#lookupkate

[thalialunacy]

(pt 1) (pt 2) (pt 3) (pt 4)

G

Getting On With It by StarlightAndFireflies

Ghost Stories by SwissMiss

Given In Evidence by verityburns

A Glimpse by amaruuk

H

The Heart In The Whole by verityburns

The Heart On Your Sleeve by flawedamythyst

Helpless by ivyblossom

here, our minutes grow hours by the_arc5

Here Be Dragons by Winter_of_our_Discontent

Here We Go Again by disfictional

Here With Me by bodyandsoul

Hitting the Water at at Sixty Miles an Hour by what_alchemy

Hold You Like a Weapon by MissDavis

Home by liriodendron

Home by Resonant

A Hooligans' Game Played By Gentlemen by scullyseviltwin

House of Light by AlgySwinburne

I

I meant to say always by OnceSherlock

I'm Pretty Sure This Changes Shit by cwb

Impossible by scrub456

The Impractical Garden by esplanade

Incidents with Dogs, Curious and Otherwise by DiscordantWords

Indefinite Lines by ArwaMachine

The Infinite Curse Of A Lonely Heart by Potrix

It Feels Like Home When I'm With You by etothepii

J

John Watson's Moon by patternofdefiance

Just Transport by kinklock

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keywords: Gay, Loving, Boyfriends by lookupkate

Knotted by naughtyspirit

L

L'amour Toujours by stopthat

Lacuna by coloredink

Last Christmas by Mazarin221b

Learning Curve by thpontiacbandit

Leave the Signs and the Sirens by out_there

Let You Kiss Me (So Sweet and So Soft) by out_there

Let's Make a Bed Out in the Rain by Anonymous

A Life Well-Lived by TakePenAndInk

Like Glue by goseaward

Lines Written In Kensington Gardens by CaitlinFairchild

the lingering taste of orange juice by darcylindbergh

Live from the Morgue by disfinctional

Love Is by SilentAuror

Love Like Ours by Berty

Luminosity by what_alchemy

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The Man With the Cartier Frames by JRow

Matchmaking for Solitary Animals by ArwaMachine

Matters of National Security by mistyzeo

Maybe We Could Change His Mind by thalialunacy

The Measure of a Gentleman by i_ship_an_armada

The Meeting Place by standbygo

Messy by pukajen

Midnight Clear by khorazir

Minds Like Ours Dream Up by BlackEyedGirl

Miscommunication by SrebrnaFH

The Most Dangerous Thing is to Love by CorvidCordelia

Mountebank by Odamaki

Move in by Strange_johnlock

My Fingers Drip With Myrrh by songlin

My First, My Only, and My Forever by vintagelilacs

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[inevitably-johnlocked]

Five Fics Friday: March 8/24

Happy Friday everyone!! It's a shorter weekend for those of us in North America, so may as well spend all the time you got with one of these fantastic fics added to my MFL list!! Enjoy! :D

RECENT MFLs

Freeing from the Chains by writingismydivision (G, 1,552 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TFP, Angst with Happy Ending, Good Friend Molly) – It was like being held by chains, to be in love with him.

Echoes of the Heart by reveling_in_mayhem (T, 4,478+ w. || 3/8 Ch. || WiP || Magical Realism AU || Hurt/Comfort) – Sherlock Holmes is nine years old when he makes a wish. John Watson is twelve years old when he starts to dream of a boy with sad eyes. Sometimes, the wishes we make come true. Sometimes, eventually, we wish for something different. This is the story of how one wish changes the lives of two boys forever.

My heart is yours by Lock_John_Silver (E, 5,864 w., 2 Ch. || Holidays, Established Relationship, Marriage Proposal, Fluff, Light Dom/Sub, Wedding, Love Poems, Wedding Rings) – During the holiday in gorgeous Tuscany, John makes a decision for this year's Christmas. Their last night in Italy doesn't change his mind in the slightest.

Oyster and Mushroom Soup by meet_me_in_samarra (M, 8,922 w., 3 Ch. || Pining Sherlock, Jealous Sherlock, Awkward Flirting, Oblivious John, Humour and Crack, Internet Seduction Advice, POV Sherlock, Clueless Sherlock, Getting Together, Cooking) – What does a helplessly pining but absolutely clueless Sherlock do in order to woo an oblivious John? He turns to the internet for advice on the art of seduction and notes the experiments in his secret laboratory journal. Sherlock's second try to win over John involves a lot of special cooking recipes. Part 2 of the Sherlock´s Secret Laboratory Journal series

The Acquisition Of One John Watson by lookupkate (E, 17,976 w., 16 Ch. || Serial Killer AU || Serial Killer John, Vigilante John, BAMF John, Infatuated Sherlock, First Kiss) – Sherlock watched John looooooong before they ever met. John has a secret.

[leosficlist]

Johnlock Fluff & Smut Rec List

I bring you a collection of stories that do contain smut, mostly first times, but felt like they contained at least a little plot and feelings. I am a sucker for anything that pulls at my heartstrings.

A Laying On Of Hands by Maribor_Petrichor

John is in pain but when a friendly massage turns into something more, what might have been a one-time occurrence slowly becomes an odd habit.

There are some things they don't discuss at Baker Street.

notes: together before they know it, not talking about it, handsfree orgasms

Alternative Medicine: The Cuddling Cure by Kameo (Brainygiirl), PsychGirl (snycock) 3.4k words

Sherlock has a migraine. Luckily, John Watson is a doctor. Science! To the rescue! Also, cuddling.

notes: Rosie mention

How and What Now by Yaycoffee 3.2k words

After John's life falls apart, he returns to Baker Street for good. Sherlock has questions. They find the answers together.

notes: ambiguously post s4/s3, john comfy with his feelings, bottomjohn

A Favor Between Friends by unclubbable 8k words

“John jerked abruptly, knocking the remains of his brandy over onto his book and then quickly trying to rectify the matter with anxious motions. It was a markedly unusual reaction for a man with his nerves of steel. “Sherlock! What are you talking about?” Sherlock tilted his head. "Sexual attraction," he responded, as if it were obvious.”

notes: toppy john, first time, breathplay

I'm Here by lookupkate 2.4k words

Sherlock realizes his feelings for John are not quite platonic when he gets injured while John is away.

