Sunday, June 30, 2013

Ab Epistulis

Title: Ab Epistulis
Author: cornmouse
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Draco/Harry
Warning: PG-13, post-hogwarts
Length: Novella
Status: Completed


Takes place when Draco is 30, living in Edinburgh, Scotland. Draco owns a bookstore and ends up developing a correspondence with the author of his favorite novel. 


At AO3

This fanfiction does not contain any note-worthy slash scenes; rather, it is the author's challenge to create a reconcilation between Draco and Harry after the war. This idea deserves a rec.

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.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl

Title: The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl
Author: out_there
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Sherlock/John (implied), Mycroft, Sherlock/OMC(s)
Warning: R, slash
Length: Medium
Status: Completed



Sherlock walks into a room and takes all the space right out of it. He does the same inside John's head.

At AO3


Is it horrible that I really wanted a one shot of Sherlock's version how he would have pulled John?
I suppose...
Some count it as classic, I don't. It's nice but there's not an especially out-standing trait in there. It's a very good story, though.

Same author as:
Leave the Signs and the Sirens
Seventeen Letters


Thursday, June 27, 2013

Hope I Made You Proud

Title: Hope I Made You Proud
Author: the_ones_that_ran
Fandom: Sherlock

Characters: John/Sherlock, OMC (Hamish)
Warning: PG-13, character death (Sherlock)
Length: Short
Status: Completed


After the death of his father - the world's only consulting detective - thirteen-year-old Hamish reflects on his unique upbringing at 221B Baker St., and his very own definition of family.


At AO3

Damn, I hate seeing Sherlock die. And yet I am always captivated by John's grief. A vicious cycle, I tell you.
Well, didn't particular care for Hamish, but this makes it on my list of stories worth to be read.
The love Sherlock had for his small family is heart-warming, really. It's not OoC or depicted in a sugary way.  Made his death even harder for me.

A Matter of Trust: First Things First

Title: A Matter of Trust: First Things First
Author: kaiz, Jo-san
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Kingsley/Snape (switch, mainly bottom!Snape), McGonagall(Prequel)
Warning: NC-17, slash, injury (Snape), war
Length: Novella
Status: Completed


Shortly after the events in Goblet of Fire, several new members join the Order. One of them takes an unusual interest in Severus, but to what end?



At AO3

I love this one. It focuses on Snape's insecurities and that even though he tries to keep people out so much, he cares and is willing to let somebody get near him. This tangled mess of emotions, war-related topics and the stark contrast of those lovers... I just love it.
In this pairing category, definitely a classic.

Prequel:
Justice for All

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Sins of the Children

Title: Sins of the Children
Author: Mel J1701
Fandom: Harry Potter

Characters: Snape, Remus
Warning: PG-13, suicidal, injury (coma)
Length: Short
Status: Completed



'He felt dead inside. He was so tired of it all.' In 1976, the attempted suicide of a boy at Hogwarts will haunt the lives around him and the very future itself... 


At FF


I love this story. It's so full of hurt and I really am near tears, even after reading it for the third time in my life.
This belongs to the kind of stories you don't forget.

Contracted

Title: Contracted
Author: Lomonaaeren
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Draco/Harry, OMC (Jared Sandborn)
Warnings: R, slash, post-hogwarts
Length: Novel
Status: Completed


Harry Potter is the perfect Auror, Jared Sandborn is the perfect Minister, and they control the wizarding world between them. One late night at a Ministry gala, seven years after the war, Draco Malfoy finds out why-and what it might take to change things.


At FF


Who isn't familiar with Lomonaaeren?
While I don't count this as one of her best works, it still holds some charm to deserve a rec.

Same Author as:
World in Pieces
The Only True Lords

Come Apart at the Seams

Title: Come Apart at the Seams
Author: harlequindreaming
Fandom: Sherlock

Characters: John/Sherlock
Warning: R, slash, character death (Sherlock), illness (Sherlock), drug abuse, suicidal
Length: Medium
Status: Completed

Sherlock’s often considered his body and everything else as merely transport for his brain. Then the transport starts to malfunction and everything goes to pieces. Everything comes apart.


At AO3



It's tragic, and sad, and completely unfair.
Nothing to add.
Very similiar to "Alone in the Water".

Caledonian Road

Title: Caledonian Road
Author: omen1x2
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: OMC/Sherlock, John/Sherlock
Warning: NC-17, rape, mention of drug abuse, murder (John)
Length: Short
Status: Abandoned



John goes to prison for burglary, and meets a fascinating, broken genius. He wants nothing more than to just keep to himself for the entirety of his sentence, but something about this man gets under his skin.


At AO3


I really should be doing something different at the moment XD but I kind of want to update this. The bookmarks keep gathering on my phone.
Well, this is interesting due to the setting. I once read a similiar fanfiction depicting Harry and Draco in prison, but it wasn't as interesting as this. Remarkably about Caledonian Road is the fact that John is rather dominant. He is sure of what he does, even if it's not actually wise. This kind of helps the story to develop.

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Using Any Means Necessary

Title: Using Any Means Necessary
Author: rivulette
Fandom: Harry Potter

Characters: (Snape/Harry), Draco/Harry
Warning: NC-17, slash, character death (Draco), war
Length: Medium
Status: Completed




Draco is told to find information about the Order through Harry using any means necessary



Pt I: At LJ
Pt II: At LJ
Pt III (Separate Endings): At LJ


Angsty story mainly focusing on Draco's feelings. The Snarry part is more or less a bit on the light side, so I do not take it for a real Snarry. This is Drarry. And a classic.