Open Recs post, June

[unovis]

 You all -- members of the comm or passers by -- are welcome this weekend to leave recs or requests for recs in comments to this post.

Any version of Sherlock Holmes is welcome, and any fan work as fic, art, vids, or podfic. Please feel free to recommend WIPs and anonymous or not-yet-identified works from fests, challenges, memes, and exchanges.

Comments

[swissmarg]

One of my very favorite ACD established H/W series continues with this original casefic:

The Negligence of Angels (23463 words) by wordybirdy
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Series: Part 8 of From Trifle to Infinity
Summary: When Holmes and Watson follow up on the callow trail of a multiple murderer, they uncover a deal more than they bargained for. And in matters of the heart, the two must each lend a gentle shoulder.

And! Speaking of holmestice, here are my favorite ACD fics so far:

Title: In a Family Way
Recipient: blighted_garden
Author: [redacted]
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson, Mrs Hudson, OCs
Rating: R
Warnings: Mentions of depression
Summary: After the events of The Empty House, Holmes invites Watson to move back into 221 Baker Street. Watson does so, and brings along his two-year-old-daughter.

I just loved how Holmes finds his way to fit into the ready-made family, and Watson's reaction.

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Title: A Man of Good Repute
Recipient: arwen_kenobi
Author: [redacted]
Oevre: ACD Canon
Pairing: Holmes/OMC, some discussion of Holmes/Watson
Word count: 3000+
Rating: Mature
Warnings: homophobic attitudes consonant with the attitudes of the time, angst
Summary: Watson becomes aware that Holmes has had indecent liaisons with young men.

So often in H/W fics, it is posited that Watson is bisexual, but I thought this was a great, realistic, generous look at how a heterosexual Watson would handle finding out that Holmes is an 'invert'.

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And a Ritchiverse one:

Title: Beautiful Surfaces
Recipient: monkiainen
Author: [redacted]
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, John Watson/Mary Morstan, Mycroft Holmes
Rating: R
Warnings: Mild violence, implied child abuse, sexual content, temporary character death
Summary: Mycroft Holmes considered himself to be the only person in Sherlock's life that knew him completely. He was spectacularly wrong.

I enjoyed so much seeing Holmes' childhod in this and how it helped shape him into the man he became. It's especially a good exploration of the relationship between the two Holmes brothers. And there are some wonderful passages written in the action style of the movie, seeing the action in telegraph style before it happens.

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And finally, a Granada one:

Title: A Priori
Recipient: methylviolet10b
Author: [redacted]
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson
Rating: Mature
Summary: A missing scene from Granada’s “The Priory School”. For Holmes the resolution of the kidnapping of Lord Saltire is cause to celebrate. But for Watson, a day filled with death and betrayal has awakened echoes of a past best forgotten.

An established relationship piece, with some lovely hurt/comfort.