Title: Snape's Worst Memory
Author: Darkglare
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters:Snape/Lily, James, Sirius, Remus, Dumbledore, Regulus
Warning: R, School, war, illness (Snape, Lily), alcohol abuse (Eileen), character death (OC Helen, Peter, Mr Evans, Eileen, Tobias), eating disorder (Snape), het, werewolf injury (Lily),pregnancy
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
FF
The Marauders have more enemies than just Severus Snape, who's rotten luck is about to change. His friendship with Lily will continue past fifth year.
This is a story not for the faint of heart. The word count will blow you away before you even get to the good part, the writing.
Lily is very immature, and almost disturbing in her careless ways. On the other hand, Snape's infatuation with her - strong, then waning with his own fortunes shifting - is fiery and very in character. He is deeply flawed in his scheming ways, and certainly dark(ish).
And if you like the Marauders, stay away.
Severus makes his way into the world.
The only criticism I can bring up is the end. It just lacks a sort of... closure.
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Showing posts with label classic. Show all posts
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Saturday, April 5, 2014
This Is Where I Began
Title: This Is Where I Began
Author: dioscureantwins
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Mycroft, Sherlock, Daddy Holmes (Sherlock), OMC (John, Mr Talbot, Mr Mancini), John, Mommy Holmes
Warning: R, character death (Daddy Holmes, Mr Mancini), illness (Mummy Holmes), non-con (Sherlock), drug abuse (Sherlock)
Length: Novel
Status: Ongoing
The only evidence remaining is the expression on his face. Now he remembers it was different from his usual scowl of disgust at the utter dullness of the whole human race – with the exception of John of course. In fact it’s the expression that immediately crops up in his mind at the thought of Daddy’s face. A look of quiet benevolent fondness, not cast around without discrimination but almost always there while looking at his mother, Mycroft, himself.
AO3
There are too many great lines not to quote them. And I think they actually tell more about the quality of this work than any of my praise would do. It just... explains so much, and in so much depth about Mycroft and Sherlock.
It is very sad, a very detailed fictional universe. One of the best works I've ever read.
Author: dioscureantwins
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Mycroft, Sherlock, Daddy Holmes (Sherlock), OMC (John, Mr Talbot, Mr Mancini), John, Mommy Holmes
Warning: R, character death (Daddy Holmes, Mr Mancini), illness (Mummy Holmes), non-con (Sherlock), drug abuse (Sherlock)
Length: Novel
Status: Ongoing
The only evidence remaining is the expression on his face. Now he remembers it was different from his usual scowl of disgust at the utter dullness of the whole human race – with the exception of John of course. In fact it’s the expression that immediately crops up in his mind at the thought of Daddy’s face. A look of quiet benevolent fondness, not cast around without discrimination but almost always there while looking at his mother, Mycroft, himself.
AO3
There are too many great lines not to quote them. And I think they actually tell more about the quality of this work than any of my praise would do. It just... explains so much, and in so much depth about Mycroft and Sherlock.
“I do hope you will find a John of your own one day Sherlock, because we all need a John."
"He could have been so much more but he chose not to.”
“I … I know I should love him, I want to love him but he’s making it really hard for me. Why does he have to resemble you so much? He’s like a clone and sometimes I feel each day he lives he saps your strength. He’s going to make you die on me.” (Mummy Holmes to Daddy Sherlock about Sherlock)
“You’re not him,” she says. “You’re nothing but an impostor."
"I love you. I want to love you. But you’re making it so hard for me. You’ve always rejected me, right from the start. You didn’t want my milk … You squirmed away from my breast with a look of disgust on your tiny face. Your lovely tiny face. And whenever I bent over your cot to pick you up … you were just lying there … looking at me with his eyes … but no kindness … “ (Mummy Holmes to Sherlock)
The loss of Mycroft. That’s what the school uniform signifies.
That night he had crept into Mycroft’s bed to be close to a body he could trust to do him no harm.
