#excultus

[dei2dei]

Fic Back Friday

in the Before Times, an internet friend flew across an ocean and hung out with me for a week and introduced me to this fic. "I don't know if you're into Sherlock," she said, "and it's a weird-ass pairing, but this fic is SO GOOD." And it is. I don't GO to the Sherlock fandom, and yet - EXCULTUS by Mottlemoth is OUTSTANDING and is one of the few fanfics I have on my kindle. It's amazing.

[theredheadinquestion]

Ah yes...remember five years ago, during that glorious December when @mottlemoth was edging us with Excultus? Liz and I were absolutely frothing at the mouth for the pairbond scene and somehow convinced she was gonna give it to us on Christmas eve. Alas...she edged us even more and made us wait even longer. Totally worth it though. ❤❤

Excultus: Chapter 16

“Just know it. Just - carry it with you.”

Chapter Sixteen (‘You’)

… of Excultus is now live on AO3.

Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Pairing: Mystrade [Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade] Rating: Explicit Warnings: Violence, Sex Tags: Supernatural & Sci-Fi AU

Summary:

In the bleak chaos of 23rd-century London, DI Greg Lestrade is forced to seek the help of irascible psychologist (and vampire expert) Mycroft Holmes. Humanity’s apex predator is on the hunt once more - but with the shadows of past hot on their heels, Greg and Mycroft might be dealing with far more than they can handle.

Read it now on AO3.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Five Fics Friday: December 8/23

Happy Friday everyone!! Ahhh I have finally run through all the recent MFLs on my drafted 5FF Post of Johnlock fics, so I need more recommendations! BUT because I don't want to miss a week, I'm pulling some other ships for today, so I hope it's okay!! I hope you guys enjoy this selection of fics to start off the weekend!! Cheers!!

RECENT JOHNLOCK MFL

The Curious Incident of the Detective, the Doctor and the Dogs in the Night by mydogwatson (T, 7,652 w., 1 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting AU || Dogs, First Kiss, Honeymoon) – A meet-cute. Dogs and cases and romance. [TRANSLATION: Русский]

RECENT MYSTRADE MFLs

Old Fashioned by green_violin_bow (E, 90,591 w., 14 Ch. || Mystrade || Post S4, Background Johnlock, Accidental Dating, Fake Relationship, Pining, Sad Wanking, UST / URT, Bed Sharing, BAMF Mycroft, Emotional Freakouts, Blood and Injury, Happy Ending) – “I’m sorry, Sherlock, but I think what you just said is that you’ve been catfishing a murderer online, pretending to be a couple, your brother and I, and now you want us to meet him? A murderer? As a couple!” The last few words are really quite loud, and Rosie makes a startled squeak in the kitchen. Sherlock glares at him. Greg takes a deep breath. “Sorry,” he says, automatically, then – “No – no! Not – not sorry, because – of all the things, Sherlock, that you have ever done, this is undeniably the most – the most utterly – I –” He closes his eyes, fists clenched, and takes several deep breaths. “Overlooking many, many other problems with this entire scenario –” he pauses and takes another breath, “– what on Earth makes you think that, as a couple, a detective and a – a – whatever he is –” he gestures wildly at Mycroft – “would put themselves online on a dating site?”

Excultus by Mottlemoth (E, 314,721 w., 68 Ch. || Mystrade Supernatural / Sci-Fi AU || Action/Adventure, Future Setting, Hurt/Comfort, Vampires, Werewolves, Gothic Literature, Vampire Mycroft, Protective Greg, Suspense, Rampant Feelings, Happy Ending) – 23rd-century London is a divided city. Two hundred years of genetic tampering has fractured humanity into subspecies, not all of whom are willing to get along. The capital's crime-ridden streets are now home to some fairly fantastic variants of human—some of them more dangerous than others. For DI Greg Lestrade, Cross-Human Relations at Scotland Yard, it's all just part of the day job. But when a horrifying discovery forces him to seek the help of Mycroft Holmes, Head of Criminal Psychology, Greg might just be tested past his limits. Mycroft is unpleasant, unforgiving, and famously impossible to please—but if Greg needs anyone right now, it's a vampire expert. With dangerous forces fast on their tail, Greg and Mycroft must work together to avert the vampire threat before it's too late.

Marmalade Series by HastaLux & Mottlemoth(E, 389,103 w. across 4 works || Mystrade || Alternate First Meeting, Fluff and Smut, Cat Café, Feline Matchmaking, BAMF Anthea, Divorced Greg, Alternating POV, Strangers to Lovers, Protective/Confident Mycroft, Vulnerable Greg, Angst with Happy Ending) – Divorce wasn't easy on Greg Lestrade - then again, marriage wasn't either. Lonely in his new life, he takes comfort in a local cat café. Soon he has a pawprint in his heart. For Mycroft, work and his younger brother were always his two priorities in life. Sex is one thing; company is another matter entirely. Straying into a café one day, he meets somebody rather special. Little does he know what Marmalade has in store for them both.

