Title: Tokens and Traditions
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes
Pairing: Sherlock/Watson
Categories: Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Drama
Length: Epic
Warnings: This one is not for the purists out there.
 
Author on LJ: n/a (?)
Website: The Motley Collection of Fan Fiction
 
Review:
A series of selections from the private memoirs of Dr. John Watson, each exploring and revealing his true relationship with Sherlock Holmes throughout the years.

I'll preface this by saying that I'm not a purist when it comes to Sherlock Holmes; Tokens and Traditions is a prime example of why not. Spanning the entirety of their lives together, this series of interlocking stories is a rather refreshing interpretation of Holmes and Watson's lives together. One that doesn't follow the norm by giving us insight into their relationship through them working on a case together, but by giving us snapshots into their everyday lives, mystery or no mystery.

I freely admit that not everyone will love this interpretation. Holmes is not wholly the austere detective we know and love and Watson has his own set of quirks that may or may not work for you. Even so, it has its own unique charm that is easy to warm-up to and is well worth the time spent reading if not just for the fact that it spans their lives together, from beginning to...well, beginning, really. If I had to make one complaint for this story, however, it would be the rather excessive use of endearments through out it; one more 'my dearest' and I would have had to leave the page permanently.

Tokens and Traditions