hepzibah wrote:

....I have to admit, sometimes PWP (porn without plot) can be a giggle and I've learnt stuff that I never knew before. For example did you know that ...(haha, had you worried then)  ...

Nope, I wasn't worried, because I probably *did* know that....

KeepersPrice wrote:

Here's a rather sweet little counterpoint to those epic, multi-chapter fics I've been staying up all night reading recently - losing ZZZZ's      You can read this one about the same amount of time you can eat a bag of crisps.

This author hasn't quite reached the mature writing style of a madlori, but she's (I'm assuming female) almost there. There's a lot of tenderness tucked into the two brief scenes.  The author doesn't reveal how they end up where they are in the second part - but I think it's part of the charm. Nothing major here - just some sweetness that left me with some nice little 'feels'.

http://miyazaki-a2.livejournal.com/6105.html

Oh, great! I bookmarked this and will look at it next. Right now, I'm wending my way through the tennis AU that was rec'd here earlier. The author's kissing scenes are absolutely thud-worthy. Something about a much-taller Sherlock, bending his head down to lay one on John that simply does it for me. Yes, indeedy, it does.  yum

And PS, what the heck are crisps? You're an American, gal. Call it what we call it, will ya? *just teasing*  Mmm, I haven't had any potato chips in a while. Some a those, along with some a that nice story, sounds like a delish combo. Lay's Sour Cream and Onion for me, please.

Just read The Sum of Us (Mostly Calculated by Everybody Else), the third fic ancientsgate recommended.   I quite enjoyed it, even though it's written in the present tense and I usually find that off-putting.  There were some fun lines in the story along with nods to the actual TV show.  I felt sorry for Molly.  This apparently is part four of a series and at some point I'll read the rest of it, too.  Thanks for the rec!

KeepersPrice wrote:

......There's a lot of tenderness tucked into the two brief scenes.  The author doesn't reveal how they end up where they are in the second part - but I think it's part of the charm. Nothing major here - just some sweetness that left me with some nice little 'feels'.
http://miyazaki-a2.livejournal.com/6105.html

She titled this First is the Worst, Second is the Best. Kind of a character study, in a way. I think it needed a wicked lot of fleshing out (no pun! no pun! really!) to make it more interesting, but I dunno-- maybe in this case, it's true that less is more??  It was a short one.

I liked how Sherlock took care of John, looked out for him through restless nights. It was sweet, as you said. I would use the word tender.

Oh, and I loved how it started out with that brief scene from ACD canon. Interesting, how "old married" the original characters were.

Thanks for the rec--  keep 'em coming!

Last edited by ancientsgate (August 18, 2012 11:21 pm)

Sherli Bakerst wrote:

Just read the fic KeepersPrice mentioned on August 10, by lifeonmars, called Scrutiny.  I really enjoyed it and thought it was very well-written.  My favorite line was: "...are you trying to do your best impersonation of Anderson or did you remove the functional part of your brain without telling me?"

My favorite lines were: "There was a clear division: life before Sherlock, and life after Sherlock, and in John's head it's almost comically similar to the Wizard of Oz. The past is black and white; then, one tornado of a day, a forgotten cane, a dead cabbie. A door opens, brass letters: 221B. Boom. Technicolor.

I liked that bit of imagery.

hepzibah wrote:

To those of you reading A Study In Winning, make sure you read the followup, A Study In Doubles, which continues the story and is a WIP (work in progress)

Could you put up a pointer to the beginning of that? I don't have much patience with WIPs-- in my experience, they're often not finished. MadLori, who wrote Performance in a Leading Role in this fandom, has an infamous WIP in Brokeback Mountain (Two Crows Joy)  that she hasn't touched in over 5 years. Even when pressed to do so, she won't say that she's done with it, although obviously she is. What a shame-- it was a wonderful story.  The idea of WIPs is a dangerous one for me!

I'm reading, reading, reading on the AU where John and Sherlock meet in rehab at the moment (The Minor Fall). The author needed a beta reader, and maybe a good Britpicker to make it sound more British, but it's not too bad, not unreadable by any means. Lots of love, lots of angst, so up my alley!

I liked this one for the most part. It's a fun (often funny) and sexy seduction story.  The author pretty much has their 'voices' but sometimes she just misses with it. I would have smoothed out a few lines I found a bit rought; but then, it's her story- not mine so I went along and enjoyed the ride. The author had a lot of fun with John being quite distraught over what's happening to him - but then there's a heartbreaking angsty moment when he feels everything about his relationship with Sherlock is irrepairable and lost forever. I do think the author has John's pride and his 'adorableness' down quite well and I always love both those sides of him

http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8155638/1/The_Seduction_of_Dr_John_Watson

tobeornot221b wrote:

I've very much enjoyed reading "Given In Evidence" by verityburns over the last months.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/348259?view_full_work=true
Here's the author's summary:
"Coming back from the dead can be a complicated business. With a new case on the horizon, rebuilding a life is one thing... rebuilding a friendship quite another. For Sherlock and John, things may never be just the same..."
It's quite long (82,329 words, 16/17 chapters) and rated M.

Unfortunately, it's not finished, which I didn't realize until I got to the end of what she's posted so far. But I think I got the idea. I thought her Sherlock voice and thought processes were spot on. They were absolutely hot for each other, but there was so much hesitating and questioning and thinking everything to death on Sherlock's part, I found it tedious after a while. I do regret that it's not finished, but it's okay. It was a good read while it lasted.

I'm going back to re-read Performance in a Leading Role now, for the 3rd time.

I love The Blog of Eugenia Watson, nice to see Sherlock and John's relationship from someone else's point of view. Anything that Mad_Lori writes is definitely worth reading.

ElleSeven wrote:

Fanfic recs!  Yippee!  Looking back through these there are several I haven't read yet and I'll definitely be checking them out.  I might have a few to add later (I'm at work right now and will have to wait until I get home to look at the bookmarks on my laptop). Sometimes I like finding good fics on my own, but most of the time there's just so much of it out there that it's easier to only read stuff that others have recommended.  I never really read slash fics before I started watching Sherlock, but now I can't get enough!   

Hello, we're glad you found us. There only seem to be a few Johnlockers here on the forum, but we're a happy bunch, floating along through the warm shallows with our rose-colored slash glasses firmly attached to our faces! Happy reading, and yes, if you find stuff you like that you'd like to rec, please come by.