Fic Rec: Silver Blaze
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221b_recsTitle: Silver Blaze
Author: LittlePippin76
Pairing: John/Mary
Length: 35,000 words
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Based on the ACD story Silver Blaze, but with the BBC characters, and my own spin. Sherlock is called away to investigate a double murder and a missing race horse, while John's marriage is foundering under the weight of real life. Ten chapters, some hurt and comfort, some angst, some humour, some friendship.
Reccer's comments: LittlePippin is a prolific writer who, amongst other things, devoted herself to updating the original ACD stories and introducing characters like Mary Morstan into the modern world of BBC Sherlock. This story was posted a long time before Season 3 and any talk of having Amanda Abbington on the show and finds a solution all on its own of how John can be married and have a child and still solve cases with Sherlock - a solution that feels real and believable.
There are no grand betrayals, secret villains, tear-jerking character deaths or anything similarly sensational and sentimental, just two ordinary people with their ordinary marriage problems. Plus a small baby in the flat that's keeping them up all night. I really admire LittlePippin's firm grasp of these little domestic quarrels that slowly build up into a bigger fight - all because these two people who basically like and love each other are too tired and annoyed to tread carefully and constantly manage to say the wrong thing.
In ordner to take a step back from his marriage troubles, John joins Sherlock on a case, but not even the great Sherlock Holmes manages to concentrate on the case 24/7 when he has an upset John by his side. Especially since said upset John finds himself in a situation that's usually reserved for Sherlock - meaning that Sherlock has to try and be the John to his John.It's incredibly touching to see how hard Sherlock tries to be a good friend to John. It's clear that he's not happy with the fact that John moved out and started a family and that he'd prefer it if things were back to how they used to be, and yet he still tries to help John save his marriage and gives him some genuinely good advice. Mostly, though, he can't help but be Sherlock Holmes, so while he means well, he often gets things wrong in a way that's hilarious, exasperating and heartbreaking, all at the same time. But John sees that Sherlock's trying and that's enough for him. And for me too.
This is in many ways a charming, warm-hearted and moving story with an interesting case happening (and being solved) along the way, but most of all it's a celebration of Sherlock and John's boundless friendship and for that I love reading it again and again.
Author: LittlePippin76
Pairing: John/Mary
Length: 35,000 words
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Based on the ACD story Silver Blaze, but with the BBC characters, and my own spin. Sherlock is called away to investigate a double murder and a missing race horse, while John's marriage is foundering under the weight of real life. Ten chapters, some hurt and comfort, some angst, some humour, some friendship.
Reccer's comments: LittlePippin is a prolific writer who, amongst other things, devoted herself to updating the original ACD stories and introducing characters like Mary Morstan into the modern world of BBC Sherlock. This story was posted a long time before Season 3 and any talk of having Amanda Abbington on the show and finds a solution all on its own of how John can be married and have a child and still solve cases with Sherlock - a solution that feels real and believable.
There are no grand betrayals, secret villains, tear-jerking character deaths or anything similarly sensational and sentimental, just two ordinary people with their ordinary marriage problems. Plus a small baby in the flat that's keeping them up all night. I really admire LittlePippin's firm grasp of these little domestic quarrels that slowly build up into a bigger fight - all because these two people who basically like and love each other are too tired and annoyed to tread carefully and constantly manage to say the wrong thing.
In ordner to take a step back from his marriage troubles, John joins Sherlock on a case, but not even the great Sherlock Holmes manages to concentrate on the case 24/7 when he has an upset John by his side. Especially since said upset John finds himself in a situation that's usually reserved for Sherlock - meaning that Sherlock has to try and be the John to his John.It's incredibly touching to see how hard Sherlock tries to be a good friend to John. It's clear that he's not happy with the fact that John moved out and started a family and that he'd prefer it if things were back to how they used to be, and yet he still tries to help John save his marriage and gives him some genuinely good advice. Mostly, though, he can't help but be Sherlock Holmes, so while he means well, he often gets things wrong in a way that's hilarious, exasperating and heartbreaking, all at the same time. But John sees that Sherlock's trying and that's enough for him. And for me too.
This is in many ways a charming, warm-hearted and moving story with an interesting case happening (and being solved) along the way, but most of all it's a celebration of Sherlock and John's boundless friendship and for that I love reading it again and again.
