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Recs: February 12, 2012
Shakespearean drama now has enough recs to warrant a page of its own, so there's that!
Lewis
Lamardeuse (lamardeuse on LJ): "Sweet Patootie" (Lewis/Hathaway. "Robbie Lewis had never considered himself to be the jealous type." Future!fic written in the same universe as "Old Dog, New Tricks", but works as a standalone. A gentle look at questions surrounding compatibility and insecurities and love.)
Luthien (luthien on LJ): "The Last Dance" (James/Robbie. "A year after Waterloo, Captain James Hathaway, late of the 95th Rifles, leads a carefree bachelor's life in London. But all is not quite as it first appears." It's a rare Lewis historical AU that feels like canon, but this story is one of those rare exceptions. Now if only canon would adopt a few of the 'intimacies' we see in this tale. *g*)
Toft (toft_froggy on LJ / toft on DW): "Oranges and Lemons" (James, Lewis, Laura, others. "Hathaway's in love, and it isn't safe at all." An...oddity of a story, yet strangely canon-compliant - and more to the point, James-compliant.)
Sherlock Holmes
aceofhearts61: "The Sensual Ace" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John finds out the real reason Sherlock does cocaine and decides to become a substitute." A slightly unfortunate title? But apart from that, a really nicely considered relationship tale, between an asexual!Sherlock and a distinctly heterosexual!John. Just this side of too-sentimental, but well written and...I want to believe in this love between the two men.
Aramley (aramley on LJ): "Grace Under Pressure (Or Lack Thereof)" (BBC crossed with The Thick of It. Mycroft, Malcolm, Anthea. "Malcolm Tucker works for the government. Mycroft Holmes just happens to be it." A perfectly voiced x-over of these two shows, set during the events of "The Great Game." Note: if you are unfamiliar with "The Thick of It" as I was, you can get acquainted with the series quite quickly on youtube.)
astolat: "Truly, Madly, Deeply" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John knew something was terribly, deeply wrong when he came back to the flat and found that Sherlock had made dinner." Sweet - for some Sherlockian values of 'sweet' - and sexy. And funny!)
atropabelladonna1120: "The Bottom of the List" (BBC. Mycroft, Sherlock, others. "Mycroft Holmes knows his place in his brother's priorities." Beautiful...and a little heartbreaking, especially where Mycroft's concerned. *sigh*)
coloredink: "In Love, In Faith Unbroken Dwell" (BBC. Gen. John, everybody Sherlock helped. "There are so many things about Sherlock that he didn't know. So many things that he might never have known, if they hadn't started meeting like this." Gentle and quiet and lovely.)
earlgreytea68 (earlgreytea68 on LJ): the "Scotch Series" in ten-plus parts. (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade, eventually. "...a detective in the process of solving a mystery" Post-Reichenbach, and Lestrade is starting to observe. The first part of the series is almost a prologue, but a good set-up for the main plot that begins in part two. Good insights into all of the 'players' in this game. Note: like so many series in this fandom, rumors of its completion were, apparently, exaggerated *g* In other words, as of March 2012, it's actually still in-progress.)
esteefee (esteefee on LJ): "Jack-in-the-Box" (2009 film. Watson/Mary/Holmes. "After Holmes returns there are recriminations. And then changes, subtle and insidious. There may even be a plot afoot. If only Holmes were more of a detective." Mary and Watson are perfectly loving - toward each other and toward Holmes - Holmes is...so confused. Quite lovely.)
Lady T (lady_t_220 on LJ): "Give Me The Quiet Things" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John had never been afraid of asking "What's the worst that can happen?" He was pretty sure he'd already seen it. " Frustration and longing and pain and...honestly, I should really just say "John has amnesia" and let you learn the rest for yourself. Bittersweet, but not at all hopeless, so there's that! Really excellent.)
