#johnlock fic rec

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Johnlock Fluff rec list Part 2!

Back again! Here are some stories of getting together, and fluffy domestic warm fuzzy feelings!

Fluff 1, Fluff 3 , Fluff 4

The Barter System by brbsoulnomming 6.9k words

“Sherlock and John form a bartering system. Well, Sherlock does, anyway.”

notes: sharing clothes, getting together, includes a first time but overall feels fluff

A Long December by LondonSpirit 3.1k words

John and Sherlock get snowed in, Sherlock doesn't feel well and John looks after him.

notes: first kiss, bed sharing for warmth

Hope Springs Eternal by QuinnAnderson 4k words

John Watson and Sherlock Holmes go on holiday, and Sherlock has romance on the brain.

notes: Sherlock being romantic, first kiss/time

The Source of Light by bookjunkiecat 4k words

During the outbreak of the virus, John, as medical personnel, is essential on the medical frontlines. This means a necessary separation from his loved ones. Stretched thin, exhausted, he nevertheless makes time for a Skype call with Sherlock and Rose. Even though all he wants is to finally tell Sherlock how much he loves him, now isn't the time. Circumstances, however, don't always work as we expect.

notes: parentlock, COVID-19 mention

Insomnia by youtextd 4.4k words

Sherlock and John can't sleep.

notes: love filled getting together, first time

So, this is normal for us now? by TooManyChoices 1.4k words

John and Sherlock have been sharing a flat, and a life for some time. This is a story of how the glacially slow movement of their relationship makes another agonising crawl forward another inch.

notes: bed sharing, mentions sex but no smut

It’s In The Details by KimbiaBlue 4.2k words

“I’d like for us to meet with a forensic artist, to determine how capable we are of describing one another to a perfect stranger, should there be a need in future.”

In which John struggles to adequately describe Sherlock Holmes, and also thinks about his lips a lot.

notes: post-mary, no baby mention

Nothing So Sweet by @alexxphoenix42 5.2k

In an alternate universe, Sherlock is busy keeping to himself, tending his bees, and selling lovely jars of honey when a soldier limps into his life quite unexpectedly.

notes: au, first date first time fluff

and stand there at the edge of my affection by coloredink 2.6k

"You've written love letters," Sherlock asserted.

A Bit of Spring by Avice 3.3k words

Sherlock is in love and almost buys flowers. John is confused until a good old fumble in the dark helps him see the light.

notes: sherlock in love, jealous john, trapped together first kiss, first time

A hiccup in the plan by jamlockk 1.3k words

"In retrospect, it might have happened anyway. As it was, circumstances converged to create conditions conducive to finding himself trapped in a small space, pressed close to his half-furious, half-laughing flatmate, trying desperately to stop the undignified squeaks erupting from his esophagus. Sherlock later reflected that, if he'd known that's all it would take for John to kiss him, he'd have got stuck in a cupboard on a stake out long ago."

34 Minutes by bendingsignpost 4.6k words

An experiment in eye contact.

notes: truly lovely

Wish I Was in Heaven Sitting Down by @blogstandbygo 3.2k words 🔒

Five times when Sherlock and John ate together, and one time they didn't. A history of the boys, in food.

notes: through the years til post s4, minorly hurt john

The Trouble With Being Subtle by Victory Candescence 5.4k words

In which Sherlock experiments, John misinterprets, and everyone else stands back and waits for the light to turn on.

notes: Sherlock is bad at flirting

[meandhisjohn]

Thanks to the wonderful inspiration coming from @holmesianlove and @lisbeth-kk and their great work and recommendations, I will also share the fics I'm currently reading.

So here is the one that left me in tears in no time.

Absolutely wonderful with a focus on a very heartbroken doctor and a very caring detective.

Truly lovely story by @fuckyeahfightlock

@inevitably-johnlocked @swissmissficrecs

SORRY FORGOT THE LINK!

Here it is.

