Fic Rec: A Thorough Examination / In Depth

[keerawa.livejournal.com]

Title: A Thorough Examination / In Depth
Author: emungere
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes. John Watson
Length: 15,884 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Psychological manipulation, Dub-Con, Non-Con, and all around darkness
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock watched John's mouth as that smile slid away too quickly. There had been something there, something he'd not had time to analyze. He was left with the unsettling impression of having witnessed an expression that didn't belong on John Watson's face at all. In its wake it left the equally unsettling thought that perhaps he didn't know John as entirely as he thought he did.

Reccer's comments: Let's pull no punches here. John rapes Sherlock. In a way that I found plausibly in-character. *stops and blinks* Yes, I know. But ... let me tell you why this is worth your time. This Sherlock is slightly naive, but in a way that makes sense. The first half of the story is written from his point of view, but as the reader you can barely catch sight of John struggling with a terrible, long-term impulse, and gradually, gradually giving in to it.

The climactic scene was (IMHO) a blisteringly hot piece of kinky porn, made all the more effective and disturbing by the build-up.

But after the sex scene - that's when this story really took off for me. Because Sherlock's response to being sexually assaulted by his only friend is just as atypical as he is. And both of them working their way through the aftermath was FASCINATING. If the warnings don't trigger you, it's well worth a read.

Comments

[swissmarg]

Wow, that was disturbing and compelling. Another one I wouldn't have seen without your rec. Thanks!

[the-hobbet.livejournal.com]

I'm embarrassed to admit how much I enjoyed this. There is a link to a podfic. Listen. It's even more compelling/creepy/whatever it is when you listen to it being read.

It's the aftermath of the rape I found the most amazing.

[phoenixfalls.livejournal.com]

Oh man, I can't believe this fic hasn't been recced here before; I assumed it was recced ages ago and never went to look. This is the fic that got me into fandom -- any fandom -- and I do *not* generally read non-con, either before this or after. It's just that mind-blowing.

[unovis.livejournal.com]

I too can't believe this was never recced before. It's a classic -- the most spectacularly affecting kink fic in the fandom, for my money.