Some more ACD fic recs
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victorian221bDelightful stories I’ve been reading these days:
Wounded Warriors series bygardnerhill (G, ~10K in total) - Watson becomes friends with Henry Wood (The Crooked Man), and they bond over their tragic war experiences. Watson helps Wood to get his war pension, and Wood helps Watson through PTSD flashbacks. It was Holmes who with tact and delicacy asked Wood to talk to Watson when Watson was injured in an accident which triggered Watson’s traumatic memories. And then during the Hiatus Wood was a friend Watson could turn to for company and conversation. Warning for descriptions of torture in the first story. A heartwarming series where injustice is overcome, and Henry Wood gets a happier coda.
24 Caprices & a Bottle of Claret bystonepicnicking_okapi (Holmes/Watson, T, 17.5K) - in CARD Watson mentions a dinner with Holmes at a restaurant and Holmes telling him anecdotes about Paganini. And this is their conversation at that dinner. Humorous, insightful, and philosophical, with Watson’s pawky puns and Holmes’s masterful storytelling. A pure pleasure to read.
Lion byrabidsamfan (G, 3K) - a touching and wonderful insight into Watson’s time in the army, and Holmes supporting him at the anniversary of Maiwand.
Goose byrabidsamfan (G, 8.6K) - I simply loved this Christmas story about Holmes and Watson’s earlier days when they were poor. So funny and endearing how they had to cook their meals for themselves due to Mrs. Hudson’s visiting her daughter and the maid being on a leave-turned-quarantine. Shenanigans with hosting a Christmas dinner for the Irregulars were just hilarious.
Wounded Warriors series by
gardnerhill (G, ~10K in total) - Watson becomes friends with Henry Wood (The Crooked Man), and they bond over their tragic war experiences. Watson helps Wood to get his war pension, and Wood helps Watson through PTSD flashbacks. It was Holmes who with tact and delicacy asked Wood to talk to Watson when Watson was injured in an accident which triggered Watson’s traumatic memories. And then during the Hiatus Wood was a friend Watson could turn to for company and conversation. Warning for descriptions of torture in the first story. A heartwarming series where injustice is overcome, and Henry Wood gets a happier coda.24 Caprices & a Bottle of Claret by
stonepicnicking_okapi (Holmes/Watson, T, 17.5K) - in CARD Watson mentions a dinner with Holmes at a restaurant and Holmes telling him anecdotes about Paganini. And this is their conversation at that dinner. Humorous, insightful, and philosophical, with Watson’s pawky puns and Holmes’s masterful storytelling. A pure pleasure to read.Lion by
rabidsamfan (G, 3K) - a touching and wonderful insight into Watson’s time in the army, and Holmes supporting him at the anniversary of Maiwand.Goose by
rabidsamfan (G, 8.6K) - I simply loved this Christmas story about Holmes and Watson’s earlier days when they were poor. So funny and endearing how they had to cook their meals for themselves due to Mrs. Hudson’s visiting her daughter and the maid being on a leave-turned-quarantine. Shenanigans with hosting a Christmas dinner for the Irregulars were just hilarious.