Lanning (lanning at LJ/DW): "26 Pieces" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "Mycroft gives Sherlock the apparently simple task of solving a puzzle box containing a stolen microchip. It isn't simple." Plotty and shippy and utterly excellent, with a little bonus BAMF!Mycroft.)
longtimegone: "Mary Magdeline" (BBC. Molly, Sherlock, others. "Tomorrow Sherlock will be gone, and Molly Hooper will have to start mourning him with everyone else." Believable and smart post-Reichenbach story, with Sherlock staying with Molly for a few days after his...death. Good characterizations.)
Mad Lori (madlorifics on LJ): "Alone on the Water" (BBC. Sherlock&John. "Sherlock is diagnosed with a terminal illness." I put off reading this for ages because I wasn't in the mood for the angst-fest I knew it would be. And then...I read it, and yes, it was incredibly angsty, but definitely worth it. Warning for Sherlock's death.
Mad Lori (madlorifics on LJ): "The Blog of Eugenia Watson" (BBC. Sherlock/John, many others. "I like to think of this not so much as a blog but as the first draft of my inevitably best-selling memoirs. My Life In an Unconventional Family. How unconventional? Well, I live with my divorced parents and my dad's husband. How's that for starters? Trust me, it gets weirder.My name is Eugenia Watson, but you can call me Genie. I'm sixteen. This is my life." A lovely blend of two of my favorite not-so-guilty pleasures: kidfic and outside!pov. Great original characters.)
marysutherland (marysutherland on LJ): "Double Cross Purposes" (BBC. Mycroft-centric, then Mycroft/Lestrade, Sally Donovan, others. "A secret operation has gone wrong and Mycroft needs someone to pin the blame on." A perfect companion piece to 'Study in Pink,' especially given what hints we have in canon of Mycroft's far reach - and occasional ability to get things spectacularly wrong. More character studies than shipper fic and very insightful.)
marysutherland (marysutherland on LJ): "MI Sex" (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade "A man in the Secret Service naturally keeps a lot of things hidden." Mycroft with an actual sexual past (so uncommon for fic about most versions of Mycroft, including the BBC one), and yet no less unhappy or alone. Good thing Lestrade was on the case.)
marysutherland (marysutherland on LJ): "Normal for Bridgewater" (BBC. Lestrade-centric. "Lestrade is trapped in a love-filled marriage. Spoilers for A Scandal in Belgravia" Gen and Queer and Shippy, all three, wrapped in a Lestrade backstory.)
Meredydd (meredydd on LJ): "Just Breathe" (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade. "...meeting the parents." An established relationship story, with a really nice look at family dynamics and class differences. Not 'issue-y')
mermaid (deepbluemermaid on LJ): "the Higher than Reason series" (BBC. Gen, then Sherlock/Various, then Sherlock/John. "This 'verse follows Sherlock through his childhood and university days, and then jumps to John's return from Afghanistan and his readjustment to civilian life." Really intriguing backstories - especially for Sherlock - with both men very believable.)
out_there (out_there on LJ): "The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl" (BBC. Sherlock/John, Mycroft. "Sherlock walks into a room and takes all the space right out of it. He does the same inside John's head." In which John starts to think about Sherlock and sex, and then does more than think about it. But...it's really about so much more: about family dynamics and drugs and finding a place in the world. Great Sherlock/John dynamic - and a properly creepy/concerned Mycroft.)
Pir8fancier (pir8fancier on LJ): "Planet Sherlock" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John and Sherlock devise a rating system for their sexual encounters." John would like to be participating in sex on a more regular basis, but Sherlock is making that impossible. Sherlock has barely any sexual experience, and decides to set out to get some more. Funny...and sexy.)
rageprufrock: "The Least of All Possible Mistakes" (BBC. Mycroft/F!Lestrade, Sherlock. "If ever a people deserved tasering, it’s Holmeses." Pre-series canon, with a female Lestrade, and...ordinarily, I have little interest in inexplicably gender-switched characters, particularly when the character in question is then presented with a few too many stereotypically 'female' traits. But! I'm pleased I gave this story a try, since it not only offers a rather lovely kinder-gentler-but-still-Mycroft Mycroft, but also sheds some interesting light on the Lestrade&Sherlock dynamic...and is, let me add, written very well. Note: technically, this appears to be an ongoing story, but it keeps feeling complete at the end of each long chapter, so I'm leaving the rec as is)
Sorrel: "Marriage á Trois" (2009 film. Holmes/Mary/Watson. "In the aftermath of the Blackwood case, Mary determines that if she wants to have a successful marriage, she must find a way to integrate Holmes into her relationship with John. It's a decision that will have a number of unforeseen consequences, as she becomes far closer with the famous detective than she ever could have imagined." Good, slow progression, with Mary being both more perceptive and less perceptive than everybody else.)
