221b_recs | Entries tagged with theme: at home

chapbook.livejournal.com

Title: You'll Never Have Nowhere to Go
Author:

thisprettywren
Pairing: Gen
Length: ca. 18,800
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Character Death
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Is this what he’s become? Someone who interprets anything new as some sort of danger? Never mind that there was a time when that wouldn’t have been wrong, when that wouldn’t have been a bad thing at all. He isn’t that person anymore.

Reccer's comments: Wrenching, claustrophobic, and visceral are words that aptly describe this post-Reichenbach story. Masterful handling of tension: I found myself holding my body tensely in sympathy with the characters. John's POV and the dialogue between him and Sherlock are handled well and seem quite appropriate given the plot of this piece. The author does not flinch from demonstrating the horrible nature of the killing (not a major character), but does not fetishize it. Some may quibble over where this piece ends, but from an emotional standpoint it felt like a good place to end. If the author continues with a sequel (which would be fantastatic), it would be fascinating to see how she develops the two central characters.

chapbook.livejournal.com

Title: Negative
Author:

aderyn8
Pairing: Gen, but could be interpreted as Sherlock/John
Length: 3,291
Rating: T
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: "When Sherlock comes back from the dead, he comes back dead. Or that’s what John thinks at first.
...and then the violets come in at the house across the street."
A little help from the living, and the dead: Because this story can’t be written.

Reccer's comments: Can the written word convey a palette? This story certainly takes on the hues of a hand-tinted vintage photograph: grays, silvers, with sudden splashes of bright color. One of my favorite post-Reichenbach works. It features a wonderful premise (a metaphorical take on Sherlock's return), rhythmic prose, and a haunting, dream-like atmosphere. Many characters, including a few never seen alive onscreen, have cameos, thus bringing the past into the present (a theme in many of aderyn's ficlets and one-shots).
Note: Per the author's comments, this one-shot could be taken as a sequel to Black Dog, or Elegy for an Idiot.

Two excerpts:

Sherlock wakes, finally, and he needs to eat, so John brings him a soup made of 50% vegetables from the market (tiny expensive spinach probably imported from Belgium), 25% knee-eliminating sorrowful relief and 25% unadulterated extract of rage. (Of course John doesn't believe in that sort of thing; food does not contain our emotions; it’s not even a decent metaphor for them, but hell, that's how he feels; fuck.)

“I'm not feeding you,” he says, when Sherlock barely manages to sit up on the sofa.

“I'm not putting my head in your lap then,” Sherlock says, sleepily, taking the bowl.

*****

London comes awake with a jerk, the hawthorns on Primrose Hill the color of fresh blood. The city celebrates, or no, it doesn’t, but perhaps it ought to, to celebrate, to burst out in the kind of Latinate melodrama it might not be meant for: for its returned daemon, its genius; for the good light and the good name and the Crown Jewels and the currency, the banks and the Yard and the theatres and the art museums should rejoice. Well, fuck it, then, London awakens.

falling-voices.livejournal.com

Title: Changing Illusions
Author: melandria
Pairing: Sherlock/John, Sherlock/Irene, Sherlock/Irene/John
Length: 1466 words.
Rating: PG.
Warnings: None.
Verse: BBC Sherlock.
Author's summary: A deleted scene from 'A Scandal In Belgravia' in which Irene and John discuss Sherlock, hearts and minds. Irene finds that John Watson's existence might just be more remarkable than that of Sherlock Holmes.

Reccer's comments: Spoilers for 2.01. Thing is, I came out of ASiB feeling more interested in Irene and John's dynamics than in Irene and Sherlock's. This picks up on a single line in the episode — Irene's casual remark that John has warned her Sherlock sometimes talks to him when he isn't there — and spins it into a thoughtful little study of their relationships, of the ways they all see one another. It's told from Irene's POV, and the perspective it gives us of John is really interesting: there's a focus on his being a man of emotion, while jealous of her mind, but it's the little details, the pauses when he talks, the small movements he makes, the unsaid words, that Irene remarks upon in her careful assessment of him. They keep misunderstanding and misleading one another, and the result is a very delicate, very intelligently written scene.

