#holidays at 221 B

[darcylindbergh]

those of you celebrating the sherlock holmes public domain holiday may be interested in: a book where they fall in love! and also solve some mysteries. and also it was written in 221bs (sections 221 words long ending with a word beginning with b) which was really hard and for which i should get some credit. and although this book came out several years ago now, it will hit just right for the celebratory atmosphere of holmes finally breaking free 

Night falls, and London comes alive.

Sherlock Holmes has dedicated his life to uncovering the things that happen in the nights, but he has his own secrets hiding in the shadows, too.

As Dr John Watson begins to understand the shape of Holmes’ secrets, he starts to understand his own, and together Holmes and Watson must navigate the dangers of the intimate nights they spend together – and the ones they don’t.

available in paperback and e-book formats 

[thehiddenlawyer]

I Had A Dream, Molly (Day 1, Sherlolly Halloween)

Here we go! (finally)

As requested by the lovely @mel-loves-all for @holidaysat221b -- a multi-chapter story (because I never got the hang of brevity).

Here’s a snippet, the complete chapter is on Ao3

She’d snapped on her gloves, focusing all her energy on trying to find an explanation for the owner’s death as Greg hovered above her and Sherlock, looking rather nervous when she’d started seeing things out of the corner of her eyes, heard breaths in her ear, chills down her spine that she waved away. At one point, she’d looked up to talk to Lestrade and could have sworn she saw a woman wearing white standing behind him, watching her. But she’d blinked and the figure had disappeared.  

Nerves, she’d sworn to herself, that’s all. The combination of the fight with Sherlock, and the stories of the house were spooking her, making her think she saw and felt things. Like the fingers that had just dragged across the back of her neck.

[sunkisseddaffodils]

hi! can i pls request a sherlock x fem!reader fic in which reader is kinda john's childhood bestfriend, but they were separated when reader with her parents moved somewhere (to united states, for instance). so now when she is in britain again, she sort of struggles with finding a not very fancy place to stay. fortunately, she meets our johnny boi and he immediately proposes for her to stay in 221c, baker-street. so reader moves there, meets sherly and they sorta starting to fall in luv with each other, idk, i just want something sweet and fluffy. its probably to long and messy, but i hope you'll take my request. love u💖

Pairing: sherlock x fem!reader

Genre: reader insert, fluff

Song to listen to: so far so good by great good fine ok

A/n: thanks sm for the request anon! I'm going to split this into parts as it's already too long! Hope you like it!

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Reunion- Part 1

Y/N wholeheartedly regretted her decision to move back to the UK when she was sitting for the seventh night in a row in a basic Premier Inn hotel room. Not only was it pouring down with rain, as was the usual in Britain, a couple weeks prior she had received an unwanted message from her future landlord that the flat she was moving into was no longer available. A flat that, after she had spent months meticulously searching for the right price, conditions and area, was finally the perfect one. She would have delayed her move from Seattle if she hadn’t signed a contract for a new job that was starting the next week.

Hunched over at a small desk in the room's corner, she was trawling through Facebook Marketplace for apartments. But it was to no avail; she’d rather not have to share a flat with a random person. And for some of the insanely cheap prices, there had to be a catch. She genuinely loved London, but if you wished to live in the city for a fair price, you had to have a flatmate or enter a house-share. The problem is, after four years of residing in dorms at the University of Washington, she needed her own space. Giving up, she clicked back to the timeline and, as she was scrolling down; she noticed a post from a profile that was familiar. A post by John Watson.

John, in the image, was posed next to a man wearing a navy coat with a matching scarf draped around his neck. The photo seemed to be taken in front of Scotland Yard. John’s life must have changed considerably, seeing as the last time she had talked to him, he was serving in the army as a doctor. Does he work for the police now? And another question rolled around her mind. ‘Who was the guy standing next to him?’ Her heart fluttered just at the sight of him. She sighed and murmured quietly that she should ‘get a hold of herself’.

She and John were basically inseparable growing up. They lived on the same council estate and their parents were friends. They were regularly at each other’s houses. Their families went on holiday together. At school, they even took the same GCSEs! This all changed when her mum found out that one of her extended relatives passed away and left a house to them five thousand miles away in Washington. A few months later, they had packed up and moved to Seattle. Not only had she left England behind, but she had also left her closest friendship behind. Of course, they agreed to keep in touch, but it was only logical that they drifted apart because of being thousands of miles away.

Suddenly, she had a lightbulb moment. She should surprise John with a visit! She recalled seeing one of John’s posts saying he resided on Baker Street. It was merely 15 minutes by tube from her hotel. Plus, it would be good to have a friend in the city after she had left her family and friends in the U.S. Maybe he would also know some pleasant apartments in the London area with decent prices. As she turned her laptop off, she had some doubts niggling away at the back of her mind. What if she was unwelcome? Could she really just turn up out of the blue?

Y/N had spent five minutes pacing up and down outside 221 Baker Street, deliberating on whether she should even go through with it. She knew herself well: she was socially awkward, and she knew she would somehow make a fool of herself just trying to explain her reasoning for coming to see John. Taking a deep breath, she headed into the cosy cafe that was attached to the front of the building. She thought coffee might offer her some much-needed energy and motivation to reunite with John. She took a quick swig, another deep breath, and knocked on the chipped black door firmly. After waiting a few seconds, there was no sign of anyone coming to answer, so in a state of panic, she jogged quickly away from the entrance. Before she could properly run away, she heard the familiar voice of John Watson. He greeted her ‘hello’ and told to her follow him upstairs.

Something was off. They made little small talk on the way up. John only asked her name and even then he didn’t recognise her. Oh god. But why would he let her in if he had no clue who she was? They entered through one last door into a somewhat spacious room. Sunlight shone through two windows on the back wall, illuminating the apartment. John’s flat wasn’t too messy, a bit dusty if anything. Although, the sight of papers and books piled up on various cabinets, shelves and on what was supposedly the dining table, made her want to start faffing about the place and tidy up. Three chairs were positioned in front of the fireplace between two antique bookcases. She was slightly concerned when she saw not only a skull on the mantelpiece, but a knife was also stabbed into several letters. She didn’t really think that John was into this sort of interior design. From what she could remember, John’s bedroom in the council flat was always neat. Not like this apartment. It finally came to her attention that the man she fancied from John’s Facebook post was sitting in the black leather chair, staring intensely at the floor. Great. Now, this was even more awkward. John directed to her sit in the dining chair placed in between the armchairs. John sat down and grabbed a notepad from a side table, pen promptly positioned to jot things down.

Y/N wasn’t sure what was going on, but it sure felt as if she was being interrogated. Sherlock had decided to move on from staring intensely at the floor to her instead. She fiddled with her jacket sleeves nervously. John spoke up:

‘So how can we help you today?’

Y/N coughed awkwardly and stammered:

‘I’m sorry what?’

John responded hesitantly:

‘Aren’t you a client?’

Just as you were about to answer, Sherlock cut in before you could respond.

‘John, you idiot. She’s not a client.’

John scowled at him for a second before returning to face Y/N.

‘So who are you then?’

She quietly and politely explained:

‘I’m Y/N L/N. I don’t know if you remember me, but we grew up together on the Powell Estate. I moved to-

‘Seattle’,

Y/N turned to Sherlock, shocked at how he could know that.

‘- when I was 16 with my family'

John only took a moment to register what she said, followed by his face lighting up with a smile and his voice filled with glee.

‘Wow, you’ve changed so much! I didn’t recognise for a bit there. What a coincidence though, I was passing by our old estate the other day and now you turn up! What are the chances of that!’

Once again, Sherlock interrupted

‘Y/N, don’t listen to John, there are no such things as coincidences.’

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Half an hour later, Y/N and John had relocated to a more comfortable position on the black three seater leather sofa by the front door. After learning that there was no case today, Sherlock had left the flat in a sulk. Warms cups of tea in hand, they reacquainted themselves with each other. Y/N learned John returned to London after being shot in the shoulder. He had nowhere to stay, so that’s how he met Sherlock and they’ve been flatmates for several years now. John is now working at a local GP and his flatmate, Sherlock, works as what he insists everyone calls him ‘consulting detective’. John learned that Y/N wrapped up the last two years of school and then went on to study for eight years at dental school. And now that she’s back in the UK for good now. In her head, she began to prepare herself on how to ask John if he knows of any apartments at a reasonable price in the area.

‘John, I need to ask you something.’

Sherlock solved her problem though when he turned up of nowhere causing both of them to jump out of their skins. Hand folded behind his back, he started to analyse Y/N.

‘John, she’s going to tell you that she has nowhere to stay at the moment and if you know of any good places. The hotel room card that’s sticking out of her jean pockets is a good indicator for a start. Plus the fact that she wearing her work shirt when obviously she’s doesn’t have work today. Probably doesn’t have many clothes that are not in her suitcase. ’

Yet again, Y/N was surprised. Her jaw was pretty much on the floor.

John turned to Sherlock, groaning.

‘Sherlock, you’re doing that thing again where you analyse people. For the love of God, please don’t scare Y/N away when I’ve only just got her back.’

Then he turned towards the detective, making a point of grinning slyly when he said:

‘It’s funny though that Sherlock just mentioned that, though. Coincidently, Mrs Hudson, our landlady, just started looking for tenants for the upstairs flat, 221c. She does special rates for us and she would do the same for you as you are a friend of mine. You should absolutely move-in upstairs!’

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Read pt 2 here

[missdaviswrites]

2019 Fic Year in Review--MissDavis

I did this last year and it was fun to see what I’d accomplished, so here’s another summary of my fic from the last year in the Sherlock fandom:

Fics completed/posted: 6

Number of words written: 107,640 

Fic with most kudos & comments: So This Is Christmas (16608 words, Teen) 24 loosely-connected ficlets centering on John & Sherlock raising Rosie over the years, with some surprise appearances by Eurus.

Favorite (& longest fic): Side Effects  (86730 words, Explicit) I guess this hurt/comfort sequel to Breakable was never going to be as popular as a bunch of fluffy Christmas ficlets, but I still love this story a lot. And I showed myself that I can write a plot with a villain--it was surprisingly easy for me to slip into Moriarty’s voice as he taunted Sherlock and John throughout the story.

Shortest fic:  Let's Go on a Family Holiday (& Then Not Leave the Room) (221 words, Teen) This was written for a 221B ficlet challenge--I believe the prompt was SPF or something like that. It was supposed to be part of the Breakable universe but then I had Moriarty pull off John’s shirt on live television in Side Effects so the entire premise of this ficlet was destroyed, but let’s pretend John has a nipple-piercing he wants to keep secret from Mummy in every universe.

Other fics: 3 written from reader prompts for the 221-B Consolation Fest:

The Cute One (466 words, Gen)  "This post says that whenever there are three people, there must be one who's the clever one, one who's the cool one, and one who's the cute one.” Rosie looked from John to Sherlock and back again. “So which of us is which?” 

