#mermaiddrunk

For this week's Featured Article we're reading Of the Devil's Party by mermaiddrunk.

Called the "mother of all F/F fics" in the Elementary fandom, it's an epistolary style fic that focuses on the Joan Watson/Jamie Moriarty pairing. It is a canon divergent story, where Moriarty is released three months after her imprisonment. She starts writing letters to Joan, and it follows their developing relationship. For many fans, this was their introduction to the Joan/Jamie ship, and enticed them into looking for more fanworks about them.

Have you read this fic? Come visit its Fanore page!

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A great review of this wonderful Joaniarty fic.

Note: The fic was still incomplete when the review was written, but is was completed after that.

If you (just) want the link to the fic:

Of the Devil's Party by mermaiddrunk

Summary:

It goes against a personal code I have to recommend works in progress, but today I'm breaking that to bring you Of the Devil's Party by Mermaiddrunk, a fantastic Elementary fic that I just couldn't wait to share.

First, a confession: I'm painfully and deeply committed to the idea of bi!Joan Watson. While in-show I'm holding out hope for them to introduce a still-female Mary Morstan character for her to romance, I'm also intrigued by the potential for a relationship between her and Jamie Moriarty. Their in-show relationship has such an antagonistic dynamic, but Moriarty also clearly has a weird sociopathic ladyboner for Joan—like, can we talk about the giant painting of Joan's face that she made while locked up in that warehouse? She's pretty obsessed, and for a fanficcer, it's a pretty easy jump from obsessed to smitten.

Of the Devil's Party is set during the second season, after the incident with Moriarty's daughter. Moriarty has been freed by the authorities, and heads off into the world to rebuild her criminal empire. However, after a few weeks, she starts reaching out to Joan, first through letters and then through phone calls. Joan is at first utterly unamused by Jamie's attempts to reach out and befriend her, but the two of them eventually grow into friends. As of the fic's more recent chapters, that friendship is beginning to develop into something romantic, much to Joan's surprise and Sherlock's unease.

Title: After the fact

Summary: "There's supposed to be breathless laughter, shy kisses and desperate touches. There's supposed to be gratitude. She's the white knight, damnit. She's supposed to get the girl." A short look at what happens after Quinn 'objects'.

Title: Lovestain

Summary: "The movies never prepare you for this." Quinn takes Rachel's virginity. What happens after?

Title: What I Couldn't Find

Summary: Post-high school Rachel and Quinn run into each other in the most unlikely of places and with the help of music, a four year old and a few familiar faces, they find themselves on a steady journey towards that elusive thing called a "second chance".