RECENTLY BOOKMARKED LOKIUS FIC

how's that for glorious purpose? by unintentionallyangsty (T, 3,081 w., 1 Ch. || LOKI SERIES || Lokius, Post-S2, S02E06 Fix It, Romance & Drama, Soulmates, Friends to Lovers, Love Confessions, Fluff and Angst, Crying, Reunion, Touch Starvation, Soft Mobius, Hugs, Both Need a Hug, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Romantic Fluff, Hopeful / Ambiguous / Open Ending, Anxiety, Made Me Cry, Forehead Kisses, Soft Loki, Love Confessions, Friendship/Love) – A Loki is left alone without his Mobius. Mobius finds himself completely alone and purposeless without his Loki. Realistically, how long can it last? (Or; directly after Sylvie reveals the reality of Mobius' previous life on the timeline to him, Loki finds a way to return).

[xianjaneway]

Remember #Excultus?

The #Mystrade Fanfic that envisioned genetic engineering run amuck in the 23rd century?

Yeah, it's gonna happen IRL.

[jaybeefoxy]

My dash did a thing

[sky-is-torn]

The Breath of All Things by @goosegoblin

Excultus by @mottlemoth

The Ordeal of Being Known by @lou-isfake

Sleight of Hand by @racketghost

The Tenth Muse by @vulpesmellifera

fuck it everyone tell me about one fanfic which has changed your brain chemistry

[writingfanficsfan]

Summary:

[Mystrade Supernatural/Sci-fi AU]

23rd-century London is a divided city. Two hundred years of genetic tampering has fractured humanity into subspecies, not all of whom are willing to get along. The capital's crime-ridden streets are now home to some fairly fantastic variants of human—some of them more dangerous than others. For DI Greg Lestrade, Cross-Human Relations at Scotland Yard, it's all just part of the day job.

But when a horrifying discovery forces him to seek the help of Mycroft Holmes, Head of Criminal Psychology, Greg might just be tested past his limits. Mycroft is unpleasant, unforgiving, and famously impossible to please—but if Greg needs anyone right now, it's a vampire expert.

With dangerous forces fast on their tail, Greg and Mycroft must work together to avert the vampire threat before it's too late.

I only have 4 chapters left to read and I’m sad because I could stay in this universe forever!  @mottlemoth You are a genius and I adored every sentence of this story with all my heart! 

And it’s not just the way Mycroft and Greg are and how they act as a couple together, it’s all the characters. TJ is the cutest and I want to cuddle him forever! Livs is just so amazing and strong and wonderful and Kit really rocked it! 

I love this story so much, it’s a bit insane!

[mystrade-reading-club]

We’re reading...

Excultus by @mottlemoth

[Mystrade Supernatural/Sci-fi AU]

23rd-century London is a divided city. Two hundred years of genetic tampering has fractured humanity into subspecies, not all of whom are willing to get along. The capital's crime-ridden streets are now home to some fairly fantastic variants of human—some of them more dangerous than others. For DI Greg Lestrade, Cross-Human Relations at Scotland Yard, it's all just part of the day job.

But when a horrifying discovery forces him to seek the help of Mycroft Holmes, Head of Criminal Psychology, Greg might just be tested past his limits. Mycroft is unpleasant, unforgiving, and famously impossible to please—but if Greg needs anyone right now, it's a vampire expert.

With dangerous forces fast on their tail, Greg and Mycroft must work together to avert the vampire threat before it's too late.

The reading schedule* is:

5 July: chapter 1 > Young Lady

12 July: Unbearable > Matching Pair

19 July: Mistreated > Semblance

26 July: Feasible > Semi-legal

2 Aug: Station seven > Hereafter

9 Aug: The honoured man > end

*We might adapt this.

Discussions will take place on Discord, on Sunday at 19.00 (UK time). If you want to join, message me for the invite.

Happy reading!

[xianjaneway]

This is giving me Excultus/Pair Bond vibes. 😍

I feel like if a vampire feeds on you without killing you, they should give you a lil cookie and cup of juice afterwards, like the blood donation center does.

[crieativity]

Inktober Day 20 - Tread

Or... Where Angels Fear To Tread aka @mottlemoth‘s wonderful AU fic, Excultus! 

Excultus was a great fic to read time and time again and it felt just as good as reading any novel for me! (Of course, that’s me being a coward and taking a pause from reading les mis because of Hugo’s mid-plot history lecture but still) 

Anyway, I asked in the Mystrade reading club server what their favourite moment in the fic was (cause if it was me, it’d be dead on Mycroft thinking he’d killed Greg angst or epilogue lol) and well...they mentioned Kit Medlock (getting her a faceclaim was a process of suggesting, sketching and voting) and Mycroft carrying Greg so I hope I pulled this off!

