Fic Rec: And the seventh one has drownéd thee (R, by <user site="livejournal.com" user="gayalondiel"

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Title: And the seventh one has drownéd thee
Author: gayalondiel
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 3,400 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Dark imagery and character death (this piece is a wickedly clever re-working/fusion of the Bluebeard legend and the child ballad "Lady Isabel and the Elf Knight")
Verse: Sherlock (BBC)
Author's Summary: Everyone warned John about getting too close to Sherlock. Maybe they were right to do so.

Reccer's Comments: Firstly, all of gayalondiel's Sherlock fic is worth reading, so get over to her floating post and check it out. The list is short, but you'll want to read every item on it. In a glittering setting, however, this piece outshines the others in all its dark glory. For those of you familiar with the legend and ballad on which it's based, every line will resonate with meaning. For those of you unfamiliar (it may be worth reading brief summaries of the source material), it'll chill and thrill you (but if you don't like dark!Sherlock in any guise, this may not be for you).