A Boyfriend in Need (1432 words, Gen) I did not expect to ever return to my college basketball universe, but apparently it happened this year.

Safe Not Sound (2183 words, Explicit) The only PWP I wrote this year was also my least popular fic. Oh well, I liked it. Here are the tags & summary: Guns, Blow Jobs, Anal Fingering, Semi-Public Sex, background johnlockary, Canon compliant through S3, but not s4 obviously, Everyone Is Alive.  "Oh, come on. I'm willing to put up with all this 'gun safety' nonsense you and John are insisting on, the least you could do is give me what I want in return."

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Looking forward to 2020, though the only thing I plan to write so far is a parentlock fic (developing Johnlock) that opens with Sherlock calling John in a panic because Eurus has shown up at Baker Street in labor. Things go downhill from there. 

[cardest]

Florida playlist

Are they still counting the votes in Florida, Nevada and...speaking of Florida. I made a Florida playlist and last Xmas, I updated it, added songs to it for my trip across the state. I visited Daddy Kool Records in Saint Petersburg, Wax Records in Vero Beach and St Pete Records. But in the hire car, this was my playlist across Florida. Made the road trip that much more awesome. Not to mention a fabulous meal at Nicko McBrain’s Rock n Ribs!

001 Bob Seger - Florida Time 002 Grant Peeples - Sunshine State 003 Faith No More - Land of Sunshine 004 Death - Defensive Personalities 005 Johnny Cash - Orange Blossom Special 006 NOCTURNUS AD - Precession Of The Equinoxes 007 They Might Be Giants - Oranges 008 Pretenders - Space Invader 009 Florida Man - Brain Cell 010 Kraftwerk - Spacelab 011 Man or Astroman - Super Rocket Rumble 012 ZZ Top - Gun Love 013 B 52s -There's a Moon in the Sky (Called the Moon) 014 The Police - Walking On The Moon 015 Ohio Express - Jacksonville Station 016 Sam Jones and Co - Rhythm-a-Ning feat Thelonius Monk 017 Dick Dale - Misirlou (5-62) 018 GWEN McCRAE - Rockin Chair 019 CHRIS REA - Daytona 020 FREDDIE SCOTT - Are You Lonely For Me Baby 021 Devo - Space Junk 022 Janelle Monáe - Sally Ride 023 Lynyrd Skynyrd - Red, White And Blue 024 Tom Dissevelt - Ignition 025 Def Leppard - Rocket 026 I Dream Of Jeannie - Theme Song 027 Apollo 440 - Carrera Rapida (Theme from Rapid Racer) 028 David Byrne - Astronaut 029 Status Quo - [If You Can't Stand The Heat] Long Legged Linda 030 Elton John - Rocket Man 031 The Gathering - Liberty Bell 032 Captain Clegg And The Night Creatures - Redneck Vixen From Outerspace 033 Peter Schilling - Major Tom (German version) 034 Rush - Countdown 035 Masters Of Reality - Third Man On The Moon 036 Mudhoney - Orange Ball-Peen Hammer 037 Jan Howard - Bad Seed 038 Willbie Harrison - Florida Special 039 T. Rex - Space Boss 040 David Bowie - Starman 041 Beach Boys - Ten Little Indians 042 Obituary - Slowly We Rot 043 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Indian Reservation 044 Craig Leon - Donkeys Bearing Cups 045 Suzi Quatro - Daytona Demon 046 The Lively Ones - Surf Rider 047 The Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides 048 The bellamy brothers redneck girl 049 Charles Bradley - Golden Rule 050 The Night Flight Orchestra - Floridian Eyes 051 Cynic - Celestial Voyage 052 Serg Salinas - Longnecks and Rednecks 053 Ramones - Surfin' Bird 054 KAMELOT - Liar Liar 055 Hank Williams Jr. - New South 056 Donald Fagen - Florida Room 057 Bonnie prince billy - west palm beach 058 Brutality - These Walls Shall Be Your Grave 059 Sammy Hagar - Trans Am 060 Billy Ray Cyrus - Redneck Heaven 061 Al Green - Are You Lonely for Me Baby 062 Mel Tillis - The Old Gangs Gone 063 Quiet Riot - Back To The Coast 064 Charles Bersntein - The Florida Cricket Frog 065 Six Feet Under - Hacked to Pieces 066 The Jesus And Mary Chain - Kill Surf City 067 Torche - Kicking 068 The Monkees - (I'd Go The) Whole Wide World 069 Savatage - Jesus Saves 070 Cannibal Corpse - Eaten back to life 071 Blue Mitchell - Blue Funk 072 Blues Brothers - Going Back To Miami 073 Rossington Collins Band - Don't Misunderstand Me 074 Original Surfaris - Exotic 075 Cher - Half Breed 076 The Beach Boys - Surfin' U.S.A. 077 John Anderson - Seminole Wind 078 Glenn Frey - The Heat Is On 079 Air Miami - Warm Miami May 080 MIAMI HORROR - Bellevue 081 Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo 082 Jack & Misty - Miami Sidewalks. 083 John Cougar - Miami 084 Ray Charles - every saturday night 085 Nat Adderley ‎ - Calling Out Loud 086 Jerry seinfeld - on florida drivers 087 THE SUPREMES beach ball 088 Weird Al Yankovic - Buy Me a Condo 089 Elvis Presley - Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce 090 Agoraphobic Nosebleed - flamingo snuff 091 Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Miami 092 Dexter Theme Song 093 Sander Kleinenberg - This Is Miami 094 Power Station, The - Some Like It Hot 095 Zuider Zee - Miami 096 2 Live Crew - Be My Private Dancer 097 Harry Belafonte - [Sings Of The Caribbian] Haiti Cherie 098 The Night Flight Orchestra - Miami 502 099 Air Miami - Afternoon Train 100 Jans Hammer - Miami vice theme song 101 MC Hammer - Turn This Mutha Out 102 Iggy Pop - Pretty Flamingo 103 John Fogerty - Sea Cruise 104 The Beach Boys - I Get Around 105 Vanilla Ice - Ice ice baby 106 Earth - Miami Morning Coming Down II (Shine) 107 CSI Miami Opening Theme 108 Beastie boys - Heres Something For ya 109 Barry Manilow - Copacabana 110 Ice T - 99 Problems 111 Stool Pigeon - Kid Creole & The Coconuts 112 Elvis Presley - Clambake 113 The Love Boat - Theme 114 Alex Cameron - Miami Memory 115 Clutch - Arcadia 116 Miami Sound Machine - Dr Beat 117 Bruce Springsteen - Stand On It 118 The Replacements - Message To The Boys 119 Pat Benatar - I Feel Lucky 120 The Gun Club - Mother of Earth 121 Clay D - That Booty In There 122 Breakfast machine - Danny Elfman (Pee-Wees Big Adventure soundtrack) 123 Three Bars & No Bras - Caribbean Cruise 124 Was Not Was - I Blew Up The United States 125 The Night Flight Orchestra - Turn To Miami 126 Rory Gallagher - Daughter Of The Everglades 127 Nixa - Opus Tierra 128 ROY ORBISON - IM A SOUTHERN MAN 129 ZZ TOP - Heard It On The X 130 Debbie Harry - Chrome 131 Molly Hatchet - Gator Country 132 Monstrosity - Remnants Of Divination 133 Gretchen Wilson - Redneck Woman 134 Unknown Hinson - I Cleaned Out a Room (In my Trailer for You) 135 The Vandals - Gator Hide 136 Alabama - Clear Across America Tonight 137 Brooks & Dunn - Redneck Rhythm & Blues 138 Billy Ray Cyrus - The Fastest Horse in a One Horse Town 139 Rory Gallagher - Ride On Red, Ride On 140 Deicide - Trifixion 141 Tad morose - Power Of The Night (Savatage) 142 Joe Perry - 4 Guns West 143 The Mavericks - Brand New Day 144 Soulfly - No 145 Archon Angel - Fallen 146 Van Zant - My Kind Of Country 147 Buck Owens - It Takes People Like You (To Make People Like Me) 148 Perdition_Temple - Goddess In Death 149 Muddy Waters - Deep down in Florida 150 The Cramps - Alligator Stomp 151 Charles Bernstein - Skinny Dip 152 The Progressives - Hot Cinders 153 Trivium - Blind Leading The Blind 154 Diabolic - Supreme Evil 155 The Glaciers - Holiday Hill 156 L7 - Everglade 157 Dave Matthews Band - Alligator Pie 158 Black Witchery - Desecration of the Holy Kingdom 159 S.O.D. - Shenanigans 160 Cave of Swimmers - Reflection 161 The Bellamy Brothers - You Aint just whistlin Dixie 162 Atheist - Retribution 163 ZZ Top - Alley Gator 164 Merle Haggard - If We're Not Back in Love by Monday 165 Lynyrd Skynyrd Workin' For MCA 166 Tedeschi Trucks Band - Come See About Me 167 Kc And The Sunshine Band - Get Down Tonight 168 Cynic - Integral Birth 169 Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - About To Give Out 170 Saigon Kick - All I Want 171 Maruta - Submergence AKA Barren Oceans of Infinity 172 Omen - S.R.B. 173 Styx - [The grand illusion] Miss America 174 Nine Inch Nails - Big Man With A Gun 175 UV-TV - Fear 176 Death - In Human Form 177 WRONG - Stop Giving 178 Peter Gabriel - Kiss That Frog 179 Randy Newman - rednecks 180 Beach Boys - Still Cruisin' 181 Johnny Cash - Southern Accents 182 Carole King - Alligators All Around 183 Waylon Jennings - Everglades 184 Screamin' Jay Hawkins - Alligator Wine 185 Foxboro Hotboobs - Alligator 186 Grateful Dead - Alligator 187 Hate Eternal - Lake Ablaze 188 Charles Bernstein - Mating Call of the American Toad, Bufo Americanus 189 Roky Erickson - It's a Cold Night for Alligators 190 Demons & Wizards - The Gunslinger 191 The Travelers - Spanish Moon 192 Tom T. Hall - Gone To Hell In A Basket 193 Manassas - Witching Hour 194 The Trammps - Love epidemic 195 White Witch - Crystallize & Realize 196 Cornells - Beachbound 197 Ween - Ocean Man 198 Florida Gators fight song 199 Dick Diver - Waste the Alphabet 200 Iggy Pop - Dirty Sanchez 201 Steve Miller Band - Kow Kow Calqulator 202 DRUID LORD - House of Dripping Gore 203 Lou Reed - Last Great American Whale 204 Rob Zombie - White Trash Freaks 205 Acheron - Raptured To Divine Perversion 206 Hank Williams Jr - Amos Moses 207 Bo Diddley - Hush Your Mouth 208 Obituary - Redneck Stomp 209 Tornadoes - Shootin' Beavers 210 Beach Boys - Kokomo 211 Los Straitjackets - Rockula 212 Bob Seger - Sunspot Baby 213 Morbid Angel - Existo Vulgoré 214 Lil Texas Assholes - Redneck Like Me 215 LOVE AND ROCKETS - HOLIDAY ON THE MOON EXPRESS 216 Dr Feelgood - Hurricane 217 Handsome - Swimming 218 Nocturnus - Aquatica 219 Bobby Freeman - -C'mon And Swim- 220 Atheist - Piece of Time 221 Malevolent Creation - Systematic Execution 222 Scott Engel - Devil Surfer 223 The Challengers - Satan's Theme 224 Massacre - [From Beyond] Cryptic Remains 225 Paris - The Devil Made Me Do It 226 Danny Toan - Snapper city 227 The Frogmen - Underwater 228 Melvins - Stop Moving To Florida 229 Charles Bernstein - Warning Croak of the Florida Gopher Frog 230 Crawl OST - Race Day 231 Deftones - Gore 232 Death - Born Dead 233 Morbid Angel - Beneath the Hollow 234 Nat Adderley - St. M 235 Assück - Salt Mine 236 CRIMSON GLORY - Red Sharks 237 Municipal Waste - Jesus Freaks 238 The Tornadoes - Bustin' Surfboards 239 Sonic Graffiti - Ghost of Betrayal 240 Bloodbather - The-Final-Request-by 241 Iced Earth - Dystopia 242 Queens Of The Stone Age - I Sat By The Ocean 243 Dick Dale & The Del-Tones - Surf Beat 244 Warmduscher - The Sweet Smell Of Florida 245 Jon Oliva's Pain - Maniacal_Renderings 246 Jan and Dean - Surf City 247 Blue Oyster Cult - Eye Of The Hurricane 248 Tandems - Beyond The Surf 249 supertortas - LETRAS 15 250 Suffocation - Effigy of the Forgotten 251 Hawkwind - Opa-Loka 252 Worm - Abysmal Dimensions 253 Van Halen - Honeybabysweetiedoll 254 ABHOMINE - Buried with Pig 255 Faster Pussycat - Aint No Way Around It 256 ASG - Florida Sleep On 257 Swashbuckle - Scurvy Back 258 Dave Myers And His Surf-Tones - Gear! 259 Ry Crapper - Going To Tampa 260 THE ABSENCE - Do What You Want (Bad Religion cover) 261 Hank Williams Jr. - Ten Ton Load 262 Dave Allen Coe - Blue Grass Morning 263 David Bowie - Moonage Daydream 264 Jungle Brothers - Because I Got It Like That 265 Animal Collective - A Manatee Dance 266 Tom Petty - I Dont Know What To Say To You 267 Blasphemic Cruelty - Icons of Revolt 268 "Weird Al" Yankovic - CNR 269 The Allman Brothers Band - Stand Back 270 Edenbridge - On the Other Side 271 BOLDER DAMN - Rock On 272 Original Surfaris - Surfs Up 273 PARISH_-Danger_Zone 274 Bill Haley - See You Later Alligator 275 Circle_II_Circle_-_Who_Am_I_to_Be 276 Black Sabbath - Dirty Women 277 The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations 278 Molly Hatchet - Kickstart To Freedom 279 Charles Berstein - A Large Breeding Chorus of Florida Gopher Frogs 280 NASTY SAVAGE - Unchained Angel 281 Orville Peck - Dead of Night 282 Blotto - I Wanna Be A Lifeguard 283 Mel Tillis - Little Ole Wine Drinker Me 284 Fair to Midland - Dance of the Manatee 285 Blackfoot_Highway_Song 286 Jan Davis - Surfbuster 287 The Supremes - Surfer Boy 288 Byrds - Psychodrama City 289 Catch A Wave - The Beach Boys 290 The Surfaris - Wipe Out 291 Cannibal Corpse - Gutted 292 Obituary - Chopped in Half 293 TIMMY VULGAR'S GENETIC ARMADGEDDON - Fall Of Man 294 Pee Shy - Mr. Whisper 295 Order of Ennead - As Long As I Have Myself I Am Not Alone 296 George McCrae - Rock Your Baby 297 Morbid Angel - Chapel of Ghouls 299 Deicide - Dead by Dawn 300 Joe Woe - Talk Me Out Of Tampa 666 Queens Of The Stone Age - Smooth Sailing Ok....so who or what song have I missed?