Sherlock wants to reach out to him, to lay his small hand on Daddy’s big long-fingered one to tell him it’s all right, he won’t tell Mummy what he’s seen.
But it would help if you’d change your attitude, if only a bit. For Christ’s sake, Sherlock, I’m not yet sixteen. I’m nothing but a schoolboy myself and all these worries get heaped on my plate. Mummy is no help at all. She just tells me to arrange everything as I see fit.
"That’s just stupid and you know it, Sherlock. Or you should ask Mycroft if you don’t. He could explain it well enough. In the real world one doesn’t choose the gardener over the estate. Those fairy stories only happen in novels.”
It is very sad, a very detailed fictional universe. One of the best works I've ever read.
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Saving Sherlock Holmes
Title: Saving Sherlock Holmes
Author: earlgreytea68
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Mycroft/Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson
Warning: PG-13
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes, schoolboy. Yeah, that basically sums it up.
AO3
also on LJ.
Reasons to read this:
Same Author as:
Author: earlgreytea68
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Mycroft/Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson
Warning: PG-13
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes, schoolboy. Yeah, that basically sums it up.
AO3
also on LJ.
Reasons to read this:
- Delightfully protective Mycroft
- Utterly loved and spoiled Sherlock
This is more than epic, and a fine exploration of Mycroft and Sherlock's relationship.
I consider this classic.
Same Author as:
Friday, February 28, 2014
In the End
Title: In the End
Author: whitchry9
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John, Sherlock
Warning: PG-13, injury (Sherlock), disability (Sherlock), character death (John)
Length: Short
Status: Completed
When a brain injury leaves Sherlock unable to make new memories, John wonders how Sherlock will cope, and what it will mean for The Work and their life. Because after all, how can you live if you can't feel time passing?
AO3
Very sad story. The last chapter broke my heart.
Same author as:
Love Is Watching Someone Die
Author: whitchry9
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John, Sherlock
Warning: PG-13, injury (Sherlock), disability (Sherlock), character death (John)
Length: Short
Status: Completed
When a brain injury leaves Sherlock unable to make new memories, John wonders how Sherlock will cope, and what it will mean for The Work and their life. Because after all, how can you live if you can't feel time passing?
AO3
Very sad story. The last chapter broke my heart.
Same author as:
Love Is Watching Someone Die
Friday, February 21, 2014
The Circle of Fifths
Title: The Circle of Fifths
Author: Nikoshinigami
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, John/Mary, OFC (Billie), Mycroft, OMC (Church), Jim, Moran
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (John, Sherlock), character death (Mary)
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
John writes a blog entry.
E-mails between John and Mr. Sigerson.
John's life is not only in danger but caught in a delicate balance between love, friendship, and his own desires. A supporting character in his own life's story, it may already be too late to affect his life's course.
Nothing is ever simple for John Watson when it involves Sherlock Holmes. With the world doing its best to outdo even its only consulting detective, can the things left unsaid ever finally be spoken?
John has enough to deal with in his normal life as it is, but when a stranger arrives with a new case that cannot be turned down, can he juggle his choices with their repercussions well enough for them all to survive?
AO3
Oh God. Oh God.
I just have to quote.
Then there's the brilliant ""hurt my brother.." talk with awkward Mycroft, more awkward John, and uncomfortable Sherlock.
You have to love this story. Everybody does.
Author: Nikoshinigami
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, John/Mary, OFC (Billie), Mycroft, OMC (Church), Jim, Moran
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (John, Sherlock), character death (Mary)
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
John writes a blog entry.
E-mails between John and Mr. Sigerson.
John's life is not only in danger but caught in a delicate balance between love, friendship, and his own desires. A supporting character in his own life's story, it may already be too late to affect his life's course.
Nothing is ever simple for John Watson when it involves Sherlock Holmes. With the world doing its best to outdo even its only consulting detective, can the things left unsaid ever finally be spoken?
