Sherlock Recs
Sherlock/John
34 Minutes by bendingsignpost (PG-13, short, Sherlock experiments on John)
An experiment in eye contact.
Above, Below (Through the Cracks) by _doodle (NC-17, Moriarty/Moran, AU or here)
"London is a city with two faces. There is Above and there is Below. And Below is the city of people who have fallen through the cracks, the lost, the forgotten and the broken."
John Watson returns to London from the war, broken and lost until fate leads him to a man who calls himself the consulting detective and the mercenaries who are hunting him. As the result of a single act of kindness John finds himself pulled in the strange, and wonderful, world of Below as the consulting detective attempts to get to safety and solve the string of violent deaths plaguing Below before he is next.
adventures in adolescence by dragons_muse (NC-17, AU, teen John, teen Sherlock, Harry Watson, working together at police, Lestrade)
A spark was all it took to change John's path, throwing him in Sherlock's way twenty-five years early.
(sequel a paper house, raising cain)
Alone on the Water by madlorific (PG, character death, angst or here) ♥
Sherlock Holmes never expected to live a long life, but he never thought it would end like this.
And I'm five years ago and three thousand miles away by littlenotebook (R, post Reichenbach, unrequited love, sad, John/Mary) ♥
“You know, I spent a year mourning you,” John says and finally looks up at Sherlock. “A whole year; might have been more if not for Mary. Hell, I could be still up there locked in my room right now if not for Mary.” He sits up in his chair, leaning toward Sherlock with every word. “I was a fucking ghost. I walked around this city and didn’t see a bloody thing but a giant hole where you used to be.” Sherlock returns after three years to a less then pleased John who is now engaged to Mary Morstan. Sherlock and John and Mary figure out how they all connect now, who loves who and where this leaves them with Sherlock back from the dead to face all the pain he caused
Another Man by trillsabells (PG, Lestrade/Mycroft, funny)
John has a secret. Sherlock is worried.
Answer the Time of Request by achray (NC-17, John/others, virgin Sherlock) ♥
“I can tell you this: your brother is definitely not a virgin. Seriously, I don’t know where you got that idea from.”
“You have some evidence to the contrary?,” said Mycroft, raising one eyebrow. He looked pleasantly disbelieving.
John raised an eyebrow back. “Do you really need me to spell it out?,” he said.
The Art of Seduction by flawedamythyst (NC-17, John/OMC, Sherlock/OMC, Sherlock/Moriarty, Lestrade/Mycroft)
Sherlock ran a website called The Science Of Seduction, on which he gave advice on the best ways to get laid, wrote blog entries detailing the results of his various sexual 'experiments' and generally contributed to the stereotype of 'every gay man is a sex-mad playboy'. John avoided the thing like the plague.
Ashes to Ashes by silkmoth101 (R, sexual abuse Sherlock (child), violence or here) ♥
John gets to know Sherlock's father.
(sequel Let's Dance)
Bedtime Stories by liketheriverrun (R, S2, John's POV)
John's POV during Season 2 and beyond when Sherlock takes up semi-permanent residence in his bed. A collection of codas and missing scenes wrapped up into one long fic and topped with a bow that takes the story beyond Reichenbach and into happy territory once more.
The Best of Times by Polyphony (NC-17, John/OMC, post Reichenbach, mystery, case fic)
Struggling to cope with life after Reichenbach, John is gravely injured during a vicious, apparently motiveless street attack. Convalescing, on Mycroft’s invitation, at the Holmes family seat, John encounters someone entirely unexpected and uncovers an intriguing seventeen year-old mystery. Things hot up as John finds himself battling to work out the solution before James Moriarty’s legacy catches up with him - and also rekindling a love affair that was never really given the chance to blossom.
Cannot Help But Fall by achray (NC-17, prostitution, John/OFC, Sherlock/OMC)
John really hadn’t expected to come down for his morning tea on a normal Baker St Sunday and find a strange man asleep on the sofa.
The Cold Song by Eldritchhorrors (NC-17, drug use, BDSM)
Sherlock has a complicated relationship with drugs, but John gives Sherlock an ultimatum. What John doesn’t realize is what lengths Sherlock might have to go to in order to replace them. What Sherlock doesn’t realize is that John is okay with that.
Consent by KeelieThompson1 (NC-17, rape, sexual abuse, John helps Sherlock, recovery)
Sherlock has a difficult past regarding sex which John discovers when he tries to change their relationship.
Cooperative Principle by bendingsignpost (NC-17, AU, teacher!John)
As the newest instructor at St. Bart's, John has been explicitly warned to never do Sherlock Holmes any favours. Too bad the sex is so good
A Cure for Boredom by emmagrant01 (NC-17, John/others or here) ♥
They'd never talked about sex in the year they'd known each other. Well, that wasn't quite correct: Sherlock had never said a word about sex; John had bemoaned his personal dearth of it on many occasions.
