Fic Rec: Broken Substitutes
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221b_recsTitle: Broken Substitutes
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zarah5
Pairing: Holmes/Watson (past Watson/Mary)
Length: The whole story is broken up into four parts, all of it equaling to roughly about 33,000 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Mentions of both character death and drug use, sexual situations
Verse: Ritchie films
Author's summary: Death and loss, hurt and comfort, Moriarty, drugs, addictions and sex that is a means to an end, until it isn’t anymore. Also: a couple of scientific details that might require a suspension of disbelief. (Post-movie, with several elements stolen from the books.)
“I never said I didn’t find it difficult to stay away.” Holmes laid the violin bow across the table, one end dipping into the marmalade. “I considered it a wise decision. However, as soon as I heard of your loss, I couldn’t—I wouldn’t, that is. Leave you alone in these hard times.”
Reccer's comments: This is one of those, 'I am astounded it wasn't rec'd here before' fics. This was the first Sherlock Holmes fan fiction I ever read and it is very much my measuring stick for any other fic I read in the fandom. The writing here is novel worthy and the characterizations dead on.
There is just something so captivating about how broken both Watson and Holmes are in the beginning of this tale and how, through the course of it, they manage to fix and make one another better. It shows how well they really complement one another and why they work so well together. I also adore how Watson here truly loves both Mary and Holmes. How his love for each of them is different, but neither one is better or stronger than the other.
Lastly the plot is richly deep and not only beautifully orchestrated but also beautifully executed. The story produces an overall feeling of intensity – it left me breathless not only in action but also in dialogue, atmosphere, and *ahem* descriptions of heated relations. If Ritchie and Hollywood had chosen not to make a sequel to this film, I could easily envision this as one.
Author:
zarah5 Pairing: Holmes/Watson (past Watson/Mary)
Length: The whole story is broken up into four parts, all of it equaling to roughly about 33,000 words
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Mentions of both character death and drug use, sexual situations
Verse: Ritchie films
Author's summary: Death and loss, hurt and comfort, Moriarty, drugs, addictions and sex that is a means to an end, until it isn’t anymore. Also: a couple of scientific details that might require a suspension of disbelief. (Post-movie, with several elements stolen from the books.)
“I never said I didn’t find it difficult to stay away.” Holmes laid the violin bow across the table, one end dipping into the marmalade. “I considered it a wise decision. However, as soon as I heard of your loss, I couldn’t—I wouldn’t, that is. Leave you alone in these hard times.”
Reccer's comments: This is one of those, 'I am astounded it wasn't rec'd here before' fics. This was the first Sherlock Holmes fan fiction I ever read and it is very much my measuring stick for any other fic I read in the fandom. The writing here is novel worthy and the characterizations dead on.
There is just something so captivating about how broken both Watson and Holmes are in the beginning of this tale and how, through the course of it, they manage to fix and make one another better. It shows how well they really complement one another and why they work so well together. I also adore how Watson here truly loves both Mary and Holmes. How his love for each of them is different, but neither one is better or stronger than the other.
Lastly the plot is richly deep and not only beautifully orchestrated but also beautifully executed. The story produces an overall feeling of intensity – it left me breathless not only in action but also in dialogue, atmosphere, and *ahem* descriptions of heated relations. If Ritchie and Hollywood had chosen not to make a sequel to this film, I could easily envision this as one.
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