[blogstandbygo]

Writer profile - standbygo

This was a suggestion at the last Fic Writers’ Retreat, to do a sort of profile of yourself as a writer. I’ve tried to group things as best I can, but there’s some overlap. When there’s a list, I’ve usually put the older ones first. All should be linked.  

Nearly everything is Sherlock and Johnlock, with a few forays into other universes.

I started writing in 2013, after discovering Sherlock, during the S2 hiatus. I was lucky enough to participate in a number of challenges and collaborations, which helped me practice writing. I am constantly learning, and thank everyone I’ve worked with or been inspired by.

If you’ve want to dip your toe into any of these fics, new or old, I’d be honoured. I welcome any questions about any of the fics listed.

Crossovers

Coventry (crossover with Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse; there was a bit of a sequel called Fan Tan Alley, and there may be others in the future)

The Last Companion (crossover with the Firefly universe)

Always 1895 (time travel, with the Oxford Time Travel series by Connie Willis)

Retrograde series (This series starts with Sherlock and John meeting before John is injured in Afghanistan. This was hard to tag without spoilers, but I had a lot of fun with this. This was my first major fic)

No Sacrifice

Nutmeg and Mace

Coda

Reunions

Madness in Great Ones series (Written before S3, this series dealt with Sherlock’s PTSD while he was away)

A Hawk and a Handsaw

When the Wind is Southerly

Deep series (John goes deeply undercover. Started as a short little one-shot and grew)

Interrogation

Undercover

Response

Dance fics (I love dance, and have loved the challenge of trying to capture it in writing)

Tango (alternate first meeting)

Dirty (John teaches Sherlock dirty dancing)

Toe to Toe (crossover with White Nights, ballet; currently a WIP)

One-Shots (over 5000 words)

Night Vision (alternate first meeting, during a blackout)

Skimming and Sinking (John’s sexual history)

Hearing Distance (John can suddenly hear people’s thoughts)

One-Shots (under 5000 words)

Whisper My Name in Another Voice (John has a lot of unsafe sex while mourning Sherlock)

Perchance to Dream (Sherlock has a migraine)

A Spot of Bother (Mrs. Hudson gets a visit from her late husband’s brother)

Seventy-Eight Hours (and Thirty-Two Minutes) (the boys adjust to their new relationship)

Kilts (the boys wear kilts and hijinks ensue)

Retribution (John finally meets Victor Trevor; kind of a sequel to Days Like Dominos)

Engraved (written after S4, about the coffin scene)

Shadow Play (S4 fix-it)

Blue Band with a Star (super explicit)

Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down (a 5+1 about food)

Jukebox (Sherlock gets songs stuck in his head)

The Sign of Eight (Sherlock and octopus)

Fool For Love (the boys acting like 12 year old idiots)

Song Prompts (This was a mutual challenge with residentbunburyist, where we would choose a song, I’d write a fic, and she would draw a picture)

The Lions of Afghanistan

Lucky if I See You on the Holidays

Days Like Dominos

Fake Plastic Trees

The Establishment Blues

All Together Now

Brother

Big Big Love

Blame it on My Youth

I Came Around

As the World Falls Down

English as a Foreign Language

Sail with me into the dark

Someone Like You

Last Day at the Beach

One Word Prompts (My first challenge, where I asked for single word prompts and I’d write a fic)

Regional Names for Furniture

Enigma

Crack

Shiny

Soul

Intrigue

Chemical Compounds

Confidence

Basking

Curmudgeonly

Serendipity

Something Wicked

Grace Full

221B (A great writing exercise, where the fic is exactly 221 words long, and the last word begins with a B)

A Mystery Resolved

Oxford Definition

Allergic

The Case of the Nearsighted Detective

Recital

A Little Domestic

Reconciliation

Tags under the cut. 

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@fearlessdiva930

@amindamazed

@hubblegleeflower

@pippn-frodo

@quantum-sparrow

@weneedtotalkaboutsherlock

@disaronnus

@addictedstilltheaddict

@headcumbernerd

@prettyrealisticjohnlockfanart

@daringlydomestic

@totallysilvergirl

@pipmer

@otter-von-bismarck

@residentbunburyist

[pipmer]

Advent Ficlet, Day #13

Today’s prompt: Family

So. Try as I might, I couldn’t limit this one to 221 words without sacrificing the little story I wanted to tell. It’s still less than 300 words, with a final b-word ;)

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Family.

It had come to mean different things, during varying points of her life. And yet it had never been traditional.

Take her first adult relationship. She and Margaret had always been close, but one Christmas Eve they had taken it to the next level. For the next two years, it had been the two of them against the rest of the world. Both of them being orphans, they had been each other’s only family. 

Then she had met Frank, and boy hadn’t that been a ride. The marriage had been short and childless, but the most exciting time of her life. 

Now, she had a different sort of family, and she felt more settled than she ever had before. Sherlock and John were like sons to her. For a little while, Mary had been like a daughter. And little Rosie -- that little girl brought out the maternal instinct in her more than all the rest.

Even Mycroft was tolerable these days, his sharp edges somehow blunter and his sharp words softer.

All of them were here, tonight. For her annual Christmas Eve do. Including Violet and Siger, bless them.  Still in love after all these years. It was nice to know that ‘traditional’ still worked for some. And there was the Inspector and his lady love, Miss Hooper, cooing at each other in the corner. 

Content and fulfilled, Mrs Hudson curled into her armchair and sighed. This holiday was turning out to be quite brilliant.

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[surveys-at-your-service]

Survey #221

“god is making fun of me; he’s up there laughing, i can see.”

