Nomination Thread: AU: Alternate Narrative

[tiltedsyllogism.livejournal.com]

Please post your suggestions for alternate narrative or canon divergence stories here!

N.B. We have divided up the large umbrella category of AU into a couple of subcategories - we have separate streams for Alternate Narrative/Canon Divergence, Crossover/Fusion, and Omegaverse. So for Alternate Narrative, think of stories in which the world is the same as ours but the characters are slightly or greatly changed, e.g. Genderswap, Different Occupations (John is a photographer, Sherlock is a consulting architect), what-if-the-bomb-went-off-at-the-pool, or Mary-Morstan-was-never-here fics. For the time being, we are also including teen!lock, uni!lock, and other kinds of alternate-age fic unless it is written in an effort to conform to BBC canon (e.g. John's first meeting with Sholto in the army, several years before meeting Sherlock Holmes).

Current Nominations:

The Paradox Series by wordstrings
Five Years Prior by Feverishsea
Ava Watson 'Verse by Keeliethompson1
The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by ivyblossom
The Quiet Man by ivyblossom

Comments

[gentlespirit.livejournal.com]

The Faithful Compass series are some of my all-time favorite stories, but I'm actually commenting to second the Ava verse. I was skeptical at first, but I am a sucker for alternate POVs/scenes retold from another point of view. The series is long, but some could be read on their own. There is a lot to discuss with it. There are elements of a case and the developing J/S relationship, but also parenting and a child's point of view. One of the things that I love (and alternately hate) about this author is that she is not afraid to write really dark scenes. It never seems like they are done for the sake of being dark or to shock, but rather because terrible things happen in the world, and she explores some of them. Yet at the same time, there are ridiculous and silly moments, and sweet scenes. Basically, if you like stories that will lead you through an entire range of emotions, this is a series I'd reccomend!