221b_recs | Entries tagged with pairing: fem!jw/sh

Title: Arcana
Author: rosa_acicularis
Pairing: Sherlock/John, Sherlock/fem!John
Length: 46159 words
Rating: Mature
Verse: BBC
Author's summary: Sometimes, her grandmother has said, in the simplest, strongest of magics that’s all that’s required – a sacrifice and an intent. Her blood, and his words: I want to forget.

In which Joanna Watson is a witch, Sherlock Holmes is himself, and every spell has its price.

Reccer's comments: I really have never read another fic like this one. The descriptions of magic and the feel of it in this fic are truly astonishing; it's one of the best magical stories I've read anywhere, published or not. The language is frequently so beautiful that it stole my breath (as did the UST!), the razored loveliness of the emotions and relationships cuts like mirror-glass, and the worldbuilding is indelible. It makes my mouth fall open in wonder every time. It's a stunningly beautiful piece of storytelling, and I remain a bit gratefully in awe of it.

Warning: this is a WIP and hasn't been updated since June 2013.

rosa_acicularis hasn't forgotten about it, but please don't let its status put you off; the current chapters stop at a natural pausing point, and while there's no true resolution yet, there's no cliffhanger either.

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Title: Unusual Efforts
Author: AggressiveWhenStartled
Pairing: fem!John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, short-term fem!John Watson/Lestrade
Length: 63,446
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: canon typical violence
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Joan Watson didn’t, of course, particularly enjoy being called a bitch, but she preferred it to ‘whore’. Likely because the first was so often a response to her highly satisfying right hook after being called the second.

You had to be firm when you were a ‘ball-breaking cunt’ who liked to flirt, especially when you followed around Sherlock Holmes.

Reccer's comments: The Joan Watson we see in this defies any and all expectations you might have of a Joan Watson. Hell, she supercedes most expectations of many John Watsons I’ve read. She’s beautifully aware of the boundaries necessary to keep the world in general from steamrolling over her. And she’s equally aware of the boundaries she herself needs to maintain to keep her anger from spilling over, from transforming from simple emotion into fiery action. Joan is so very, very angry in this story, and it is fantastic to read her struggle with that anger, not just as partner to Sherlock Holmes, but as a woman.

But this series isn’t just about anger, it’s about how reckless Joan can be, how not normal one must be in order to partner with Sherlock Holmes. AggressiveWhenStartled writes a Joan who is strong and confident and absolutely certain in who she is… and consequently very wary about who she is.

This is one of my favorite characterisations of John Watson, hands down. And despite the persistent themes of anger, the series manages to be hilarious (my God, the dialog) and sexy.

arminaa.livejournal.com

Title: Dramatic Things
Author: leah k
Pairing: Female!John/Sherlock
Length 13,266
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary John walks into the kitchen, opens the fridge, and is grateful for the uncharacteristic lack of body parts within. She says, mostly to herself but partially to Sherlock in case he's in one of his helpful (well, slightly helpful, well, more helpful) moods, "We're out of milk again." She closes the door to the refrigerator, turns and finds Sherlock standing well within her personal space. She jumps, a little. It's not the proximity, she rather likes Sherlock in her personal space these days, it's just that she didn't hear him come up. It's unnerving. "Would you not-" she starts, already exasperated and it's only half past seven. "You're pregnant," Sherlock interrupts. Wait, what? "Wait, what?"

Reccer's comments: I LOVE genderswap fics, and this one is exceptional. John is a woman, living with Sherlock and in an odd sort of relationship together. After a near-death incident, Sherlock and John sleep together without protection and John ends up pregnant. The fic is hilarious, especially during Sherlock and John's interactions with each other. But it's also very sweet, and has a lot of heart to it. This fic may not be for everyone, but if you usually enjoy fics like this, you'l adore this one.

unovis.livejournal.com

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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.).

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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 pairing: fem!jw/sh

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Series Rec: Unusual Efforts

Fic: Dramatic Things

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