[calaisreno]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson Additional Tags: Pining Sherlock, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson Being Idiots, Bad Love Advice, Humor, Fluff, Sherlock Holmes and Experiments, Love Confessions, Awkwardness, Romantic Tension, Domestic Bliss, Ridiculousness, POV Sherlock Holmes, Timeline: Whenever you want it to be I guess, Kissing, Johnlock Roulette, Smitten Sherlock, Declarations Of Love, Sherlock Being Sherlock, Baked Goods, The Belstaff - Freeform Summary:

“Sherlock,” John says calmly, with a touch of laughter in his voice. “What are you doing?”

Sherlock heaves a long-suffering sigh, because at this point, that question is more valid than it has any reason to be.

I am endeavouring to get you to notice that I am in love with you, but that doesn’t seem to be working.

[hellobitches990]

spot the difference ...

[marta-bee]

Sherlock and John take a case in Taiwan and somewhere along the line finally manage to get their shit together. This was a really unique setting for me an a lot of interesting twists which made for a fun, original read.

[the-lesbianest-batman]

uni is expensive and erodes your stability of life during exam season but rereading A Study in Winning by jupiter_ash is free and affirms your faith in the good of the world

[jonkwatson]

WHITE TULIP

“Name it,” breathes John in reply, as he covers Sherlock’s hand with his own, for what both know is the very last time, “but god, play on.”

White tulip - withoutawish

Two cut sunflowers - Vincent Van Gogh, 1887

Read it on AO3!

[helloliriels]

Christmas Holiday Rec List

I don't usually post rec lists, but thought I'd share the ones I'm reading this holiday season! So many goodies!

Next Year's Words by @thegildedbee

Over Fathoms Deep by bittergreens @holmesianpose

Time in a Bottle by @discordantwords

London Speed by @khorazir

'Ti's the Damn Season by chrysanthemumsies

The Edge of the Sea by @weeesi

A Case of You by @totallysilvergirl for @randomwordsonpaper

It's a little mix of old and new, but mostly new and posting!

Feeling spoiled for choice and a little overwhelmed by how many good fics I haven't yet sunk my teethies into!!! 😽 If this is a quiet fandom, I cannot EVEN ... !!!!

[whipsoutlaptop]

hi people we're up to chapter 8 :)

i took like a week off of writing unintentionally because i was drowning in other things to do but i'm glad to be back at it!

[finitepeace]

i was suddenly hit by johnlock fever

for a reason that I too don't know, lol. So here are some johnlock fic I've read in the past three months.

Illusory Correlation and Confirmation Bias by VanillaBegonias | T, 10.4k words | Looking back, there were a few things that should��ve tipped Greg off long before that night at the pub. A few things Sherlock left fairly obvious, that on reflection, made Greg question how he’d gotten his job in the first place.

A Long Time Coming by thestanceyg | T, 5.8K words | Sherlock's been acting strangely, and Lestrade isn't sure why. One day he finds a shirtless soldier in Sherlock's flat and things start to make a lot more sense.

Sherlock's Who? by freakypet | G, 4.1k words | John has been away for Sherlock's entire career and suddenly returns to London unexpectedly from Afghanistan. Injured and tired and in pain, all he wants is to surprise Sherlock and kiss his husband. His search to find and surprise his wayward partner takes him across London and meets him up with those in Sherlock's world he has only heard about until now.

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Post S3 Getting Together

Here for your reading pleasure are the fics I had bookmarked that take place after Series 3 or diverge from canon somewhere in there. Post-Mary, some acknowledging the wedding, a few with Rosie.

Lines Written In Kensington Gardens by CaitlinFairchild 6.1k words

Thirty-five was the established boundary, Sherlock decided after extensive calculations. He would be dead by thirty-five. That was the kind of man he was. That was the kind of life he lived.

At thirty-four, a year before his appointed rendezvous with oblivion, Sherlock met a man. Nobody special, or so he thought, an ordinary man--who soon proved extraordinary, a man who killed without hesitation to protect a life Sherlock cared nothing about.

This is the story of how Sherlock Holmes lived long enough to grow old.