What type of toothpaste do you use? Crest. What is your favorite color(s) of eye-makeup? b l a c k Are you sexually active? No. Do you have sensitive skin? I guess? Are you egotistical? I have the self-esteem of like... a blobfish. Do you have an older sister? Multiple. Favorite song by Owl City? I like "Fireflies" and "Hot Air Balloon." What color is your mum’s car? White. Where do you keep your kitty litter box? In the hallway that connects the bathroom and kitchen. Are you a lighter complexion than your father? I AM MUCH MUCH LIGHTER. My dad is really dark-skinned from being a mailman for all my life. Always being outside does it. His arms especially are really really tan from sticking them out the window. Do you like apricots? Noooo. Do you like kinky sex? Never tried anything kinky before, so wouldn't know. What country were you born in? The U.S.A. Solid soap bar or liquid body wash? LIQUID. Bar soap grosses me out, even though it's... yeah, soap. Like multiple people (if you live with others, anyway) are rubbing that on their body, no thanks. Do you believe being gay is a choice or a “disorder”? Neither; I believe it's a mutation. How many birds can you name just by looking at them? Uhhh jaybirds... cardinals... bald eagles... crows, ravens... vultures... peacocks... Victoria crowned pigeons... barn owls, horned owls, snowy owls... probably others. There's so many, I'm not musing over it forever. Which birds are most common around your neighborhood? I don't live in a "neighborhood." But you see lots of crows in this area. If you don’t understand a reference in something, do you look it up? Sometimes. Depends on what it is, how interesting it is. Are you the kind of person to look at accident sites, when passing them by? Morbid curiosity gets the better of me here. Did you ever make dolls or hand puppets in primary/elementary school? Yeah. When you were little, what sorts of make belief did you play? Y'ALL I did the weirdest shit. I remember I loved mimicking A Bug's Life by taking a leaf and placing things like seeds and stuff on it, my little sister and I enjoyed "cooking" with plastic food and our oven set, we liked playing house with friends, OMG I FORGOT ABOUT HOW WE USED TO LOVE BEING MERMAIDS IN THE POOL, uhhh. Idr, there's other stuff for sure. I was really creative as a kid and loved playing make believe. Has a friend’s parent ever given you a present just because? I don't think "just because." What do you do with clothes you can’t wear anymore? We donate them, give them away to friends if they like something, or, when it comes to our favorite shirts, my mom has actually been working on creating a big blanket out of them since we were kids. I hope she finishes before her time's up. What is something you’re very particular about? How my food is prepared. What is your dearest stuffed animal that you own? Why is that? My moose Brownie from Cabela's in Ohio. I ALWAYS slept hugging him as a little kid and even teenager until Jason got me Rebel the meerkat. He's still on my dresser. Name something awesome from another culture that is not part of yours: Oh man, idk. When at a Chinese or Japanese restaurant, do you use chopsticks? I have pretty intense tremors. I could NEVER use chopsticks. What’s something you can’t wait for about growing old? Um, nothing? Nothing about being elderly seems fun. How do you expect your life to go like? How are you ensuring that? Ideally, it would be defined by contentment and success. I want to know financial peace, stability, and pride in what I've accomplished. I'm trying my damnedest to ensure this by going back to school, trying as hard as I can to push my photography, and work on my mental health. Or do you just wing it as you go? NO. I've always had plans and goals, and I act on the desire to achieve them. The only time I was truly "winging it" was during my suicidal depression phase after the breakup. I was literally too busy wanting to die but being too afraid to and so lost and hopeless that I didn't know what to do. What’s a yard game that you still enjoy playing as an adult? Hunny I don't go outside rip. What do you think is the most interesting sea creature? Portuguese man-o-war, probably. They don't have a fucking brain yet are alive????? And deadly as a mfer????? How do you reset your head to zero, so to speak? Sleep. Have you ever gone exploring an abandoned building? Well, shacks. Are there any foreign television shows you enjoy watching? Some anime. What’s your favorite way to spend a weekend? I don't think I have a set "favorite" way. What’s your “Death Row Meal”? I mean, it'd depend on what I wanted at the time? Do you like going to the movies or prefer watching at home? I strongly prefer going to the theater. Don't really know why, though... I guess the setting, being in the dark and watching on a huge screen? When you were a kid, did you eat the crusts on your sandwich or not? Yeah. I've never minded crust. What activity instantly calms you? Car rides where I can blare my music. Ideally, how would you spend your birthday? It'd depend on what I was up for that day. But definitely doing things with friends and family. What’s the best joke you’ve ever heard? Idk. I don't really like traditional jokes. Be witty. What’s the career highlight you’re most proud of? Ha. Do you think you’ll stay at your current company awhile? Why or why not? N/A How would your 10-year-old self react to what you do? That's like the most depressing thought possible lmao. What do you remember most about your first job? The fact I can't do customer service. All I remember is the anxiety. Did you start working immediately after finishing school? Why or why not? No. I just wasn't ready. What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? I lasted two hours in a deli in a constant state of panic. Guess. What’s the best career decision you’ve ever made? Going back to school for a degree. What’s the worst career decision you’ve ever made? Trying the deli. How much time do you spend with your family? Like... none, almost ever. We all live in different places. Who do you most like spending time with and why? In my family? My mom, because we relate on a lot and just generally get along. Were you close with your family growing up? My immediate family, yes. How do you define your family now? Distant. What traits are most important to you in your family members? Being accepting and open-minded. And supportive. Who are you the closest to and why? My mom. I live with her and she's supported and loved me through everything. Do you want a family of your own? Why does "family" always have to mean including kids? I don't want any. I just want my s/o and pets. What’s your favorite family tradition? We don't really have any anymore. If you could change your relationship with a family member, would you? If so, with whom? Yes, with my oldest sister. She pretty much disowned me at one point, we reconnected, but I'm pretty sure she doesn't like me again. We are VERY similar according to Mom, so it'd be nice to be close with her, but. What’s your favorite family memory? As a family... uh. Idk. Probably some times we were all in the pool together when my parents were still together, having fun. What TV family most reminds you of your own? *shrugs* Do you ever wish you were raised differently? In some ways, yes. Chores absolutely needed to be more enforced. What’s the best piece of advice a family member has given you? Idk, I'm sure something my mom said about moving on from things. Do you wish you had more siblings? If so, why? I wish I had a little brother, but one I was still relatively close in age with. I would've rocked that protective big sister over slightly-younger bro jazz. It would've been cool to have another kid to play with, especially a guy instead of a relatively girly-girl; not trying to make any pre-judgments about an imaginary kid, but you get it. Stereotypes and all. It would've been nice to have a more boyish sibling. Did you ever hide anything from or lie to your parents? Yeah. If you had a family business, what would it be? That would never happen in my family. Do you and your family have any nicknames for each other? Nothing out of the ordinary; ex. they usually just call me "Britt," but it's clear and reasonable why. What’s your favorite way to spend time with your family? I mean it varies. My parents are divorced and best apart so we're never really "together" unless we're at my older sister's house for birthday parties or holidays. That's the only time we're really *all* together. How do you show your family you love them? Always being there to listen or offer a signature bearhug. Have you ever been to a family reunion? Noooo, our extended family is littered all throughout the country. What’s the most important holiday you spend with your family and why? Christmas. It just reminds me of being a kid again. Who in your family would you describe as a “character”? Ho boy, my grandma. It's hurting lately to think of her as a "character" now though, seeing as she's dying of cancer now. She starts chemo soon, but this one's a death sentence regardless. It's spread too much. My relationship with her is strained and difficult, but I care for her nonetheless, and I worry that I'm really going to feel it all crash when she dies and I probably won't be there due to distance and school. What’s something your family would be surprised to learn about you? Shit, my family doesn't know most big things about me, I think; not because they don't care, but because I'm embarrassed of hobbies and interests and thus secretive. Only my mom knows mostly everything. I guess more than anything, uhhh... I'm no longer a Christian? I was raised religious, so most probably just assume I still am, and I don't just go around talking about how I dropped my faith. Which family member do you confide in most? Mom. If you had only one sense (hearing, touch, sight, etc.), which would you want? Sight, I think. What’s the first thing you look for in a partner and/or friend? A friendly, likable personality. When was the last time you shaved your legs? Oh wow, not since... around my birthday in February. The last person to say they loved you? Mom. Last thing received in the mail? For me, school textbooks. Do you have any famous relatives? Only ancestors. I consider "relatives" different/closer. Have you ever had sex in a public place? No. Have you ever been searched by the cops? It was either staff or police who did so the numerous times I went into the hospital and ER for my mental state. Are you any good at math? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach? No. Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight? No. Well, I think. Do you remember the most naughty night of your life? Yes. Have you gone to college/uni? What is/was your major? I'm in college now! My major in this school is organismal biology because they don't have zoology. I'm getting what I need here and then going to a university for zoology. What color is your best friend’s hair? Brown. Where were you going the last time you were a passenger in a car? Yesterday otw home from school. Have you ever dated someone who had a kid from a previous relationship? No, and I wouldn't. What was the last event that was a turning point in your life? Going back to school! :') What’s your favorite setting in nature? (mountains, beach, desert, etc…) M O U N T A I N S  M O T H E R F U C K E R What hair color is most common in your family? BROWN. Almost everyone is brown-haired. For how long has your favorite band been your favorite? Damn, it's been Ozzy Osbourne since 6th or 7th grade, and I'm 23 now. He probably always will be. I'm hopefully seeing him next year and I'm!!!!!!!! not!!!!!!!!!! prepared!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you have any photos on your refrigerator? What are they of? Yeah. There's numerous of my older sister and her fam, plus my grandmother and her husband. Maybe others, idr. What color are the pillows on your couch? We don't have pillows on there. Have you ever gone more than 5 years without going to the dentist? No. My mom always makes sure her kids keep up with health check-ups. Do you have a hard time sleeping when you’re away from home? It depends on the emotional and physical comfort of where I am, really. Do you know anyone who got engaged while still in high school? I believe so. Are you friendly to retail employees? Honestly, fuck you if you're not for no good reason. Half the shit you complain about isn't their goddamn fault. Do you know anyone who litters? Not regularly, no. I wouldn't associate with them, I don't care how simple that sounds. However, I kept my mouth shut at my nephew's last b-day party because the kids let balloons up into the air; they tend to end up on beaches or in the ocean, so technically, it's littering, but I didn't want to seem like an asshole. I'm certain my sister didn't really think about that though, or else she wouldn't have allowed it. Do you think your neighbors have any complaints about living near you? No. We don't do any harm. The dogs bark sometimes, but not obnoxiously loud to where you can hear it if you're in your house. What was the last kind of soup you ate? I tried canned vegetable soup when my tongue piercing was healing, but I didn't like it. Where do you usually buy groceries from? Wal-Mart or Harris Teeter, depending on a few circumstances. What’s your favorite candy? Reese's if you include chocolate, strawberry Sour Punch Straws if not. Have you ever gone to a strip club? No, not my kinda scene. Are you jealous of anyone? *Envious, yes. Last song listened to? why????? do i like????????? "love rhymes with fuck you" by j star??????????? Do you take vitamins daily? No; only on Sunday I take a vit. d pill because otherwise I'm severely deprived. Is anyone jealous of you? I HIGHLY doubt that, homie. Last CD you listened to? Metallica's "Ride The Lightning" album when Mom and I were otw to my therapist once and my iPod wasn't working. This was FOREVER ago and I'm pretty sure it's still in there, lmao. Is there something you want to tell someone? I'm going to die wanting to see Jason one final time and apologize to him for how I treated him after the break-up. When you eat Frosted Flakes, do you add sugar in it? NOOOOOOO not a fan of Frosted Flakes. How many kids do you want to have? Zero. Have you ever gone behind your parents' backs? I actually don't think so... Who’s the biggest hugger you know? Ashley's huband's grandma will give you a hug even if she met you for only five seconds. Not a bad thing, it's just kinda uncomfortable. Where did you get your worst scar from? Surgery. Do you name your stuffed animals? Some. Have you ever been to Disney World? Yes. What is your favorite roller coaster, and where is it? My ass will not sit in a roller coaster, probably ever. What is your favorite state? From what I've seen, I find Utah the prettiest. Do you own any form of a Gameboy? I have a red Gameboy Advance that somehow still works. How is the world going to end? I find a meteor striking to be most likely, or we're swallowed by a black hole. Do you have any pets? Do you want any/more? Yes, and I do want another ball python morph, as well as a bearded dragon. Though if/when Sara and I move in together, Doris will be enough for a beardie, oml I love that sassy baby. :') <3 How did you find out about Myspace? Probably my older sister, or classmates. Are you careless with your information on the internet? "Maybe by some people’s standards." <<< Change "maybe" to "probably" for me, lol. I'm trying to improve, though. Have you ever owned a lava lamp? No, but my older sis had one as a teen. I want one SO BADLY. Is it better to color with markers, crayons, or colored pencils? Colored pencils, by far. Do you like to draw or write better? Write. I get more satisfaction out of drawing something I like, but I draw so rarely because I'm painfully critical over what I make. Do you have a favorite cousin? No. Can you knit? No. Are you interested in more than one person at the moment? Nope. Who are your last three missed calls from? Mom, Mom, and a number I didn't recognize. What’s the biggest upcoming event for you? I dunno. Have you hung out with any guys recently? No, but I miss Girt, so I should invite him over some time soon. Do you like your school? I love my school. They are very invested into their students' success, as well as being a community. Who’s the weirdest teacher at your school? I wouldn't know, I've only been here a month. Do you have nightmares often? Apparently. Mom sleeps on the couch right outside my door, and I spook her quite a lot by waking up screaming or attacking my bed, she says. Thank God I don't tend to remember them. Clarification, they're not night terrors or anything like that. I'm just pretty active in my sleep, such as talking and such. Can you remember how old you were when your appearance started to matter? I was kinda self-conscious in middle school 'cuz BOY was I an ugly duckling. How frequently do you pee at night? I almost without fail get up once a night to go. Do you name your pet fish, if you have any? N/A Do your parents care about you cussing? Dad doesn't, but Mom does about "severe" words, so I try to censor myself around her. Who is your favorite person in the world? Sara. Who do you spend most of your time with? I live only with my mother, so. Is there a stuffed animal you still take places with you? No. Last insult you received? Idk. Have you ever eaten Pop Rocks and drank Coca-Cola at the same time? Yoooo I think I did once at a b-day party, but not a lot bc I was scared lmao. At concerts, do you buy merch? I've only been to one, but I did. I would if I went to more. I've missed some fucking amazing bands' concerts this past year, and it's really annoying me now. Are you gullible? Not really. Do you get excited easily? No. Are you a headbanger? No, I'd get dizzy with a headache on board. First concert you went to? Alice Cooper. What venue was that at? Somewhere in Raleigh, idr. Have you ever been out of state for a concert? No. Are you fascinated by outer space? I don't know a person who isn't. It's very intriguing. Do you shop for new clothes each season? No. Is your hair dyed right now? If so, what color is it? No, but damn I want to. I wanna dye it lilac. I just need a professional to do it. Do you look up your symptoms online whenever you have a problem? Not "whenever," no. I typically just ask Mom. Do you eat enough fruits and vegetables? No. Definitely not vegetables. Do you have dreams that you’re not giving up on? Being truly content with my life one day. Do you think your hair looks better up or down? It's too short to go up. Do you like bare trees or green-leaved trees better? I prefer autumn trees. What season would you want to get married in? October/November, preferably, when the trees are all pretty. <3 What does your favorite stuffed animal look like? I have three "favorites," those being Brownie, Plum, and Rebel. I've already talked about Brownie the moose, then Plum is a stuffed snake from Sara that she'd had growing up, and Rebel is my stuffed meerkat from Jason that I always slept with while we were together and for a very long time after the break-up. He was a big comfort to me, and though he's a bittersweet stuffed animal now, idk. A lot of memories. His fur is all matted and you can just tell that fella has seen some love. Do you collect anything? Meerkat & Silent Hill stuff. What was the last book you read? I'm almost done with The Handmaid's Tale for school, and it is fucking phenomenal, coming from someone whose love for reading slipped away long ago. I have never in my life read a book with such vivid imagery and description. When was the last time you moved to a new house? The beginning of 2017. How long was your longest relationship? 3 1/2 years. Tell me about how your parents met. How old were they? They met through work. Idk how old they were, somewhere in their 30s, probably. What makes your bedroom special to you/what is your favorite part about it? It is VERY personalized; my room is looooaaaaded with shit relating to me and my interests, and that's what I love about it. It's very homey to me, surrounded by my passions. When washing your hands, do you wet your hands or put soap on first? I put soap on first. When was the hardest you ever cried? What was the circumstance? I think the night of the breakup, when Mom essentially dragged me home from trying to walk to his house to talk. I entirely fell apart. When it comes to school, how motivated are you to work? It depends on where I am, actually. I'm at school for hours most days because my schedule fits into Mom's to avoid driving back and forth, and while I'm waiting in the library, I'm very motivated, even a bit obsessive. Meanwhile, at home, I don't want to work like... at all. I'm so used to this being my chill place. Do you know any high school sweethearts? How’s life treating them? My sister and her husband dated for a while in HS, actually, and they seem just fine. I'm sure my former friend and her husband are still together, and they've dated since middle school. I haven't had contact with her for like a year or so now though so idk how they are. Where do you usually buy your clothes? HotTopic or Wal-Mart. If you had to be a school teacher, which subject would you teach? Science, probably. But God FORBID I ever be a teacher; I wouldn't last. Which is the scariest ride you have ever been on in a theme park? Whatever that ride is where you sit in a bunch of chairs in a circle, go up way too damn high, and drop. I did it as a yolo even though I was terrified, and yeah, I screamed way too fucking loud. Never again.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hi, love!! First of all, I'm discovering wonderful fics I've never read because of people's questions in your Tumblr so... thank you so f****** much!!! Now, do you have a list or would you recommend me some fics where John is a doctor? Can be in Afghanistan, with Sarah, AUs of any time and type... But where John being a doctor is an important part of the fic or the principal one. Thank you, lovely!! By the way, I've been reading your comments about the John hate and I agree with you!! 😘😘