And damn right I will make this look like a film! My brain gave me film vibes while reading the fic so my brain gives me film visuals while doing this I have no regrets whatsoever.

I hope you guys like this! 💕 

[mottlemoth]

Moth I’d die if Excultus was published. I would DIE. and I would die HAPPY.

Is there anything we can do to help it along? I know it’s something you’ve wanted to do for a while, and I think I recall you saying you’re not quite up for the mammoth task of editing right now, but it terms of actually getting it published, anything we can do?

I’m talking Go Fund Me style help etc etc. or anything really. I would bet my last custard cream that many of us would happily donate for the cause.

Sometimes I think about a reality where I never get to hold a physically copy of Excultus in my hands, and it genuinely makes my stomach drop. It deserves to be in the ‘real world’. Truly

Thank you for asking, secret person ❤️ It's very kind of you.

Right now, I'm deep in a long WIP and that'll be the case for a good while yet. After that, I'll check in with myself and see if the time is right for Excultus. I find editing to be an unbelievably isolating and miserable process which shreds my confidence into confetti. I've tried doing it alone several times; it doesn't work. I will need help. I just don't know what kind of help would be best yet.

For now, I'm going to sail onwards with my WIP. I'm still in creative recovery after the pandemic, and time on AO3 is very healing for me. It's nice just to write and have fun with a set of characters. It does me good.

All the rest I will leave to the future ❤️

[theredheadinquestion]

Today in GED class...

...as part of our reading program....

Our instructor is reading a selection from Excultus.

@mottlemoth, this is not a drill. In 5 minutes he's reading "Stoneskin".

I'm sooooooo excited.

Updates to come.

[ttime42]

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[just-kalina]

I’ve been to London for several times but today was the first time we entered Soho and I thought - ‘wait a second, don’t I know this from somewhere?’

So after spending my entire money on books and getting more books for Christmas and having just started reading a new book I am now contemplating to re-read Excultus.

[geekyfuckery]

So here’s a thing nobody asked for. I just finished reading @mottlemoth amazing mystrade fic Excultus. I can’t read anything without casting it so here it goes. All the faces I was picturing while reading this epic story

[inevitably-johnlocked]

catwillowtree said: Mottlemoth! Excultus! So good. Also, Old Fashioned, green_violin_bow

Excultus by Mottlemoth (E, 314,721 w., 68 Ch. || Mystrade Supernatural / Sci-Fi AU || Action/Adventure, Future Setting, Hurt/Comfort, Vampires, Werewolves, Gothic Literature, Vampire Mycroft, Protective Greg, Suspense, Rampant Feelings, Happy Ending) – 23rd-century London is a divided city. Two hundred years of genetic tampering has fractured humanity into subspecies, not all of whom are willing to get along. The capital's crime-ridden streets are now home to some fairly fantastic variants of human—some of them more dangerous than others. For DI Greg Lestrade, Cross-Human Relations at Scotland Yard, it's all just part of the day job. But when a horrifying discovery forces him to seek the help of Mycroft Holmes, Head of Criminal Psychology, Greg might just be tested past his limits. Mycroft is unpleasant, unforgiving, and famously impossible to please—but if Greg needs anyone right now, it's a vampire expert. With dangerous forces fast on their tail, Greg and Mycroft must work together to avert the vampire threat before it's too late.

Old Fashioned by green_violin_bow (E, 90,591 w., 14 Ch. || Mystrade || Post S4, Background Johnlock, Accidental Dating, Fake Relationship, Pining, Sad Wanking, UST / URT, Bed Sharing, BAMF Mycroft, Emotional Freakouts, Blood and Injury, Happy Ending) – “I’m sorry, Sherlock, but I think what you just said is that you’ve been catfishing a murderer online, pretending to be a couple, your brother and I, and now you want us to meet him? A murderer? As a couple!” The last few words are really quite loud, and Rosie makes a startled squeak in the kitchen. Sherlock glares at him. Greg takes a deep breath. “Sorry,” he says, automatically, then – “No – no! Not – not sorry, because – of all the things, Sherlock, that you have ever done, this is undeniably the most – the most utterly – I –” He closes his eyes, fists clenched, and takes several deep breaths. “Overlooking many, many other problems with this entire scenario –” he pauses and takes another breath, “– what on Earth makes you think that, as a couple, a detective and a – a – whatever he is –” he gestures wildly at Mycroft – “would put themselves online on a dating site?”

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Cheers Lovely!!!!

I was searching Ao3 and I could only find one Mycroft/Lestrade fic with good ratings. However, that ship isn't the focus.

Do you have any recs for a good Mycroft/Lestrade focused fic?

Many Thanks!

-Q

Hey Lovely!

I'm SO sorry, I don't read Mystrade so I don't have any personal recs to give you, but I did make a Mystrade Fics (MFLs) list awhile ago from my To Read list!

If anyone has something that they want to recommend, please do!