unovis.livejournal.com

Title: The Christmas Box
Author:

carenejeans
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 1670 words
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: "It is a singular thing, but I find that a concentrated atmosphere helps a concentration of thought. I have not pushed it to the length of getting into a box to think, but that is the logical outcome of my convictions." -- Sherlock Holmes, in "The Hound of the Baskervilles"

Reccer's comments: I was a beta for this story, full disclosure, and I loved the idea. Also everything by Carene, so.
There's a tiny bit that takes place outside of 221B, which I forgot about, so technically it doesn't qualify as an "at home" theme rec. It is, however very much an at-home solution to any number of domestic problems which result in a sort of home within home, at that. It has a warm but not cloying humor. Plus Christmas gift, curiosity killing the Sherlock, Mike Stamford's helpful ways, Mrs Hudson's knowing nods, Lestrade's rumpled brow, fruitcake, and Scotch whisky.

unovis.livejournal.com

Title: First Breath
Author:

havocs_roman
Pairing: Sherlock/Lestrade
Length: 1229 words
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Loneliness and shared slumber are an odd combination.

Reccer's comments: To be honest, I don't know whose home this takes place in. When I first read it, I assumed it was Lestrade's, as Sherlock in Lestrade's home is a particular love of mine. But maybe not. It's someone's home, and it takes place entirely on a couch, which is home for Sherlock, or at least home base.

The author calls this a little "snapshot" of the two of them, without context. I'm not sure where they are, why Lestrade's hair and collar are wet, or why Sherlock is "wrecked." It might be nice to know. I'm reccing it for the writing, though, for the conceit, and for the sheer smoky sexiness here, where Lestrade is drawn to Sherlock's breathing.

Contains tobacco, the really good cigarettes. You might doubt how well this could work if it were described outside the story.

sussexdowns.livejournal.com

Title: Synthetic
Author:

aslipperysloth
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: ~2,000
Rating: pg-13
Warnings: major character death
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Written for the prompt on the Sherlock kink meme here: John is the best blade runner ever to have worked for the London police. Mycroft calls him out of seclusion to track down and retire one especially slippery replicant that used to be an invaluable asset to them in solving crimes, but over time began to believe that it was human. This replicant’s mind has deteriorated to the point where it now believes that Mycroft is its brother, and that it is a consulting detective.

Reccer's comments: This is a crossover with Blade Runner and it is freaking amazing. Featuring John as a Deckard-type, as awesomely fucked-up as the original...or possibly even more. The John/Sherlock relationship is handled beautifully and the whole fic is SO SAD. So be prepared for sad. But also awesome.

rabidsamfan.livejournal.com

Title: An Interesting Little Problem
Author: Cimorene
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Rating: NC-17
Verse: Granada
Author's summary: film canon sequel to 'the empty house,' the episode in which holmes returns.
Reccer's comments: When Cimorene refers to 'film' here, she means the Granada series, because this story dates back to 2004. It's a beautiful piece of PWP, with an indelible characterization of Brett!Holmes as seen through Hardwicke!Watson's eyes. The narrative voice is as close to canon as possible, and yet we see more of Watson here. This story also has one of the best variations I've ever seen on the theme of Holmes as virgin, coming to recognize that what he wants from Watson is more than simple friendship.

unovis.livejournal.com

Title: Day of Rest
Author:

livia_carica
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: about 2500 words
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: John and Sherlock spend a lazy Sunday in bed.

Reccer's comments: Yum, yes they do. This is a fine, warm, glimpse of a day at home in bed; there's a little case-solving, some shifting of laundry piled on the bed, napping, and dining in. It's toast and tea. It's cozy and fond, without being overly sentimental, romantic, or pornish.

Sherlock and John in bed is a (happily) common theme in Sherlock fic. There are lovely scenes from longer works, but I think this is my favorite one where bed is the real estate for the whole story.

methylviolet10b

Title: A Mistly London Sunday
Author: monkeybard
Fandom: Sherlock
Pairing: Nothing overt. Can be seen as bromance, friendship, or J/S, depending on how you want to look at it
Length: 1,523
Rating: PG for language
Author's Summary: John arrives home to a very bizarre scene.
Author's Note: Unbeta'd and utterly insane, not to mention plotless and silly. But it sure was fun to write!
Warnings (Highlight to Read): Singing plastic robots. Sugar high behavior. Silliness. Dubious amounts of fluff.