Hi Lovely!

Ahhhhh okay you’re in luck, because I was sorting a list of “sick fics” and one of the categories was “John Takes Care of Sherlock” so I can add those onto these other “doctor John” fics!  I don’t know if I have any where he is strictly a doctor, but let’s see what’s sorted in my bookmarks right now!

DOCTOR / CARETAKER JOHN

Whispers in the Dark by coloured_ink (G, 833 w. || Bed Sharing, Anxious Sherlock, Anxiety, Caring John, Spooning, Little Spoon Sherlock) – Sherlock has anxiety attacks. Good thing John always knows what to do.

Static by Johnnlocked (Krullenbol2602) (G, 917 w. || Fluff, H/C, Doctor John, Headaches, POV Sherlock, Fluff, H.C, Pre-TSo3) – Sherlock suffers from a headache.

The Most Awful Thing by whitchry9 (K+, 1,072 w. || H/C, Holmes Brothers, Seizures) – When Mycroft witnesses Sherlock having a seizure, he is at a complete loss as to what he should do. Thankfully, John is there.

Cuddling by GraciousK (G, 1,107 w. || Fluff and Angst, Cuddling/Snuggling, Fluff, Hypothermia) – When John finally finds Sherlock, he’s hypothermic and delirious. John warms him up the only way Sherlock will allow: body heat. It ends up more angsty than sexy. Part 2 of 30-day OTP Challenge: Johnlock

Bringing Colour to the World by SD_Ryan (G, 1,168w. || Est. Relationship, Sickfic, Fluff, Schmoop) – In which we encounter a sick detective, a snuggle on the couch, and a silly fairytale.

Shut Up and Sleep by Cumberbatch Critter (T, 1,257 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship) – Sherlock has a knack for hurting himself, although not entirely on purpose. John is a doctor, and it’s a good thing he’s there.

Mentality by Cumberbatch Critter (T, 1,350 w. || Friendship, Hurt / Comfort, THoB Fic, Doctor John) – It was weird. But Sherlock was having a panic attack. Re-write of the Hounds of the Baskerville scene. 

Lost Without My Army Doctor by ItsRealForUs (K, 1,499 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Migraines, Doctor John, Domestics) – Sherlock’s fighting a losing battle with his migraine when John comes home to help.

The Two of Us Against the World by slashscribe (T, 1,617 w. || Post-TAB, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Drug Addiction, Anxious Sherlock, Angsty Fluff) – John is there to take care of Sherlock as he comes down from his overdose in The Abominable Bride. Set immediately after the tarmac, back in 221B.

Conciliatory Coffee (It’s All Fine) by dget (K+, 1,635 w. || Hurt / Comfort, Friendship, Post-TRF Reunion) – "He can feel John’s shuddering breaths in his own lungs, feel John’s heart beating behind his own sternum.“ Because John Watson is a doctor, and Sherlock Holmes is a detective, and neither really knows how to be anything else. A post-Reichenbach reunion oneshot. Can be read as Johnlock.

The Doctor’s Capable Hands by Totally-Out-Of-It (K+, 2,012 w. || Sherlock Whump, Doctor John, Hurt/Comfort, Hospitals, Anxious Sherlock) – Sherlock is injured during a chase. John sits watchful at his bedside in the hospital and wonders. He wouldn’t leave Sherlock alone like this. Especially not if Sherlock wanted him to stay.

This is Life in Colour by agent iz hyper (K+, 2,038 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Sherlock Whump, Doctor John) – John thought with a flash of amusement that only Sherlock Holmes could look like he was about to pass out and still maintain his usual level of acerbic scorn. “You’re a git,” he told him mildly. “And an idiot,” he added as an afterthought, though no less pointedly.  A look into the perks of being both a doctor and a soldier when one is the friend of Sherlock Holmes.

Assurance by belovedmuerto (T, 2,382 w. || Bed-Sharing, Friends to Lovers, Fluff, Idiots in Love) – It’s not so much the ‘you’re half-dead, you wanker,’ or even the broken ribs, the hairline fracture of the pelvis, the dislocated shoulder and knee, and the wrenched ankle.

Intensive Care by aceofhearts61 (T, 2,539 w. || Ace!Sherlock / Straight John Queerplatonic Relationship, Hurt Comfort, Angst, Cuddles and Snuggles, Hugs, Doctor!John, Medical Procedures) – In which John looks after Sherlock directly following the events of “Bless You and Keep You.” Sequel Fic. Part 15 of A Love with No Name

Green Carnation by glenien (T, 2,616 w. || Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Meta-Fic, Angst and Fluff, Communication, Post-TAB) – John takes Sherlock home. Part 1 of It’s No Longer Eighteen Ninety-Five

Someone Else’s Heart by thisprettywren (E, 4,188 w. || First Time, H/C, POV Sherlock, Caretaking John, Pining Idiots) – A crime scene, a rainstorm, and something they both should have known all along.

The Sum of His Parts by CommonNonsense (T, 4,311 w. || Body Worship, First Kiss / Time) – There are eleven major organ systems in the human body. Sherlock knows about all of them to some degree, but none fascinate him as much as the ones that make up John Watson.