Daybreak by holyfant (PG, post Reichenbach, short)
It's chilly in John's room.
Electric Pink Hand Grenade by BeautifulFiction (R, Sherlock is ill, John takes care of him)
"If Sherlock's brain is a hard drive, then these attacks are an electro-magnetic pulse." Sherlock Holmes does not do anything by half, not even a migraine. It falls to John to witness one of the greatest minds he has ever known tear itself apart, and he must do his best to help Sherlock pick up the pieces.
The Empty House by _doodle (NC-17, post Reichenbach)
Three years after Moriarty and The Great Game, John is in danger and Sherlock must return from the dead. (A modernisation of The Empty House)
End of the Story by kres (NC-17, post Reichenbach, great John)
The return, the fallout, the pieces you pick up
Equilibrium by augustbird (PG-13, AU, S2, science)
At Baskerville, John is infected by a virus that turns him into a genius. But when the infection progresses into neurodegeneration, it's a race against time to save himself. Flowers for Algernon fusion.
Everything a Bit Broken by thingsbaker (R, non-con, effects)
Sherlock's been assaulted; is this part of Moriarty's plan? Or is it something worse?
Fading Nightmares by scorpiontales (PG-13, one shot, character death, suicide Sherlock)
“Bury us in the same coffin. John has nightmares and I don’t want him to sleep alone
Feeling it Out by bootsnblossoms (NC-17, short, cute)
John is rendered temporarily blind during a case, and Sherlock reads him The Hobbit as a way to distract him.
Fill our mouths with cinnamon by lbmisscharlie (R, kid!fic, Sherlock has a daughter) ♥
When Sherlock invited John to live with him in 221B, he forgot to mention he was a single father to a four-year-old girl.
The First and Last Trilogy by Phyona (NC-17, Sherlock and John drinking together, witty banter, great dialogue) ♥
It all started with a night at the pub...
First Time for Everything by KeelieThompson1 (NC-17, AU, prostitution, one shot)
Sherlock is a hooker and John is a client.
Five Years Prior by feverishsea (NC-17, AU, drugs, Lestrade) ♥
John and Sherlock meet five years earlier, when both of them are a little bit younger and a little bit softer. It doesn't necessarily make things any easier.
Helpless by ivyblossom (R, cancer Sherlock, doctor John)
John, ever the good doctor, notices something not quite right about Sherlock. Biopsy, diagnosis, surgery, and radiation: Sherlock lives through thyroid cancer treatment.
He’s Not Paid Enough to Deal with This Shit by janonny (PG-13, AU or here) ♥
John Watson returned from the war to an unfamiliar London, and in a moment of weakness, he accepted a job offer from Mycroft Holmes to work as his personal assistant slash doctor on retainer. It was hard work and often ridiculous, but it wasn’t anything John couldn’t handle. Then, he was sent to post bail for Mycroft’s brother.
House Rules by nishi_shinji (NC-17, humour or here)
It occurs to John one morning, as he's moving a thumb out of the microwave and into the refrigerator, that perhaps the time has come for a serious discussion about house rules.
Indecorous by basingstoke (NC-17, John/Mary (Tai), John/Sherlock/Mary, asexual Sherlock)
In which John learns to balance a kinky girlfriend, an asexual boyfriend, a ten-inch cock, his sister, the neighbours, his friends, and his blog. Some are more balanced than others.
Indelible by abundantlyqueer (PG-13, AU, Lestrade, fun, BAMF!John)
Lestrade invites John along to a yearly ritual of humiliation at paint-ball. Sherlock wouldn't miss this for anything.
The Inexactitude of Loss by phantomjam (PG-13, post Reichenbach, John, therapy or here)
John, Thompson, and the therapeutic method: limping towards normality.
Immortal Beloved by greywash (NC-17, prostitution, drug use, Sherlock pays for sex (Andrew), BDSM, John's POV, damaged!John, John/Andrew, John/Mary, bastard!Sherlock) ♥
Mostly, John just wants Sherlock to leave off the prostitutes.
In Memoriam by strangegibbon (NC-17, post Reichenbach, amnesia!John)
Sherlock returns from his self-imposed exile to find a John Watson he barely recognises. Now he must solve the mystery of the disappeared man and try to rebuild their relationship as well as deal with his own return to a London that has forgotten him.
