This is my secret power - making slightly bland and meta characters suddenly a whole lot more interesting!
Though I will read it and probably enjoy it - because, of course, you don't rec subpar fic - I can't comment on the pairing wars you noted in your commentary. Sadly, I am not that familiar with due South, which I'm sure reflects in some horrible way on my fangirl identity - because, really? A fanfiction writer saying she's not familiar with due South? It's like saying you don't know anything about Highlander! Which, um, I'm not familiar with either. Anyways... I don't know if you like Sherlock Holmes, but I did recently come across another yenta fic that I thought was very well done. Holmes strikes me as a little bit out of character in it, but maybe it's because I'm only slightly familiar with the canon - maybe he really is that congenial - but the story features a Watson and Irene Adler that I like very much, and though Adler serves as the yenta to the Holmes/Watson, it's dealt with quite respectfully and believably. Thoughts Without Words, by Katie Forsyth. Rather long - 15000 words.
Speaking of Sherlock Holmes, if you're into Mary, I strongly suggest you check out the Clever Woman, Doctor's Wife series. It features AWESOME Mary, who is feminist in a believably Victorian way, a well-done Mary/Watson, and eventually a well-done OT3. Mary and Holmes' relationship is quite clever, too, and I love how she doesn't roll over, but rather, they're drawn as intriguing to each other and, though different, quite well-matched.
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I want a Sherlock Holmes icon. Actually, I want more icon space in general.
Date: 2010-03-03 08:57 pm (UTC)Though I will read it and probably enjoy it - because, of course, you don't rec subpar fic - I can't comment on the pairing wars you noted in your commentary. Sadly, I am not that familiar with due South, which I'm sure reflects in some horrible way on my fangirl identity - because, really? A fanfiction writer saying she's not familiar with due South? It's like saying you don't know anything about Highlander! Which, um, I'm not familiar with either. Anyways... I don't know if you like Sherlock Holmes, but I did recently come across another yenta fic that I thought was very well done. Holmes strikes me as a little bit out of character in it, but maybe it's because I'm only slightly familiar with the canon - maybe he really is that congenial - but the story features a Watson and Irene Adler that I like very much, and though Adler serves as the yenta to the Holmes/Watson, it's dealt with quite respectfully and believably. Thoughts Without Words, by Katie Forsyth. Rather long - 15000 words.
Speaking of Sherlock Holmes, if you're into Mary, I strongly suggest you check out the Clever Woman, Doctor's Wife series. It features AWESOME Mary, who is feminist in a believably Victorian way, a well-done Mary/Watson, and eventually a well-done OT3. Mary and Holmes' relationship is quite clever, too, and I love how she doesn't roll over, but rather, they're drawn as intriguing to each other and, though different, quite well-matched.