sprl1199 (sprl1199 on LJ): the "Becoming" series (BBC. Sherlock/John. Two connected stories - "Cu Sylvatica," which marries a casefic to the progression of Sherlock and John's relationship in the wake of the events of "The Great Game" and "Knot Theory," a more focused case story that starts with Moriarty turning himself in to the police, which is just the beginning of his diabolical machinations. Good tension and plotting, with a strong core of care and love between Sherlock and John, and while Moriarty often seems far too clever to be believed, so too does canon!Moriarty, so...)
stardust_made (stardust_made on LJ): the "I Know the Steps" series complete, for the moment? (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade. "[...The] progression of their relationship..." In which Mycroft's involved in a relationship with Lestrade long before Lestrade has been informed they have a relationship. *g*)
Shakespeare
Alchemine (alchemine on LJ): "Love and Languish for His Sake" (Midsummer Night's Dream. Puck-centric. "Not everything magical is beautiful. Puck would change that if he could." Does Puck have dreams? If so, they're about Oberon. Touching and honest.)
The Thick of It
Aramley (aramley on LJ): "Grace Under Pressure (Or Lack Thereof)" (BBC Sherlock crossed with The Thick of It. Mycroft, Malcolm, Anthea. "Malcolm Tucker works for the government. Mycroft Holmes just happens to be it." A perfectly voiced x-over of these two shows, set during the events of Sherlock's "The Great Game." Note: if you are unfamiliar with "The Thick of It" as I was, you can get acquainted with the series quite quickly on youtube.)
Lewis
Lamardeuse (lamardeuse on LJ): "Sweet Patootie" (Lewis/Hathaway. "Robbie Lewis had never considered himself to be the jealous type." Future!fic written in the same universe as "Old Dog, New Tricks", but works as a standalone. A gentle look at questions surrounding compatibility and insecurities and love.)
Luthien (luthien on LJ): "The Last Dance" (James/Robbie. "A year after Waterloo, Captain James Hathaway, late of the 95th Rifles, leads a carefree bachelor's life in London. But all is not quite as it first appears." It's a rare Lewis historical AU that feels like canon, but this story is one of those rare exceptions. Now if only canon would adopt a few of the 'intimacies' we see in this tale. *g*)
Toft (toft_froggy on LJ / toft on DW): "Oranges and Lemons" (James, Lewis, Laura, others. "Hathaway's in love, and it isn't safe at all." An...oddity of a story, yet strangely canon-compliant - and more to the point, James-compliant.)
Sherlock Holmes
aceofhearts61: "The Sensual Ace" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John finds out the real reason Sherlock does cocaine and decides to become a substitute." A slightly unfortunate title? But apart from that, a really nicely considered relationship tale, between an asexual!Sherlock and a distinctly heterosexual!John. Just this side of too-sentimental, but well written and...I want to believe in this love between the two men.
Aramley (aramley on LJ): "Grace Under Pressure (Or Lack Thereof)" (BBC crossed with The Thick of It. Mycroft, Malcolm, Anthea. "Malcolm Tucker works for the government. Mycroft Holmes just happens to be it." A perfectly voiced x-over of these two shows, set during the events of "The Great Game." Note: if you are unfamiliar with "The Thick of It" as I was, you can get acquainted with the series quite quickly on youtube.)
astolat: "Truly, Madly, Deeply" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John knew something was terribly, deeply wrong when he came back to the flat and found that Sherlock had made dinner." Sweet - for some Sherlockian values of 'sweet' - and sexy. And funny!)
