FIC: The Violet Elephant

[sussexdowns.livejournal.com]

Hello denizens of 221b_recs, lovely to see you all again! I'm pinch-hitting for the remainder of August :)

Title: The Violet Elephant
Author: katieforsythe
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 4,731 words (approx.)
Rating: PG
Verse: bookverse!
Author's summary: Inspector Lestrade learns a secret about Sherlock Holmes.

Reccer's comments: katieforsythe should be another familiar name to some or most of you, but I think The Violet Elephant is probably one of her lesser-known pieces. It's also one of my favorites for the way she deals with Lestrade in it. It's really wonderful to get to watch him put together the pieces of a mystery he didn't even know existed, and his horror at discovering he knows something Sherlock Holmes doesn't know he knows is both comical and kind of heartbreaking at the same time. Plus, their sort of "no one else is around, we may as well" friendship is kind of adorable. Finally, Watson never actually appears in this story, but his presence is felt very keenly, which is great if you're a fan of Watson (as I am) :D

Comments

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

I love Lestrade's little aside comments to himself once he figures it out. It was a great piece to revisit. Thanks!

[sussexdowns.livejournal.com]

This + the penultimate scene of The Six Napoleons = ALL THE LOVE for Lestrade <3

[pyjamapants.livejournal.com]

Oooooooh! I discovered her work about a month ago and adore it. *pounces onto the story I plan to rec and doesn't let go*

[sussexdowns.livejournal.com]

Haha, June was a pretty nerve-wracking month for me...everyone else kept reccing the stories I'd intended to. Can't wait to see which one you go with!