Fic Rec: Impossible to Feign

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

Title: Impossible to Feign
Author: achray
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: approx. 49,200 words
Rating: mature
Warnings:none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock leant forward, his long fingers curving round to grip John’s.
“I won’t let him win,” he said, eyes hard. “I will do whatever it takes to get you out.”

Reccer's comments: This story is a very clever twist on TRF, every bit as fast-paced and thrilling as that glorious episode. After a gruelling intro it all begins innocently enough with Sherlock whisking off to Las Vegas where Mrs Hudson has been arrested for murder. It’s the first loose brick and in no time at all the whole life Sherlock has so carefully built for himself comes crashing down around him, with Lestrade suspended, John dead and Mycroft as usual being no help at all.

I really can’t tell you any more for that would reveal too much of the incredibly crafty and clever plot. This fic is part casefic, part thriller and part psychological character study, brimming with angst and emotions and agonising choices and decisions. It will have you biting your nails and desperately reading on even though there are probably a thousand other things you should be doing. Should be, yes… but reading this is so much more rewarding.

Comments

[pyjamapants.livejournal.com]

You are on FIRE with recs this month. I know how much time goes into these (for me it takes ages, anyway), and I sincerely appreciate the ass-kicking number of recs you've posted so far this month. Thank you!

[dioscureantwins.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Same goes for my co-reccer this month I think. Yes, it's incredibly time-consuming work, especially as compared to me John Watson is a computer wizard, but it's also much fun, especially when people report they enjoyed a story one recced.

Also, this is a good comm to share one's love for certain fics and authors.

And last but not least, thanks to this comm, and the time others have put into it, I got to read some fics I enjoyed very much. So it feels good to pay it forward.