Fic Rec: Bedtime Stories

[cherrytide.livejournal.com]

Title:Bedtime Stories
Author: unovis
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, slight implied Sherlock/Lestrade
Length:2718 words
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings:N/A
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Author's summary:Sherlock had read the books. He thought they were compulsory.
AO3 repost of a story from March 2011.

Reccer's comments: Sherlock discovers John was never read the Winnie-the-pooh books as a child; John has nightmares and difficulty sleeping - are the two facts related? Sherlock investigates scientifically.

This is a really funny and adorable look at Sherlock taking care of his friend in his own madcap and offbeat way, with some really interesting insights into both men's childhoods, along with some intriguing hints about Sherlock's relationship with Lestrade. It's also wittily written and heartwarming, definitely a good choice for a rainy day.

ETA: This is fic is also available in podfic form here

Comments

[ancientreader]

Seconding this rec so hard. These are lovely stories and a balm to the bruised post-S3 heart.

[cherrytide.livejournal.com]

It is a really lovely one! :)

[unovis.livejournal.com]

Thank you!
There's a podfic of this, by dodificus: http://archiveofourown.org/works/431663
I thought that AO3 would automatically link to it, but it turns out the link on the podfic goes to the original posting on LJ.

[cherrytide.livejournal.com]

Ooh, podfic, wonderful! I'll add it to the post.