Mystrade Fic Rec - Mycroft Paints!
@britsgovernmentmh asked about finding a fic where Mycroft is painting Greg in secret, Sherlock goes snooping and finds the unfinished painting, takes a picture and doesn't understand why Greg is in it, and then Greg finds out about the painting.
I couldn't find it. (Does anyone else have an idea?) Looking for it sent me through all the Mystrade Is Art stories from a couple of years ago, though, and some others. I thought I'd share my favorites where Mycroft Holmes is a painter.
Artist of the Year by ml101 (9300 words, T)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/31350860
Mycroft winds up competing for Landscape Artist of the Year, while Greg is working security for the event. Sherlock is a good brother, and Anthea and Donovan help. I love that Mycroft is such an overachiever that he, during the competition, creates two paintings.
Did You Listen? by InnerSpectrum (2300, G)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/15916044
Mycroft disappears twice a year. Greg is invited to join him.
To Capture Light by Vulpesmellifera (4900, T)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/16989870
Mycroft runs to Canada after Sherrinford, where he paints. Greg comes after him, and it's Christmas. You'll learn a lot about color theory in this fic!
And now the naughty ones… where Greg models nude.
Worth a Thousand Words by janto321 (FaceofMer) (2300, E)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/7242751
A substantial PWP.
From Life by green_violin_bow (47K, E)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/15691263
Unfinished so far, but what's there is just lovely. Inspired by the same photo from Mark Gatiss' John Minton as the InnerSpectrum one above, seen here.
And my favorite, for its cheeky humor,
Tit For Tat by BeMyGoldfish (3K, T)
https://archiveofourown.org/works/34797013
Sherlock blackmails Greg into modeling for Mycroft. Greg doesn't realize Mycroft is expecting a nude model. Shenanigans occur, but only after an overdue conversation. And lots of synonyms for "naked".
(You know the Lewis Grizzard joke, right? "'Naked' means you don't have any clothes on. 'Nekkid' means you don't have any clothes on and you're up to something.")
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