Podfic Rec: Watson // Watson
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221b_recsTitle: Watson // Watson
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oulfis
Reader:OtterPods (LapOtter)
Podfic: Watson // Watson (podfic)
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 21:40; approx 2K words
Rating: Explicit ( <-- author's rating; reccer would judge it only Mature)
Warnings: Creator Chose Not to Warn
Verse: ACD canon
Author's summary:
Reccer's comments: In two mirrored 'verses, Watson gives two answers to one question; the resulting stories twine past each other in a series of paired vignettes that explore gender, identity, and their expression in common fic tropes.oulfis' original story has a lovely understated poignancy to it, Holmes by turn kind and exasperating as he and Watson navigate their lives together in these twinned universes. LapOtter performs the story with a similarly light touch, and the humour and tenderness of the character interactions sparkle through their voice. They also make nice use of the technology to clarify the relationship of the various story parts to each other. (As they instruct in their reader notes, use stereo headphones for best results.)
While I of course enjoy the podfic purely on its own merits, I admit to being a sentimentalist about the reader's notes, too -- sometimes fandom brings us just the story we need, and sometimes the people, also. Further, I'm particularly pleased that LapOtter was able to put aside any concern about what gender their voice allegedly sounds like in order to bring us this podfic: this story would have been just a little bit less, in my opinion, if recorded in anyone else's voice.
Author:
Reader:
Podfic: Watson // Watson (podfic)
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 21:40; approx 2K words
Rating: Explicit ( <-- author's rating; reccer would judge it only Mature)
Warnings: Creator Chose Not to Warn
Verse: ACD canon
Author's summary:
When it finally happens, it is at breakfast.
"I say, Watson, confirm a theory for me," Homes says. His newspaper crackles as he folds it. "Do you feel yourself truly to be a man, or is this a practical arrangement?"
Reccer's comments: In two mirrored 'verses, Watson gives two answers to one question; the resulting stories twine past each other in a series of paired vignettes that explore gender, identity, and their expression in common fic tropes.
While I of course enjoy the podfic purely on its own merits, I admit to being a sentimentalist about the reader's notes, too -- sometimes fandom brings us just the story we need, and sometimes the people, also. Further, I'm particularly pleased that LapOtter was able to put aside any concern about what gender their voice allegedly sounds like in order to bring us this podfic: this story would have been just a little bit less, in my opinion, if recorded in anyone else's voice.