Praise Me by Testosterone_Tea 11.8k words

In which Sherlock has an interesting physical reaction to compliments and John discovers it.

closer to heaven by ellawho 10.4k

The innkeeper had been rifling through the pages of his notebook for a while, and he’d looked remarkably relieved when his quest came to an end. John, on the other hand, looked rather confused, with his brows completely furrowed and his mouth slightly agape. Before the realisation could even remotely cross his mind, the doctor wondered about the reason behind such contentedness. “That’s, uh,”

Then, sudden and unexpected like lightning in the morning sky – a couple. John turned around. Sherlock’s eyes were on him, blue and piercing. The man thinks we’re a couple.

notes: emotional first time at baskerville

The Prize We Sought is Won by DeathFrisbees 4.6k words

Sherlock's in love, or in lust, or both--unfortunately, John's been invited to a wedding--unfortunately, the groom requests he wear a uniform he’s honestly not sure he fits into. Unfortunately for both flatmates, Sherlock's got a military kink the size of Kandahar and John wants to know if he actually can fit into this uniform or if his eyes are deceiving him. It goes from there.

The Rules by EntangledNow 4.6k

“In which there are rules, and John breaks them”

notes: feels like demisexual sherlock, first time & relationship acknowledgment, part of a series

Many Happy Returns by SussexBound 5.5k words 🔒

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

notes: first time, warming up in the bath, love confessions

January 29th 2017 by Wearitcounts 1.7k 🔒

“That,” John says, “should have happened years ago. Maybe even the first time.”

notes: finally getting together post-mary

My Funny Valentine by NoLessLuminous 5.9k words

In retrospect, John supposed that it hadn't been the wisest move to cut out early from his date on the 13th of February. To be fair, it hadn't been one of Sherlock's fake emergencies. No, instead it had been a rapid stream of unanswered phone calls from Mrs. Hudson, culminating in an almost indecipherably frantic voicemail, the only distinguishable words of which were "Sherlock," "fire," and (puzzlingly) "bring home some bicarbonate of soda."

Sleeping Is Boring by strange_johnlock 2.2k words

“What exactly are you doing?” John sounds much more awake now. Good.

“Initiating sexual contact, John, obviously.” He moves out from underneath John’s t-shirt to lie on top of him, chest to chest, nose to nose.

“In the middle of the night?” John leans up for a kiss, and Sherlock could never say to no to that. Their lips meet, tasting of sleep, in a soft kiss, and for a while, that is all they need.

notes: bottom john, est relationship

The Small Hours by CarmillaCarmine 3.8k

John’s worst nightmare is Sherlock dying. When he has this terrible dream, he yells Sherlock’s name in the middle of the night. Sherlock comes to the rescue, dressed in just a sheet.

notes: staying up talking in bed leads to sharing a bed leads to john handcuffed to the headboard.

[meetinginsamarra]

My fave Sherlock BBC tropes: Enemies to Friends to Lovers

Around mid-month I’ll do a fic rec list with my fave AU genres or tropes. Summaries are taken from OP on AO3.

Enemy Number One by lookupkate

When Anderson finally crosses a line and gets fired a new pathologist takes his place. Sherlock isn't happy to find that the new doctor is almost as good at his job as Sherlock is. Said new doctor, John Watson, wants to woo the genius until he finds out what a prick he can be. Then he's just amused. And maybe a bit fond. And kind of smitten. Then he falls in love with the prick. Bloody hell.

Oscillation by lookupkate

John and Mary have been together for two years and John thinks they should probably settle down. John is happy with Mary. It's the only way their situation makes sense, so it must be happiness. Sherlock sees a flaw in that logic. What does John do then, when the strange man brings parts of his life into question and refuses to just bloody go away? Well, fall in love with him, of course.

Roommates are for little people by alexxphoenix42 @alexxphoenix42

John was looking forward to seeing his friends back at uni, but a new year brings new complications, not the least of which is a dorm room with only one bed, and a stroppy roommate with an utterly spectacular arse. God, John doesn't need the headache.

Mistletoe and Misdemeanours by Robottko

When Victor Trevor backs out of the Holmes family Christmas at the last minute, Sherlock panics because he has no way to impress his parents. Thankfully there is a handsome army doctor with nowhere to go in his coffee shop, though it would be more helpful if he were a bit more willing.

An Everlasting Inferno by thatawkwardfriend

Sherlock and John are both men who operate outside the law. John works for Mary and her hitmen in order to keep a roof over his head. Sherlock does anything his drug dealer asks of him in exchange for free drugs and housing.

They meet one night in a darkened garage to negotiate a deal. But they soon find out that neither of their bosses are being entirely honest with them about their goals or motives. With a little poking around, they stumble upon something much bigger than themselves and discover that perhaps, it might be in their best interests to work together.

(Loosely inspired by StartUp and Little Favour)

The Key to Castles in the Air by LadyKailitha

John is a clerk (and writing a book on the side) at a bookshop run by Mrs Hudson. The one downside to this perfect job is Sherlock Darling, Mrs Hudson's friend who loves to rile John up. About everything.

All that changes when they are forced to spend a week together in the country when bad weather hits. Sherlock's got secrets. What will John do once he finds them out?

