Fic Rec: The Serpent's Gift

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Title: The Serpent's Gift
Author: snarryfool / ancientreader
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: 5,300 words
Rating: T
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: A wounded soldier dreams of the Wild Hunt. Written for the 2016 Spook Me! ficathon, for the creature prompt "beast."

Reccer's comments: Ancientreader writes such beautiful, polished prose that her works are always stunning compositions. This most recent fairy tale taps into old European legends to weave a series of lyrical, dream-like encounters that hold onto their atmosphere of mystery even while gradually escalating toward emotional clarity. John, wounded and feverish, finds himself at the border of an unknown road in a foreign reality, watching a demon hunt of hellhounds and dark riders as they pursue both beast and man. Being John, he instinctively and fearlessly intercedes. But what will it really take to save Sherlock from the hunt? A spell-binding Halloween fable.

Comments

[pipmer1.livejournal.com]

Seconding this! I read it just yesterday and thought it was very well crafted. A nice treat for bedtime reading.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

*high fives you* Yes, on Halloween I definitely gravitate more toward treats than tricks, and this was a sweet one :)

[ancientreader]

Thank you! I am desperately flattered. <3 <3 <3

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

My pleasure! Thank you for writing this, it's lovely. <3

[write-out.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is an amazing fic! I love your summary too.

[rachelindeed.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I do love it when snarryfool/ancientreader goes mythic, it really is amazing :)