The "A Priori" Verse

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Title: A Priori (& sequels)
Author: rubberbutton
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: ~6600 (For "A Priori")
Rating: PG13 - R
Warnings: Slave!fic, so: issues of consent (but no dub- or non-con)
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: In which vampires have enslaved humans and control, well, everything. Vampire!Mycroft insists his little brother get a slave -- even though it didn't work out with the dog -- and Sherlock chooses the one guaranteed to irritate his brother the most: an unassuming little doctor with an ugly past and absolutely no style to speak of.

Reccer's comments: I could flail about this series for DAYS on end! I'm rather surprised it hasn't been recced here already. The world building is one of the best I have ever seen - there are so many tantalizing glimpses of what this [rather horrible and blood-curdling] world is like, but it's never quite enough to satisfy your curiosity of what's going on. If the author put up 10 k of nothing but background info for the actual stories... I'd probably read it. Ah, who am I kidding. I'd definitely read it.
Considering that a) John's a slave and b) Sherlock a vampire it's quite amazing how in character they both are. And even though they have nothing in common and shouldn't be able to get along the author manages the transition in their relationship flawlessly.
I also really love Mycroft in this. You definitely would *not* want to meet him in the dark... No matter how much I like his character on the show - this darker, more ruthless side of him is kind of exciting. Of course... he has nothing on vampire!Moriarty.