221B Recs

Title: Indelible
Author: abundantlyqueer
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 3,000 words
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary: Lestrade invites John along to a yearly ritual of humiliation at paint-ball. Sherlock wouldn't miss this for anything.

Reccer's comments: Here in the last few minutes of April Fool's Day, I thought I would share a story that made me laugh.  Actually, to be honest, this story gave me that special, exhilarated sense of fun that comes when you see a great stunt pulled off with athleticism and artistry.

As the summary says, this is a story about John taking charge of the New Scotland Yard paint-ball team, much to Sherlock’s delight. It does a wonderful job exploring the tense but enjoyable team dynamics of the group, making particularly good use, in my opinion, of Sally Donovan. It features a low-key, incredibly BAMF John, and I love his out-of-the-box thinking and his effortless leadership.

Overall the story is intelligent, joyful, and gracefully physical.

It is set in an AU of the author’s longer ’verse, but it works perfectly well as a standalone.