Pencil Through My Heart by elwinglyre @elwinglyre

What’s worse? Sharing a byline with an arrogant consulting reporter or falling for him? Seasoned section editor John Watson faces this impossible choice. But first John must find him. Of course Holmes is out chasing the story of the century without him! In the process, Watson must reassess who and what he is, and even worse, admit he cares.

Aim for the Head by Breath4Soul

Sometimes you don't really find yourself until everything has ended. A fic about finding love, healing, and purpose after everything has gone to hell.

As if the doctor can read Sherlock's thoughts, he holds out a protein bar in the space between them. Sherlock’s eyes narrow on the man and flick to the bar with an expression of disgust. “You're at least one stone underweight,” the soldier states matter-of-factly, confirming for Sherlock, in yet another way, that he is a doctor. “Eating slows me down,” Sherlock grumbles. “No, fainting does.” The army doctor smiles kindly, patiently. Sherlock looks at him with confusion. “What do you care?” Sherlock snaps. The soldier’s smile deepens and he gives a casual shrug, turning his eyes to the road a moment. “You faint; we crash.” The soldier’s eyes slide back to Sherlock with their placid expression.

A Further Sea by i_ship_an_armada, ShinySherlock @ishipanarmada

(also on pirate and mermaid AU rec list)

Here be a tale of adventure for both body and soul, but beware if ye be not of stout heart, for this be piratelock, ya savvy? Luckless ship's surgeon John Watson takes a chance, and finds himself eye to eye with The Ghost, the scourge of the seven seas and a definite thorn in the side of the blaggard, James Moriarty. But when John finds there's more to this most cunning pirate than be meetin' the eye, he has to choose--is it a pirate's life for him?

Dive by FinAmour @finamour

It’s John’s third year of studying abroad at Harvard, and he’s still struggling to fit in. On a cold night in December, he finds his girlfriend with another man—and meets a tall, gorgeous bartender with horrible manners that he can’t stop thinking about. Just as John falls for him, madly, swiftly, deeply—the bartender disappears, and the bar unexpectedly shuts down. Unexplained occurrences begin to happen to John and his friends, and he slowly discovers the truth about the one he loves. Will he find him in time to tell him how he feels, and more importantly—can he keep him safe?

Synchronicity by Calais_Reno @calaisreno

Excerpt: John is just muttering some nonsense about bit different from my day when they enter the lab. A tall fellow with dark, curly hair is using a pipette to drop some liquid into a Petri dish. Hearing John’s voice, he looks up. Sherlock Holmes. They both freeze for a moment. He stares into those grey eyes that haven’t changed, still seeing every detail. Holmes gives a tiny smirk. “Afghanistan or Iraq?” It’s been years, and he is surprised at how much it still hurts. Realising that he’s staring, he clears his throat, shuffles his feet, and mumbles something about an appointment he’s forgotten.

OR: John and Sherlock meet again, years after they were school boys together. John hasn't forgotten why he still hates Sherlock Holmes.

The Company He Keeps by wibblywobblytimeywimeystuff

At his lowest point, John Watson met Sherlock Holmes. And Sherlock saved him. At Sherlock's lowest point, he met Greg Lestrade. And they saved each other. This is how Greg met Sherlock, how he met Mycroft, and how he became important to them both.

Toe to Toe by standbygo @blogstandbygo

(also on soldier and spy AU rec list)

Sherlock Holmes is an international ballet star. After a favour for his brother goes south, he finds himself trapped in a foreign country, with a man named John Watson who could be an enemy... or an ally. A crossover of sorts with White Nights, the 1985 film with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines.

If Baker Street Could Talk by a_different_equation @adifferentequation​

There is a thin wall between 221b and 221c. As if by fate, it has separated two sitting rooms that now are almost morphing back into one. One of the sitting rooms belongs to Sherlock Holmes (43), a pianist, while the other one belongs to Dr John H. Watson (45), whatever he might be after everything. John is a war hero, an ex-surgeon and a widower; John tells everyone that he is developing a game that might take a lifetime. There might be a wall between them, but Sherlock Holmes and John Watson cannot be separated.

[swissmissficrecs]

Hello! I'm asking everyone who might know, though I'm not sure which blogs are still active...I'm looking for a fic where Sherlock and John were at a monastery. Sherlock had taken a vow of silence and John talked to/prayed a lot to the virgin Mary. It was such a good fic. Thank you!

Sorry I didn't see this before. It might be In the Name of the Lord by Philomena85 (details below). I could have sworn I had a religious-themed rec list already, but it seems not. So here you go, in case that's not it maybe it's one of these others:

Clergy Johnlock

Fics in which either Sherlock or John is a member of clergy or masquerades as one.

A Second Time After the Last Time by S_IRIS (10K, E, Johnlock) In an era when science was condemned by religion, Sherlock Holmes was a man of science and John Watson a man of religion. Will they be condemned for their love and for the felony, or will John be able to convince Sherlock to escape?

All We Ought to Ask by achray (56K, E, Johnlock) “It’s a quiet parish,” Stamford added, beckoning to the maid to pour more. “Apart from that heretic Holmes, of course,” said the Archdeacon.

Children of the Small Gods by alexxphoenix42 (174K, E, Johnlock, JohnAdlock) Brother John is a recent addition to the Temple of the Small Gods on Baker Street. A mysterious stranger catches his attention one night when he does something that no one else has ever managed to do.

Faithful by Megg33k (14K, E, Johnlock) AU (Monk!John & Angel!Sherlock) in which John Watson's life has not gone as planned, and it's about to get even stranger…

Gallant Darling, Pray for Me by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John (104K, E, Johnlock) The priests at the seminary school of St. Sebastian's on the coast of Wales are preparing for a new group of ordinands in the fall of 1927. Father John Watson is not prepared for one of those ordinands to be Sherlock Holmes.

