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221b_recs2018-01-17 07:54 pm
verdant_fire) wrote in 221b_recs2018-01-17 07:54 pm
fic rec: As If the World Should Roll Itself Out Like a Cloak
Title: As If the World Should Roll Itself Out Like a Cloak
Author: earlybloomingparentheses
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 4711 words
Rating: Gen
Verse: ACD
Author's summary: I picked up my drink and took a small sip, allowing the smoky liquid to burn at the back of my throat before swallowing it down. Heat blossomed in my stomach, the sensation perfectly in harmony with my feelings in that moment: warm, bright, hovering indecisively between calm contentment and a headier, more restless euphoria. My eyes traveled from the day’s paper to the man who sat beside me, reading and re-reading a letter, unaware that his presence was the source of my continued and consuming joy.
Watson feels deeply for Holmes, but what it is he feels is less than clear.
Reccer's comments: This is such a lovely and believable character piece, with Watson realizing that his feelings for Holmes go beyond just admiration. It's one of the best fics in that vein I've read, and the emotions and pacing are dead-on. The whole thing feels tender and true, and it's stuck with me ever since I read it.
Author: earlybloomingparentheses
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 4711 words
Rating: Gen
Verse: ACD
Author's summary: I picked up my drink and took a small sip, allowing the smoky liquid to burn at the back of my throat before swallowing it down. Heat blossomed in my stomach, the sensation perfectly in harmony with my feelings in that moment: warm, bright, hovering indecisively between calm contentment and a headier, more restless euphoria. My eyes traveled from the day’s paper to the man who sat beside me, reading and re-reading a letter, unaware that his presence was the source of my continued and consuming joy.
Watson feels deeply for Holmes, but what it is he feels is less than clear.
Reccer's comments: This is such a lovely and believable character piece, with Watson realizing that his feelings for Holmes go beyond just admiration. It's one of the best fics in that vein I've read, and the emotions and pacing are dead-on. The whole thing feels tender and true, and it's stuck with me ever since I read it.