Series by cwb (conversationswithbenedict) @conversationswithjohnlock
Total Word Count: 196,843
Where shall I begin singing praise for this hearty meal of a series?
There are 3 COMPLETE works in this Unilock masterpiece (all rated E)
Just Like That (Gone and Changed) [4,719 words]
John in His Arms [25,291 words]
I Just Want You for My Own [166,833 words]
with I Just Want You for My Own being the longest, meatiest, and yummiest fic - no porn, er, pun intended (but the fic has both in abundance).
This is an Americana AU where John and Sherlock have been surgically attached at the hip since they were toddlers, living on neighboring farms in Wisconsin.
It follows the months starting Thanksgiving break of their first year at separate universities (the first time they were ever apart in their lives) up to the end of winter break the following year. These were months overflowing with affection, family life, humour, small town culture, big city sights and sounds, gay club scene, coming of age and self-discovery, friendship (platonic and otherwise), and the holy trinity of angst-fluff-smut.
And oh my god the angst. Poignant and beautiful and universal.
While we somehow have a straight Mycroft with a wife and kids, that seems to be the only departure from the core traits we know of the characters we love. And hey, anyone ever heard of artistic license and creative freedom? Meanwhile, every other character is so well fleshed out that if there was any doubt that fans (especially women) are smarter and kinder writers than any mainstream media creator (especially men), this fic shall disabuse you of any misgivings.
Everyone is so BAMF with zero violence (with the exception of one creeper altercation scene) that hearkens to everything we have loved about the BBC incarnation while simultaneously being CWB’s own. Sarah Sawyer, Mrs. Hudson, Greg Lestrade, Harry Watson, OCs you would love to meet IRL, and of course the duo of hot-cuddly-competent John and gorgeous-noodly-genius Sherlock.
CWB has such a profound love and understanding of Midwest America and of sparkling Chicago with a sense of place that translates in digestible Author’s Notes, helpful photos, whimsical art work (her own), and resource links that offers up a sumptuous feast of young love, respect for roots and institutional traditions, and progressive approaches to the realities of being queer in both close-knit communities and bustling city life.
It reads partly like a travelogue, food porn blog, wholesome romance paperback (seriously, the Johnlock here is so pure and tender that even the smut actually feels wholesome), and Americana literary canon that is all at once heartwarming, hilarious, and hot.
This is the fan fic equivalent of comfort food. Dig in, kudos, and comment!
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