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OdamakiPairing: Gen
Length: 2,615
Rating: G, G, so very G, I don't think there are even any curse words which is kind of surprising when you consider that this is a John Watson-centric fic
Warnings: none
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary: John's leaving home to become a witch. It's a rough start but a black cat seems to be on his side.
Reccer's comments: Happy Halloween! I adored this sweetly poignant, ultimately happy story. John's thirteen and a half. He's a witch, an orphan, with a homemade broom for flying on and a cloak made out of an old blanket. He has six months to find his magic, or it'll be gone, so it's time to head for London, where ...
Take a moment to admire the amount of world-building Odamaki accomplishes in a small fictional space. A number of commenters have already expressed the hope that she writes more in this verse, and I myself am at this very moment attempting to cast a spell that will encourage her to do so.
Read on the AO3.