Very Good Indeed by StillWaters1 (T, 4,531 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Doctor John, John Whump) – 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.

This Time by Radon65 (T, 4,766 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship) –  He has practically just finished talking to Lestrade when it happens. A sudden dizziness assaults his brain, things tip sideways, and he barely catches himself on the arm of the sofa to slow his descent before he collapses altogether to the floor.

A Case of Identity by PostcardsfromTheoryland (T, 4,978 w. ||  Post-TRF, John on Holiday, Pining Sherlock, Whump, Angst, Reunion) – All John wanted was to get away from London for a few weeks. No people pointing and whispering about Sherlock Holmes when he walked past, no reporters wanting an “exclusive” about the dead detective, just some rest and relaxation in the sunshine. Then again, these holiday trips never seem to go as planned.

Needles by Kryptaria (M, 5,194 w. || Hurt / Comfort, Friendship, Needles, Referenced/Implied Drug Use, Doctor John) – 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.

I think You Need A Doctor by TheGoodDirector (M, 5,254 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Sherlock Whump, Mistaken Couple, Humour, Platonics, Mary is Nice) – John’s not been to Baker Street in four months and returns to find a bleeding Consulting Detective. John can’t help but take care and put up with him. Set after The Sign of Three/Before His Last Vow.

Recovery by thesignsofserbia (T, 5,948 w. || HLV-Fix It / Rewrite, Villain Mary, Pining Sherlock, Major Character Injury, Scars, Self-Hatred, POV Sherlock, Doctor John, Friends to Lovers) – Set after the confrontation with Mary, and Sherlock’s cardiac arrest, John stays at 221B to aid Sherlock’s recovery, forcing them to confront wounds both old and new as they try to heal their damaged relationship.

The Death of Doubt by Gingerhermit (E, 6,584 w. || Alternate Canon, BAMF John, POV Sherlock, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Hurt/Comfort, Angst/Drama, Meddling Mycroft) – Mycroft asks for John’s help in rescuing Sherlock from his Serbian captors.

Survival Instinct by shirleyholmes (T, 7,162 w. || Post-TRF, First Kiss, Schmoop, Nightmares, Fluff & Angst, Grief, Idiots in Love) – After Sherlock’s “comeback” John starts obsessing with constantly making sure he’s alive (checking his heartbeat etc.)

The doctor is in by PlainJane (E, 7,581 w. || Omegaverse || Sex Therapist, Anal, Hand Jobs, Frottage, Virgin Sherlock) – Sherlock is a young alpha with an aversion to his cycle. John is a gender medicine specialist. Nothing could possibly go wrong… Part 1 of Doctors and detectives

I’m Pretty Sure This Changes Shit by cwb (E, 7,672 w. || Fluff, Cudding, Doctor/Patient, Accidents) – Sherlock finds increasingly ridiculous ways to get John to patch him up after hurting himself.

The T-Shirt Thief by watsonsherlocksuniverse (T, 7,968 w. || Pining Sherlock, Doctor John, First Kiss, Canon Fix-It, Developing Rel., Mutual Pining) – Sherlock steals John’s t-shirt from the laundry. John catches him wearing it one evening, fluff ensues with an endeared yet teasing John?

You’re a Doctor, Fix me by edken (G, 8,342 w. || Fluff / Cuddling) – Sherlock doesn’t do anything halfway, and that includes getting sick. John nurses a very sick flatmate back to health using cuddles, forehead kisses, and a massage. Humor and fluff promised this time, but also some character analysis because who doesn’t love that?

Matters of National Security by mistyzeo (E, 8,465 w. || Jealous Sherlock, First Time, RST, Idiots in Love, Frottage) – John starts dating a male client of Sherlock’s, and Sherlock can’t figure out why he’s so incensed about it.

Incapacitation by Cumberbatch Critter (T, 9,424 w. || Hurt / Comfort, Friendship, Sick Sherlock, Doctor John, Appendicitis) – The doctor had just asked how bad the pain was when the pain spiked. Sherlock’s initial response was a gasp that evolved into a whimper. “Ten,” he gasped. “Ten…”

Someone I Love by hudders-and-hiddles (M, 10,002 w. || Canon Compliant, HLV-Filler Fic, Pre-Slash, Jealous John, PIning Sherlock, Angst & Fluff, UST/URT, Dog Tags) – John gets married and Sherlock finds comfort in wearing John’s identity tags around his wrist.

The Thin Line by Odamaki (M, 10,809 w. || Virgin Sherlock, Awkwardness, Confessions, First Times, Anal) – John swallows. Keeps his eyes on Sherlock. Begs him not to ruin him.Sherlock leans forward over the witness box ever-so slightly, “I was distracted,” he informs the court, “by my partner, John Watson.”

In A Changing Age by allonsys_girl (E, 15,590 w. || Victorian AU, Virgin / Demi Sherlock, First Kiss / Time, Friends to Lovers, Love Confessions, Mild H/C) – Sherlock wakes up in the 19th century, with no idea how he got there.

Partners in Crime by Richefic (T, 16,560 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Friendship, Sick John, Meddling Mycroft, Caring Sherlock, Domestics) – John Watson receives some devastating news which puts a spanner in his medical ambitions. Will Sherlock prove capable of the kind of comfort and reassurance he needs or will their partnership be ended before its even begun? Set between 1.1 and 1.2.

I Will Take Care Of You by SailorChibi (T, 16,664 w. || Hurt/Comfort, Sick Sherlock, BAMF John, BAMF Lestrade, Reunion Fic) – Two years after Sherlock’s death, John comes to find him on the sofa. Wounded and ill, Sherlock is convinced he’s hallucinating and refuses to share any details about Moran or the fact that Mycroft has been compromised. That doesn’t stop John from stepping up and taking care of the last of Moriarty’s web, BAMF-style.

And A Doctor by StillWaters1 (T, 27,393 w. || Friendship, Doctor John, Whump, Soldier / Doctor Dichotomy, Five and One) – 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.

The Midas Touch by flawedamythyst (E, 32,231 w. || Magical Realism, John has a Magical Cock, Dub Con, Healer John) – John Watson has a medical condition that means everyone he sleeps with is instantly healed of all illness and injury. This causes complications when Sherlock breaks his arm, and even more complications when Sherlock falls in love with him. Yes, this is a story where John has a literal magic healing cock. It’s a lot less cracky than you’re probably imagining. Warning: Contains complex issues of sexual consent, although not between Sherlock and John.

The Yellow Poppies by SilentAuror (E, 34,952 w. || H/C, Nightmares, HLV Fix-It, PTSD, Trauma, POV Sherlock, Doctor John) – Sherlock is threatened and assaulted in the hospital immediately after having been shot in the heart, first by Mary, then by Magnussen. As he recovers at Baker Street with John and plans the attack on Appledore with Mycroft, he fights to work through the trauma caused by these two visits. Set during His Last Vow.

Corpus Hominis by mycapeisplaid (E, 47,709 w. || Casefic, Fluff, Romance, Frottage) - John knows the human body intimately. He’s had plenty of opportunity for study as a doctor, soldier, and lover. There’s one particular body, however, he knows very little about. When Sherlock launches himself head-first into a new obsession and they get sent on a case in an unlikely location, the pair discovers each other’s bodies with confusing yet delightful (and sometimes hilarious) results.

Electric Pink Hand Grenade by BeautifulFiction (E, 67,718 w. | First Time, First Kiss, Headaches and Migranes) – 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 Moonlight and the Frost by CaitlinFairchild (E, 77,289 w. || Case Fic, Post-HLV, Self Harm, Virgin Sherlock, First Time, Oral/Anal/Rimming, Romance, Angst, Mary is Not Nice) – John has to somehow rebuild his life in the wake of Mary’s betrayal and Sherlock’s deceptions.

To Light Another’s Path by BeautifulFiction (E, 128,654 w. || Post-TGG, H/C, Case Fic, First Time/Kiss, Drug Addiction) – Teaching John to observe seems to be a losing battle, but when Sherlock falls ill and submits himself to John’s care, will he realise that there is more to life than the science of deduction? Meanwhile, there is a murder to solve, and John must try and convince Sherlock not to sacrifice his own health for the sake of the case.

The Horse and his Doctor by khorazir (T, 129,003 w. || Horse / Vet AU || Magical Realism, Horses, Vet John, Horse Sherlock, Implied Alcoholism) – Invalided after a run in with a poacher in Siberia, veterinary surgeon John Watson finds it difficult to acclimatise to the mundanity of London life. Things change when a friend invites him along to a local animal shelter and he meets their latest acquisition, a trouble-making Frisian with the strangest eyes and even stranger quirks John has ever encountered in a horse.

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These fics are just a few I remembered I put into my MFL list recently, and I haven’t read them yet, so read at your own discretion!

A Home for Us by sussexbound (NR, 3,440 w. || Scars, Bedsharing, Grief, Doctor John, Hurt/Comfort, Post-TRF, Implied/Referenced Torture) – He has been on the road for two years, and he is exhausted. He’s almost accepted that he will never see London (John) again—almost. But then there are nights like tonight, where he is weak, and all he can think of is the warmth of the flat they once shared, the crackle of the fire in the hearth, the teasing smile playing at the corner of John’s lips, the boxes of half-eaten Chinese takeaway balanced precariously in their laps. He aches at the memory of it, at the realisation that it is something he may never experience again.

How They Move In Silence by Breath4Soul (M, 3,516+ w., WiP || Doctor John, Doctor/Patient, Voiceless Sherlock, Sick Sherlock, Texting) – Sherlock loses his voice and has to communicate through texts which leads to love confessions.

Recovery by mainegirlwrites (M, 26,935 w. || Injured Sherlock, Disfigured Sherlock, Doctor John, Hurt/Comfort, John Takes Care of Sherlock) – The great Sherlock Holmes is recovering from disfiguring injuries with the help of Dr. John Watson - but can a broken spirit be fixed?

You Go To My Head Series by 7PercentSolution and J_Baillier (E, 257,765+ w. across 8 Stories, WiP || Surgeon AU || Medical Realism, Doctor John / Doctor Sherlock, Friends to Lovers, Pining, Addiction, Angst, Slow Burn, PTSD, Pining, Insecurity) – This series is an alternate universe one, featuring the exciting medical and romantic adventures of doctors Watson (senior neuroanaesthetist) and Holmes (neurosurgeon).

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[thefandomdirtymind]

Boredom

Sherlock 

Sherlock Holmes x Reader

Perfume serie : Part 1 

The morning was bright and kind of fresh for the season. Standing in the kitchen of your small appartement, you was contemplating a inexistant spot on the clean wall. It’s the smell of burning bread who’s take you out of the prison of your mind, make you jump out of your chair. 

“ Damn it” You curse, putting the hard and black toast in the trash, with the other breakfast cooking fail.

