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Fic for what-alchemy: "The Christmas Cold Case"

Dec 19, 2013 20:57

Title: The Christmas Cold Case
Recipient: what-alchemy
Author: cccahill18
Characters/Pairings:John/Sherlock BBC
Rating: PG-13 for a little bit of language
Warnings: None
Word Length: 3,732
Summary: Sherlock's ideas to give John a nice Christmas don't go exactly as planned.
Author’s Note: Many thanks to the mods for their patience for me and to what-alchemy for having ( Read more... )

character: holmes, character: watson, pairing: holmes/watson, 2013: gift: fic, source: bbc

Comments 7

what_alchemy December 20 2013, 03:32:51 UTC

Oh, this is my favorite flavor of Sherlock - stroppy and dramatic in the throes of John-related emotion, and having no earthly concept of why John might not want the relic of an unsolved murder quite literally hanging around the flat. It's a gesture, John, don't you understand? XD

I think what I love most about this story is the innovation and unexpectedness of a sinister ghost story tied to a wintry Christmas romance. It genuinely felt like a cold gust of wind, which spoke not only to the season but to the malevolent nature of the ornament and the manifestation of Sherlock's epic flounce. It was such a lovely ambiance, and a refreshing new look at their relationship and the holiday.

Thanks so much!

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laurose8 December 20 2013, 03:57:05 UTC

Thank you for this well written fic. Besides a warm romance, it's an good, chilling dark fantasy. Both povs are very well done, and so is the action.

obscuriglobus December 20 2013, 13:17:43 UTC

Wonderful fic! I very much enjoyed it :)

saki101 December 20 2013, 15:59:33 UTC

That was wonderfully spooky. Beautiful descriptions of how John first sensed the malevolence of the ornament even before he knew it was a murder weapon and the way Sherlock came to sense it, the bridge between the rational/natural and the supernatural formed by his feelings for John. Not only have Sherlock and John reached a new level of intimacy (what a Christmas present!), but the scope of Sherlock's investigative abilities have just expanded!

swissmarg December 23 2013, 14:19:48 UTC

NGL, that creeped me out. It's a good thing I don't have any Father Christmas ornaments or they would be thrown right out! It's wonderful how you turned it all warm and fluffy at the end though. Because near-death experiences are the height of romance for Sherlock and John. ;)