Hearts at Home series by yalublyutebya (74K, M, Johnlock) A series of stories chronicling the intertwined lives of Father John Watson and Sherlock Holmes.

In the Name of the Lord by Philomena85 (70K, T, Johnlock) After returning from Afghanistan, John Watson has managed to get back into professional life - but something is missing. His quest for meaning leads him for a time to a monastery, where he soon acquainted with an exceptional monk. But there’s more there than he had suspected at first glance …

Infidelis by unholiest (13K, T, Johnlock) “I have noticed a decline in my regular parishioners. I do hope none of them have come to any harm.” Sherlock chuckled, and the low pitch of it resonated against the cold brick, letting it echo back into John’s ears. It was nice. It felt like velvet, and John had an inkling that he was one of a few that had actually heard it. “Quite the contrary, Father, I believe you are to be the next victim.”

Jesus Loves Me by OMSP (11K, M, Johnlock) In this AU, Father Holmes befriends a young, struggling musician named John Watson. They strike up an unlikely friendship born of violence. Can the kindly priest help John fight his demons without losing his own soul?

Mercy by lookupkate (31K, E, Johnlock) John Watson asks God to save him while wounded in the desert. When God does he figures he'd better pay him back. After two years as a vicar at a large parish he finally gets to move to a small town and have a parish of his own.

Take Me To Church by CarmillaCarmine (12K, E, Johnlock) In hiding, John is impersonating a priest. Everything goes according to plan until one of his parishioners confesses the dirty thoughts he has about him.

The Adventure of the Six Painted Virgins by Saathi1013 (14K, E, Johnlock) Sherlock dons an unusual disguise for a case. John is…conflicted. Character study, casefic*, & smut (in that order).

The Beast of Baskerville by mildredandbobbin (74K, E, Johnlock) 15th Century/fairy tale AU. An invalided John Watson comes to the isolated village of Baskerville seeking shelter with his sister, only to become embroiled in a grisly murder. As the villagers point to a local werewolf legend, the odd but brilliant friar, Brother Sherlock, disagrees and soon he and John are on the the trail of a murderer. Captivated by the enigmatic friar, John finds himself struggling with his illicit feelings for the celibate man of God.

The Sacred Bond by ampersand_ch (42K, E, Johnlock) A series of mysterious deaths among priests puts John and Sherlock onto the trail of an ancient, secret brotherhood. Little do they suspect how deeply their own situation is tangled up with the case.

[mikabee]

Haven't even finished Blue Pajamas by lookupkate yet, but already wanted to doodle little ghost Sherlock in blue pajamas <3

Long hair cause what ghost bothers to cut his hair! and also because I love Sherlock with long hair

[itislove]

Johnlock Fic Rec 8/20

Am I the only one who thinks August was over in one day? no? anyway here’s everything I’ve read in August:

Love the Mind, Enjoy the Body by lockedin221b, not on Ao3 anymore

John and Sherlock, in Over their “Ahem” Heads by sherlockian4evr, ~16k, Explicit, PWP, dom/sub play

Morse Code by forensic_artist, ~2k, Teen and Up, Fluff

and stand there at the edge of my affection by colordink, ~3k, General, Love Letters

The Death of Doubt by Gingerhermit, ~6,5k, Explicit, John comes with Mycroft to get Sherlock out of Serbia

To the Left, Or to the Right by lookupkate, ~2k, Explicit, Sherlock brings John to a tailor and than gets jealous

The Handler by saturn_in_retrogade, ~11k, Explicit, John applies for a Job as Mycroft’s dog handler and gets a sexy detective on top

Just a Touch by MissDavis, ~6k, Explicit, bedsharing, friends to lovers

Isosceles by SilentAuror, ~56k, Explicit, John teaches  Sherlock how to date and then gets jealous when Sherlock dates a major celebrity

Take Me To Church by Daziechane, ~6k, Mature, balletlock, John is a songwriter

All My Years of Sight by esplanade, ~5k, Teen and Up, set after TGG, John is hospitalized after the pool, Sherlock keeps him company

I’ll Go Back and Edit This When I thought off....by ladyblahblah, ~5k, Explicit, First Time, post TGG

First Time For Everything by KeelieThompson1, ~12k, Mature, Sherlock is a sex worker, John his client

Acceptable Behaviour by bbcatemysoul, ~3k, Mature, First Time, friends to lovers

I Know by Meowzalot, ~3k, Explicit, PWP

Exposition by anactoria, ~2k, Explicit, First Time, PWP, 

Trapped and Upside Down on the M6 by BootsnBlossoms, ~4k, Explicit, Hurt/Comfort, John gets badly injured in a car accident

Relative Distance by Quesarasara, ~45k, Explicit, S3 fix-it

Things That Youn Can’t Say Tomorrow Day by PsychGirl, ~4k, Teen and Up, John and Sherlock get snowed in in the woods

Fa Subito by kim47, ~6,6k, Explicit, John in a suit, Sherlock struggles to keep it together

He’s Not Paid enough to Deal with this Shit by janonny, ~10k, Teen and Up, John works as Mycroft’s PA and then meets Sherlock

There’s Something Living in these Lines, ~5k, Mature, Pining, Love Letters / Where the Sun Never Shines by teahigh, ~12k, Teen and Up, John and Sherlock deal with the aftermath of TRF

Dearly Beloved by mistyzeo, ~20k, Mature, victorianlock, Watson and Holmes get married while being drunk

Never Been This Swept Away by estalita11, ~8,5k, Teen and Up, set after TAB, Mycroft helps John and Sherlock figuring out their shit

Daddy’s Day by kathiya_ramani, ~7k, Explicit, John gets a very nice Father’s Day surprise, PWP

The Doctor’s Doctor by Ophelia_j, ~7k, Mature, Victorianlock, Watson gets a visit from an old friend who stirs up his and Sherlock’s relationship

The Other Man by ampersand_ch, ~27k, Explicit, Friends to lovers, fake relationship for a case

Follow My Lead by Irrevocably_Sherlocked, ~4k, Explicit, John and Sherlock go clubbing and have sex in the men’s room

An unusual celebration by FromBenToSherlock, ~8k, Explicit, clubbing, jealous John

A Matter Of Opportunity by JustSimpleThings, ~3k, Explicit, Deaf John, Blind Sherlock

[simplyclockwork]

Simplyclockwork Fic Recs

Alternate Universe/Crossovers

I am breaking my massive fic rec into pieces by genres.