Vena Cava by SilentAuror 27.4k

Sherlock has been shot in the chest; John has been shot in the heart. Though everything is broken, they do their best to heal the wounds that Mary left on them both.

All Wrapped Up by ThorntonsHeart 4.9k words

“John is back in Baker Street where he belongs but the Christmas present wrapping isn't going well! Of course, it's just another one of Sherlock's amazing gifts that he can wrap anything. John challenges him to prove it. Silliness ensues, chances are taken and the boys finally get everything they ever wanted for Christmas.”

notes: slight pwp, but romantic and lovely getting together

Nobody, Not Even the Rain, has Such Small Hands by miss_frankenstein 3.6k

“Will you need fresh socks?”

Sherlock’s voice immediately brings John back to the present. “What?”

Sherlock gestures irritably to the wet socks clutched in John’s hand. “Socks,” he says again sharply because he hates repeating himself, “Will you need fresh socks?”

notes: set somewhere in S3, John finally seizes his chance with Sherlock, Mary be damned. kinda arguing pre-confession

Your Daughter by agirlsname 9.3k words

Five times Sherlock held John's baby and one time he held John.

John didn't forgive Mary for shooting Sherlock, so the end of HLV didn't happen. When the baby comes John lives with Sherlock at Baker Street, and they take care of the newborn together. Sherlock adores her more than he's prepared for. Oh, and he might have something important to confess to John...

notes: absolutely beautiful devotional from Sherlock to the babygirl, who has no name mentioned.

Right Hand Man by SilentAuror 42k words

When John's left arm becomes paralysed after a car accident, Mary asks Sherlock to take him back to Baker Street to recuperate, as she's about to give birth. Despite the fact that the search for Moriarty is ongoing, Sherlock takes John in and takes responsibility for overseeing his rehabilitation as he adjusts to the loss of his arm.

notes: loved their slow paced getting together, heart clenching intimacy. post s3 in that it acknowledges that Mary shot Sherlock.

Are you happy? by amateurwriter 2.9k words

"The only option is, that you have some sort of a plan. Some crazy, brilliant plan that requires me living with her. So please, Sherlock. Tell me. I won't even be mad that you're keeping such essential things from me again. I promise. Just tell me. Tell me it's not much longer and I can come back here and just be with you like we were before. Tell me, Sherlock."

notes: porn with plot

Inked in Memory by 221b_hound 9.7k words

John has been back at Baker Street for a year, following the debacle that ended in Mary's death. Things are good. Back almost to what they used to be. Sherlock might wish they were something else, now, but he only has himself to blame, he thinks. It's too late, now, for the things he first denied before he'd ruined any chances he might have had.

Sherlock also thinks that people who get tattoos are idiots. But perhaps he's about to learn a thing or two, not least of which might be it's not as late as he thinks it is.

Many Happy Returns by sussexbound  5.5k

One did not surprise Sherlock Holmes on his birthday. It was not his ‘thing’. It was rarely appreciated. John knows this. He knows, but… [] But John can’t forget. [] All those things only made John love him more, but therein lies the problem, and the source of all his current turmoil. John loves Sherlock.

The Romance Was There by apliddell 4k words

In which Sherlock reveals his merits as a housekeeper, and a few other things, too.

notes: christmastime, domestic fluffy, harry over for the holidays, sharing a bed, sherlock writes a love letter

Eggs and Toast and Love Confessions by allonsys_girl 10.3k words

These two really are such idiots, but they figure it out in the end.

notes: loved their characterizations and their chemistry, realistic first time after getting together, john's bad at talking about his feelings

State of Flux by Atiki 24.6k

John’s marriage is over and he is finally back home (i.e. at Baker Street, where he belongs). Sherlock is awfully insecure and John is awfully hesitant, and they're both awkward idiots, of course, but they figure it out. Many First Times happen.

notes: love how they talk about their feelings, slowburn that doesn't drag

The Date (reprise) by distantstarlight 1.9k words

Sherlock Holmes is feeling low and blue but John is having none of it. It's Christmas Eve, and things to do.