The Internet Is Not Just For Porn by cyerus (PG, AU, John from Canada, funny)
John is Sherlock's internet boyfriend - from CANADA. No one thinks he's real
I Used to Live Alone Before I Knew You by etothepii (PG-13, AU, Crossover Good Omens) ♥
Where Mycroft is an angel, Sherlock is a demon, and John is still John.
it's easy to trust someone who can't break you by etothepii (R, BDSM!AU, sub/dom, Sherlock/Lestrade) ♥
It's different with Lestrade, because Lestrade puts the cases first too, and he doesn't -- he doesn't want Sherlock, not the way Sherlock knows John wants him. Lestrade wants to fuck him, and hurt him, and use him. He wants Sherlock to kneel and plead and whimper. But he doesn't want to keep him, and Sherlock doesn't want to be kept, and that's what makes it easy.
(prequel you need someone to take care of you (but I know it won't be me) Sherlock/Lestrade and sequel everything you won't tell me (is mapped in your scars) Sherlock/John)
Just a Kiss by emmagrant01 (NC-17, case fic, five time, BAMF!John or here)
Five times John and Sherlock kissed because of a case and one time they kissed for real.
Lead me to the Truth by Lavellington (PG-13, John centric, living with Sherlock)
John didn’t mind following two steps behind: two steps behind Sherlock was still miles ahead of everyone else.
A Matter of Professional Integrity by sorion (NC-17, post Reichenbach, John knows or here) ♥
After Reichenbach, John suddenly realises that something is not quite right with what he was meant to see.
(sequel Brother Mine, Mycroft POV)
Mental by Boeshane42 (PG-13, Mycroft, psychiatrict ward, doctor John)
Sherlock Holmes is a patient in a closed psychiatric ward. John Watson is his new psychiatrist.
Mightier Than by emmagrant01 (NC-17, blow job, porn or here)
Sherlock once tried to learn how to swallow swords. For some reason, John can't let this go.
Minds Like Ours Dream Up by black_eyedgirl (R, post Reichenbach)
John can't write up the case until he finds out why. He needs to write their story true.
Needles by kryptaria (R, drugs, friendship) ♥
At the end of January, 2010, John and Sherlock move to 221-B Baker Street. By mid-February, John takes up his role not only as Sherlock's guardian and helper, but also his doctor. As the months pass, they grow closer and the trust between them deepens, until Sherlock puts it to the ultimate test.
Night Shift by corpsereviver2 (NC-17, vampire!Sherlock, bamf!John, hot sex) ♥
Former army doctor John Watson is a daylighter, a specialist bodyguard for vampires. When he's hired to be the bodyguard for a vampire's younger brother - a vampire who doesn't fit the usual vampire stereotypes of lazy aristocrat in a remote manor or wealthy, indolent playboy - John is intrigued. To his surprise, Sherlock seems intrigued by him as well.
Northwest Passage by kryptaria (NC-17, John as Canadian, bamf!John)
Seven years ago, Captain John Watson of the Canadian Forces Medical Service withdrew from society, seeking a simple, isolated life in the distant northern wilderness of Canada. Though he survives from one day to the next, he doesn't truly live until someone from his dark past calls in a favor and turns his world upside-down with the introduction of Sherlock Holmes.
Off on the Wrong Foot by unloyal_olio (NC-17, AU, BAMF!John, hate sex)
John and Sherlock aren't flatmates. Instead, John gets a job in Bart's morgue, and Sherlock attempts to abscond with body parts. Which is just not on.
The Old Lie by gold_dusted (PG-13, five times, soldier!John, war, friendship or here)
5 times John really didn't want to be asked about the war, and one time he wanted to talk about it.
One Day at a Time by KeelieThompson1 (NC-17, post Reichenbach, drugs!John, homeless, rape, recovery) *new*
Sherlock always had an influence on John, so when he "dies" and John finds his secret stash of cocaine, one thing leads to another. And John is far too proud to admit just how far he is falling or ask for help. Afterall, who is there left that he can really ask?
Performance in a Leading Role by madlorific (NC-17, AU, romance or here) ♥
Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto. When they are cast as a gay couple in a new independent drama, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance make its way into the real world?
The Perils of Urban Warfare by phantomjam (PG-13, S1, John, therapy or here)
The problems of acclimatising to civilian life a.k.a the travails of John, his therapist and Sherlock.
Planet Sherlock by pir8fancier (NC-17)
John and Sherlock devise a rating system for their sexual encounters.
The Prize by trillsabells (NC-17, AU, violence, dub-con) ♥
On 29 January 2010 an unknown Event wiped out 98% of the population. This is the story of the survivors, four months on.
Professional Boundaries by ureshiiichigo (NC-17, AU, teacher!John, student!Sherlock, set in America)
John is a recently graduated PhD student teaching his first class at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Sherlock is a college freshman who moved to the United States three years ago. John is happy to have such an enthusiastic student, but he's starting to wish Sherlock didn't come to every single one of his office hours. He's scaring off the other students.