Performance in a Leading Role - @madlori

Explicit. 156,714 words. 21 chapters.

Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto. When they are cast as a gay couple in a new independent drama, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance make its way into the real world?

A Moment’s Surrender - anchors

Mature. 64,272 words. 10 chapters.

Sherlock tours worldwide with the English National Ballet. John dances the Lindy Hop competitively all across the globe. That they would meet, then, by the slimmest of chances in one lonely city, is pure coincidence. The whole 'dancing together' bit is a little more planned. Dancer!AU.

Love or What You Will - @miss-frankenstein

Teen and Up. 31,987 words. 11 chapters.

John is an English professor who specializes in War and Post-War Literature and Sherlock is the brilliant yet impossible Ph.D. student assigned to be his TA because no one in the Chemistry Department is willing to put up with him. And - somewhere between Waugh and Plath, e-mails and takeaway, novels and villanelles - they fall in love.

Two Two One Bravo Baker - abudantlyqueer

Explicit. 114,574 words. 27 chapters.

Captain John Watson of 40 Commando, the Royal Marines, is assigned to protect and assist Sherlock Holmes as he investigates what appears to be a simple war atrocity in Afghanistan. An intense attraction ignites between the two men as they uncover a conspiracy that threatens everything they’ve ever known, but Sherlock is as much hunted as hunter, and everyone close to him is in deadly danger. Can he solve the case in time to save himself and John?

The Jewel in the Tower - PoppyAlexander (@fuckyeahfightlock)

Explicit. 207,079 words. 39 chapters.

"Xie [...] had invented an entire pleasure-industry by combining superior visual aesthetics with impeccable personal attention. Drasha salons were by that time a feature of any even half-decent house of repose in every pleasure district in the British Isles, but once upon a time, when Xie debuted, there had been only one, and Xie had named it: the Icehouse."

* In a contemporary dystopia, Unity is peace--despite the fact unsanctioned information, illicit currency, and every sort of danger flows unchecked in the world's pleasure districts.

John Watson, a weary hired gun, is assigned by the mysterious Mentor to investigate a subversive element lurking in the Icehouse, the world's most famous House of Repose. As accustomed as he is to dealing with the unexpected, John is nevertheless woefully unprepared to meet the gem of the Ice house, Xie, the world renowned "drashaskaya," the living work of art after which all other drashas are modeled.

In sumptuous suites, amid trailing puddles of silk and fervent whispers in the night, John soon learns that nothing is as it seems in the floating world of London's pleasure district. *

Modern-day dystopian/one-world government/espionage/geisha!lock AU

The Loss of Flesh and Soul - deuxexmycroft 

Explicit. 60,000+ words. Unfinished.

Five years after John Watson puts the murderous Sherlock Holmes behind bars, a vicious copycat killer emerges. A reluctant John is pulled out of retirement to seek the expertise of the only man who can help, a man who has developed an unsettling obsession with John himself.

Crossover with Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs

Simplyclockwork note: Not fully finished, but an alternative ending was posted. Still worth reading without a full ending.

I wake up and I wake up and you’re still dead - thisprettywren (memento/Sherlock crossover)

Mature. 24,226 words. One-shot.

Sherlock isn't the only one who's lost.

The Sinking of the Titanic: Sixty Years Later - flawedamythyst

Teen and Up. 15,340 words. One-shot.

John Watson is interviewed for a documentary being made for the sixtieth anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. The story he tells is not the one the interviewer was expecting.

The Bachelors’ Handfasting - Jberry

Explicit. 30,624 words. 20 chapters.

After her son is caught in a compromising position, Victoria Holmes must make arrangements for a quick marriage between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson.

Simplyclockwork note: Kilt!Lock and Soft Bab Sherlock (but of age)

Just to Hold You Close - @sussexbound

Explicit. 70,841 words. 18 chapters.

When a woman is murdered and the last person to see her alive is recently invalided army vet turned reluctant (and prickly) professional cuddler, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes is pulled into a world of intimacy and intrigue he never could have imagined. John is a conundrum and mystery: frank yet reserved, tender yet angry, open yet afraid. Sherlock is instantly drawn into his orbit, and begins to feel and desire things he never has before.

Summit Fever - @jbaillier

Mature. 78,867 words. 18 chapters.

After graduating from medical school, John Watson followed his heart to the Himalayas. Ten years later, he's a haunted cynic working for his ex-lover's trekking and mountaineering company. Will leading an expedition to Annapurna I — the most lethal of all the world's highest mountains — shake John out of his reverie, and who is the mystery client added to the group at the last minute?

The Last Companion - standbygo (@blogstandbygo)

Explicit. 34,101 words. 14 chapters.

Thirty years after the Miranda Wars, there is peace, both on the Rim and the Core planets. There are a number of old social mores still in place, such as the Order of Companions, but there is a sense that even such respected practices are coming to an end…

Sherlock is a Companion - the best Companion on Persephone. With a bit of detective work on the side, of course. Then he meets a man named John Watson, encounters a series of bizarre cases, and finds his world is getting turned upside down.

