#I'm Salambo06 on AO3

[dduane]

Hi Diane! 👋 Longtime fan here. I know you're a fanfic fan (of series you're not involved in creating) and I was wondering if you would be willing to share any fics you particularly enjoyed reading. I know you've kept your ao3 pseudonym under wraps, but I'd love to read some fics that you enjoyed, if you're comfortable with that!!

I'm finding it increasingly hard to point at specific fics (not least because every time I try to do that, these days, about fifty others leap up in the back of my mind screaming "But what about MEEEEEE?"... and I wind up getting nowhere.

But I can easily tell you what authors I read repeatedly (and these are almost exclusively in the BBC!Sherlock fandom, though there are exceptions).

(inserting a cut here, because wow, the list does go on a bit)

...They would include:*

tweedisgood suitesamba sussexbound standbygo ArwaMachine Mildredandbobbin earlgreytea68 LapOtter ellipsical Raina_at vitruvianwatson CaitlinFairchild mydogwatson Khorazir J_Baillier SilentAuror teahigh abundantlyqueer darcylindbergh mistyzeo PrettyArbitrary songlin Calais_Reno cwb Random_Nexus azriona what_alchemy scullyseviltwin Atiki ivyblossom amalnahurriyeh PlaidAdder Salambo06 lifeonmars hitlikehammers keelywolfe Silvergirl bendingsignpost AtlinMerrick professorfangirl emmagrant101 DiscordantWords mydogwatson Ariane_DeVere unicornpoe verityburns mydwynter Mazarin221b belovedmuerto bluebellofbakerstreet Resonant Chryse Beautifulfiction wordstrings cathedral_carver thisprettywren mycapeisplaid philalethia

...For starters. (sighing) (I know I've forgotten names I should be remembering. I'll have to add them later.)

But this should be enough to be going on with for the moment... :)

*I'm not going to try to alphabetize these. I pulled the list from my bookmarks and recent AO3 reading history.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hey Steph! Happy holidays if you celebrate or happy whatever if you don't care! My request is pretty easy I guess but I'm terribile at using the ao3 filter (its totally me, I'm "new" to fandom fanfics and stuff). I'm looking for a fic where Sherlock or John or both have covid! Thanks xoxo

Hey Nonny!

Thank you! I don't really do Christmas these days, but I do appreciate the sentiment.

Ah, I do have a list of Quarantine / Lockdown / Pandemic (MFL’s) fics, @sherlockedcarmilla has an Isolated Johnlock Fic Recs Collection, and there's a COVID-19 Fic Recs by SwissMiss

I have these specific fics on my MFL list, tagged specifically with COVID / Coronavirus. Enjoy! And as usual, please add your own, friends!

COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS FICS (MFLs)

End of the Curve by doctor_not_your_girlfriend(T, 833 w., 1 Ch. || COVID-19, One Shot, Medical Realism, Major Illness, Recovery, Optimism, Disability, Needles) – July, 2021. Mycroft has a special delivery for Sherlock. Inspired by Proving A Point by elldotsee,  J_Baillier.

The Unexpected Threat by J_Baillier (T, 4,283 w., 1 Ch. || Military AU / Pacific Rim Fusion || Established Relationship, Medical Conditions, Coronaviruses, Doctor John, Bratty Sherlock, Romance, Science Fiction, Futuristic Medicine, Ghost Drifting AKA Telepathy, Medical Hurt/Comfort, Sexual Healing) – The kaiju are not the only threat to the security and well-being of the staff of PPDC's Chard's Rift base. It's the year 2050, and a coronavirus epidemic sweeping the planet has reached The Azores. Part 4 of the At The Edge of Our Hope

a hands-off approach by OmalleyMeetsTibbs and simplyclockwork  (E, 7,516 w., 1 Ch. || Background Mystrade, Coronavirus / COVID-19, Quarantine, Developing Relationship, Alternating POV, Love Confessions, First Kiss/Time, Bratty Sherlock, Touch Starvation, Friends to Lovers, Bisexual John, Everyone Ships It, Awkward Romance, Idiots in Love) – Quarantine is a time of reflection, a time of adapting, a time of finding connection through other means.And throwing sticky hands at your touch-starved flatmate. OR “How to comfort your touch-starved consulting detective during COVID: a guide by John Watson.”

Am I the Current (Tiger) King of England? by Dee_Laundry (T, 9,360 w., 1 Ch. || Tiger King Fusion || Post-S4, Dreams, Friendship, John’s Sexuality, Sherlock’s Sexuality, Quarantine/CoVID-19, Past Character Death, Mentions of Violence, Mentions of Dom/Sub, First Kiss) – “I had the weirdest dream last night,” John said. Seven times.

The Secret of Hazel Grange by SilentAuror(E, 18,153 w., 1 Ch. || Post S4, Christmas, COVID-19 / Pandemic, POV Sherlock) – John has a secret, and Sherlock is bothered. Trapped together at Baker Street during the lockdown, the tension only grows worse as Christmas draws nearer...

Lockdown by johnwatso and Salambo06(E, 23,376 w., 20 Ch. || Quarantine, COVID-19, Lockdown, Fluff, Parentlock, Reunion, Dancing, Soft Idiots, Sex Toys) – The world is in lockdown due to Covid-19. This is how Sherlock and John spend their time.

