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Title: Cat
Author: Odamaki
Pairing: Gen
Length: 2,615
Rating: G, G, so very G, I don't think there are even any curse words which is kind of surprising when you consider that this is a John Watson-centric fic
Warnings: none
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary: John's leaving home to become a witch. It's a rough start but a black cat seems to be on his side.
Reccer's comments: Happy Halloween! I adored this sweetly poignant, ultimately happy story. John's thirteen and a half. He's a witch, an orphan, with a homemade broom for flying on and a cloak made out of an old blanket. He has six months to find his magic, or it'll be gone, so it's time to head for London, where ...

Take a moment to admire the amount of world-building Odamaki accomplishes in a small fictional space. A number of commenters have already expressed the hope that she writes more in this verse, and I myself am at this very moment attempting to cast a spell that will encourage her to do so.


Read on the AO3.

Date: 2016-10-28 10:25 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rachelindeed.livejournal.com
Oh, so adorable <3 <3 I quite like what she did with Mike Stamford in this, he's so kind. And a military officer no less! Fun to see familiar faces in slightly different places.

Date: 2016-10-29 12:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] acciochocolate.livejournal.com
Thanks for the rec! Sherlock is always perfect as a cat and everyone else is themselves. :)

Date: 2016-10-30 07:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] write-out.livejournal.com
Thanks for the rec! I really liked this one.

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