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The Paradox Series by wordstrings (NC-17)
Fandom: SHERLOCK
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: The series is around 56,000 words total (and who knows, there may one day be more!).
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wordstrings
Author Website: Unknown.
Why this must be read:
There are stories in this fandom that have practically become canon in the mind of many readers. There are stories that have received gushing feedback. There are stories that have spawned fanon (yeah, I really don't know what is up with the Anderson-likes-dinosaurs thing) and stories of utter cracktasticness (lobsters, oy) that have thundered through the fandom like tsunamis. And then there is this series, which has outshone them all. This series has literally taken this fandom by storm.
This Sherlock is brilliantly, functionally insane. Fortunately, John's madness complements his. Just, god. Amazing stuff here. Highly, highly recommended, though not for the faint of heart.
"When I met you at Bart's that afternoon, I wanted to open up your skull and see inside."
John looks up, smiles back at him. "That's more or less what it felt like, yep. So no regrets there. Well done, you."
Sherlock can't be bothered to keep balanced on the sofa any longer, and so he slides off of it, laughing like a five-year-old.
"You know what, though?" John adds. "Sherlock. Christ, what's gotten into you? Sherlock, you know what I remember thinking?"
"What?" Sherlock asks, calming a little. He very much wants to know.
"I thought it ought to bother me more."
"Well, at least you were right about that much."
Nearly in tears, Sherlock tries very hard to get a hold of himself. His hand is over his breast as if he's trying to keep the laughter in. It really can't be dignified, laughing this hard. But John Watson is clearly insane, and that is hilarious. It's also a marvelous thing to have found out--that Sherlock might be a high-functioning sociopath, but his flatmate John Watson is mad as a hatter.
An Act of Charity
The Paradox Suite
The Death and Resurrection of the English Language
Entirely Covered in Your Invisible Name
New Days to Throw Your Chains Away
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: The series is around 56,000 words total (and who knows, there may one day be more!).
Author on LJ:
wordstringsAuthor Website: Unknown.
Why this must be read:
There are stories in this fandom that have practically become canon in the mind of many readers. There are stories that have received gushing feedback. There are stories that have spawned fanon (yeah, I really don't know what is up with the Anderson-likes-dinosaurs thing) and stories of utter cracktasticness (lobsters, oy) that have thundered through the fandom like tsunamis. And then there is this series, which has outshone them all. This series has literally taken this fandom by storm.
This Sherlock is brilliantly, functionally insane. Fortunately, John's madness complements his. Just, god. Amazing stuff here. Highly, highly recommended, though not for the faint of heart.
"When I met you at Bart's that afternoon, I wanted to open up your skull and see inside."
John looks up, smiles back at him. "That's more or less what it felt like, yep. So no regrets there. Well done, you."
Sherlock can't be bothered to keep balanced on the sofa any longer, and so he slides off of it, laughing like a five-year-old.
"You know what, though?" John adds. "Sherlock. Christ, what's gotten into you? Sherlock, you know what I remember thinking?"
"What?" Sherlock asks, calming a little. He very much wants to know.
"I thought it ought to bother me more."
"Well, at least you were right about that much."
Nearly in tears, Sherlock tries very hard to get a hold of himself. His hand is over his breast as if he's trying to keep the laughter in. It really can't be dignified, laughing this hard. But John Watson is clearly insane, and that is hilarious. It's also a marvelous thing to have found out--that Sherlock might be a high-functioning sociopath, but his flatmate John Watson is mad as a hatter.
An Act of Charity
The Paradox Suite
The Death and Resurrection of the English Language
Entirely Covered in Your Invisible Name
New Days to Throw Your Chains Away
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I've rec'ed it to my friends, and I would join in this recommendation post as well. RUN to read these fics. They are worth it.
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(Thanks.♥)
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YMMV.
But. Oh so very, very dark and deliciously good.
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connected Kissing fic...
(I actually contemplated signing up as a Sherlock reccer just to pimp this series because it is JUST SO DAMN GOOD.)
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I will read these stories FOREVER and rec them like mad. They are poetic. They are lush. They are heartbreakingly beautiful. For me, they are the ONLY Sherlock/John fics that make me buy them as a couple. This author should be writing real fiction, in the real world, with a real publishing contract. Her gift is exceptional, and I say that as a *paid* writer and editor.
Truly extraordinary stuff. There's little better.