John has enough to deal with in his normal life as it is, but when a stranger arrives with a new case that cannot be turned down, can he juggle his choices with their repercussions well enough for them all to survive?
AO3
Oh God. Oh God.
I just have to quote.
I don't come first anymore, John," he admitted, not as blind to the fact as some of his actions seemed to indicate. "Things come up, girlfriends or wives make requests. Schedules aren't as flexible. I'm asking you to save a date for me. I want, when this is over, one more day where I am the most important thing you have planned for that evening."
John would wait. John would always wait. Because Sherlock couldn’t come to him if he didn’t.Just have to love that line. Especially when you remember it from the second instalment, the one when Sherlock tells John that he will be waiting because if he won't, John can't come to him.
You have to love this story. Everybody does.
Sunday, February 9, 2014
The Fall of Gods
Title: The Fall of Gods
Author: ImpishTubist
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Victor/Sherlock, John/Lestrade, Moran
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (Sherlock), illness (Victor), character death (Victor)
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
AO3
And when it rains, think of me.
Think of me, and know that you were loved.
This fic is cruel. It is. One of the few stories that made me cry.
I knew he'd die from the moment he joined Sherlock. He was too perfect, too big a character for life...
Still it hurts. I ache for Victor, and I ache for Sherlock.
Marked classic because this is... the story.
Part of the Until the Night is Gone Series. To my shame, I haven't read all instalments yet. I felt like this piece of fiction is too valuable and emotional to "taint" the rec with the almost fluffy instalment before it, and the pondering mood of the following one...
ImpishTubist managed to make me cry once again.
God damn, I hope they'll give Victor an appearance in season 4. I feel ridiculous crying over a OMC. If this continues, this will be my favorite pairing... with one character that has never appeared in the actual series. I begin to see why so many Mystrade fans went crazy when Mycoft and Lestrade finally were seen in the same room.
Same author as:
They're Gonna Be All Right (Lestrade/Sherlock)
Winter's Child (John/Sherlock, Lestrade)
The Coming of the Night (Lestrade/Sherlock)
The First and Only Convention of the Scotland Yard Matchmaker Committee
A Memory That Never Forgets
An Age of Silver
Author: ImpishTubist
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Victor/Sherlock, John/Lestrade, Moran
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (Sherlock), illness (Victor), character death (Victor)
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
Sherlock remembers a time before Moriarty. It seemed to go on forever. It was over all too quickly.
Sherlock finds an ally in death and begins the slow process of dismantling Moriarty's network, not knowing if he'll ever be able to return home. Meanwhile, back in London, John and Lestrade mourn, remember, and move on.
AO3
And when it rains, think of me.
Think of me, and know that you were loved.
This fic is cruel. It is. One of the few stories that made me cry.
I knew he'd die from the moment he joined Sherlock. He was too perfect, too big a character for life...
Still it hurts. I ache for Victor, and I ache for Sherlock.
Marked classic because this is... the story.
Part of the Until the Night is Gone Series. To my shame, I haven't read all instalments yet. I felt like this piece of fiction is too valuable and emotional to "taint" the rec with the almost fluffy instalment before it, and the pondering mood of the following one...
ImpishTubist managed to make me cry once again.
God damn, I hope they'll give Victor an appearance in season 4. I feel ridiculous crying over a OMC. If this continues, this will be my favorite pairing... with one character that has never appeared in the actual series. I begin to see why so many Mystrade fans went crazy when Mycoft and Lestrade finally were seen in the same room.
Same author as:
They're Gonna Be All Right (Lestrade/Sherlock)
Winter's Child (John/Sherlock, Lestrade)
The Coming of the Night (Lestrade/Sherlock)
The First and Only Convention of the Scotland Yard Matchmaker Committee
A Memory That Never Forgets
An Age of Silver
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Courtship Rituals
Title: Courtship Rituals
Author: meri
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry (switch), Ron, Dumbledore, Hermione
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (Snape)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Snape is ordered to court Harry Potter.