Simplyclockwork note: Sherlock/Firefly AU!

Out There - @discordantwords

Teen and up. 131,695 words. 10 chapters.

FBI Special Agent John Watson, medical doctor and army veteran, is assigned to assist eccentric genius Sherlock Holmes with paranormal investigations on the X-Files project.

This is a fusion with The X-Files, written for the Fall TV Season Challenge.

Say You’ll Stay With Me - justacookieofacumberbatch (buffyholic)

Explicit. 63,349 words. 21 chapters.

It was just supposed to be an ordinary business trip, but when John's car stalls out on Hollywood Boulevard, he meets someone who just might change his life.

Simplyclockwork note: Pretty Woman/Sherlock AU.

Gimme Shelter - @sincewhendoyoucallme-john

Explicit. 159,368 words. 21 chapters.

All John Watson wants is the feeling of a freshly waxed surfboard under his feet and the hot California sun baking down onto his back. To finally go pro in the newly formed world of professional surfing and leave the dark memories of his past behind him as he rips across the face of a towering blue barrel. To lounge beside the beach bonfire every evening with an ice cold beer tucked into the cool sand beside him and listen to Pink Floyd and the Doors while the saltwater dries in his sun bleached hair.

That's all he wants, that is, until the hot young phenom taking Oahu and the Hawaiian shores by storm steps up next to him in the sand in the second round of the 1976 International Surf Competition.

Apokalypsis - songlin

Mature. 12,125 words. 4 chapters.

There were things I never told you because I thought we had time. There is no time left in the world anymore.

Sensory Science - @sussexbound

Explicit. 80,017 words. 24 chapters.

John Watson has been invalided home from Afghanistan and is struggling with anxiety, depression, PTSD and insomnia, when an old friend from med school recommends something that might help: An ASMR YouTube Channel run by a friend.

One session in and John is hooked, not only by the way the ASMR seems to calm him after nightmares, and help him sleep, but also by the mysterious man who runs it.

Comparative Literature is for Idiots - lookupkate

Explicit. 8,173 words. 4 chapters.

Sherlock thinks he's very bohemian, smoking cigarettes and wearing patchouli oil and writing poetry in the attic. In truth he's just your average seventeen year old, not showering enough and being hit particularly hard by his continued path through puberty.

John is getting his masters in literature. He's the TA for comparative literature and yearns for romance. Romance has other plans, plans that require him to go without for at least ten more years. Plans that put in front of him the exact man he'll finally fall in love with, but in boy form.

When Sherlock happens to see John reading poetry at a coffee shop he is immediately smitten. John holds him at arm's length because he's a bloody child.

How will ten years and miles apart change that view, and will John be able to understand how he's fallen in love with someone he doesn't ever get to see?

Stay tuned for puberty hi jinx and the passing of time to find out. And yes, there will be love.

An Everlasting Inferno - thatawkwardfriend

Explicit. 108,389 words. 15 chapters.

Sherlock and John are both men who operate outside the law. John works for Mary and her hitmen in order to keep a roof over his head. Sherlock does anything his drug dealer asks of him in exchange for free drugs and housing.

They meet one night in a darkened garage to negotiate a deal. But they soon find out that neither of their bosses are being entirely honest with them about their goals or motives. With a little poking around, they stumble upon something much bigger than themselves and discover that perhaps, it might be in their best interests to work together.

(Loosely inspired by StartUp and Little Favour)

Only To Be With You - @sincewhendoyoucallme-john

Mature. 40,768 words. 4 chapters.

I tell myself that next time I’ll come near this same place again. Wait around for the mysterious stranger in his coat to dash past me, hot on the heels of a new criminal in black.

I think this all the way back to my Exit, planning where I’ll wait and what I’ll say when I see him. Scheming on how to get his name. It’s only once I reach the Exit Point door that I realize two hours and forty-five minutes have passed, and I realize that this won’t be the last time I Visit. It won’t be the last time at all.

You Give Me Fever - michi_thekiller

Explicit. 16,122 words. One-shot.

Thou givest fever when we kisseth, fever with thy flaming youth Fever I'm afire; fever, yea, I burn forsooth "He's the kind of boy you want to take apart."

Gratuitous Greaserlock. It's essentially 16k of mostly-porn. Warnings for underage sex between teens.

If you’re one of the authors listed here and have a Tumblr, and would like me to link it (if I haven’t already), please let me know! 

[tea-at-221]

Fic Rec

Enemy Number One

by lookupkate

Rating: Explicit

Author's Summary: When Anderson finally crosses a line and gets fired a new pathologist takes his place. Sherlock isn't happy to find that the new doctor is almost as good at his job as Sherlock is. Said new doctor, John Watson, wants to woo the genius until he finds out what a prick he can be. Then he's just amused. And maybe a bit fond. And kind of smitten. Then he falls in love with the prick. Bloody hell.

Reader's Note: John just owns Sherlock in this one, and I love it. Funny and perfect.

[immaculate-benediction-batch]

Great fic!!!!

Enemy Number One

lookupkate

Explicit

John Watson/Sherlock

Summary:

When Anderson finally crosses a line and gets fired a new pathologist takes his place. Sherlock isn't happy to find that the new doctor is almost as good at his job as Sherlock is. Said new doctor, John Watson, wants to woo the genius until he finds out what a prick he can be. Then he's just amused. And maybe a bit fond. And kind of smitten. Then he falls in love with the prick. Bloody hell.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Can you please help me find some sugar daddy fics? I've been obsessed with it lately.

Hey Lovely!

Well, I've never read any myself, so I can't give you any personal recs, BUT I did a tag search on my offline MFL list, and decided to make a new list for you because I need content, LOL!!!

So, here are the fics I have on my MFL list, and if you guys have any more to add, PLEASE do, as always!! Hope you enjoy!!

