For as long as John can remember he has dreamt of the garden. It isn’t a place that he’s ever been to in real life, but when he closes his eyes and drifts off he sometimes finds himself there.
"It’s a strange, rambling place, full of nooks and crannies. It’s like the gardens of the stately homes that his parents would take him and Harry to when they were little, but isn’t based on any of them.
In some places there are clearly regimented borders, with flowers planted in bright rows of colour and hemmed in with short walls, and lawns marked out clearly below the terrace. Then, further in, there are wild places, where the trees are so tall that when he was little he thought that they were like the Magic Faraway tree and they might stretch up past the sky and into different lands. There is a walled rose garden, thickets of brambles and strange, secret places under the yew trees where he can run and hide."
Audio: I really really loved Ms. H's advent podfic series, so many awesome podfics to listen to, I'm sure I'll rec them all eventually. I recommend the version with music, Ms. H has some wonderful sound track picks, with lots of Joe Hisashi in this one! Fantastic innovative podficcer!! Plus I really love her reading style, it's like listening to someone reading a fairy tale to you.
Story: What a lovely story! John meeting childhood Sherlock in his dreams, and loved the little hints you get from Sherlock that it really happened. Plus kid Sherlock is written so believably and in character.
Rating: A, all the kid!lock feels!