AO3
Classic, and meri once again. Most of her longer works are part of the Snarry canon.
I like the approach in Courtship Rituals, even if I still think it somewhat chan. This is more about the beautiful details of the magical engagement than the actual marriage. I like meri's fresh and creative approaches to the magical world.
Same author as:
The Same Coin
Author: meri
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry (switch), Ron, Dumbledore, Hermione
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (Snape)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Snape is ordered to court Harry Potter.
AO3
Classic, and meri once again. Most of her longer works are part of the Snarry canon.
I like the approach in Courtship Rituals, even if I still think it somewhat chan. This is more about the beautiful details of the magical engagement than the actual marriage. I like meri's fresh and creative approaches to the magical world.
Same author as:
The Same Coin
Thursday, December 26, 2013
The Same Coin
Title: The Same Coin
Author: Meri
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry, McGonagall
Warning: R, slash, injury(Harry), post-war
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
After being injured as an Auror, Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts to teach Defense Against The Dark Arts.
LJ also
Definitely one of the classics. And definitely one of the classic writers.
The story features two of my favorites; post-war and Snarry. A winner in its own rights. The way their relationship progresses from despise to amiable friendship, then tentative love is believable and told in strong words.
Same Author as:
Courtship Rituals
Same Author as:
Courtship Rituals
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Left Behind
Title: Left Behind
Author: MoonRiver
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Victor/Sherlock(switch), Mycroft
Warning: NC-17, slash, child abuse(Sherlock), injury(Sherlock, John, Victor, Mr. Trevor), violence(Sherlock), drug abuse(Victor, Sherlock)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Sherlock lost his virginity after his first year at university. After running away from his abusive father he allows Victor Trevor in, offering him complete trust until tragedy tears them apart. The breakup is traumatizing, and they don't speak again...until Victor shows up in London nine years later, asking for Sherlock and John's help.
At AO3
I like this one. Classic for the fact that it involves Victor and is sort of meta - in a way that it covers Sherlock' university years until "now" while not breaking the magical 100.000 words.
I have a very high opinion of this - there's so much love in there. You feel the joy and love MoonRiver holds for BBC Sherlock.
And to round it up, a short quote.
I think this is true, not just for Victor but for the entire Sherlock Fandom. Why do we like BBC Sherlock? I mean, just from the description without ever having seen Sherlock, we get an aggressive, ruthless, intelligent, rude, almost non-empathic person. So why do we like the series, why do we want season three, and possibly season four, and whatever they will give us? Because we can tell that Sherlock is worth it. The person. We see something in him that tells us that there's more to him, and that's why we feel with him. That's why we care. Why we care to see where he's going.
Author: MoonRiver
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Victor/Sherlock(switch), Mycroft
Warning: NC-17, slash, child abuse(Sherlock), injury(Sherlock, John, Victor, Mr. Trevor), violence(Sherlock), drug abuse(Victor, Sherlock)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Sherlock lost his virginity after his first year at university. After running away from his abusive father he allows Victor Trevor in, offering him complete trust until tragedy tears them apart. The breakup is traumatizing, and they don't speak again...until Victor shows up in London nine years later, asking for Sherlock and John's help.
At AO3
I like this one. Classic for the fact that it involves Victor and is sort of meta - in a way that it covers Sherlock' university years until "now" while not breaking the magical 100.000 words.
I have a very high opinion of this - there's so much love in there. You feel the joy and love MoonRiver holds for BBC Sherlock.
And to round it up, a short quote.