atropabelladonna1120: "The Bottom of the List" (BBC. Mycroft, Sherlock, others. "Mycroft Holmes knows his place in his brother's priorities." Beautiful...and a little heartbreaking, especially where Mycroft's concerned. *sigh*)
coloredink: "In Love, In Faith Unbroken Dwell" (BBC. Gen. John, everybody Sherlock helped. "There are so many things about Sherlock that he didn't know. So many things that he might never have known, if they hadn't started meeting like this." Gentle and quiet and lovely.)
earlgreytea68 (earlgreytea68 on LJ): the "Scotch Series" in ten-plus parts. (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade, eventually. "...a detective in the process of solving a mystery" Post-Reichenbach, and Lestrade is starting to observe. The first part of the series is almost a prologue, but a good set-up for the main plot that begins in part two. Good insights into all of the 'players' in this game. Note: like so many series in this fandom, rumors of its completion were, apparently, exaggerated *g* In other words, as of March 2012, it's actually still in-progress.)
esteefee (esteefee on LJ): "Jack-in-the-Box" (2009 film. Watson/Mary/Holmes. "After Holmes returns there are recriminations. And then changes, subtle and insidious. There may even be a plot afoot. If only Holmes were more of a detective." Mary and Watson are perfectly loving - toward each other and toward Holmes - Holmes is...so confused. Quite lovely.)
Lady T (lady_t_220 on LJ): "Give Me The Quiet Things" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John had never been afraid of asking "What's the worst that can happen?" He was pretty sure he'd already seen it. " Frustration and longing and pain and...honestly, I should really just say "John has amnesia" and let you learn the rest for yourself. Bittersweet, but not at all hopeless, so there's that! Really excellent.)
Lanning (lanning at LJ/DW): "26 Pieces" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "Mycroft gives Sherlock the apparently simple task of solving a puzzle box containing a stolen microchip. It isn't simple." Plotty and shippy and utterly excellent, with a little bonus BAMF!Mycroft.)
longtimegone: "Mary Magdeline" (BBC. Molly, Sherlock, others. "Tomorrow Sherlock will be gone, and Molly Hooper will have to start mourning him with everyone else." Believable and smart post-Reichenbach story, with Sherlock staying with Molly for a few days after his...death. Good characterizations.)
Mad Lori (madlorifics on LJ): "Alone on the Water" (BBC. Sherlock&John. "Sherlock is diagnosed with a terminal illness." I put off reading this for ages because I wasn't in the mood for the angst-fest I knew it would be. And then...I read it, and yes, it was incredibly angsty, but definitely worth it. Warning for Sherlock's death.
Mad Lori (madlorifics on LJ): "The Blog of Eugenia Watson" (BBC. Sherlock/John, many others. "I like to think of this not so much as a blog but as the first draft of my inevitably best-selling memoirs. My Life In an Unconventional Family. How unconventional? Well, I live with my divorced parents and my dad's husband. How's that for starters? Trust me, it gets weirder.My name is Eugenia Watson, but you can call me Genie. I'm sixteen. This is my life." A lovely blend of two of my favorite not-so-guilty pleasures: kidfic and outside!pov. Great original characters.)
marysutherland (marysutherland on LJ): "Double Cross Purposes" (BBC. Mycroft-centric, then Mycroft/Lestrade, Sally Donovan, others. "A secret operation has gone wrong and Mycroft needs someone to pin the blame on." A perfect companion piece to 'Study in Pink,' especially given what hints we have in canon of Mycroft's far reach - and occasional ability to get things spectacularly wrong. More character studies than shipper fic and very insightful.)
marysutherland (marysutherland on LJ): "MI Sex" (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade "A man in the Secret Service naturally keeps a lot of things hidden." Mycroft with an actual sexual past (so uncommon for fic about most versions of Mycroft, including the BBC one), and yet no less unhappy or alone. Good thing Lestrade was on the case.)
marysutherland (marysutherland on LJ): "Normal for Bridgewater" (BBC. Lestrade-centric. "Lestrade is trapped in a love-filled marriage. Spoilers for A Scandal in Belgravia" Gen and Queer and Shippy, all three, wrapped in a Lestrade backstory.)
