Friday 29 January 2021

Friday Fics Fix - After The Fall

 

'“Oh, you’re going to be a regular bag of charms, aren’t you?” Mycroft goaded.

“Oh, shut up Mycroft!” Sherlock yelled back.'


'Fics Fix!' with purple background and white lightning bolt shape

 

Sherlockian fanfiction rules, let's be honest.

No-one can work quite so hard as the Sherlockians to turn a positive dearth (...I love that word, shutup,) of canon into a total avalanche of fan content.



(Fandom notes:

Sherlockian = fans (especially fandom-interacting fans) of BBC's Sherlock TV series.

Canon = official stuff in a book/series/film/whatever)




So, before we go any further: things are gonna get SPOILER-y, ok? SPOILERS!

BEWARE THE SPOILERS!!!!






OK, great. 

So this week's fic is canon divergence after The Fall.

...in Serbia, to be precise. 

Sherlock's in a bad way - John and Mycroft to the rescue!






Expect much pining between John and Sherlock, angst involving the same, and Mycroft being like: JUST KISS!

(And yes, I tried to find a gif of that moment from Pirates of the Caribbean where Barbossa yells that, but I couldn't - so just imagine it, k?)





Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss) to John Watson (Martin Freeman): Yes.
Via Giphy





(Fandom notes:

Canon divergence = an AU (alternate universe) which follows canon (official stuff) up to a point, and then goes off in its own direction.

The Fall = one of the many ways to reduce Sherlockians (Sherlock fans) to a quivering mass of incomprehensible pained noises.)






As mentioned, there is much the angst, so please be aware of the Content Warnings:

- torture (GRAPHIC)
- hallucinations
- injuries and blood (GRAPHIC)
- descriptions of medical procedures (mild but present)
- general violence, including references to guns
- guilt
- grief
- relationship issues
- low self-esteem
- internalised ableism (wanting to not be 'a burden' etc.)
- references and flashbacks to suicide/attempted suicide

As always I hope I've covered everything, but please pay attention to the fic author's tags, and take care while reading.





This week's fic, then, is:

Extraction by holmesian_love










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2 comments:

  1. I'll be diving into the world of Sherlock for one of my literature courses this semester! I know nothing about this story but looking forward to it.

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    1. The Reichenbach Falls is a famous Holmes story - most adaptations have used it in some way, so it's something of a legend. In BBC's Sherlock... all the feels. All of them. All. Of. Them. Lol!

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