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themusecalliope ([personal profile] themusecalliope) wrote in [community profile] 221b_recs2011-01-11 02:24 pm

Fic Rec: A Very Cold Case by Sagestreet

Title: A Very Cold Case
Author: [livejournal.com profile] 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...

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