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Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 100,480 words
Rating: Mature to Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: None provided for the series. Summary for part 2: Four months after his best friend and unrequited crush apparently committed suicide in front of him, John’s life has been turned upside down again by a voicemail from Sherlock in the US, saying he is covertly tracking down the remains of Moriarty’s network, and asking John to join him. Two days on, John is on his way to meet Sherlock in Malta. Everything seems to have changed between them: not only is Sherlock being overtly affectionate in his texts, but he quite explicitly wants sex. But there’s just one problem (apart from the small matter of the international assassins etc): Sherlock’s behaviour is getting steadily stranger, even by his standards. John starts to worry his friend may be on drugs again…
Reccer's comments: This is a raw, intimate look at bipolar disorder (manic depression) in the context of the aftermath of The Reichenbach Fall. The insights to Sherlock's thought processes and states of mind as he see-saws between highs and lows are in turns fascinating, exhilarating, and devastating.
( Excerpt from part 1... )
When Sherlock realizes he needs John's help - both to complete his quest and to get a handle on what is happening to his brain - we get to see the other side of the picture, with John struggling to deal with everything Sherlock is throwing at him. Not only his illness and the mortal danger they find themselves in, but the new aspect of a sexual relationship - and one shaped by BDSM practices at that.
The series is a whirlwind of sex, danger, murder, mistakes, and through it all, unwavering love and devotion. One of my favorites.