another Sherlock fic rec

[wheresmycow]

Why yes, I am using my off-sick days to trawl for Sherlock fic.

It's Not The Violin, by sam_storyteller. Somewhere between Alejandro and the fistfight, John Watson became someone Sherlock Holmes would kill for.

Sherlock smiled a little, turning to him. "Anything you'd like me to play?"

"I don't know anything about music," John said. "I wouldn't know what to ask for."

Sherlock nodded and put his chin back to the violin, testing its tuning for a second before ripping into something fast and oddly familiar --

John burst out laughing again. "Is that Lady Gaga?"

"Is it? Is that artist or title?"

"Artist," John said. "How are you playing it without knowing what it is?"

"I heard it in a shop," Sherlock replied, managing to shrug without losing his place in the music. "It's not precisely subtle, but I suppose subtlety for the masses is overrated."

SHERLOCK PLAYING LADY GAGA ON THE VIOLIN. That alone is worth the price of admission. (It's not the only reason you should read this fic, though. It's the best fic depiction of the Sherlock-and-John bromance I have ever read.)

Bonus video: Bad Romance on violin (viola?)

Lady Gaga really works on strings, I see.

Comments

[anglepoiselamp.livejournal.com]

Ooh, that's the fic where Sherlock hears John singing in the shower. Sam posted it pretty much exactly when I was on my way to request fic where that happens. Fandoms that pre-empt your requests = SO AWESOME. :D

[wheresmycow.livejournal.com]

FANDOM HIVE MIND, that's what it is :D

[brewsternorth.livejournal.com]

Did you hear that pandarus made a podfic of this story? (Available via amplificathon inter alia. Also featuring an acoustic string rendition of Alejandro in the intro!)

It is a thing of beauty, for sure. And I particularly like that it's got h/c elements, but they go both ways. That's just the sort of guys they are.