great if I could finish it all in one go?

^- sorry for bothering you! ^^;

[ruth0007.livejournal.com]

The author is posting each part of the story separately, not as a long chaptered WIP; however the stories build upon one another so reading them as separate enities would be confusing.

Her lost post says there will be one or two more stories to finish this series.

I'd start reading now because even if she didn't post anything more these stories take you on a full journey.

[felisblanco.livejournal.com]

Despite being called a series I would say this is a multichaptered WIP where it just so happens that the chapters have separate titles. Each part doesn't stand alone, instead they have you needing to know what happened before and wanting to know what happens next. And then suddenly there is no next. Yet. It's a very good story but I really wish it had been presented as a WIP since I, like you, don't usually like to read stories before they're completed.

[swissmarg]

It's now complete and downloadable as a single file: http://archiveofourown.org/works/806621

[swissmarg]

This has now been completed and posted as a single fic: http://archiveofourown.org/works/806621

Maybe you could add that to the post as people may be more likely to read it now. :)

[antfarmponies.livejournal.com]

Done. Thanks!