Fic Rec: A Very Cold Case by Sagestreet

[themusecalliope]

Title: A Very Cold Case
Author: sagestreet
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 32,000ish
Author's summary: Violin music, 19th-century poets, and a string of puzzles presented to Sherlock by an enigmatic client (or adversary?), who prefers to stay in the shadows (A/N: Sherlock is playing P. I. Tchaikovsky's Valse sentimentale in F minor, op. 51 № 6.)
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Mentions of homophobia
Verse: BBC
Reccer's comments: This is a most nuanced and beautiful work. It really got to me, you know? It's a story of old endings and new beginnings. A story of our boys (finally) coming together set against a backdrop of music, mystery, and Russia. There's even a scene towards the end that reminds me of a painting by Caravaggio, so if there are any artists out there who are so inclined...

Comments

[sam80853.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this one.

[unestel.livejournal.com]

This story has the best plotline I've seen in this fandom so far. Really awesome!!!

[lady-carfax.livejournal.com]

I cannot thank you enough for reccing this. The moment I finished reading it I rushed back to this comm to check if it'd already been posted or if I should do it next month. I can't bear to think I might never have read it if it wasn't for you!