Because I can tell you’re worth it.(Victor to Sherlock when asked why he cares for Sherlock)
I think this is true, not just for Victor but for the entire Sherlock Fandom. Why do we like BBC Sherlock? I mean, just from the description without ever having seen Sherlock, we get an aggressive, ruthless, intelligent, rude, almost non-empathic person. So why do we like the series, why do we want season three, and possibly season four, and whatever they will give us? Because we can tell that Sherlock is worth it. The person. We see something in him that tells us that there's more to him, and that's why we feel with him. That's why we care. Why we care to see where he's going.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Fire and Ice
Title: Fire and Ice
Author: kazvl
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Lestrade/Mycroft, Sherlock
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (Lestrade), drug abuse (Sherlock)
Length: Novel
Status: Ongoing
At AO3
Yes, I actually read a true Mystrade Story. And I liked it :)
Took me three tries, the others weren't to my liking. This one, though, has got a healthy amount of jaded Lestrade and too worried about his brother to care for much else Mycroft. Yes. Perfect mixture for lots of drama and an unhealthy relationship. Along with lots of bumps in the road to marital bliss. Or well, bliss.
Author: kazvl
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Lestrade/Mycroft, Sherlock
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (Lestrade), drug abuse (Sherlock)
Length: Novel
Status: Ongoing
"Afraid I'll embarrass you?" mocked Sherlock, looking up suddenly, his stare spearing Mycroft where he sat.
Sherlock was too thin, too dirty - it was always a bad sign when he neglected personal hygiene - and he looked as if he hadn't slept for a week.
"Oh, that ship sailed some years ago. You've been vocal enough about what you don't want. So tell me, brother dear, what is it you dowant?"
"You to leave me the fuck alone," said Sherlock venomously.
Several heads turned. Mycroft ignored them. He took such incidents for granted when he was with Sherlock and had never cared what strangers thought - unless required to do so by his job.
At AO3
Yes, I actually read a true Mystrade Story. And I liked it :)
Took me three tries, the others weren't to my liking. This one, though, has got a healthy amount of jaded Lestrade and too worried about his brother to care for much else Mycroft. Yes. Perfect mixture for lots of drama and an unhealthy relationship. Along with lots of bumps in the road to marital bliss. Or well, bliss.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Unravelling Sherlock
Title: Unravelling Sherlock
Author: Kr_N1
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock (switching), Sherlock/OMC
Warning: NC-17, slash
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
John's curiosity is triggered by the simplest of the comments: 'Don't be alarmed... it has to do with sex', and Sherlock's quick reply 'Sex doesn't alarm me.'
At AO3
I can't believe the author declared this finished. It certainly is not! I hope there will be a sequel as soon as the third season is out. I've picked this story up two times and discarded it after the second chapter. Third time's the charm - it grew onto me. I liked the vulnerable, confused but stubborn Sherlock in there. John's inner dilemma and his persistence to stick to his final resolve captured me. The characters are very honest, very true to themselves. Sherlock calling a sex line was rather crazy but... hell, I wish Gatiss read this story and would include a scene like this^^
I'd call this a Sherlock classic.
Author: Kr_N1
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock (switching), Sherlock/OMC
Warning: NC-17, slash
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
John's curiosity is triggered by the simplest of the comments: 'Don't be alarmed... it has to do with sex', and Sherlock's quick reply 'Sex doesn't alarm me.'
At AO3
I can't believe the author declared this finished. It certainly is not! I hope there will be a sequel as soon as the third season is out. I've picked this story up two times and discarded it after the second chapter. Third time's the charm - it grew onto me. I liked the vulnerable, confused but stubborn Sherlock in there. John's inner dilemma and his persistence to stick to his final resolve captured me. The characters are very honest, very true to themselves. Sherlock calling a sex line was rather crazy but... hell, I wish Gatiss read this story and would include a scene like this^^
I'd call this a Sherlock classic.
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Occam's Razor
Title: Occam's Razor
Author: RaeWhit
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry, Draco/Harry
Warning: NC-17, slash, BDSM, post-war, horcrux
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Two years after the end of the war, only desperation could make Harry seek out the help of a one-time enemy.
At AO3
Finally. This is the story which introduced me to RaeWhit almost two years ago. Since then, I've been in love with it. RaeWhit here shows again how to introduce subtle hints - the actual turnabout is a surprise, even if you already had some inklings. I was sure that Snape somehow survived but like Harry, I was deceived and believed it was Bat. Drarry and Snarry in one, so basically two for one. Go for it. In my opinion, RaeWhit's best story.