notes: fluffy christmas getting together, mentions of mary so putting it in post s3

The Dread Pirate Roberts by loveanddeathandartandtaxes  1.2k words

"We first need to know if this new Moriarty is as… zealous as the last.” “I bet your boyfriend wasn’t secretly a lying assassin who tried to kill your best friend, though,” I can’t resist grumbling. Ever the drama queen, he throws his hands in the air and sighs loudly. “Can we please - just - focus, John?” Putting my hand to my face, I shake my head. “I’m sorry, I just thought having boyfriends wasn’t a thing you did.”

notes: if you like john leaving mary for sherlock

[weast-of-eden]

hi hello are you busy tonight? yeah didn’t think so. do you like victorian era johnlock? yes i thought so. want to read a wip masterpiece? exactly. read this fic

The Adventure of the Purloined Heart by ladyblahblah

murder mystery pining AND competent watson discussions of male prostitution in 1880s literally what else could you ask for.

[calaisreno]

Chapters: 4/12 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mike Stamford, Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes), Sally Donovan, Molly Hooper, Greg Lestrade, Harry Watson Additional Tags: POV Alternating, First Meetings, Developing Friendships, Friends to Lovers, Falling In Love, Alternate Universe - Earlier Meeting, Angst and Feels, Fluff, Coming Out, Demisexual Sherlock Holmes, Gay John Watson, First Love, Suicidal Thoughts, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Homophobic Language, Unilock, Idiots in Love, Best Friends, Friendship/Love, Awkward Flirting Summary:

London, 1998.

In a time of hollowness and upheaval, two wayward young men wander into each other's lives, forever altering the course of history.

/

“You’re worried.”

“Am I?”

“Mm. Uncertain.”

“Aren’t you?”

Sherlock’s eyes flutter open, piercing and pure in the train’s low light. “No.” He says it with such conviction John’s breath sticks in his throat, rushing out of him a moment later on a shuddering sigh.

Review: This story is completely sucking me in. So beautifully and sparely written. Lovely reading! I look forward to seeing how they come together.

[itislove]

Johnlock Fic Rec 3/2023

Everything I've read and re-read in March

Rhinestone Cowboy by consult_this_prick, General Audience, ~46k, Farmer John, Farmer Sherlock, friends to lovers, kinda Unilock

Ultraviolet by QuickLikeLight, Explicit, ~5k, Soldier!John, Clubbing, Dancing, PWP

A Strange Encounter by holmesian_love, Not Rated, ~7k, Different first meeting, Bank robbery,

Not Your Average Roman Holiday by StarlightAndFireflies, Mature, ~11k, alternative first meeting, strangers to lovers, holiday

Studio 4 by JohnlockTheDoctor, Explicit, ~3k, ballet!lock, Rugby!john, teenlock

For Dreaming and for Dancing by ReaderWriterPoet, Mature, ~2k, ballet!lock, Captain John, both are adults

Bashert (Destiny) by hobievante, Mature, ~21k, Soulmate AU, soul bond, special abilities

How to Save a Life by Leloi, Explicit, ~3k, Prostitution AU, Virgin!lock, suicidal John

A Second to Midnight by AlgySwinburne, Teen and Up, ~4k, Friends to lovers, misunderstandings, post series 4, so Rosy is a thing

Shades of Pain by AvaJones, Explicit, ~43k, Friends to lovers, Case Fic, drawing, Sherlock as Art model, WARNING: very explicit torture scenes!

[marta-bee]

Imagine a first meeting where Sherlock and John met a few weeks earlier when they were just at a little bit more of a low point in their life, a little more open because of that, and if they actually used their big-boy words and took a chance on communication. A lovely Christmas story.

[the-lesbianest-batman]

saw a documentary about organ donation in my ethics class today where the guy said it's the greatest gift you could ever give anyone and I could barely contain my laughter cause Of THIS FIC

!! Image contains Spoilers for "Our Enthusiasms Which Cannot Always Be Explained" by withoutawish