The interview for the job was a week ago now, and, even if they had tell you how impressive you are and a great ally in the compagnie you could be, they didn’t call you yet, keeping you in a stressful state of mind of, if yes or no you’re taken.

It take you a lot of effort during that time to focus on the simple task you usually do to help your aunt. But, even with the better intention, it happen that she came to you, asking why the still dirty sheets was on the dryer and where you left the complete grocery you just buy.

Grabbing the cereal box with a sigh, you decide to put you head back on earth. They were probably too busy or having other meeting with other candidat or worst  finally take another person for the place. But, you couldn’t continu to live like that, you need to wake up before you finish to forget somethings really important, like your wallet, or end up to burn your aunt building with your open stove. 

Eating your cooking free breakfast, you gave a look to the clock, swearing one last time. You’re now late for the tea of mister Holmes. Leaving you almost empty bol in the sink, you rush in the stair, hearing already the sweet melody of the violon. Passing discretely in the lobby to the kitchen, you start to warm the water and prepare the small bag of leaf.

The man was playing this morning a slow and melancholic melodies, swearing with the beautiful rays of sun coming by the large windows. But, even without seen him, you knew that he didn’t care about the weather, he was playing a song in agreement with is mood, who’s that day, seem more that morose. 

Trying to act quickly to not being more late that you already are, you pour the hot liquid in a clean cup, gave a second look to you phone with a slim hope and open the door leading to the living room. 

Sherlock was there, sit in his regular chair, playing for himself, lost in his brillant mind, like always. Standing behind him, you put the tea on the small table, preparing you to leave after the succeed of your task. 

“ You’re late” The low voice of Sherlock say. 

“ I know, i’m sorry, I will be in time tomorrow morning “ You apologies, watching him gently drop his instrument to reach the cup and make it travel to his lips.

After the perfume situation, he had try to, at least, notice who’s was coming to giving him is morning breuvage. Some days, he even push it to talk to you a little, and, today was one of these days apparently. 

“ I suppose that my tasteless tea is a result of the lack of answer about your job application “ He say, watching the pale color of his earl grey.

“ How do you know they didn’t call me yet ? “ You ask. 

“ You’re not outside watching for another Job, so you always hoping that they call you soon, in result, you watching unconsciously your phone like a drug addict for text of his dealer.” He calmly expose. 

“ Mr. Holmes” You begin. 

“ Sherlock, my client call me Mr. Holmes, you’re not one of them, you’re not a case, you would be too easy “ 

“ Sherlock “ You begin again, interrupt for the second time. 

“ Interesting... “ He simply said, a strange expression on his face, his eyes fixing you now like a hawk for a reason you haven’t a clue why. 

“ What ?” You ask, curious. 

“ The way you say my name... but no it’s nothing” He respond, getting up of his armchair to put a long finger on a date in the calendar, returning his gaze on you “ They are probably too busy to call you, the bank have a lot of work to do to catch up with the soon bank holiday. Or you’re just too good for them, good employer ask for higher salary they didn’t want to give, so they take more mediocre staff and pay them lower. The beautiful bureaucracy. “ 

Looking yourself the calendar, you open your mouth, but close it slowly, nothing in this monologue was wrong or offensive, in fact, he had gave you a unexpected compliment, taking you by surprise. 

“ You’re probably right...Thank you “ 

“ Don’t thanks me, it’s a simple deduction. Even you could have done it if you didn’t feed you mind with unnecessary information and stuff ” He retort, returning on his seat, looking like a king on his throne. 

Raising you eyes to the ceiling looking know clear on his game, you gave him a smirk. 

“ I know your bored Sherlock, but I have already tell you, I will not practice my deduction skills for amuse you” 

Already amuse, a half smile on his face, he take another sip oh his tea.

" You should try somethings new, go outside. " You propose "When is the last time you get out of here or properly getting you ready for the day? I'm pretty sure you was wearing this same shirt yesterday. " You sermonize, giving a look of his messy hair and his crumple shirt.

" The case I have recently wasn’t a real challenge. Even Lestrade was able to elude them I will not stopping to be bored at working on a even more boring situation.” He answer clearly annoy. 

“ You see, I learn, I can deduce that I irritated you right now” You joke.

“ I don’t call it a deduction it’s a simple study of the facial expression” Sherlock comment, putting the empty cup on the table. “ Haven’t you something better to do this morning, between two eyes check to your phone ?“  

“ Yes “ You retort crossing you’re arms. “ I decide to take care of you today, we will go outside removing some dust to this brillant mind of yours “ 

Laughing, he realize suddenly that you was deadly serious. 

“ I don’t need people to taking care about me, I need a true case ! “ He exclaim, annoy again. 

“ For the moment, you need a shower and clean clothes ! And don’t make me call my aunt. You now her, she will be heartbreak to see you like that and you know who she can be if she want somethings, and trust me she will agree with me that you need fresh air. In need we could call Molly.“  

Strongly sighing, he’s get up of his chair, mumbling like a four years old boy ready to have a tantrum. But, even if his tall stature intimidate you, you hold on, meeting is beautiful blue gaze. 

“ Shower now” You order. 

Shaking his hand, he surprisingly obey, mumbling for himself. 

“ Even the Woman wasn’t that bossy” You thought to hear, not knowing of which woman he was taking, maybe his mother. 

Cleaning up the dirty dishes you have found on the counter, you waiting to the man to be ready. Putting back the last plate in the kitchen cabinet, you hear your phone ringing. Grabbing it quickly you answer nervously. 

“ Hi Mme Y/L/N please” A man voice say. 

“ It’s me, how can I help you” 

“ I’m Jerome from the Lowell Bank, we sorry to haven’t call sooner, we wanted to know if you were always interested in working with us. “ 

Feeling your doing back flip on your chest, you start to smile like the Cheshire cat. 

“ Yes, yes of course i’m interested “ You answer. 

“ Great, we’re a little bit busy because of the holiday, but Monday is a good day for you to start ? “ Your now co-worker ask. 

“ Yes, Monday is perfect “ 

“ Good, see you Monday then, have a great day.” He respond before hanging out. 

Euphoric, you start to dance like an idiot in the kitchen, the phone still in your hand. 

“ Well, I guess the news are good” The voice of Sherlock interrupt you in your back.

“ Yes they are, they take me !” You said, turning on your heels, feeling your heart skipping a beat for the second time that day. 

The tall man was standing on the door dividing the two room, his hand in the pocket of his dress pants, looking like a model escaped of his magazine page. His curly hair, still wet, seem to me more dark that ever, letting escape often some water drop, making few dark spot on his clean and ironed purple shirt. 

“ We should go celebrating !” You exclaim, regaining you sense of speak. 

“I’m not sure why I should celebrating this, I lost my quiet morning tea, now I will have Mme Hudson and his nonstop talk” The man say.

“ French fries” You surprise him.

“ What ? “ He ask, confuse. 

“ My aunt said that you know where they make the best french fries in London, I want to eat them to celebrate.” You ask, putting your phone back in the pocket of your jeans. 

“ It’s nine in the morning” He simply states. 

“ Then call it an adventure against the boredom, doing unusual thing without taking care of the normality write by the society.” 

Catching a glimpse of a smile on his lips, you watch him leave the room, heading for the door. 

“ The cab is already outside. I knew they were call you around this time, the working shift just start and it’s the only time they have before rushing to finish the preparation for tomorrow day off. Plus, they couldn’t let you found another job, so they call. After all this waiting, it’s was an easy deduction that you wanted to celebrate that small things that people call,a career victory, so, getting out of the shower I had call for a cab.” 

Looking by the window, you see the iconic black car waiting in front of the 221 b Backer Street. 

“ You knew before they call, that they will take me...” You try to process. 

“ Yes, but I have to confess that I didn’t expected you to want french fries...” He say, a funny expression on his face. 

Taking your things in your appartement before leaving, you step outside, watching Sherlock already sit in the cab, texting on his phone. Even, if you having now the job of your dream to celebrate, you feel that for today, the best victory was that you have succeed to put Sherlock Holmes on his old track. Even if you knew that this day didn’t make it forget the absence of John in is life and the reason of their conflict, you know that at last it will make it temporary least painful.  

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[thehiddenlawyer]

I Had A Dream, Molly (Chapter 12, Sherlolly Halloween!)

Enjoy!

Full chapter! @holidaysat221b

It was always trouble when Sherlock started pacing, and he’d been pacing nonstop for two hours now. But how could he stop?

“You can read my thoughts, and…enter my dreams?” he repeated.  

“When you say it like that it sounds absurd,” she murmured, bringing her knees up to her chest. They were still in the sitting room in Baker Street, where they’d fallen asleep against each other on the sofa, except he was on his feet and pacing incessantly while she remained seated.  

“It sounds absurd however you say it,” he pointed out and she had to nod her agreement.  

“That’s a good point but still,” she shrugged a shoulder, “I’m either losing my mind or I can…hear your thoughts.”

“Absurd,” he hissed, shaking his head, “I can’t believe I’m standing here, listening to you tell me you can read my thoughts.”

“Well, then how do you explain having the same dream and both of us coming in our pants? Same exact dream,” she pointed out.  

“What were you wearing?” he asked with narrowed eyes.  

“Nothing mostly,” she told him, “but I did have your blue robe on before I took it off while you were touching yourself,” she couldn’t help shivering at the memory, at the image of him that popped in her thoughts, his hand wrapped around his erection.

[elfwreck]

There are some fandom-specific variants, but they're not drabbles. Sherlock has a "221B" format that's 221 words long and the last word must begin with the letter "B."

...Shortest fic restriction I've seen was the "Bucky Barnes and His Incredibly Hot Holiday Briefs" challenge - fics had to be 13 words or less.

I don't know of any drabble challenges with restrictions beyond "100 words" other than maybe "using one of these prompts."

(Drabble-sonnet is possible, though. For masochists.)

So here’s a comparison to maybe help newer fans understand why a lot of LJ-and-older fans are so defensive about drabbles being 100 words exactly.

It’s like haiku.

Drabbles are writing challenges. It’s a specific writing challenge to create a story or scene in 100 words exactly. Not 99, not 101.

It’s just like you can’t have a haiku in a 6-7-5-syllable format: it might well be a haiku-inspired piece of poetry, but it isn’t a haiku because it doesn’t Rise To The Challenge of the format, and you definitely couldn’t call Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” a haiku just because it’s also a poem.

I mean, I guess you could? Language is malleable. But folks will look at you strangely and think you have perhaps missed the point.

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'A Christmas Carol at 221B' Book Review By Ron Fortier

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'A Christmas Carol at 221B' Book Review By Ron Fortier

A CHRISTMAS CAROL at 221 B By Thomas Mann League of Extraordinary Gentlemen Publishing 22 pgs

So we are on Amazon buying books recently when we see the cover to “A Christmas Carol at 221 B.” What? A Sherlock Holmes Christmas story. Okay, we need to read this one. We put in our order and the book arrives three days later. To our amused surprised, it is a very, very, VERY small book totally a grand 22 pages. All of which tell a truly amazing, wonderful story perfect for the holiday season.