Inhale With Ease by Vulpesmellifera (E, 25,989 w., 8 Ch. || S4 Divergence, Covid-19/Quarantine, Jealous John, Love Letters, Victor Trevor, Divorce, Angst with Happy Ending) – In the years after Vivian Norbury's capture, life seems to work out just as John planned. He's got that respectable job at the surgery and goes home to his wife and child. He joins Sherlock on cases a couple times per week. It's a rhythm he can live with - just enough adrenaline highs to balance out the drudgery of a normal bloke's life. Until a pandemic, and Victor Trevor, arrive in London.

Quarantine by wendymarlowe (T, 53,950 w., 200 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Coronavirus / Quarantine, John’s Blog, Asexual Sherlock, Slow Burn, Epistolary, Developing Relationship, Real Time, Case Fic) – John and Sherlock are stuck at 221B together due to coronavirus concerns. Sherlock slowly drives John barmy.  [TRANSLATIONS: Русский]

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Without a word, by Salambo06

Complete   /    Explicit    /    Post-s4

After being punched in the face, Sherlock has his jaw wired shut. Unable to speak anymore, they have to learn how to communicate with each other in other ways.

thank you to @astudyinsnoggy for being an awesome beta!!

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[hxwko]

Do you ever just–

Yeah, me too.

[letthechoirsing-blog]

Beta needed !

Hi everyone ! I'm looking for a beta for my johnlock fictions. Most of them are rated E so make sure you are comfortable with this rating before answering! If you are interested, please send me an ask. If not, could you signal boost this post? Thank you !!

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Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson

Chapter: 1/?

Summary: When John and Sherlock have to investigate a gay dating event over the weekend, Sherlock finds the challenge quite exciting. John isn't so sure they're going to be able to play stranger for an entire weekend, especially considering they've been married for ten years.

Excerpt: 

Sherlock's feet brush his under the table, "Come on, John, it's going to be fun."

"Is it really?" John asks, looking back up and finding Sherlock smiling widely at him. "Ok, what is it?"

"This is an event where you're supposed to meet other people, John," Sherlock says. "We can't go as a married couple."

John stares at him, "You mean we're going as strangers?"

Sherlock nods, "That's exactly what I mean."

John laughs softly, "Well, that's a challenge."

Sherlock frowns, "A challenge? Why?"

"Sherlock, love, we've been married for ten years now, playing strangers isn't going to be easy," John smiles. Sherlock leans back against his own chair, not moving his feet away and proving John's point right there. "What I mean is that we have habits now, we look at each other in certain ways, we are used to being together. Spending an entire weekend without being able to be ourselves is going to be a challenge, that's all."

Sherlock stares at him for a long moment, "I can do it."

John can't help but laugh again. He should have known Sherlock would take it like this. "If you say so," he breathes out slowly, still smiling.

"You don't think I can?" Sherlock asks.

"I think you'll have a hard time keeping your hands to yourself, that's all."

Sherlock stands up, walking around the table and stopping in front of him. John glances up at him, watching as Sherlock leans down to whisper against his lips, "Challenge accepted, then."

Thank you to @astudyinsnoggy for being an awesome beta as usual!

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Without a word, by Salambo06

rated E, chapters: 7/?

After being punched in the face, Sherlock has his jaw wired shut. Unable to speak anymore, they have to learn how to communicate with each other in other ways.

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Of Challenges, Seduction and Love at First Sight

Chapter 2 is posted!

Excerpt: 

"So very romantic, my husband," Sherlock smiles, but John knows he silently agreeing to his idea.

"You knew that when you chose to marry me," John points out. "You deduced I'm a romantic years ago, actually."

"I did," Sherlock says, still smiling. "And yet, you’ve never written me any poems."

"You hate my poems," John protests.

"I do not," Sherlock replies, shaking his head. "I hated the ones you wrote to those boring women, that's all."

John grins at him, "You were jealous." Sherlock shrugs, not denying it, and John kisses him again. "I'll write you a poem. Tonight even."

"Really?" Sherlock asks, sounding way too happy about it, and John promises himself to dig up all the poems he wrote about him but never dared to show him.

"Really," he replies, and with another laugh, he seals their lips again

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Words: 1598

Rating: M

Summary: “In some universe,” Even whispers, lips soft against Isak’s neck, “you are walking back home and I’m on your path, Isak.”

Author note: Here I am with another skam fic! I just can’t get enough of these two, and I really love this concept of alternate universe, so here it is. Enjoy :)

Thank you to @johnwatso for betaing this fic for me :)

[beenchantd]

I just wanted to say that I really loved your fics "Room With a View" and "The Pool." Since s4, I've relied on fanfics and yours are among the best.

Thank you so much, I’m happy my fics are helping to cope with whatever this series was….

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And if it begins anywhere, it begins here

Parallel universes   /   61/63    /    Post s4

When Sherlock finds a letter in his bedroom, he doesn’t expect to read the words of another version of himself from a parallel universe.

What he expects even less is to read Sherlock Watson-Holmes at the bottom of the letter.

thanks @lizlemo for reading over this story!!