The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by ivyblossom (NC-17, Sherlock's POV)
Sherlock is head over heels for John, but you wouldn't know it by looking at him. First-person present-tense series of short scenes from Sherlock's point of view, borrowing heavily from Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.
Reaction by blind_author (NC-17, John/Moriarty, non-con, rape, S1) ♥
Written for a prompt on the kinkmeme: Before shoving him in the explosive vest, Moriarty fucked John, viciously. John makes it through the whole encounter with Moriarty and Homles via his own badass soldier nerves of steel, but afterwards, when he and Sherlock are admitted to the hospital for minor burns and abrasions and shock, the hospital staff find other injuries on John.
The Real Meaning of Idioms by feverishea (NC-17, post Reichenbeach, texting, John away on conference)
After two weeks away, John finally texts Sherlock. He doesn't expect Sherlock to respond. He doesn't expect Sherlock to keep texting him. And he really doesn't expect things to spiral out of control so rapidly.
The Reluctant Relationship by zoicite (PG-13)
It happened so often that most of the time John didn’t even bother to protest anymore. So the entire world thought that he and Sherlock were - well, whatever. It was fine. It was really fine.
Renegades by augustbird (NC-17, working together post Reichenbach, drug use)
Sherlock Holmes takes down Moriarty’s syndicate. He also takes John Watson with him. AU of The Reichenbach Fall.
Semper Fidelis by blind_author (NC-17, Anthea/Mycroft, friendship John/Anthea, betrayal)
Written for a prompt. Moriarty frames John and "Anthea" of betrayals which cause both of the Holmes brothers to cut them off. Cue BAMF!John and BAMF!"Anthea" doing their best to clear their names.
Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc by etothepii (PG-13, AU, crossover with The Addams Family, John and Harry part of the family, childhood of John, Harry, here) ♥
"Sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc. It's the family motto." "What does it mean?" "We gladly feast on those who would subdue us."
(sequel Woe and Arachnids, Your Body Before Me (NC-17))
Sins of the Fathers by pir8fancier (NC-17, swearing, smoking, alcoholism, child abuse) ♥
A possible scenario for John and Harry's childhood.
Skeletons by flawedamythyst (NC-17, crossover with The Nightmare before Christmas, Reichenbach, AU, Sherrinford)
Sherlock's refusal to talk about his past hides far more skeletons than John could ever have guessed at. Halloween-esque AU.
Sketches in Desperation by BootsnBlossoms (NC-17, Angst, damaged John, sad)
Sherlock’s chest tightened as John’s hands slid up his leg. God how he’d wanted this. But not… this. It was as if John wasn’t there. This person looked like his flatmate, smelled like him, even acted like him - at least enough to reassure his friends and even his fool sister. But he was empty. There was no passion, no stubbornness, no wry sense of humor. Animation without spirit.
Stay With Me by kim47 (PG-13, Mary/John, angst) ♥
Based on the kink meme prompt: One day John comes home and announces he's moving in with his girlfriend. The night before the big move, Sherlock and John spend the whole night cuddled up together, not talking, thinking how much they're going to miss each other. It's at this moment that Sherlock realises he is completely and helplessly in love.
A Study In Blue by femmequixotic (NC-17, slight bondage, breathplay, porn)
"I suppose distracting you is my civic duty, really."
A Study in Intimacy by _doodle (PG-13 or here)
People don't touch Sherlock Holmes, not like they touch other people. Then he meets John Watson.
A Study in Winning by jupiter_ash (NC-17, AU) ♥
John and Sherlock are professional tennis players and it’s Wimbledon. One is a broken almost was at the end of his career, the other an arrogant rising star tipped for greatness. It should have been a straightforward tournament. It really should have been. How were they to know that a chance encounter would change everything?
(sequel A Study in Doubles)
Their Whole Life Through by eight_demands (NC-17, Myvroft/Lestrade, AU, doctor!John working at clinic, Sherlock as patient)
If his patient thought he was the first person to ever try to intimidate John Watson, he was sadly mistaken. John sometimes considered, in his own head, the subtitle of his Afghanistan years to be "Arseholes with Guns who Love to Yell." If anything, being verbally abused by a haughty git who was bleeding all over him brought back a rush of warm nostalgia.
Thermodynamics by entangled_now (R, John and Sherlock sharing a bed or here)
In which there's no heating and there's a dead owl in Sherlock's bed.
That Which is Buried by beren_writes (PG-13, Crossover Harry Potter, Harry/Draco, wizard!Sherlock)
When Sherlock starts acting strangely after a case, John recognises the signs of possible repressed memories. He goes to Mycroft to find out what could be wrong with Sherlock and how to help him.
