Me/the Sherlock fandom: OTP

[sevenswells]

Have you guys read Bel Canto by bendingsignpost yet?

, READ IT . NOW.

It's more or less Phantom of Opera-based (veeeery veeeery loosely), except you know how much I dislike the Phantom of the Opera, but THIS, THIS IS INCREDIBLY GOOD. I started reading it on my Kindle when I was in Venice, and this fic is so good and well-written that I almost ended up not visiting Venice at all, I just wanted to stay home and keep reading, I swear. And I was so in love with it that it drove me to buy a carnival mask there, even though I swore to myself that I wouldn't indulge in that kind of stupid tourist-y nonsense... but after this fic MASKS APPEARED SO FUCKING APPEALING TO ME I SWEAR TO GOD I JUST HAD TO BUY ONE BECAUSE I'M SUCH A SLAVE TO MY PASSIONS

And not only is the fic amazing, but, without spoiling too much, it revolves around an opera being written by Sherlock who's a composer in this fic, and some musicians and opera afficionados in the fandom have loved the fic and the descriptions of said opera in the fic so much that they're actually trying to compose it and make it real (and of course the opera in the fic is in Italian, so the people writing it are writing and composing in Italian. Holy fucking shit)! And some really good bel canto singers have tried singing it too!! Everything is here on this tumblr: http://belcantoopera.tumblr.com/

And here's an extract that I particularly love, it actually brought tears to my eyes: http://belcantoopera.tumblr.com/post/53742616076/i-tried-out-the-snippet-of-act-2-scene-2-i


THIS FANDOM IS SO BRILLIANT AND IMPOSSIBLE I JUST

YOUR FANDOM AND YOUR OTP COULD NEVER

Comments

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[tochira.livejournal.com]

Your post just made my day. I /love/ that fic. (And I totally understand the need to buy a mask. I would have done the same.) Didn't know about the opera tumblr, though - checking it out RIGHT NOW. :D

[shadowfireflame.livejournal.com]

OMG, isn't it so amazing?!?! Engrossing. I also love how the author explores gender and queer issues with such depth. I wrote to bendingsignpost that part of how this story is so believable is Benedict's massive vocal range, which just adds to the experience for me. Awesome story.

[jainas.livejournal.com]

Bel Canto is amazing (well, actually all the fics by Bendingsignpost range from very good to amazball, so...)
I read it week after week when it was being published, every saturday morning with my cup of tea... Best way to start the week-end ever.

I had forgotten about the opera though. Good to know it's still in progress :D.

[falling-voices.livejournal.com]

Oh, it's finished! I so rarely read WIPs — thank you for the reminder that it exists, bb. <3