The Best Picture of the Human Soul by SwissMiss (Teen+)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: John Watson/Sherlock HOlmes
Length: 5,776 words
Author on LJ: swissmarg
Author Website: Masterlist of Fics and Recs, on AO3
Why this must be read:
I love and adore magical realism in fics, including all the soulbond counters, invisible linking ribbons, urban faeries, and the like. That made me predisposed to like this story, but the evocative and emotional imagery of the author's writing and the choice of magic are what hit home the most with me. In this fic, everyone has magical tattoos of the events in their lives that most affect them literally inked onto their skin. John has his full share of them, but it seems like Sherlock is an empty canvas. He's not.
LOVE this story, it's one for the re-read pile. Do check out the sequel, too.
The Best Picture of the Human Soul by SwissMiss
Pairing: John Watson/Sherlock HOlmes
Length: 5,776 words
Author on LJ: swissmarg
Author Website: Masterlist of Fics and Recs, on AO3
Why this must be read:
I love and adore magical realism in fics, including all the soulbond counters, invisible linking ribbons, urban faeries, and the like. That made me predisposed to like this story, but the evocative and emotional imagery of the author's writing and the choice of magic are what hit home the most with me. In this fic, everyone has magical tattoos of the events in their lives that most affect them literally inked onto their skin. John has his full share of them, but it seems like Sherlock is an empty canvas. He's not.
LOVE this story, it's one for the re-read pile. Do check out the sequel, too.
The Best Picture of the Human Soul by SwissMiss