To Traces and Their Antidotes by thegirlinthedeathfrisbee (NC-17, AU, student!John, before S1, drugs) ♥
Every poison has their antidote. Sherlock will meet the antidote to his poison in the most unlikely of ways.
Traces by Magnolia822 (R, post Reichenbach)
After Reichenbach, John finds traces of Sherlock everywhere he goes. What will happen when he discovers the truth?
The Trick Is To Make It Look Easy by paperclipbitch (PG-13, blog, S1)
“Your blog only has one sentence on it,” Sherlock tells him.
Two Coffees One Black One with Sugar Please by linpatootie (R, experiment, fluff)
A somewhat pointless experiment on Sherlock's behalf leads to John having to re-evaluate pretty much his entire life.
Undercurrents by entangled_now (NC-17, crime scene fetish, Sherlock experiments on John)
"There, that's it, perfect, shut your eyes and don't move - and don't speak."
us against by augustbird (R, AU, child abuse, sexual abuse Harry, teen!Sherlock, teen!John)
He thinks maybe he should change his name because this is a life he cannot have any more.
(sequel the slide show we know, hurry home (skyfall fusion)) ♥
walk through ghosts by augustbird (R, John/Mary, sad, unrequited love or here) ♥
The thing is: Sherlock thought that the two of them would have forever to figure it out.
We Go Anywhere But To The Ground by geordielover (R, post Reichenbach, suicide attempt John, angst)
Every second that ticks by is a reminder of the deafening quiet Sherlock has left behind. John feels his soul slip out of his fingertips, inch by inch, with every passing day. At some point, he stops trying to hold on.
What Stays and What Fades Away by chemicaldefect (NC-17, John/Mary, post Reichenbach, thoughts of suicide, character death (Mary))
John thought Mary was his second chance after the events of The Reichenbach Fall. Life has other plans.
The World on His Wrist by bendingsignpost (NC-17, AU, BAMF!John, John centric or here)
First, he is shot in Afghanistan. Second, he wakes to a phone call in Chelmsford, Essex. Third is pain, fourth is normalcy, fifth is agony and sixth is confusion. By the eighth, he's lost track.
(sequel Elsewhere Come Morning)
you are a paradigm by 1electricpirate (PG-13, Harry Potter crossover, wizard!John, Charlie Weasley) ♥
Sometimes, only sometimes, when Sherlock is very far away and absolutely guaranteed not to return for at least three hours, John sits on the sofa and lets the tea make itself.
In which John is (reluctantly) a wizard, Mycroft is (apparently) omniscient, and Sherlock is (surprisingly) oblivious.
(sequel to see you shift, as I let you rewrite gravity)
Sherlock/Lestrade
Consolation by mildred_bobbin (NC-17, post Reichenbach, unrequired Sherlock/John or here)
Faced with spending Christmas Day alone watching Christmas repeats on telly, Greg Lestrade decides to check on Sherlock, because he’s alone too, isn’t he?
E by Sarren (NC-17, before S1)
Lestrade met Sherlock in 2005. Or at least, that's what he tells people.
A Good Madman by List_of_Lists (R, friendship John/Lestrade, POV John) ♥
For this prompt: When John first meets Sherlock, the consulting detective and Lestrade are not only dating, but already engaged. John, because he’s so new to everything Sherlock Holmes, naturally assumes that the person to win Sherlock’s heart must be even more insane than his new flatmate is, and summarily grows more and more worried with his current predicament.... until he and Lestrade become friends.
Principles of Morality by nishi-shinji (NC-17, AU, age disparity) ♥
Sherlock is 18 and precocious, Lestrade is 32 and trying to be a good man. And he is a good man, it's just that, well, sometimes things get a little out of hand.
when he remembers by insistent_bass (NC-17, Lestrade, post Reichenbach, hints towards John/Sherlock)
'When he remembers Sherlock, Greg is young and sprite and everything is good.'
you need someone to take care of you (but I know it won't be me) by etothepii (NC-17, BDSM!AU sub/dom)
The first time he sees Sherlock's driving license, Lestrade is sure it's a skilled forgery, though why Sherlock would want the little black S as his role instead of a D, he has no idea.
(sequel it's easy to trust someone who can't break you Sherlock/Lestrade, Sherlock/John and everything you won't tell me (is mapped in your scars) Sherlock/John)
Sherlock/other
You Get What You Need by linpatootie (NC-17, Sherlock/Victor, drugs, unrequited love)
Sherlock meets up with an old friend.
