Fic Rec: Signs and Signals
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221b_recsTitle: Signs and Signals
Author: saki101
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: @9,000 words
Rating: M
Warnings: none
Verse: ACD Holmes
Author's summary: Holmes boxes. Watson wagers. There are exchanges of signals and a case.
Reccer's comments: I have a special love for established relationship stories, where we get the chance to see how two people actually work in their day to day lives after they get together. This story is set in something of the 'honeymoon period' of Holmes and Watson's new relationship, while they are still dizzy with happiness and hungrily passionate with each other. Watson, especially, is searching for some public way to express his pride and elation without endangering them both. He quietly struggles with the niggling sense of insecurity he feels, knowing that the traditional social markers that solidify a recognized, committed relationship can never be theirs. But Holmes and Watson's shared life is as much about their work as it is anything else, and there too we can see the way they match each other and share the delights of discovery. The story follows them as they pursue an unusual jewel thief and uncover a historical mystery. The heart of the story, though, lies in the subtle but essential growth of their own mutual understanding as they find ways of reassuring one another that what they have is meant to last.
Author: saki101
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: @9,000 words
Rating: M
Warnings: none
Verse: ACD Holmes
Author's summary: Holmes boxes. Watson wagers. There are exchanges of signals and a case.
Reccer's comments: I have a special love for established relationship stories, where we get the chance to see how two people actually work in their day to day lives after they get together. This story is set in something of the 'honeymoon period' of Holmes and Watson's new relationship, while they are still dizzy with happiness and hungrily passionate with each other. Watson, especially, is searching for some public way to express his pride and elation without endangering them both. He quietly struggles with the niggling sense of insecurity he feels, knowing that the traditional social markers that solidify a recognized, committed relationship can never be theirs. But Holmes and Watson's shared life is as much about their work as it is anything else, and there too we can see the way they match each other and share the delights of discovery. The story follows them as they pursue an unusual jewel thief and uncover a historical mystery. The heart of the story, though, lies in the subtle but essential growth of their own mutual understanding as they find ways of reassuring one another that what they have is meant to last.
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Date: 2018-02-28 10:43 pm (UTC)