Reccer's comments: Full disclosure: I gave monkeybard the prompt that ultimately led to this utterly fluffy, silly, delightful bit of ficcery, so I'm completely biased and utterly unreliable in regards to this. But if you're looking for a light-hearted antidote to angst, or something to put a smile on your face after a cruddy day, I can't think of anything better than this tale of Sherlock, a jumper, a jar of marshmallow fluff, and a particular (if somewhat obscure) American TV show set on a space station not so far away...

Current Mood: silly

brighteyed-jill.livejournal.com

Title: In Spring
Artist:

joursapres
Pairing: Gen, or Sherlock/John
Length: n/a
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Artist’s summary: Whew! Started this one last month and despite the fact that NOTHING in this illustration is accurate, it's the most fun I've had since...well, the last Sherlock thing I painted. :) Drawing the clutter in 221B is pure unmitigated joy!
Reccer's comments: Scroll down to the third piece in this art post to see a charming view of John and Sherlock having breakfast at home on a spring morning. The fly-on-the-wall point of view makes the viewer feel like she's observing an unguarded, happy moment between the Baker Street boys. The light here is also lovey. Be sure to check out the bigger version.

brighteyed-jill.livejournal.com

Title: Numina
Author:

thisprettywren
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 10,000
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: BDSM, knifeplay, breathplay, self-destructive behaviour, general darkness
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: John's never really been one to shy away from responsibility, but some are easier than others.
Reccer's comments: This fascinating, suspenseful, and tender tale examines what too much being at home does to Sherlock, then turns 221b Baker Street into a small battlefield as Sherlock races to solve an important puzzle.

So, John had left tools. Clues. Something. Where, though? He turned, looking for obvious signs (disturbances, things shifted from where they’d been that morning) but he couldn’t see anything, but he’d been distracted, wrapped up inside his head—the whole problem, stupid— couldn’t remember how things had been before now that it finally mattered.

tanpopo03.livejournal.com

Title: In The Land Of The Blind
Author:

entangled_now
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 12,679
Rating: R
Warnings: -
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Sherlock's been acting strangely for days. There's a claustrophobic silence to the flat, experiments tossed aside or abandoned, cases ignored. It's almost as if nothing matters any more. John's determined to know why.

Reccer's comments: I have a sort of love/hate relationship with apoca-fics. They can be so very bleak and more than one has left me feeling rather gutted. But on the other hand they tend to bring out the best in the characters, if written well, and make me realize that most of my problems actually aren't that dire.

This does both. Reading it through John's eyes and realizing what's going to happen, without being able to do anything about it at all, gives me chills. But the way his relationship with Sherlock transforms because of it is just amazing. Every word is true to the characters and I probably don't need to advertise

entangled_now's writing.

There are references to John being at work a couple of times, but no scene actually takes place there. The fact that everything happens at 221B adds to that feeling of unease and claustrophobia imo, so I think this fits our theme prefectly. :)

tanpopo03.livejournal.com

Welcome to the second open to all recs day on

221b_recs. As already mentioned, our theme this time is "At home", so as long as the story takes place at the home of any of the characters appearing in any of the SH verses, you're good to go.

I'll start us off in a little bit.

The facts:
Make your recs today, September 28. The comm will be open today to all posters for recs on the above theme--if it's Wednesday where you live, the comm should be open for your post (doing our best!).
Fic, art, and vids may be recced. All versions of Sherlock Holmes sources are eligible for recs. Recent WIPs or RPF for actors or crew in the various series are not eligible.
Previously recced works are eligible.
Please follow the recs guidelines. One rec per post, please, unless you're reccing a series.
Please tag your posts with at least the minimum tags required (verse, slash/gen/het genre, and pairing if relevent) plus "theme: at home".

If you have any questions, please ask in comments to this post or in PM to a mod.