John/Lestrade
Ain't Seen the Sunshine by emungere (PG-13, nanny!John, kid!Sherlock, kid!Mycroft)
"I have two sons," she said. "Ages five and twelve. They're very bright, and I don't say that as a doting mother. I say that as someone who's seen their IQ scores and discovered that the elder was writing essays for a number of university students at fifty pounds a paper."
Can't Start A Fire Without A Spark by elfbert (NC-17, pre S1, nightclub)
John is rescued from a Mosh Pit by a handsome stranger. Years later, he meets his rescuer again...
In, Mates by Anon (NC-17, non-con, violence, prison!fic)
Sherlock's helping on a case for Lestrade, but he's not entirely interested by it. He needs some information from a man in jail, so he once again sends his 'best man' along again to interview the prisoner. Lestrade goes with John so it's all above board. Except there's a prison riot while they're there, an all-out explosion of rage and nastiness.
Just Give Me One Good Year by imachar (NC-17, Lestrade/other divorce, angst)
Lestrade has had a really bad week, John’s hasn’t been a picnic either, between them they find a way to make it all better.
John/other
Bootnecks by abundantlyqueer (NC-17, AU)
A Two Two One Bravo Baker prequel: John's history with Blackwood.
Past, Present & Future by yalublyutebya (R, John/OMC (Marcus), unrequited love, post Reichenbach, character death)
Sherlock returns after three years to find that things have changed in ways he could never predict. There's a stranger living in 221b and no-one's life is quite the same for it.
Sherlock/John/Lestrade
The Adventure of the Resurrected Lover by azriona (NC-17, established relationship, case fic, based on Rites of Passage)
It was supposed to be a relaxing, romantic holiday by the sea. And then Sherlock discovered a murder. So much for relaxing…
Not Your Average Threesome Verse: John/Lestrade+Sherlock by thirdbird_fic (NC-17, starts as John/Lestrade)
In which John and Lestrade begin to date, and Sherlock inserts himself into the situation in various ways.
Rites of Passage by fennishjournal (NC-17, post Reichenbach, starts as John/Lestrade)
After the events of Reichenbach John and Lestrade discover that there are still pockets of light in the world. Sherlock has to realise that he cannot fully control his subconscious or his emotions.
Triptych by strangegibbon/TSylvestris (NC-17, John/Sherlock)
Sherlock, Greg and John come to an agreement about paperwork.
Het
Say My Name byetothepii (PG-13, John/Anthea, Anthea's POV) ♥
After the Pool Incident, as she's been mentally calling it in her head, Mycroft assigns her to monitoring his brother's website, which is how she finds herself reading through his boyfriend's blog.
The Secret Identity of John Watson by scifigrl47 (PG-13, John/OFC, OFC POV, funny)
Taken out of context, John Watson leads a terrifying life. You have to wonder what those poor women he dates thinks of it, especially if John decides to try keeping one away from Sherlock, and Sherlock decides that it'd be best if he could get rid of her. After all, Mycroft's taught him a thing or two about removing potential 'problems.'
Gen
And A Doctor by stillwaters01 (PG-13, competent, doctor John, bamf John)
It was only when people actually saw John working as a physician that they began to understand: that it wasn’t just about bullets and IEDs and trauma care under fire. That “doctor” actually covered a pretty wide field. And that John was bloody good at covering ground. 5 times Dr. Watson treated others and 1 time he treated himself.
An Empty Station by ivywatcher (PG-3, Lestrade, post Reichenbach, nonlinear or here) ♥
In the wake of the Reichenbach Fall, Greg Lestrade confronts a life that is often complicated, never easy, and not even entirely in order. Here's the thing: Sherlock Holmes was no killer, but he always was a liar.
The Art Of Communication by stillwaters01 (PG-13, Lestrade) ♥
Lestrade was used to getting odd, non sequitur texts from Sherlock. But when “John went out for milk” was followed by a terse “two hours ago,” Lestrade immediately understood three things: John was missing, Sherlock was quietly panicking, and this could all end very, very badly.
Beautiful Ideas by metisket (PG, outsider POV Mike)
Mike knew what would happen if he introduced John Watson to Sherlock Holmes. He knew exactly what would happen, and he did it anyway.
Bedside Manners by keelywolfe (PG, outsider POV or here) ♥
Coming on to night shift was no different as far as Maggie was concerned than a daytime one. Oh, she knew that plenty of other nurses hated the night shift, had trouble sleeping, dealing with the ruckus of the drunken patients but it had never bothered her. The only really difference for Maggie was her caffeine intake and that increased plenty as the night went on.
#believeinsherlock by tellytubby101 (PG, post Reichenbach or here)
John fights the media and police for Sherlock’s sake.
