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The Paper Of His Skin by teahigh

Johnlock Love Letters #1553

Magic Realism. The first time John paints him, it's almost three in the morning and he's drunk on red wine.

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Hemp tempeh and bergamot tea with flower essence for an afternoon delight for Chicken. Afternoon delight: . . . . . . . . . . . an action. A feeling of pure joy. Anticipation of a day off of work that will include singing. A snack before my Love comes home from 101 heat index and his hardest night of the year every year. A moment in time spent lounging with my two Spirit Companion Animals. afternoondelight #teaHigh #yarrow #bergamot #swanball #floweressence #tempeh #hemp #plantbasedfoods (at Chicken Vision)

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standbygo reviews - The Moment Pleasantly Frightful

(I’m trying to get back on the horse of writing reviews of the brilliant fic that’s out there - my takeaway from 221B Con!)

Title: The Moment Pleasantly Frightful

Author: teahigh

Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/556532

# of words: 17,238

Rating: Mature

Date published: November 7, 2012

Key Characters: John, Sherlock, the Scotland Yard gang, Mrs. Hudson

Themes/Tags: Angst, Fluff, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Content, Minor Violence, References to Suicide, Mild Gore, First Time, Sexual Tension, Blow Jobs, Frottage

Review: Another great and classic post-Reichenbach fic, one that portrays John’s anger and resentment at Sherlock’s ‘magic trick’ quite realistically. Once John forgives Sherlock, it becomes an elegant two-step of mutual attraction and desire for love, without knowing how to express it clearly. One step forward, one step back. Complicating this is a major assumption John makes about Sherlock’s sexuality, or rather his preferences in bed, and one that he’s not sure he can overcome. A love story about forgiveness, risk, negotiations, confessions, and acceptance.

The words that took my breath away: “Just the other day, [Sherlock] said to me, 'I would much rather live in this world knowing John was alive and hating me, than live knowing John died still believing in me.'”

If you like this, try:

-          Nothing to Make a Song About (emmagrant01)

-          Iris (slashscribe)

-          How to Miss a Train (suchaprettyface)

Send me your recs! Reccing yourself is welcome!

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Johnlock Fic Quotes From: So We Go Round the Sun by teahigh

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Summary:  John is a mess. Sherlock can't fix him, but he tries. That's good enough, John thinks.

(11k, Teen, post S3, no Mary, slow build, getting together, angst) Warings: PTSD, flashbacks and nightmares

I really really love this. It’s a great slow build up of them rebuiliding their friendship and then realizing how much they really mean to each other.

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Achieving the Together-Coloured Instant

Achieving the Together-Coloured Instant (20776 words) by teahigh

It's then that John endeavours to find out just what it is, exactly, Sherlock fancies in bed. He starts thinking of it as an experiment of his own. He even goes out and buys himself a new Moleskine notebook that he keeps tucked away in his bedside drawer. On the first page, he writes the title in thick, black pen:

The Unravelling of Sherlock Holmes – An Experiment (of Sorts)

Subject A: Sherlock Holmes – Male, born January 6th, 1979. 6'1”, slender build. Allergies: Mild allergy to pineapple and mosquito bites, skin sensitivity to most fabric detergents. Consulting detective (the only one in the world), genius and perpetual man-child. Sexual orientation: Still no idea.

Subject B: John Watson – Male, born October 21st, 1973. 5'8”, average build. Allergies: None. Army doctor. Sexual orientation: Bisexual.

The Experiment: Sher Subject A, though not particularly sexual, still agrees to engage in sexual activity with Subject B. However, Subject A refuses to inform Subject B on any of his sexual preferences, and tells Subject B to “Find out for himself.”

Which is exactly what I Subject B plans on doing.

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Word count: 11,634

Chapters: 1/1

Fandom: Sherlock (TV) ,Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson

Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson

Additional Tags: Post Reichenbach, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Canonical Character Death, Nightmares, Minor Violence, Hurt/Comfort, Implied Sexual Content

Summary:

John is a mess. Sherlock can't fix him, but he tries. That's good enough, John thinks.

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Rec: A beautiful, delicate approach of two friends becoming lovers. This feels so natural and easy, although it's not without moments of angst and uncertainty. Like taming a wild creature. Written pre-series 3, so AU.