Fic Rec: Exchange
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221b_recsTitle: Exchange
Author: narsus
Pairing: Sherlock/Mycroft
Length: ~ 6300 words
Rating: Mature
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Interactions between brothers.
Reccer's comments: A deliciously saucy Holmescest fic which presents more or less the same set of events, first from John's POV, then from Mycroft's, then from Sherlock's, giving us a kaleidoscopic view of the complicated relationship between the two brothers.
John is suitably observant and confused by what he observes, whereas Sherlock presents himself as a terribly manipulative, spoilt child and outdoes himself to add to John's confusion by exposing him to the Holmes brothers' far from conventional moral standards, and Mycroft, finally, comes across as the enigmatic, manipulative politician we know him to be, but with the added playfulness of a Bond girl - an image I can no longer get out of my head whenever I think of him.
The characterisations of all three men are aweworthy, and in particular the intricacies of the Holmes brothers' relations have rarely been captured so well and certainly never so funnily as in this brilliant paragraph:
After a further few hours spent looking over portrayals of Captain Hook, Sherlock comes to the conclusion that it wasn’t that he wanted to be a pirate in his youth, but instead that he’d rather fancied the idea of being carried off by a dashing gentleman who’d turned to a life of crime. None of which helps the situation any. Presumably other boys had wanted to have adventures with Peter Pan, or at least boys other than Mycroft. Sherlock can’t imagine Mycroft having wanted to do anything other than set up a decent economic structure and quite possibly Neverland’s first bank if given the chance.
A very rewarding read, because the author doesn't actually tell us everything and expects us to draw our own conclusions.
Author: narsus
Pairing: Sherlock/Mycroft
Length: ~ 6300 words
Rating: Mature
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Interactions between brothers.
Reccer's comments: A deliciously saucy Holmescest fic which presents more or less the same set of events, first from John's POV, then from Mycroft's, then from Sherlock's, giving us a kaleidoscopic view of the complicated relationship between the two brothers.
John is suitably observant and confused by what he observes, whereas Sherlock presents himself as a terribly manipulative, spoilt child and outdoes himself to add to John's confusion by exposing him to the Holmes brothers' far from conventional moral standards, and Mycroft, finally, comes across as the enigmatic, manipulative politician we know him to be, but with the added playfulness of a Bond girl - an image I can no longer get out of my head whenever I think of him.
The characterisations of all three men are aweworthy, and in particular the intricacies of the Holmes brothers' relations have rarely been captured so well and certainly never so funnily as in this brilliant paragraph:
After a further few hours spent looking over portrayals of Captain Hook, Sherlock comes to the conclusion that it wasn’t that he wanted to be a pirate in his youth, but instead that he’d rather fancied the idea of being carried off by a dashing gentleman who’d turned to a life of crime. None of which helps the situation any. Presumably other boys had wanted to have adventures with Peter Pan, or at least boys other than Mycroft. Sherlock can’t imagine Mycroft having wanted to do anything other than set up a decent economic structure and quite possibly Neverland’s first bank if given the chance.
A very rewarding read, because the author doesn't actually tell us everything and expects us to draw our own conclusions.
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Date: 2013-11-27 08:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-11-27 08:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-11-27 09:53 pm (UTC)It's hard to find good fics for this pairing.
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Date: 2013-11-27 10:04 pm (UTC)However, I do think that this pairing in particular inspires more good fics than say Sherlock/John. I've got the suspicion that it brings out the best in every writer. :) Anyway, in case you want me to, I can name you a couple of my Sherlock/Mycroft favourites.
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Date: 2013-11-27 10:38 pm (UTC)I've only found some dark and non-con fics for Sherlock/Mycroft and gave up searching afterwards.
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Date: 2013-11-28 06:09 am (UTC)-
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Hope you enjoy!
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Date: 2013-11-28 12:11 pm (UTC)