SUGAR DADDY FICS (MFLs)

See also:

Rich Sherlock (March 2020) (MY LIST)

Sugar Daddy Sherlock (SwissMiss)

Sugar Daddy Part 1 (Alexxphoenix)

Sugar Daddy Part 2 (Alexxphoenix)

Worth Its Weight by philalethia (E, 2,986 w., 1 Ch. || Sugar Daddy AU || PWP, Daddy Sherlock, Daddy Kink, Service Domination, Gift Giving, Unsafe Sex, Sex Toys) – “Remember,” John said, “when we talked about you not buying me extravagant things?” Basically: a little bit of Valentine's Day daddy kink. Part 2 of All the Rest 'Verse

An Erotic Sail by justacookieofacumberbatch (E, 4,533 w., 2 Ch. || Sugar Daddy AU || Age Difference, Sugar Daddy John, Yacht Daddy John, Praise Kink, Porn Without Plot, Boat Sex) – Sherlock, fresh off a Semester at Sea ship in Crete, sees a gorgeous older man, and I'm sure you can guess what happens next.

Practically Perfect by vitruvianwatson (E, 6,303 w., 1 Ch. || Sugar Daddy AU || Age Difference, Younger Sherlock, Older John, Finger Fucking, Anal Sex, Hand Jobs, Office Sex, Emotionally Insecure Sherlock, Barista Sherlock, Doctor John, PWP) – There was a knock on the door, and then it opened. John shook the thoughts out of his head and looked up with his fake “I’m your kindly doctor” smile plastered on his face, but a second later his jaw dropped because his “patient” wasn’t a patient at all. It was none other than Sherlock bloody Holmes. Not only that, but he was dressed in one of his more indecent outfits—skin tight jeans that looked like they’d been bloody painted on, and a purple button-down that was straining, to say the least, to remain buttoned. John wondered if he’d worked at the coffee shop in that outfit today. He shut the door and leaned back against it with a wicked smile, and John heard the click of the lock.

A Suitable Stain by vitruvianwatson (E, 7,647 w., 1 Ch. || Sugar Daddy AU || Sugar Daddy John, Barista Sherlock, Older John, PWP, Rutting, Anal, Clothed Sex, Masturbation, Dirty Talk) – John imagines what they must look like--the young, gorgeous university student, naked as the day he was born, draped over the well-dressed older doctor, the muscles rippling in Sherlock's back as his slim hips roll that beautiful arse up into the air and back down again, his spine curving beneath John's hand as he moves it to the small of Sherlock's back to feel the movement. The hard outline of Sherlock's cock slides back and forth across John's body, dampening his clothes with precome, and John moves both hands down to Sherlock's arse, squeezing and pulling him in harder.

To A Tee by lookupkate (E, 15,321 w., 14 Ch. || Sugar Daddy AU || Sugar Daddy John, Hospital Director John, Sugar Baby Sherlock, Accidental Meeting) – Sherlock receives a text from an unknown number. The man is under the impression that he needs a sugar daddy. After careful consideration...well, he could be right.

A Kept Man Isn't A Weak Man by Elphen (E, 20,429 w., 1 Ch. || Omegaverse || Sugar Daddy John, Age Difference, Alpha John, Omega Sherlock, Mpreg, Sex Toys, Mating Bond, Possessive John, Knotting, Masturbation, Dominant John, Mating Cycles) – Sherlock is just out of university, but due to drug habits acquired at said college, Mycroft has cut him off, hoping to put a stop to it that way. Instead, Omega Sherlock struggles doubly, both with his cravings and with finding a job that will not bore him to death and support him financially. Then, when he is on the verge of being completely destitute, he finds several hundred pounds ticking into his account for no apparent reason. He thinks it's Mycroft, but instead he receives an email from someone who promises to send him more money every fortnight and put him up in a flat rent free, on two conditions; he will stop taking drugs and he will occasionally be asked to be a companion for someone. He does not want to be bought like some toy, but what choice does he have? The first time the door bell rings, he is sure the man will demand sex. But instead he finds a very sharply dressed man with money and physical power in his mid-30s who wants to talk with him and take him out to dinner. Things quickly escalates on the emotional and physical side for Sherlock, but can you really have a relationship with an Alpha like that?

Sugar Daddy John Series by Sexxica (E, 22,504+ w. across 7 works || Series WiP || Sugar Daddy John AU || Daddy Kink, Twink Sherlock, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-Con, Masturbation, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs, Dirty Talk, Comeplay, Anal / Oral, Sex Toys, Praise Kink, Lingerie / Crossdressing) – The very best of Sugar Daddy John and his boy, Sherlock.

sherlock and his daddy series by rory_kent (M, 24,433+ w. across 6 works || Series WiP || BDSM / Sugar Daddy AU || Sugar Daddy John, Age Difference, Sub Sherlock, Daddy Kink, Military Kink, Subspace, Hurt/Comfort, Coffee Shop AU, Unilock) – Sherlock didn't mean to upset daddy he really didn't!