The British Government Only Asks Twice by azriona (PG-13, AU, set before ASiP, Lestrade, drug use)
Gregory Lestrade is extremely good at his job. The last thing he needs is a ridiculous civil servant berk in a three-piece-suit telling him what he should and should not be doing.
Cabin Fever by awanderingbard (PG, humor)
A massive storm keeps John trapped in Baker Street with a half-blind (for science!), very bored Sherlock Holmes.
Consequentialism by IamShadow21 (PG-13, short, John POV, self-harm)
John decides to take things into his own hands, so to speak.
The Day the Music Lived by morganstuart (PG-13, Lestrade or here)
Lestrade knows why 7 September, 2011, is a date worth remembering. So does Mrs Hudson.
The Distance Getting Close by morganstuart (PG-13, Lestrade, drugs, set before ASiB or here) ♥
What Lestrade needed that night was distance. What he wanted was a few hours alone in which to grieve. What he got was Sherlock Holmes picking the lock of his front door.
(sequel I Wonder As I Wander PG-13, crossover with The Professionals, Lestrade, drugs, set before ASiB or here)
Eating us Alive by solrosan (R, eating disorder, friendship)
Since the age of 14, Sherlock has struggled with an undiagnosed (and untreated) eating disorder. He has good periods and bad periods, but most of the time he manages. After a year of living together, John figures out the reason behind Sherlock’s strange eating habits and both of them struggle to understand and deal with this complicated relationship with food when it slowly starts to spiral out of control.
Inertia by story_monger (PG, S1, John, Sherlock, talk about suicide)
In which it's made clear that John is just as messed up as Sherlock, and it's all fine
I Would Understand by morganstuart (PG-13, Lestrade, post Reichenbach, mention of suicide or here) ♥
Is there another jumper on the roof of St Bart's?
Let Me Read You by hifunctioning (PG-13, short)
A heat wave leads to bromantic bonding between the boys, as Sherlock reads John's life through his scars. Non-slash, tho squinting is very easy. Trigger warnings for references to child abuse (physical) and domestic abuse.
Listening By Ear by stillwaters01 (PG-13, Lestrade, character study) ♥
Lestrade figured that anyone who thought John Watson wasn’t important, and that Sherlock hadn’t changed since meeting him, had to be completely, bloody deaf. Because it was all right there, in every sound Sherlock made. For anyone attentive enough to listen.
A Little Leverage by awanderingbard (PG, short, funny, missing scene, Lestrade)
Lestrade helps a drugged Sherlock home after the events in Belgravia. And gets a little leverage along the way.
Lost for Words by awanderingbard (PG-13, Sherlock was attacked, Sherlock has dysphasia, h/c) ♥
Sherlock is assaulted by an unknown assailant while John is away at a medical conference, leaving him with a severe brain injury. While his intellect and personality are intact, he's lost the use of his right-side limbs and his ability to speak freely. John suddenly finds himself as the main source of support, and possibly a caregiver, to a flatmate who is struggling to do the things he loves most. And Sherlock Holmes has never been the best of patients.
Mathematics by blind_author (PG, short, here)
It isn’t bravery that makes John so willing to risk his life for Sherlock. At least, he doesn’t think it is - it’s just simple mathematics.
The Montague Street Doctor by the_circus (PG-13, bamf!John, doctor!John, post Reichenbach) ♥
Just because Sherlock stopped, doesn't mean the Work has to. London is John's city now and he will keep it together with stitching, string, his healing, the food off his table, and some times the clothes off his back. John Watson keeps going. He's good at that.
Most Ghosts are Idiots by goldenusagi (PG-13, AU, ghost!Sherlock or here)
The one where Sherlock is already dead but hits it off with John anyway. John returns from Afghanistan later than he did in canon and rents a long vacant flat in Baker Street. But it has a few problems, he discovers, such as the ghost of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock throws books about, plays the violin at all hours, and leaves ominous messages on the bathroom mirror. John settles in regardless, determined not to let a haunted flat get the best of him. Though he does wish Sherlock would stop hiding his cane. Sherlock’s not an ordinary ghost, but then, most ghosts are idiots.
Murder Will Out by keerawa (PG-13, S1, Sherlock's POV, character study)
It had become something of a hobby, over the years. Along with profession, marital status, and general habits, Sherlock would attempt to ascertain what might drive this individual to kill, and what method they would likely employ.
Never Again by stillwaters01 (PG-3, short, Lestrade)
As paramedics work on the fourteenth victim of Sherlock’s most recent fan’s “game,” Lestrade deals with a surge of anger at how people like Sherlock operate…..and how it led to a scene he never wants to see again
No Intention by KeelieThompson1 (PG-13, John is Sherlock`s son, mentions of child abuse, Sherlocks's family)
Sherlock Holmes had his first experience of sex when he was sixteen years old, with a girl who was the daughter of his father's buisiness partner, helped along with a stolen bottle of scotch and a rather ancient looking condom stolen from the wallet of an obnoxious party guest.
