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two Sherlock recs
Jan. 10th, 2012 12:13 pmI've been tentatively exploring in this fandom; here are a couple of stories I've especially loved.
Lift Up Mine Eyes To The Hills (15939 words) by
AJHall
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Withnail & I (1986)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: John/Sherlock; Withnail/Peter Marwood(I) (unrequited); Withnail/OFC (ill-advised)
Characters: John Watson; Sherlock Holmes; Withnail; Uncle Monty; Peter Marwood (I)
Summary: In the aftermath of an intensely stressful case, John takes a depressed and exhausted Sherlock to the Lakes to recuperate. However, ghosts from Sherlock's family history intrude upon his recovery, confronting him with a mystery which has an unequivocally personal dimension.
Yes, this is a Withnail and I crossover. Trust me, it works. There's a lot of melancholy in this story, but tenderness and hope, too. Married a bit, in my view, by the author's evident dislike of Mycroft.
The Physics of Present Tense (37850 words) bypaxlux
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warning: Underage
Relationships: Sherlock/Mycroft, the Holmes brothers
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Lestrade (Inspector), John Watson
Summary: It happens instantaneously, but it takes years. It’s like looking up at the stars and spinning around with your arms out and letting gravity take you.
This story blew me away. It's not a pairing I was looking for or inclined to fancy, but Paxlux does an amazing, amazing job of getting into both brothers' heads and showing what draws them together as well as the tensions between them that we see onscreen. (This story fits seamlessly into Sherlock canon; it's not an AU.) I was a bit worried there would be Watson-bashing, but Watson is written with respect and affection. (If anything, I think he fits so effortlessly into Sherlock's and Mycroft's lives that it strains plausibility a bit, but it's a deserved happy ending after what the characters go through, and the emotional groundwork is laid even though I think the ending could have used another few thousand words of development. Anyway, the story overall is so strong that this is a relatively minor point. Read it if you possibly can.)
Lift Up Mine Eyes To The Hills (15939 words) by
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Withnail & I (1986)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: John/Sherlock; Withnail/Peter Marwood(I) (unrequited); Withnail/OFC (ill-advised)
Characters: John Watson; Sherlock Holmes; Withnail; Uncle Monty; Peter Marwood (I)
Summary: In the aftermath of an intensely stressful case, John takes a depressed and exhausted Sherlock to the Lakes to recuperate. However, ghosts from Sherlock's family history intrude upon his recovery, confronting him with a mystery which has an unequivocally personal dimension.
Yes, this is a Withnail and I crossover. Trust me, it works. There's a lot of melancholy in this story, but tenderness and hope, too. Married a bit, in my view, by the author's evident dislike of Mycroft.
The Physics of Present Tense (37850 words) by
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warning: Underage
Relationships: Sherlock/Mycroft, the Holmes brothers
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Lestrade (Inspector), John Watson
Summary: It happens instantaneously, but it takes years. It’s like looking up at the stars and spinning around with your arms out and letting gravity take you.
This story blew me away. It's not a pairing I was looking for or inclined to fancy, but Paxlux does an amazing, amazing job of getting into both brothers' heads and showing what draws them together as well as the tensions between them that we see onscreen. (This story fits seamlessly into Sherlock canon; it's not an AU.) I was a bit worried there would be Watson-bashing, but Watson is written with respect and affection. (If anything, I think he fits so effortlessly into Sherlock's and Mycroft's lives that it strains plausibility a bit, but it's a deserved happy ending after what the characters go through, and the emotional groundwork is laid even though I think the ending could have used another few thousand words of development. Anyway, the story overall is so strong that this is a relatively minor point. Read it if you possibly can.)
