Fic Rec: The Maiden Voyage of the Tiresias
Title: The Maiden Voyage of the Tiresias
Author: astolat
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 2,800 words
Rating: E
Warnings: none
Verse: ACD books
Author's summary: Someone's getting taken for a ride.
Reccer's comments: This is an elegantly written, ultimately very tender first time fic between ACD Holmes and Watson, and given that it was written back in 2003 I'm guessing it may be new to some readers here. I love it for its beautiful language and for taking the time to set up an emotionally complicated game of one-upsmanship between Holmes and Watson, the full ramifications of which we do not understand until the end.
In Greek myths, Tiresias was a blind prophet, and I think this story manages to reflect that contradiction in both Holmes and Watson, both of whom see some things clearly while maintaining certain personal blind spots. Tiresias was also a man who was temporarily transformed into a woman. This is a story that touches on disguise and false assumptions and gender performance, and it centers on the realization that there was truth and love waiting where it was least expected.
Author: astolat
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 2,800 words
Rating: E
Warnings: none
Verse: ACD books
Author's summary: Someone's getting taken for a ride.
Reccer's comments: This is an elegantly written, ultimately very tender first time fic between ACD Holmes and Watson, and given that it was written back in 2003 I'm guessing it may be new to some readers here. I love it for its beautiful language and for taking the time to set up an emotionally complicated game of one-upsmanship between Holmes and Watson, the full ramifications of which we do not understand until the end.
In Greek myths, Tiresias was a blind prophet, and I think this story manages to reflect that contradiction in both Holmes and Watson, both of whom see some things clearly while maintaining certain personal blind spots. Tiresias was also a man who was temporarily transformed into a woman. This is a story that touches on disguise and false assumptions and gender performance, and it centers on the realization that there was truth and love waiting where it was least expected.