ext_21717 ([identity profile] irisbleufic.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] 221b_recs2011-04-17 10:49 am

Fic Rec: For the Record (PG-13, by [livejournal.com profile] alizarin_nyc)

Title: For the Record
Author: [livejournal.com profile] alizarin_nyc
Pairings: Harry/Clara & John/Sherlock
Length: 3,000 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Alcoholism (albeit on its last legs)
Verse: Sherlock (BBC)
Author's Summary: This is a remix of Pilot Study by [livejournal.com profile] flecalicious for [livejournal.com profile] sherlock_remix.

Reccer's Comments: This comes as a kind of double rec, as the story is a remix, but, in all honesty, this is a fantastic example of the remix story clarifying and refining its source material. Where the original skips around in both timeline and perspective, which often leads to a somewhat disjointed feel, this piece hands the perspective squarely to Harry Watson, who spends most of her time offscreen in the original. This remix contains one of the best portrayals of Harry Watson I've seen anywhere, and Clara is also magnificent. The text exchanges and conversations between Sherlock and Harry are absolutely perfect, and John's jealousy of their unlikely friendship is far funnier than it should be.