Series Rec: Getting Better Series
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221b_recsTitle: Getting Better Series
Author:
LittlePippin
Pairing: John/Sherlock, background Lestrade/Molly
Length: 199,424 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: None provided for the series. Post-Reichenbach return, hurt/comfort with major injury and illness.
Reccer's comments: Oh, poor John. Poor Sherlock. The things they go through in this series. They are, respectively, shot and blown up, then endure seizures, endless vomiting, nausea, headaches, loss of bladder control, fainting, septicemia, and the flu. They are in and out of hospital so much it's a wonder they don't have a permanent reservation.
It's not just a lot of being sick, though. Each installment in the series has a unique and original case that needs to be solved, forcing the two detectives to keep up a punishing pace that pushes them to their mental and physical limits, and beyond.
And as if that weren't enough, there is their new relationship status to contend with. The series starts out with Sherlock's post-Reichenbach return, where the two are just friends, and moves slowly into a romance with deeper feelings. There is no explicit sex (see the rating), but that doesn't hinder the emotional and physical development of their relationship at all.
The writing is no-nonsense, clear and straightforward and just a pleasure to read. The series caused me several bleary-eyed late-nighters as I devoured each installment in turn.
It actually reminds me in a lot of ways of magicbunni's fabulous Baker Street Series*, only with slash instead of gen. And more puking.
This series was originally posted on ff.net a while ago, but has now been copied over to AO3. The author is known as LittlePippin76 over there and has quite an extensive catalogue of Sherlock fics that haven't all been moved to AO3, including more sick!fic, so go check it out for more yummy hurt/comfort goodness!
*See my rec of magicbunni's series here.
Author:
Pairing: John/Sherlock, background Lestrade/Molly
Length: 199,424 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: None provided for the series. Post-Reichenbach return, hurt/comfort with major injury and illness.
Reccer's comments: Oh, poor John. Poor Sherlock. The things they go through in this series. They are, respectively, shot and blown up, then endure seizures, endless vomiting, nausea, headaches, loss of bladder control, fainting, septicemia, and the flu. They are in and out of hospital so much it's a wonder they don't have a permanent reservation.
It's not just a lot of being sick, though. Each installment in the series has a unique and original case that needs to be solved, forcing the two detectives to keep up a punishing pace that pushes them to their mental and physical limits, and beyond.
And as if that weren't enough, there is their new relationship status to contend with. The series starts out with Sherlock's post-Reichenbach return, where the two are just friends, and moves slowly into a romance with deeper feelings. There is no explicit sex (see the rating), but that doesn't hinder the emotional and physical development of their relationship at all.
‘You OK?’
‘Mm? Yes, of course.’ Sherlock assessed John. He was still very pale and quite gaunt, and despite the amount of sleep he was getting, the bags under his eyes were large and saggy, and there was a redness to him that was echoed in the area under his nose. He was also in need of a shave, and a haircut to get him back to the military neatness that he favoured. His mouth was still set and firm though, and there was a glint in his eye that spoke of humour and mischief, and Sherlock found himself being drawn towards him. His intention had been to simply examine John’s skin slightly more closely, paying particular attention to texture, and perhaps taste. John moved though, and they kissed briefly instead. Sherlock made a mental note to continue the examination of John at a later date.
‘I love you,’ he said.
John looked surprised. ‘You’re certain now?’
‘No. I’m aware that there hasn’t been time to validate the emotion, and that worries me…’
‘It doesn’t worry me.’
‘… I can’t think of any other reasonable explanation though.’
‘Maybe you have rabies.’
Sherlock laughed, and he noticed how light John could make him feel. He kissed him again.
The writing is no-nonsense, clear and straightforward and just a pleasure to read. The series caused me several bleary-eyed late-nighters as I devoured each installment in turn.
It actually reminds me in a lot of ways of magicbunni's fabulous Baker Street Series*, only with slash instead of gen. And more puking.
This series was originally posted on ff.net a while ago, but has now been copied over to AO3. The author is known as LittlePippin76 over there and has quite an extensive catalogue of Sherlock fics that haven't all been moved to AO3, including more sick!fic, so go check it out for more yummy hurt/comfort goodness!
*See my rec of magicbunni's series here.