Same Author as:
Sex, Lies, and Audiobooks
Throwaways
Second Best
Starry Night
The Sensible Garden
Unnatural Selection
Filtered Past Boredom
Author: RaeWhit
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry, Draco/Harry
Warning: NC-17, slash, BDSM, post-war, horcrux
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Two years after the end of the war, only desperation could make Harry seek out the help of a one-time enemy.
At AO3
Finally. This is the story which introduced me to RaeWhit almost two years ago. Since then, I've been in love with it. RaeWhit here shows again how to introduce subtle hints - the actual turnabout is a surprise, even if you already had some inklings. I was sure that Snape somehow survived but like Harry, I was deceived and believed it was Bat. Drarry and Snarry in one, so basically two for one. Go for it. In my opinion, RaeWhit's best story.
Same Author as:
Sex, Lies, and Audiobooks
Throwaways
Second Best
Starry Night
The Sensible Garden
Unnatural Selection
Filtered Past Boredom
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Can't Let You Steal My Heart
Title: Can't Let You Steal My Heart
Author: thisisforyou
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock
Warning: PG-13, illness (Sherlock)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes has been beaten by precisely four people in his extensive career. John Watson is NOT about to become number five.
At AO3
Classic, definitely.
Yeah, so two cases, a very ambitious John and a rather inexperienced, unsure Sherlock. Is there a better formula to start into a story?
I love the characters in here;
John, caring, yearning, loving. Sherlock, unsure, rash, curious, out of depth.
Author: thisisforyou
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock
Warning: PG-13, illness (Sherlock)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes has been beaten by precisely four people in his extensive career. John Watson is NOT about to become number five.
At AO3
Classic, definitely.
Yeah, so two cases, a very ambitious John and a rather inexperienced, unsure Sherlock. Is there a better formula to start into a story?
I love the characters in here;
John, caring, yearning, loving. Sherlock, unsure, rash, curious, out of depth.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The Snidget
Title: The Snidget
Author: Acid, Sinick
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry, Voldemort
Warning: R, mention of slash, animal, war, school
Length: Medium
Status: Completed
After the Dark Lord's victory, Headmaster Snape is living under a sword's edge, when hope flies in past his shields.
At AO3
Belongs to the classics, definitely.
This story features a good Snape POV. It's not that much of a Snarry, more of a war-time fic with focus on Snape. And that's what I like it for.
Same Authors as:
The Price of Magic and its sequel: We've Got a Thing On
Commonplace Magic
Author: Acid, Sinick
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry, Voldemort
Warning: R, mention of slash, animal, war, school
Length: Medium
Status: Completed
After the Dark Lord's victory, Headmaster Snape is living under a sword's edge, when hope flies in past his shields.
At AO3
Belongs to the classics, definitely.
This story features a good Snape POV. It's not that much of a Snarry, more of a war-time fic with focus on Snape. And that's what I like it for.
Same Authors as:
The Price of Magic and its sequel: We've Got a Thing On
Commonplace Magic
Sunday, June 9, 2013
The Price of Magic
Title: The Price of Magic
Author: Acid, Sinick
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry
Warning: R, slash, character death (Harry, Snape), post-war, school
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
At AO3
A beautiful, mysterious and sophisticated post-war story. There's a lot going on "beneath the surface", paired with the dream world, a touch magic realism in there.
Nonetheless, one of the classics out there which are must-reads.
Sequel:
We've Got a Thing Going On
Same Author as:
Commonplace Magic
The Snidget
Author: Acid, Sinick
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry
Warning: R, slash, character death (Harry, Snape), post-war, school
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
Haunted by the ghost of a former student, an ex-wizard struggles to preserve magical knowledge for future generations.
When Harry Potter died, twin wands' explosion wiped Europe clean of magic. Enchantment-free, Gringotts crumbled into a mass grave for goblin bodies. Pixie corpses covered the meadows. Romanians buried their last dragon.