Somehow, eleven years and three months later, he's faced with ten year old John Watson.
No Mushrooms Please by lbmisscharlie (PG-13, fluff, epic friendship, Lestrade)
In which Sherlock has difficulty sleeping and John makes lots of toast.
Not Dying Today by morganstuart (PG-13, Lestrade, S1, hurt!John, hurt!Lestrade or here)
The first (and only) time John saw Sherlock and Anderson work well as a team without complaint, they were performing CPR on Lestrade.
Observations from 221A by azriona (PG, POV Mrs. Hudson, diary/journal)
Female, age 67, Widowed, London, retired seamstress and landlady. It's not what she sees, it's what she observes that counts.
One in Ten Thousand by blind_author (PG-13)
John seems to have unusual mobility for a shoulder wound… Just a random snippet that came into my mind, set after TGG. Largely gen, but could be interpreted as pre-slash.
Relative Position in Space by ivywatcher (PG-13, Lestrade, John, S1, case, domestic)
It's already been one of those God-awful weeks for Lestrade: paperwork and conferences and a flu epidemic reducing his staff to skeletal proportions, not to mention the bloody endless rain that's turned London into a gray foggy maze as the Thames slushes over its muddied banks.
Seems to be the only time that I can see you clearly by brighteyed_jill (PG-13, description of violence, doctor!John, hurt!Lestrade)
Sometimes John’s friends call him when they need to get patched up off the record. He wishes these things didn’t happen so frequently to the people he cares about.
The Sign of Three by emungere (PG, AU, great Mycroft POV, kid!Sherlock, kid!John, sad) ♥
Mycroft takes his little brother to the park, where they meet John and pretend to be pirates.
The Sofie Series by morganstuart (PG-13, Lestrade, kid!fic, hurt!Sherlock, hurt!John, S1 or here) ♥
In this series, John Watson and Sherlock Holmes are both recovering from serious injuries sustained in the explosion at the pool after "The Great Game." Jim Moriarty continues to lurk in the shadows and dog the steps of everyone close to Sherlock. These stories feature canonical characters and introduce original character Sofie Lestrade, the young daughter of widower Detective Inspector Lestrade, who lives in London with her maternal grandmother but sees her father whenever his work permits.
Storytelling by amythedork (PG-13, five times, friendship or here)
Five times John Watson opens up to Sherlock Holmes, and one time Sherlock Holmes opens up to John Watson.
A Study in Sherlock by bendingsignpost (AU, ASiB, episode remix, BAMF!John or here)
Standing firm and unaided, John touches his sister's mobile in his pocket. He looks up at the windows of 221b Baker Street and thinks, Oh, what the hell. He climbs into the cab.
Sunset’s Wake by stillwaters01 (PG, minor character POV on John at The Fall)
It wasn’t until that moment, when the dazed man in the practical black jacket came pushing through the crowd and into her arms, that she understood why she had been drawn outside St. Bart’s that day.
The Survival Code of 221B by solrosan (PG, funny, friendship)
11 rules that might make the life at 221 B Baker Street easier or at least make the shock and surprises milder.
Sympathy for the Devil and Mycroft Homes by scifigrl47 (R, Mycroft POV, retelling of series) ♥
Mycroft has always protected his younger brother, but there are some things he just can't control. Sherlock's relationship with John Watson is one of them. That doesn't mean that he's not going to try, but in the end, sometimes Sherlock makes his own choices. And John Watson might just be a match for Mycroft when it comes to protecting Sherlock.
Very Good Indeed by stillwaters01 (PG-13, military John)
John Watson was a doctor, trained to observe details; a fact Sherlock had never been more aware of than when a drugged John’s lifesaving instructions were based on an unlabeled syringe and an unconscious murder suspect’s body.
What we do by KeelieThompson1 (PG-13, Lestrade, suicide attempt/thoughts John)
When Lestrade meets John with Sherlock, he pretends to not know him. In fact, he remembers John very well: he'd talked John off the ledge of a bridge. He never saw John again until that moment with Sherlock.
When Your Belly's in the Trench by morganstuart (PG-13, Lestrade, S1, violence, torture or here) ♥
The next time that door opens, John Watson will kill the person on the other side.
Your Friends Closer by morganstuart (PG-13, Lestrade, S1, violence or here) ♥
Caught up in the whirlwind of Sherlock's life, John had become allied with Lestrade, but not exactly acquainted with the man. It took Moriarty to teach him what he really needed to know about the detective inspector.
Last updated: 30.06.2013