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221b_recsTitle: The Baker Street Correspondence
Author: Ray (zooeyscigar) and Mixy (mxci)
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: See below
Rating: Unrated
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: A correspondence-based RP between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Letters are written and actually posted between the authors (one based in the US and one in Canada).
Reccer's comments: This is a sprawling, post-Reichenbach story told almost entirely through letters between John and Sherlock, but also other correspondents including Mycroft, Molly, Greg, Victor, and various fans. It is rendered in realia, with typed and handwritten messages on a variety of stationery, Post-Its, envelopes, telegrams, text messages, and emails, each tailor-made to reflect the personality and circumstances of the writer. There are also several images, culminating with a cosplay. This makes it difficult to judge the length, but there are over 240 entries, each ranging from a few words to a couple hundred. An overview of the entire opus can be viewed here.
The authors have invested an incredible amount of thought and care in the project over more than two years, with painstaking attention to detail. Beyond admiring the scope and execution of the project, however, I was absolutely swept away by the slow-burn, achingly hot romance portrayed through the narrative. There's a bit of angst here and there, but it's mostly an affirmation of the love, devotion, and connection between the two protagonists. It's open-ended as to how much further the authors are going to take this, but as of June 18, 2015, the story has come to a satisfying culmination so there is no need to worry about being left hanging.
Author: Ray (zooeyscigar) and Mixy (mxci)
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Length: See below
Rating: Unrated
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: A correspondence-based RP between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Letters are written and actually posted between the authors (one based in the US and one in Canada).
Reccer's comments: This is a sprawling, post-Reichenbach story told almost entirely through letters between John and Sherlock, but also other correspondents including Mycroft, Molly, Greg, Victor, and various fans. It is rendered in realia, with typed and handwritten messages on a variety of stationery, Post-Its, envelopes, telegrams, text messages, and emails, each tailor-made to reflect the personality and circumstances of the writer. There are also several images, culminating with a cosplay. This makes it difficult to judge the length, but there are over 240 entries, each ranging from a few words to a couple hundred. An overview of the entire opus can be viewed here.
The authors have invested an incredible amount of thought and care in the project over more than two years, with painstaking attention to detail. Beyond admiring the scope and execution of the project, however, I was absolutely swept away by the slow-burn, achingly hot romance portrayed through the narrative. There's a bit of angst here and there, but it's mostly an affirmation of the love, devotion, and connection between the two protagonists. It's open-ended as to how much further the authors are going to take this, but as of June 18, 2015, the story has come to a satisfying culmination so there is no need to worry about being left hanging.