Meredydd (meredydd on LJ): "Just Breathe" (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade. "...meeting the parents." An established relationship story, with a really nice look at family dynamics and class differences. Not 'issue-y')
mermaid (deepbluemermaid on LJ): "the Higher than Reason series" (BBC. Gen, then Sherlock/Various, then Sherlock/John. "This 'verse follows Sherlock through his childhood and university days, and then jumps to John's return from Afghanistan and his readjustment to civilian life." Really intriguing backstories - especially for Sherlock - with both men very believable.)
out_there (out_there on LJ): "The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl" (BBC. Sherlock/John, Mycroft. "Sherlock walks into a room and takes all the space right out of it. He does the same inside John's head." In which John starts to think about Sherlock and sex, and then does more than think about it. But...it's really about so much more: about family dynamics and drugs and finding a place in the world. Great Sherlock/John dynamic - and a properly creepy/concerned Mycroft.)
Pir8fancier (pir8fancier on LJ): "Planet Sherlock" (BBC. Sherlock/John. "John and Sherlock devise a rating system for their sexual encounters." John would like to be participating in sex on a more regular basis, but Sherlock is making that impossible. Sherlock has barely any sexual experience, and decides to set out to get some more. Funny...and sexy.)
rageprufrock: "The Least of All Possible Mistakes" (BBC. Mycroft/F!Lestrade, Sherlock. "If ever a people deserved tasering, it’s Holmeses." Pre-series canon, with a female Lestrade, and...ordinarily, I have little interest in inexplicably gender-switched characters, particularly when the character in question is then presented with a few too many stereotypically 'female' traits. But! I'm pleased I gave this story a try, since it not only offers a rather lovely kinder-gentler-but-still-Mycroft Mycroft, but also sheds some interesting light on the Lestrade&Sherlock dynamic...and is, let me add, written very well. Note: technically, this appears to be an ongoing story, but it keeps feeling complete at the end of each long chapter, so I'm leaving the rec as is)
Sorrel: "Marriage á Trois" (2009 film. Holmes/Mary/Watson. "In the aftermath of the Blackwood case, Mary determines that if she wants to have a successful marriage, she must find a way to integrate Holmes into her relationship with John. It's a decision that will have a number of unforeseen consequences, as she becomes far closer with the famous detective than she ever could have imagined." Good, slow progression, with Mary being both more perceptive and less perceptive than everybody else.)
sprl1199 (sprl1199 on LJ): the "Becoming" series (BBC. Sherlock/John. Two connected stories - "Cu Sylvatica," which marries a casefic to the progression of Sherlock and John's relationship in the wake of the events of "The Great Game" and "Knot Theory," a more focused case story that starts with Moriarty turning himself in to the police, which is just the beginning of his diabolical machinations. Good tension and plotting, with a strong core of care and love between Sherlock and John, and while Moriarty often seems far too clever to be believed, so too does canon!Moriarty, so...)
stardust_made (stardust_made on LJ): the "I Know the Steps" series complete, for the moment? (BBC. Mycroft/Lestrade. "[...The] progression of their relationship..." In which Mycroft's involved in a relationship with Lestrade long before Lestrade has been informed they have a relationship. *g*)
Shakespeare
Alchemine (alchemine on LJ): "Love and Languish for His Sake" (Midsummer Night's Dream. Puck-centric. "Not everything magical is beautiful. Puck would change that if he could." Does Puck have dreams? If so, they're about Oberon. Touching and honest.)
The Thick of It
Aramley (aramley on LJ): "Grace Under Pressure (Or Lack Thereof)" (BBC Sherlock crossed with The Thick of It. Mycroft, Malcolm, Anthea. "Malcolm Tucker works for the government. Mycroft Holmes just happens to be it." A perfectly voiced x-over of these two shows, set during the events of Sherlock's "The Great Game." Note: if you are unfamiliar with "The Thick of It" as I was, you can get acquainted with the series quite quickly on youtube.)