BBC Sherlock rec: Pomegranate – silverpard

By prettyarbitrary January 11, 2013 #bbc sherlock, #bbc sherlock recs, #fairy tales, #fandom, #fanfic recs, #fanfiction, #myths and folklore, #not my fic, #recs, #silverpard

cypress-tree:

sherlockoddfic:

Author: silverpard

Title: Pomegranate

Summary: Greek Mythology AU with Hades!Sherlock and Persephone!John

Rating: PG-13

Warnings: None

Gorgeous, gorgeous little fic. Its sparse prose is perfectly formed (like the grey-eyed Anthea of the fic), evocative and lovely. The author captures the essence of the story of Hades and Persephone and retells it wonderfully, and the characterisation is spot on too.

Thanks notaletter for letting me know who the author was! I’ve only ever seen this on the meme, nice to have a name to it 🙂

THIS IS THE GREATEST THING I HAVE EVER READ AND NOW I AM PROBABLY DEAD.

“John is a creature of sunlight,” she says. “You can’t keep him in the dark.”

oh god wow this is just gorgeous. I don’t know what to say.