It is Christmas Eve and Holmes and Watson, both in their later years, are warm and safe in their 221 B digs enjoying a glass of wine and smoke while outside a wintry storm blows. Holmes finds himself melancholy, the rarest of all rarities for this man and Watson immediately inquires as to why. Holmes replies that the answer lies in a long ago event in his youth past when, at the age of 24, he met a 95 year old Ebeneezer Scrooge.

Holmes tells Watson Dickens’ tale is all true and his experience provided the good doctor, and we readers, with a truly wonderful little sequel to what happened to all those marvelous people after Scrooge’s change of heart. There’s also a crime being hatched which young Holmes must grapple with to save the day.

In all, “A Christmas CAROL at 221 B” is a gem. Thank you Mr. Mann and Merry Christmas to us all.

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The Cookie Fail - Sherlock x Reader

A/N: This was requested by @thefandomfairy567 . I enjoyed to write this one and I hope you enjoy as much as I did while writing it. Requests are open! List of Fandoms GIF IS NOT MINE! 

Word Count: 2.182 ________________________________________________________________ 

Sherlock never was a fan of the holiday spirit. It was no secret. But that he ignored you completely was frustrating you.

You worked in the Morgue together with Molly this is how you met Sherlock and his friend Doctor Watson. First you couldn't stand him at all but in time you got used to his rude behaviour much like John did.

It still got to you sometimes, but you let it slip because this man just doesn't know any better, but you hoped that at least on the Christmas days he would at least be a little bit nicer to you. During the preparation for the Christmas party that was held in his flat he didn't talk to you nor looked at you.

He acted normal to everyone else but to you he was just ruder than ever. Every time you tried to get to talk to him he excused himself and vanished into nothing for the rest of the day. John and Mrs. Hudson said you shouldn't worry too much but still it made you sad that Sherlock ignored you.

Maybe but just maybe you developed some kind of feelings for the Consulting Detective. To your own surprise. The only people who knew where Molly and Mrs. Hudson. Both promised you to keep it a secret. It was better to let this feeling unknown than to be rejected.

~

Right now, you were under your shower in your flat. You washed your (Y/H/C) extensively hoping to get rid off the smell of death and disinfectant.

While you stepped out of the shower, you rubbed your hair on a towel to dry it a bit. You grabbed your clothes than contained a fluffy, big red jumper with a big collar, short black shorts combined with some cute patterned thighs and for the last touch brown boots to keep your feet warm from the cold.

You put on your clothes and put on some make up. Nothing special, just some mascara and lipstick. Your (Y/H/L) (Y/H/C) was curled and hang freely on your shoulders. With pins you pulled some strands from your face. Now, you were prepared for the Christmas party.

Grabbing the bag were all the presents for your friends were packed, you pulled on your beige winter coat, some gloves and a scarf. Prepared for the cold you went out. It was freezing, and snow came falling down from the sky. Snow in London was rare and you smiled as you made your way to Baker Street.

~

Meanwhile in 221 B Sherlock sat in the kitchen together with John and Mrs. Hudson. "Are you sure you can do this alone Sherlock?" the landlady asked the dark haired man carefully. Sherlock looked up from the receipt the old Lady gave him. "Of course, It can't be that difficult." Mrs. Hudson and John exchanged a look.

John sat beside his friend. "Did you ever bake anything like that?" John asked him already knowing the answer. "No, John. But how hard can it be to bake some cookies?" Sherlock asked as he got up from his chair and went to the stove with the receipt in his hands.

"Call me, if you need anything." Mrs. Hudson said as she went down to her own flat to prepare the rest for the Christmas Party. John sighed as he watched his friend start to collect the ingredients. "Good luck, Sherlock. You will need it." With he closed the kitchen door, so the Detective won't be disturbed.

The Doctor sat in his chair and over thought the things he just witnessed. The shock was still there as he remembered coming to Baker Street seeing Sherlock with brown bags full of Baking utensils in them. Sherlock confessed he wanted to bake cookies which made John question the sanity of his friend.

He even asked him what kind of drugs he was taking but apparently Sherlock was clean and as Mrs. Hudson came up the stairs with some papers in her hand, John was more surprised that Sherlock took gratefully and even thanked Mrs. Hudson.

"I will bake some Cookies for (Y/N)." the younger Holmes brother said as John had asked him what in the name of god he was doing, expecting the answer for some experiment. "Why would you do that?" John had asked straight forward. "You've been ignoring her the whole month."

Rolling his clear blue eyes Sherlock turned to his friend saying, "I was thinking of a way to tell her that…" but he stopped before. John didn't need anything more. "I knew it. It was a matter of time you realized that you may have feelings for her." He had said to his friend surprising him with that.

Squinting his eyebrow, he asked, "What do you mean, John?" John laughed at that and Mrs. Hudson had a smile on her face as she watched the whole conversation.  "Why are you laughing. This is not funny." But John couldn't help himself. "I am sorry, but you were quite obvious. Every time we needed something from the Morgue you especially asked for (Y/N). You would even call her on her free days to get what you need not caring that Molly could do that, too."

It was true. (Y/N) did more than once called of her free day just to get some papers done for Sherlock or get him a body for his latest Cases. But never she said that it bothered her.

 John smiled as he remembered the last ten minutes. This could be a very funny Christmas eve. A knock on the door interrupted Johns thoughts and he went to the door opening it in the process. "Oh, hey (Y/N)." he shouted her name a bit louder to let Sherlock know that you arrived. Something crashed down in the kitchen a slight curse came from the room.

Confused (Y/N) titled her head. "Ehm, Hey John. What was that?" she asked as she stepped into the flat putting down her bag with the presents. Her cheeks and nose were red from the cold outside and her clothes had some snowflakes on them that slowly started to melt.

"A new Experiment. Better not get in there." John pointed to the closed kitchen door. "Typical. But at Christmas Eve?" she asked disappointment clearly heard in her voice. The Doctor nodded. "You are a bit early." He stated to change the topic. Pulling off her coat and scarf to hang it on the hanger at the door she looked back to John.

"Oh, I just wanted to be here before a bigger storm crushes down on us." She explained as she rubbed her hair to get rid of the snowflakes. "Alright, would you like some Tea? Mrs. Hudson brought one up here just a few minutes ago."

~

In the kitchen, Sherlock was in panic. Not on the outside. On the outside he was calm as ever but on the inside, he was nearly screaming. He wanted to make it all perfect. So, he followed every single step of the receipt, quite making a mess out of him and the kitchen in the process.

It took him hours, but he managed to put the cookies into the heated oven. Now, he just needed to wait till they were ready. In the mean time he got over the many scenarios that would happened in the near future.

Would (Y/N) be happy? Would she get mad? Would she reject him? How would he cope with if she does? These and many other question came rushing into his mind.

~

At the party everyone has arrived. Molly was talking to Mrs. Hudson, Greg and John enjoyed a glass of Scotch that Greg had brought with him and even Mycroft showed up. Right now, you were talking to Mary, Johns wife. "This party has a really good atmosphere." The blond woman said smiling as she looked around the people. "Yeah." A sigh escaped your lips as you still didn't catch a glimpse of Sherlock.

Mary noticed your disappointment and looked at you. "I now sweetie, you're upset because your Detective is not here." You rolled your (Y/E/C) eyes at her comment. "He is not 'my' Detective. And I am not upset. It's just not nice to not show up on his own Christmas party just for some experiment." Mary had to hide a smile from you. John texted her the whole scenery as you were in the bathroom.

"Alright, if you say so. But tell me how is it going with this Nick guy?" she asked and took a sip from her drink. "Don't remember me of him." And with that Mary perked up. It was nice to have a friend like. She always listened and gave very good advices.

"I want something long lasting while the men I meet want something quick. I am not that type." You explained and let the topic slip.

The party went on for a while and you enjoyed every minute of it with your friends. You talked and laughed a lot now preparing a party for new years eve. Still, no sight of Sherlock. The kitchen door closed. Even when it was time to exchange the presents he didn't show up.

It made you sad as you saw the only present that was left in your bag was the one for Sherlock. You sighed as you looked out the window seeing the snow silently flooding down onto the Streets.

Suddenly the door to the kitchen opened and Sherlock went out. His whole body covered in flour and some freezing over his face and hair. In his hands he held a plate with freshly made cookies. Everyone stared at him shocked. "It went better than it looks right now." Sherlock said into the round. Than he looked straight at you.

In his eyes you looked just stunning as you stood there at the window. The lights making your (Y/E/C) eyes shine brighter than ever.

He cought a bit and then went up to you holding the plate put for you to grab a cookie. Surprised you took one of them when you realized that something was written on it. Slowly you start to read it and you started laughing loudly taken everyone by surprise. "Why are you laughing?" Sherlock asked completely shocked at your reaction. He didn't prepare for that.

"Sherlock, for the world's best Consulting Detective you are quite stupid." Sherlock rose an eyebrow at your comment then he looked to John who just shrugged at that. Everyone was confused and wanted an explanation. Grabbing the plate from Sherlock grasped you gave everyone one of them.

They all looked at them and started to giggle or laugh out loud. You made your way back to Sherlock to deliver him from his misery. The cookie was now held up into his face and he read what he did wrong. His face turned bright red from embarrassment. Instead of 'Will you be my girlfriend?' there stood 'Will you be my Gilfriend?'

He was indeed stupid for not noticing it and now everyone had witnessed it. The night was over for Sherlock.

But you munched happily on the cookie. "You are very bad at spelling, but these Cookies are heavenly." you said as you munched again on the cookie. It surprised Sherlock but a ghost of a smile appeared on his lips.

"Oh, I nearly forgot." you got on her tip toes and gave Sherlock a sweet kiss on the lips. The kiss tasted of the cookie you just ate. "I would like to be your Gilfriend." You laughed as you pulled away from him. Cheering and clapping could be heard from the guest making you smile brightly.

 The crowd from the party dissolves and left the flat after they all took their farewells to each other. Only Sherlock and you were left now.

"Are there more cookies?" (Y/N) asked as she turned to Sherlock. "Nope." He said popping the 'p'. (Y/N) laid her arms around his neck pulling him closer. "Alright, then I have to satisfied with the second best that happened tonight." She said as she pulled the man into another kiss.

But he pulled away from he quickly. "I think I need to show you that this was the best that could happen to you Miss (Y/L/N)."

With that he sealed his lips with yours again. First the kiss was innocent and slow, but it turned quickly into a passionate kiss full of love and desire. You pulled away slowly, look deep into his blue eyes.

"Well, Mr. Holmes you have to try a lot harder." For Sherlock it was clear that this was challenge he accepted as he pulled you closer to him and kissing every inch of you his lips could reach. Closing your eyes, you grabbed into his dark locks enjoying the feelings of his lips on your skin.

"Okay, defiantly better than the cookies." You sighed out as Sherlock slowly pulled away from your neck. "And we just started." He whispered as he again pulled you closer to his body.