Wizards remained. Thousands flooded Muggle streets with useless chanting, unable to return home through non-existent wards.
They had nothing except pride. Remember that when watching a middle-aged, redheaded waitress and her daughter taunted by children for their strange way of talking, passing the sallow-faced, somber neighbour who prefers candles to electricity, finding a sky-blue twinkle under matted hair of a homeless man.
Pride was the reason they survived.
At AO3
A beautiful, mysterious and sophisticated post-war story. There's a lot going on "beneath the surface", paired with the dream world, a touch magic realism in there.
Nonetheless, one of the classics out there which are must-reads.
Sequel:
We've Got a Thing Going On
Same Author as:
Commonplace Magic
The Snidget
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The Bang and the Clatter
Title: The Bang and the Clatter
Author: earlgreytea68
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Irene, Moriarty(/Sherlock - past)
Warning: R, slash, AU, character death(Moriarty)
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes is a pitcher and John Watson is a catcher.
At AO3
Gosh, I did it. I read a baseball fiction. Nooo. It's really not my sport.
Well, while I was not that good at keeping track of all those game terms, I highly enjoyed the relationship earlgreytea68 built by letting John live with Sherlock. It's a really nice AU version - with everything there sans the consulting detective stuff.
Same Author as:
John Watson's Twelve Days of Christmas
Scotch
Nature and Nurture
Saving Sherlock Holmes
Author: earlgreytea68
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Irene, Moriarty(/Sherlock - past)
Warning: R, slash, AU, character death(Moriarty)
Length: Novel
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes is a pitcher and John Watson is a catcher.
At AO3
Gosh, I did it. I read a baseball fiction. Nooo. It's really not my sport.
Well, while I was not that good at keeping track of all those game terms, I highly enjoyed the relationship earlgreytea68 built by letting John live with Sherlock. It's a really nice AU version - with everything there sans the consulting detective stuff.
Same Author as:
John Watson's Twelve Days of Christmas
Scotch
Nature and Nurture
Saving Sherlock Holmes
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Shames and Praises
Title: Shmes and Praises
Author: sommersprossen
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Mycroft
Warning: NC-17, slash, BDSM
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Unable but desperate to find a dom who will put up with him, Sherlock swallows his pride and turns to Mycroft for help. Shortly after, John Watson steps into Sherlock's life.
At AO3
Forget Shades of Grey; while it might be PWP, this story has far more depth and shows different shades of BDSM relationships. It is not about a dom getting pleasure by making a sub uncomfortable. This is a far more frank view on it. Even if you are no big fan of BDSM, this can be enjoyable. It is enlightening.
Author: sommersprossen
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Mycroft
Warning: NC-17, slash, BDSM
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Unable but desperate to find a dom who will put up with him, Sherlock swallows his pride and turns to Mycroft for help. Shortly after, John Watson steps into Sherlock's life.
At AO3
Forget Shades of Grey; while it might be PWP, this story has far more depth and shows different shades of BDSM relationships. It is not about a dom getting pleasure by making a sub uncomfortable. This is a far more frank view on it. Even if you are no big fan of BDSM, this can be enjoyable. It is enlightening.
Monday, May 13, 2013
None Other Series
Title: None Other Series
Author: Aspeninthesunlight
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape, Harry(/Luna), Draco(/OFC)
Warning: R, het, violence, injury (self-harm), murder, mention of het, mention of slash, adoption
Length: Novel
Status: Ongoing
I:
A Year like None Other
It all started with a letter from home and family. Except, Harry doesn't really have either, does he? He's about to get them. A Snape-adopts-Harry story providing an alternate 6th year.
760 k words.
II:
A Summer like None Other
Family isn't everything, as Harry, Snape, and Draco discover in this sequel to A Year Like None Other. How will a mysterious mirror and a surprising new relationship affect a father and his two sons?
