Fic Rec: An Idle Quest

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Title: An Idle Quest
Author: coloredink
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: 4,000 words
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: A strangely romantic gesture, coming from Sherlock: a marriage of science and symbolism.

Reccer's comments: Happy January 29th, everyone! (It's the day that Sherlock Holmes and John Watson first met, according to the BBC show's timeline.) Today, I'd like to recommend this lovely little vignette, which takes up the prompt: "Sherlock courting John." It's full of simple, surprisingly traditional romantic gestures, and I find Sherlock's air of gentle formality and unabashed sincerity delightful. The final image of the story is perfect.

Comments

[write-out.livejournal.com]

I've always loved this one! It's been a long time since I've last read it, so thank you for reminding me of it! Coloredink is a fantastic author, one of my favorites.

[ancientreader]

Seconding write_out, and furthermore when I first read this story I was still too shy to even leave kudos, so not only have you reminded me of a lovely story, you've enabled me to rectify that omission. Thank you!

[keerawa.livejournal.com]

Thank you, re-reading that charming story was the perfect way to celebrate the date!