221b_recs | Entries tagged with pairing: jw/mycroft

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Title: All of This Can Be Broken
Author: Indybaggins
Pairing: Mycroft Holmes/John Watson
Length: 21,441 words
Rating: explicit
Warnings: graphic depictions of violence
Verse: Sherlock BBC

Author's summary: During the events of His Last Vow, John has sex with Mycroft seven times. He’s not gay, but this isn’t sex, it’s a release. An exhale...

Reccer's comments: This Johncroft gem is the angsty His Last Vow hurt/comfort fic I didn't know I'd been looking for until I found it. Don't be put off by the pairing; the premise is compelling and the characterizations entirely in line with my reading of His Last Vow. John is a bit more than not good. Mycroft, who must have had terrible days in there too, isn't either, and hints of his pain filter delicately through John's suffering - but they find some comfort in each other. Highly recommended!

nox-candida.livejournal.com

Title: Military Intelligence (Remix of For Queen and Country by Persiflager)
Author: innie_darling
Pairing: John Watson/Mycroft Holmes, John Watson/Sebastian Moran
Length: 3,152
Rating: Mature
Warnings: NA
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: The only fly in his ointment was that John remained John, though a more closed-off, careful version; Watson lived nowhere but in his imagination.

Reccer's comments: I'm going to admit up front that I'm a sucker for John being a badass and capable. The original fic by Persiflager was right up my alley in that respect, and the remix is just as wonderful but in a different way. The most fascinating (and rewarding) spin on the original is an insight into the fantasy life of Mycroft Holmes. This is one of the main draws of this fic. Mycroft was present for, but not the focus of, the original; here, he takes front stage and what's truly outstanding is how he manages to simultaneously be a stand-in for the audience when it comes to the BAMF!John trope and yet completely write off and underestimate John Watson as a whole. He builds up this imaginary Watson character throughout--something more Jason Bourne than James Bond, but obviously influenced by Mycroft's rampant military kink, possible overexposure to spy novels, and the boredom of his everyday life--which is so obviously a caricature that Mycroft feels comfortable overlooking the real man the fantasy is based on.

The denouement--where John overwhelmingly upends the Holmes brothers expectations of him--is beautifully done, especially when Mycroft is so stunned that he isn't even sure what to call the man--John - no, Watson; no, some unholy hybrid of the two. The fact that the whole episode substantially affects Mycroft's perception of John--and yet Sherlock does not undergo a similar revelation--is yet another wonderful element, feeling entirely in character as both brothers are presented in the fics and in the series.

There are some other, rather wonderful, features of this story: John's awful puns, used to great effect in Persiflager's story, are continued here and are giggle- and groan-inducing in equal measure; the last scene between Moran and Mycroft is just dripping with promise and drops a few nuggets that make me wish there was more fic to explore them, and lastly (but not least) is the constant juxtaposition between John and Watson and how Mycroft has no one to blame but himself for being wrong. Despite his observations of John, and his admission that he finds the man fascinating, he completely misses the mark and it's beautiful to behold. This is an absolutely wonderful, fun, funny fic that fits really well with Persiflager's story and yet explores brand new territory--everything a remix ought to do.

numberthescars.livejournal.com

Series Title: The Weight of Words
Author: dorothydonne
Pairing: John/Mycroft

Length: 18,333 words

Rating: T through G

Warnings: None

Verse: BBC Sherlock

Author's summary: (for the first story in the series, Two Words, Ten Letters) Written for this prompt on the kink meme: In a universe where men can get pregnant, one of our fine gentlemen goes out for a drink and sees a sign warning against drinking while pregnant. He takes a second to think about it--almost shrugs it off--and then realizes that he is actually pregnant. Bonus for angst and fluff.

Reccer's comments: MPreg, rare(ish) pairing, kidfic, angsty fluff...this series hits so many "whoa, slow down there tiger" speed bumps it's almost unbelievable. And yet. And yet it is one of my all-time favorite pieces of writing in this fandom. Why you ask? Well, first of all there's dorothydonne's hiliarious sense of humor. Here's a little taste:

John pushed open the door to the loo, but before it even had time to close behind him, he had backed out and stood in front of it, practically turned to stone as the sign posted just below the little male icon caught his attention for the first time.

GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, men and women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.

Below the posting, it reminded the pub patrons to drink responsibly.

John swallowed and read it again.

Pregnant? No. I can’t be pregnant. He pushed the door open and leaned against it when it closed. I’m just reacting terribly to a sign on a door. So what if I’ve never paid it mind before? There are no symptoms. None. Well, the nausea. But that’s the flu. People get the flu. Everyone gets the flu. I don’t get pregnant.

Yes, the prompt asks for angst, and you get it, but the flipside of angst is comedy. John deals with the shook of an unexpected pregnancy in a surprisingly realistic manner: hysteria mixed with snarky banter, and a heaping side of FML gallows humor. It's one of the best depictions of John I've read, and takes what might have been a difficult to swallow concept (ie. male pregnancy) and turns it into a test of character that reveals John's true strengths and weaknesses.

This brings me to my next point: world building. The world building in this story is great in that dorothydonne doesn't waste time worrying about the physics of it all. In this world, both men and women can get pregnant. End of story. No long, invasive explanations of forming a temporary uterus or what have you (*cough* Omegaverse I'm looking at you). Now, I'm not saying more detailed explanations don't have their place, but in this case the simplicity of the world building works perfectly, because it allows the story to move right along into emotional territory.

And so, my final point: John/Mycroft. Personally, I have always found this pairing interesting, because it creates an instant triangle dynamic (not necessarily in a sexual way--there's such a thing as friend jealousy too!). But even if you're not a Johncroft shipper, you'll appreciate the skillful way in which dorothydonne explores how Sherlock would fit into both John and Mycroft's lives as they begin a relationship together. The final story in this series in particular will give you Sherlock lovers the warm fuzzies. But Sherlock isn't the only thing getting in between John and Mycroft; this story actually deals with the demanding nature of Mycroft's job. The realism of the argument--who hasn't experienced/witnessed a relationship in which one or both partners are too overworked to spend time together?--brings this story into a whole new realm. And the final solution is lovely in that it does not pretend to be magic: compromise is the only way forward. But it's worth it in the end. :)

The Weight of Words Series (all links to AO3):

1. Two Words, Ten Letters
2. Four Little Words
3. The Little Person's Nickname

blue-eyed-1987.livejournal.com

Title:You're Turning Me into Quite the Masochist"
Author: Snow
Pairing: John/Mycroft
Length:2296
Rating: PG-13 - R
Warnings:None
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary:"Sherlock," John says, trying very hard to keep the anger out of his voice. "Did you tell your brother to ask me out?"

Reccer's comments: I hadn't even contemplated this pairing until I read this fic, and its sequel, You're Deconstructing Me. Now, I cant get enough if it.

I love all of Snow's Mycroft/John fics. This one in particular turns the 'Matchmaking Mycroft' trope on it's head and its Sherlock that matchmakes, in a very obvious, heavy handed way. The relationship builds in nice snapshots, and I love the conversations here, I giggled more than once.

Favourite line:"Stop pimping your brother," John replies. "It's very weird."

Title:You're Deconstructing Me"
Author: Snow
Pairing: John/Mycroft
Length:852
Rating: R-ish
Warnings:None
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary:Umm. This is the sequel to You're Turning Me Into Quite The Masochist. And also, phone sex. Which I can't write, but that didn't stop me from trying.

Reccer's comments: A little sequel that revolves around phone sex. It's wonderfully in character, and just delightful.

Favourite line: John knows he's supposed to be something other than amused, but he's always known where he stood with Mycroft: under the surveillance camera

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Entries tagged with pairing: jw/mycroft

Fic Rec: All of This Can Be Broken by Indybaggins

Fic Rec: Military Intelligence

Series Rec: The Weight of Words

Fic: You're Turning Me into Quite the Masochist

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