Series Rec: Strange Game
Title: Strange Game (Series)
Author: eight_demands
Pairing: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Greg Lestrade/Mycroft Holmes
Length: 30 165 words
Rating: M
Verse: Sherlock BBC, AU (vampires)
Strange Game: John is a soldier in the war against vampires. A vampire happens to be his newest patient.
Not For Nothing: Sherlock and John experiment with feeding.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Greg and Mycroft negotiate their relationship.
Reccer's comments: This series consists of one long and somewhat plotty fic and two shorter asides (timestamps if you will). I like this fic because it is a decently written vampire fic, which has good world building without being too "in your face". The story is chiefly about the characters involved- the fact that some of them happen to be vampires is (almost) incidental. While it is clearly an AU, with key facts about the world altered, and the characters have different back-stories, the fic still comes together nicely and has a real feel of the BBC Sherlock. Also, this fic begins in a certain manner, and even though there is no big twist or anything, it seems to go in a direction you didn't entirely anticipate, which makes for interesting reading!
Excerpt The vampire still didn't move as he stepped further away, any fascination he felt completely dwarfed by the fearful need to put distance between them. John backed up until he had nearly crossed the room. The vampire seemed far more in control of his faculties than John had imagined he would be, which was a thoroughly frightening thought indeed. John had no idea how he was going to get close enough to drug him without getting killed for his trouble.
The vampire had refocused on him and was watching him with an intensity that was unsettling to say the least.
He looked back and let the silence stretch out, becoming uncomfortable. He fell back to politeness. Politeness he understood and could do. "Would you like some tea? Or, or some blood?"
Author: eight_demands
Pairing: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Greg Lestrade/Mycroft Holmes
Length: 30 165 words
Rating: M
Verse: Sherlock BBC, AU (vampires)
Strange Game: John is a soldier in the war against vampires. A vampire happens to be his newest patient.
Not For Nothing: Sherlock and John experiment with feeding.
The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Greg and Mycroft negotiate their relationship.
Reccer's comments: This series consists of one long and somewhat plotty fic and two shorter asides (timestamps if you will). I like this fic because it is a decently written vampire fic, which has good world building without being too "in your face". The story is chiefly about the characters involved- the fact that some of them happen to be vampires is (almost) incidental. While it is clearly an AU, with key facts about the world altered, and the characters have different back-stories, the fic still comes together nicely and has a real feel of the BBC Sherlock. Also, this fic begins in a certain manner, and even though there is no big twist or anything, it seems to go in a direction you didn't entirely anticipate, which makes for interesting reading!
Excerpt The vampire still didn't move as he stepped further away, any fascination he felt completely dwarfed by the fearful need to put distance between them. John backed up until he had nearly crossed the room. The vampire seemed far more in control of his faculties than John had imagined he would be, which was a thoroughly frightening thought indeed. John had no idea how he was going to get close enough to drug him without getting killed for his trouble.
The vampire had refocused on him and was watching him with an intensity that was unsettling to say the least.
He looked back and let the silence stretch out, becoming uncomfortable. He fell back to politeness. Politeness he understood and could do. "Would you like some tea? Or, or some blood?"