220 k words.
III:
A Family like None Other
During his final year at Hogwarts, relationships will splinter as Harry confronts secrets long-buried and faces the greatest challenge of them all.
380 k words.
I have to admit: I haven't read A Family like None Other yet. Not completely. Will do so soon, just haven't got the time. The series is an excellent read, though. It is rather logical, in character (and if it isn't, there's a good explanation for it). Aspeninthesunlight belongs to the greatest HP Fandom writers out there and even if one does not like Snape, Harry and Draco, one should know about this masterpiece.
Author: Aspeninthesunlight
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape, Harry(/Luna), Draco(/OFC)
Warning: R, het, violence, injury (self-harm), murder, mention of het, mention of slash, adoption
Length: Novel
Status: Ongoing
I:
A Year like None Other
It all started with a letter from home and family. Except, Harry doesn't really have either, does he? He's about to get them. A Snape-adopts-Harry story providing an alternate 6th year.
760 k words.
II:
A Summer like None Other
Family isn't everything, as Harry, Snape, and Draco discover in this sequel to A Year Like None Other. How will a mysterious mirror and a surprising new relationship affect a father and his two sons?
220 k words.
III:
A Family like None Other
During his final year at Hogwarts, relationships will splinter as Harry confronts secrets long-buried and faces the greatest challenge of them all.
380 k words.
I have to admit: I haven't read A Family like None Other yet. Not completely. Will do so soon, just haven't got the time. The series is an excellent read, though. It is rather logical, in character (and if it isn't, there's a good explanation for it). Aspeninthesunlight belongs to the greatest HP Fandom writers out there and even if one does not like Snape, Harry and Draco, one should know about this masterpiece.
Sunday, May 12, 2013
What Comes Undone
Title: What Comes Undone
Author: Songlin
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, OFC (Rosalind)
Warning: NC-17, het, pregnancy, genderbender, self-harm/injury (Rosalind), mention of femslash
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes was not the kind of woman a man brought home to meet the family. She wasn't even the kind of woman most men brought home, full stop. But that never seemed to stop John.
At AO3
A cute story about fem!Sherlock and John living together, falling in love together and... staying together.
Pregnant!Sherlock was nice, too, bitchy, loving and yet brilliant.
Author: Songlin
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, OFC (Rosalind)
Warning: NC-17, het, pregnancy, genderbender, self-harm/injury (Rosalind), mention of femslash
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
Sherlock Holmes was not the kind of woman a man brought home to meet the family. She wasn't even the kind of woman most men brought home, full stop. But that never seemed to stop John.
At AO3
A cute story about fem!Sherlock and John living together, falling in love together and... staying together.
Pregnant!Sherlock was nice, too, bitchy, loving and yet brilliant.
Friday, May 10, 2013
Can't Take the Sky
Title: Can't Take the Sky
Author: Cluegirl
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry, Eileen
Warning: R, violence, slash, non-con, murder (Zabini, by Snape), injury, character death (sort of)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
One thing Dumbledore never told Harry about horcruxes, is that they are harder to destroy than to create. When things to wrong, he must learn to rely on the last person he ever thought he'd trust.
At SH
A sad, angsty novella depicting war time Snarry. I cannot say what's more intriguing: the description of magic, the gruesome effects the curse has on Harry, or Snape's bleeding heart. No sap here, no.
Same Author as:
Everybody's Fool
Pet
Author: Cluegirl
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Snape/Harry, Eileen
Warning: R, violence, slash, non-con, murder (Zabini, by Snape), injury, character death (sort of)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
One thing Dumbledore never told Harry about horcruxes, is that they are harder to destroy than to create. When things to wrong, he must learn to rely on the last person he ever thought he'd trust.
At SH
A sad, angsty novella depicting war time Snarry. I cannot say what's more intriguing: the description of magic, the gruesome effects the curse has on Harry, or Snape's bleeding heart. No sap here, no.
Same Author as:
Everybody's Fool
Pet
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