Boston Marriage (Index Post)
Title: Boston Marriage
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Words: 75,000
Pairings/Characters: Jo Watson/OMC, Sherlock/expensive violins, ensemble cast & original characters
Spoilers: Through The Great Game; also for several of the early ACD stories
Rating: Teen (see warnings)
Warnings: Armchair psychology; discussion of suicide in the context of a murder investigation; murder investigations, abductions, violence, and a great deal of associated unpleasantness
Seriously amazing illustrations: by sleightofhand (chapter headers, extra scenes, & sketches here--mild spoilers)
(now with a bonus illustration here, byle_prince_lutin --also contains spoilers)
Fanmix (double disc!): by crediniaeth , here at zellersee
Summary: In which Jo Watson tries to take this therapy business into her own hands, London produces enough crimes of interest to satisfy even Sherlock Holmes, and the Bechdel test doesn't know what hit it. Game on.
Part I - The Element of Surmise
In which motive is the key point, and Jo Watson takes satisfaction in the earning of some spectacular bruises.
Chapter 1: the mating rituals of flightless birds
Chapter 2: alas, then, she is drown'd
Chapter 3: we do so like to put labels on things
Part II - The Cardinale
In which Sherlock indulges in melodrama and musical esoterica, and Jo Watson learns a thing or two about artistry.
Chapter 1: the whims of a mad genius
Chapter 2: sulking of Wagnerian proportions
Chapter 3: I hear androgyny's in for the fall
Part III - The Long Game
In which things get a little too interesting, and Jo Watson grapples with moral liabilities and minor miracles.
Chapter 1: quite the little paradox
Chapter 2: perilously close to normalcy
Chapter 3: what it takes to make you kill a man
Chapter 4: collateral damage
Chapter 5: the beast of many heads
This is my submission for the 2010 sherlockbigbang challenge.
Read it on DW | AO3
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Words: 75,000
Pairings/Characters: Jo Watson/OMC, Sherlock/expensive violins, ensemble cast & original characters
Spoilers: Through The Great Game; also for several of the early ACD stories
Rating: Teen (see warnings)
Warnings: Armchair psychology; discussion of suicide in the context of a murder investigation; murder investigations, abductions, violence, and a great deal of associated unpleasantness
Seriously amazing illustrations: by sleightofhand (chapter headers, extra scenes, & sketches here--mild spoilers)
(now with a bonus illustration here, byle_prince_lutin --also contains spoilers)
Fanmix (double disc!): by crediniaeth , here at zellersee
Summary: In which Jo Watson tries to take this therapy business into her own hands, London produces enough crimes of interest to satisfy even Sherlock Holmes, and the Bechdel test doesn't know what hit it. Game on.
Part I - The Element of Surmise
In which motive is the key point, and Jo Watson takes satisfaction in the earning of some spectacular bruises.
Chapter 1: the mating rituals of flightless birds
Chapter 2: alas, then, she is drown'd
Chapter 3: we do so like to put labels on things
Part II - The Cardinale
In which Sherlock indulges in melodrama and musical esoterica, and Jo Watson learns a thing or two about artistry.
Chapter 1: the whims of a mad genius
Chapter 2: sulking of Wagnerian proportions
Chapter 3: I hear androgyny's in for the fall
Part III - The Long Game
In which things get a little too interesting, and Jo Watson grapples with moral liabilities and minor miracles.
Chapter 1: quite the little paradox
Chapter 2: perilously close to normalcy
Chapter 3: what it takes to make you kill a man
Chapter 4: collateral damage
Chapter 5: the beast of many heads
This is my submission for the 2010 sherlockbigbang challenge.
Read it on DW | AO3