All the Rest (of What I Want) by philalethia (E, 68,082 w., 20 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting || ASiP, Texting, First Time, Daddy Kink, Sugar Daddy Sherlock, Daddy Sherlock, Sex Toys, Phone Sex, Sexting, Unsafe Sex, Service Domination) – After being invalided home from Afghanistan, John takes his therapist's advice and tries to meet people online. Specifically, he joins a fetish site, where he ends up interacting with a man called SH who keeps paying him money to perform odd tasks and seems very keen to take care of him. Basically: slow-build daddy kink. Part 1 of All the Rest 'Verse

Nine and a Half Weeks by CumberCurlyGirl and Kameo (E, 204,733+ w., 41/42 Ch. || WiP || American AU || Different First Meeting, Daddy Kink, Bottomlock, Anal Plug, Riding Crops, Spanking, Light Bondage, Anal/Oral, Aftercare, Posh John, Virgin Sherlock, Homophobia, Sugar Daddy John, Rimming, Coming in Pants, Light Dom/Sub, Past Sherlock / Victor, Light BDSM, Public Sex, John in a Kilt, Vibrators, Happy Ending) – Sherlock Holmes is about to graduate from high school in midwestern America. Despite his intelligence, his prospects are bleak due to poverty, an indifferent, alcoholic father and poor choices. One day, at work, he sells a riding crop to a handsome blonde Brit and his life is changed. He doesn't know what hit him - until he does. This is a story of a journey to love and self-acceptance and explores many themes along the way: drug abuse, grief, coming out, age difference, consent. Lots of sex but so much more.

[sarahthecoat]

Enemy number one

https://archiveofourown.org/works/5464421/chapters/12631967

"enemy number one" by lookupkate.

I have been looking for the post all morning, that i should have just reblogged to begin with. This fic is such a delight, i am about halfway into it. Alternate first meeting, enemies to friends to lovers, etc. Just go read it!

[vamprefaggot]

Fic recs??? Any fandom, ya girl just needs some fresh recs

khameleoneight, theviolinbowy e s gladly 

aight so starting off with phan(it was my first fandom and i still have a soft spot also the fic is,,,, rlly good)

Hawk and Dove by Emmamazing15 is,, so good,,, its a superhero fic based on the comic(idk ive never read the og) and its r e a l l y well written and long and it makes me Feel things e v e r y t i m e 

Dan and Phil- a History of Two Spoons by thealphafox is lowkey the first fic i ever read ?? its written by one of my best friends who i adore and its unfinished but still like 100+ chapters of varying length and its snippets n stuff and theres a cat

In My Way by INeverHadMyInternetPhase is hhhh so good its film star!dan and college student phil and its 25 chapters and highkey i started reading around chap. 11 and it just Blows me away

Thanks To That Little Shit by an orphaned account is a darling lil one-shot which i adore tbh

and finally, Stirring In Love by andthenshesaid-write which i read two nights ago lmao is a great british bake off au and its 10 chapters and like,, so good,,, i love it

moving on to sherlock(i actually wrote a bunch for this one and none of it is good lmao)

Laws of Aviation by khameleoneight and theviolinbow which is a hysterically stupid chatfic and i love it tbh

The Dragon’s Soldier by twistedthicket1 which o h m y g o d is one of my all time fav fics and is possibly one of the best bits of writing ever i !!!! its incomplete but hella long still and literally the characterization, the world building, the f o r e s h a d o w i n g ,,,, hhhhh i just. really love this fic. even if u arent a sherlock person b l e a s e read it

Biology by lookupkate is like,, a super short and adorable fic lmao thats p much it its all fluff

and then a lil bit of harry potter that were almost all suggestions from @federalfelines and v v good suggestions at that

Magical Relations- Year 1 by evansentranced is rlly r l l y good(the whole series is tbh i read it all in like two days which was an Adventure) its slytherin!harry and !!!!

Hermione Granger’s Hogwarts Crammer for Delinquents on the Run by waspabi is literally So Good and im slkfjlskfj !!!!!

a n y w a y i hope thats enough to keep u busy lmao enjoy !! 

its a sleepover ;3

[swissmissficrecs]

@disregardedletters wrote: Hey!  I was just wondering if you know the name of the fic where john is married to Sebastian, Sherlock works with Seb but accidentally takes his lunchbox and he starts corresponding throw poetry with John?  I forgot to bookmark it and would really love to read it again.   Thanks :) ♥

Reply: That should be this (and the movie is excellent!):

The Pursuit Of Discovery (25110 words) by lookupkate Chapters: 24/24 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: John Watson/Original Male Character(s), John Watson /eventual Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: John Watson, Original Male Character(s), Sherlock Holmes Additional Tags: AU: Alternate Universe, Sherlock is a scientist, John is a veterinarian, Eventual Smut, Eventual Happy Ending, Romance, Sad masturbation...if that's a thing...it is, slightly OOC, ooc, ok, quite ooc, Because they're fucking saps, And romantic idiots, Because I'm a sappy romantic idiot, And I fucking say so, Au: romance Summary:

Sherlock is a lonely scientist, his loneliness self imposed. John is a lonely veterinarian, his loneliness due to his neglectful husband. When John's husband accidentally takes Sherlock's lunch Sherlock takes his in revenge. What he finds inside takes his breath away.

This is based on a movie I heard about called The Lunchbox. I have not seen it.

[cupidford]

Johnlock Love Letters (AU fic rec)

(AKA - JL3 Declarations of Love from fan fiction) #808

To A Tee by lookupkate

[thesignsofjohnlock]

Sherlock is Older than John

Without You I Would Be Utterly Bored by lookupkate, 21 k , explicit. John is a struggling med student working a phone sex line to get by when one client utterly catches his attention. A little bit of “Pretty Woman” johnlock style.

Daddy Sherlock and His Jawn Series by watsonholmes, 4 works, mature to explicit. ShotaJohn, underage. Sherlock plays with his little boy.

The First Lesson Isn’t Always the Hardest by TheMadKatter13, 5 k, explicit.  ShotaJohn, underage. An innocent question begets a filthy lesson.

Offered Up by Totally_Inappropriate, 3 k, explicit. Underage. ShotaJohn. Three-way. Sherlock offers Greg Lestrade something he won’t admit that he wants.

Lies by Nightfall24, 32 k, explicit. (Underage, non-con.) John is an average fourteen year old student who starts chatting online with a teen named Footballer17. He is so excited an older boy likes him that he doesn’t catch the signs he is being coerced by an online predator.