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Title: Sherlock The Last Unicorn
Artist: reapersun
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Rating: G
Verse: Fusion of Sherlock BBC and The Last Unicorn (animated, 1980s)

Reccer's comments: So, I don't know what you all were doing with the majority of your time in the mid-eighties, but as for me, I was watching The Last Unicorn :) If you have seen the animated movie, which was done in a proto-anime style, you will instantly recognize how perfectly the artist has captured the look of the original and the details of clothing, background, and character. If you haven't seen the movie, this will simply be a fresh and breath-taking fantasy landscape, with Sherlock beautifully rendered as a coal-black unicorn who is transformed into a human and becomes the only one of his kind to love or to regret. John takes on the role of the weathered, noble Prince Lear, who offers his courage, his faithfulness and his life.

Be sure to scroll down the page, as there are two panels of art, one with Sherlock as a unicorn and the other with his human form. I think Moriarty is filling the role of King Haggard (you should see him in a crown!), his face looming in the background of the portrait. It's a beautiful fusion idea and, for me, a wonderfully nostalgic and fun piece.