Fic: Games We Don't Play
Title: Games We Don't Play
Author: igrockspock
Pairing: Marcus Bell/Joan Watson
Length: 3,374 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Verse: Elementary
Author's summary: In which Joan solves a murder, goes on an unexpected date, outwits Sherlock, and survives his highly questionable attempts at emotional support.
Reccer's comments:
The way igrockspock writes Joan & Marcus at the very start of a relationship, mutually attracted but still feeling things out, is adorable. However, the real core of this story is Joan & Sherlock's friendship, and just Joan Watson character development in general. It's all about how Joan and Sherlock negotiate Joan's boundaries, the liberties she's comfortable with Sherlock taking and those that go too far. They're both so in-character it hurts, Sherlock trying to be a good friend in the most ridiculously roundabout ways possible, and Joan cutting through his obfuscations to explain both why some things are over the line and why others are redeemable by his good intentions. There's a case, as alluded to in the summary, but it's not the focus; the emotional lives of these characters when not on a case is, and igrockspock captures those dynamics with a beautiful delicacy, the way the best episodes of the show do.
Author: igrockspock
Pairing: Marcus Bell/Joan Watson
Length: 3,374 words
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Verse: Elementary
Author's summary: In which Joan solves a murder, goes on an unexpected date, outwits Sherlock, and survives his highly questionable attempts at emotional support.
Reccer's comments:
The way igrockspock writes Joan & Marcus at the very start of a relationship, mutually attracted but still feeling things out, is adorable. However, the real core of this story is Joan & Sherlock's friendship, and just Joan Watson character development in general. It's all about how Joan and Sherlock negotiate Joan's boundaries, the liberties she's comfortable with Sherlock taking and those that go too far. They're both so in-character it hurts, Sherlock trying to be a good friend in the most ridiculously roundabout ways possible, and Joan cutting through his obfuscations to explain both why some things are over the line and why others are redeemable by his good intentions. There's a case, as alluded to in the summary, but it's not the focus; the emotional lives of these characters when not on a case is, and igrockspock captures those dynamics with a beautiful delicacy, the way the best episodes of the show do.