Sherlock Recs
Home is Where You Let Me In by bedamn
Sherlock/John
Gorgeous, dreamy, evocative piece based on an ancient fairytale. Really beautiful.
Like Spinning Plates by anon
Gen
Sherlock/Little Prince crossover with Sherlock as an alien adopted by Mycroft as his little brother. Lovely and ethereal with fantastic Mycroft characterisation.
The Anatomist by rosa_acicularis
Gen but with incestual undertones.
Molly is Jim's twin sister.
I normally avoid reccing WIPs as its sods law that every time I have the story has ended in a way that I found a little disappointing but WIP or not The Anatomist is so superb everyone should just go read it this instant!. Its dark and perverse and creepy and the writing is so strong it really stays with you. Jim and Molly's characterisation is superb. Moriarty is often portrayed as a camp idiot in fic- too easily beaten but here he is both brilliant and truly twisted. The depiction of him and Molly casually trying to kill each other during childhood is genuinely disturbing. But what I loved about it the most is that Molly is recognisably the character we see in the series but also a multi faceted criminal mastermind capable of the most dark and twisted acts. Shes cute pink, neverous, cat loving Molly mouse but also somehow blank, hollow and profoundly fucked up. Pitch black and magnificent - go read.
There is also this stunning piece of artwork for the series by sevenswells which just brilliantly captures the darkness of the piece.
How I Met Your Uncle by irisbleufic
Sherlock/John (mild)
On a much lighter note super cute piece with John telling his niece how he first met and fell and love with Sherlock. Heart warming.
And by the same author:
I Meet You There, and We Go by irisbleufic
Sherlock/John
Major characters death
Post The Great Game fic with John and Sherlock gravely injured at the pool and Sherlock drifting between the reality of the pool and a calmer gentler place elsewhere. Lyrical, poetic and quietly devastating this is a heartbreaking little piece with Sherlock realising far too late what John means to him. The line "its peaceful" practically killed me.
The author is very explicit in the comments to the piece as to what happens at the end of the fic but actually one of the things I really like about it is the hint of ambiguity which allows the reader to decide for themselves what happens next. There is a sequel ( The Half-Open Window) dealing with the aftermath which while beautifully written felt like an act of masochism to read - I don't need quite that much despair in my life.
Improbable Reality by flawedamythyst
Sherlock/John
Moriarty captures John and alters his brain chemistry leaving him stranded in a word of hallucinations. I loved this - John's hallucinations manage to be both very funny and devastating at the same time and Sherlock as nursemaid working tirelessly to cure John is just lovely. I adored Sherlock's unwavering resolve that John should remain with him and that he would solve his problems. Very sweet.
Waking You Up by brbsoulnomming
Sherlock/John
Character death
John dies and Sherlock struggles to cope with his guilt. Very clever well characterised piece with a satisfying twist in its tail. The sort of fic you read and then immediately re-read.
Sherlock/John
Gorgeous, dreamy, evocative piece based on an ancient fairytale. Really beautiful.
Like Spinning Plates by anon
Gen
Sherlock/Little Prince crossover with Sherlock as an alien adopted by Mycroft as his little brother. Lovely and ethereal with fantastic Mycroft characterisation.
The Anatomist by rosa_acicularis
Gen but with incestual undertones.
Molly is Jim's twin sister.
I normally avoid reccing WIPs as its sods law that every time I have the story has ended in a way that I found a little disappointing but WIP or not The Anatomist is so superb everyone should just go read it this instant!. Its dark and perverse and creepy and the writing is so strong it really stays with you. Jim and Molly's characterisation is superb. Moriarty is often portrayed as a camp idiot in fic- too easily beaten but here he is both brilliant and truly twisted. The depiction of him and Molly casually trying to kill each other during childhood is genuinely disturbing. But what I loved about it the most is that Molly is recognisably the character we see in the series but also a multi faceted criminal mastermind capable of the most dark and twisted acts. Shes cute pink, neverous, cat loving Molly mouse but also somehow blank, hollow and profoundly fucked up. Pitch black and magnificent - go read.
There is also this stunning piece of artwork for the series by sevenswells which just brilliantly captures the darkness of the piece.
How I Met Your Uncle by irisbleufic
Sherlock/John (mild)
On a much lighter note super cute piece with John telling his niece how he first met and fell and love with Sherlock. Heart warming.
And by the same author:
I Meet You There, and We Go by irisbleufic
Sherlock/John
Major characters death
Post The Great Game fic with John and Sherlock gravely injured at the pool and Sherlock drifting between the reality of the pool and a calmer gentler place elsewhere. Lyrical, poetic and quietly devastating this is a heartbreaking little piece with Sherlock realising far too late what John means to him. The line "its peaceful" practically killed me.
The author is very explicit in the comments to the piece as to what happens at the end of the fic but actually one of the things I really like about it is the hint of ambiguity which allows the reader to decide for themselves what happens next. There is a sequel ( The Half-Open Window) dealing with the aftermath which while beautifully written felt like an act of masochism to read - I don't need quite that much despair in my life.
Improbable Reality by flawedamythyst
Sherlock/John
Moriarty captures John and alters his brain chemistry leaving him stranded in a word of hallucinations. I loved this - John's hallucinations manage to be both very funny and devastating at the same time and Sherlock as nursemaid working tirelessly to cure John is just lovely. I adored Sherlock's unwavering resolve that John should remain with him and that he would solve his problems. Very sweet.
Waking You Up by brbsoulnomming
Sherlock/John
Character death
John dies and Sherlock struggles to cope with his guilt. Very clever well characterised piece with a satisfying twist in its tail. The sort of fic you read and then immediately re-read.