Thanks so much! We're looking forward to your recs.

methylviolet10b

Title: The Shadow Boys Are Breaking
Author: Morgan Stuart (

morganstuart
Fandom: Sherlock
Pairing: None
Length: 2,184
Rating: She doesn't say; I'd give it a PG or PG-13, for distressing circumstances
Author's Summary: When Sherlock and John broke that morning, Lestrade picked up the pieces. Now who would pick up the pieces of Lestrade?
Historian's Note: This takes place after (and refers to) the Sherlock episode "The Great Game."
Warnings (Highlight to Read): Semi-graphic description of injuries

Reccer's comments: A beautiful character study, heartbreaking and heartening in turns, this fic takes place entirely within the confines of 221 (with some flashbacks that occur outside the flat), but not with the characters you might expect. This is not your typical post-TGG tag fic. I'm sure this story must have been rec'd before, but morganstuart's beautifully crafted fics can never get enough rec love.

Current Mood: anxious

unovis.livejournal.com

This month's open rec day is a bit late. Apologies all around.

The rec theme this time is for works taking place entirely within the home of one of the characters: in the famous domicile of 221B, in Mycroft's lair (or club), in Molly's flat, in Moriarty's fortress of evil, in Lestrade's untidy house.

This is your advance notice. Open rec day will be next Wednesday.

The facts:
Make your recs on Wednesday, September 28. The comm will be open for that day to all posters for recs on the above theme--if it's Wednesday where you live, the comm should be open for your post.
Fic, art, and vids may be recced. All versions of Sherlock Holmes sources are eligible for recs. Recent WIPs or RPF for actors or crew in the various series are not eligible.
Previously recced works are eligible.
Please follow the recs guidelines. One rec per post, please, unless you're reccing a series.
Please tag your posts with at least the minimum tags required (verse, slash/gen/het genre, and pairing if relevent) plus "theme: at home".

If you have any questions, please ask in comments to this post or in PM to a mod.

Thanks so much! We're looking forward to hearing from you.

unovis.livejournal.com

Hi!
Just a few words on our tags and tagging your recs.

Tags are useful search tools for grouping the recs by categories: by pairing, genre, content, and sources for the stories or other fanworks.

We ask that reccers attach tags that are relevant to the works they rec. You don't have to add everything that applies-- for example, not a character tag for everyone who might appear in the story, or every theme or content. But if Molly has a significant cameo, say, that you think people searching for her might appreciate, then by all means list her in a tag. Likewise if you think this is the addiction story people should read, then use the content: addiction tag.

The required aspects to tag are pairing (if it applies), relationship genre (i.e., gen, slash, or het*), and verse (the source: ACD books, Sherlock BBC, Granada, etc.).

The easiest place to see all of the tags available is in this list of tags.

Tagging is enabled only for the author of the post and the mods. Only the mods can add new tags. We have a beginning list up now, anticipating likely categories and characters. We'll add more as recs are made, if characters and pairings, for example, aren't covered already. You can request a new tag to be added by commenting here or by contacting one of the mods. Keep in mind, again, that we'll be adding character tags as additional characters appear in recs.

Sherlock Holmes and John Watson have been abbreviated as SH and JW in pairings and some other places (e.g., content: sick jw). Since this recs comm is open to all versions of Sherlock Holmes, it seemed the simplest way to identify the characters. Lestrade, Gregson, and Dimmock are listed as "inspector" following ACD book canon, and Moriarty is listed only once by his (their) surname alone. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is abbreviated throughout as ACD.

*We won't add a category for "slash-if-you-squint" or similar invitations for the reader to see subtext in a story. If the author hasn't labeled her work as slash, then it's genre: gen or genre: friendship.

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Entries tagged with theme: at home

Fic Rec: You'll Never Have Nowhere to Go

Fic Rec: Negative

fic rec: Changing Illusions

Fic Rec: The Christmas Box, by carenejeans

Fic Rec: First Breath, by havocs_roman

FIC: Synthetic

An Interesting Little Problem by Cimorene

Fic Rec: Day of Rest, by livia_carica

Fic Rec: A Misty London Sunday, by Monkeybard

Art rec: In Spring

Fic rec: Numina

Fic Rec: In The Land Of The Blind

Open Recs Day no 2: At Home

Fic Rec: The Shadow Boys are Breaking

Open Rec Day Theme 2: At Home

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