#post trf fics

[inevitably-johnlocked]

hey I'm looking for a fic where John time travels on the day Sherlock comes back after

The Reichenbach Fall!!

Hi Nonny!!

Oh gosh uhhhhhh this sounds VAGUELY familiar... I did a quick tag search on my MFL list and MAYBE it's one of these? They're the ones that I have tagged with both "TRF" and "Time Travel":

All Our Tomorrows by Calais_Reno (T, 3,161 w., 1 Ch. || Time Traveller AU || Post-TRF, POV John, John Loves Sherlock, Sherlock Loves John, Time Travel, Old Age, Sussex, Forgiveness, Happy Ending) – John meets an old man who seems to know a lot about him.

After the Fall by Leloi (E, 7,913 w. || Time Traveller AU || Self-cest, Threesome, Post-TRF) – Sherlock found himself in 221B Baker Street, standing in front of John Watson. His time travel sometimes did that… set him before the one person in the world his life seemed to revolve around... ever since he met the man.

The Time Traveller's Flatmate Series by orithea (E, 68,674+ w. across 4 works || Time Travel AU || Developing Relationship, Threesome, Oral Sex, Hand Jobs, Selfcest) – Sherlock Holmes suffers from Chrono-Displacement: simply put, he time travels unpredictably, against his will. John Watson lives his life the normal way. Or as normal as it can possibly be considering that he first meets Sherlock at the age of six.

The Case of the Moebius Trip by Bitenomnom (NR, 129,218 w., 21 Ch. || Time Travel, BAMF!John, Angst, Death, Post-TRF) – When John finally gives in and accepts a case for the first time since Sherlock fell eight months ago, he finds himself in a unique position: in possession of what his client calls a time machine, and desperate enough to give it a go. If it works, he could travel back in time. If it works, he could save Sherlock.

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Let us know if any of those are what you're looking for, and if not, friends, please suggest your Post-TRF Time Travel fic options for Nonny to pick from! <3

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Yeah this seems familiar to me too D: Anyone able to help us out?

Okay I’ve been three days searching for this, so I’m going to throw this out into The Void and see if anyone can help.

Hello! I’m searching for a Sherlock fic on AO3. It’s Johnlock and Post Reichenbach, but in this, a little bit into Sherlock taking down Moriarty’s web, John figures out Sherlock’s alive (I believe via Anderson), and thus decides to go find him. It’s a rather long fic if I remember correctly, as well as completed too. If anyone could help me find it, I would be eternally grateful!

[helloliriels]

ANTAGONISH

"As I was walking up the stair,

. I met a man who wasn't there.

He wasn't there again today.

. I wish, I wish ... he'd go away."

. - William a Hughes Mearns

.

John had stepped into the flat only a handful of times since Sherlock's demise.

The pain of memories ... happy, whole, perfect memories ... too much to bear.

It was empty now. Their flat.

. Theirs.

. And it had been.

Once.

.

John steeled himself for what he was to face - going up those seventeen steps ...

The unshakable feeling that if he was just to turn around ... ?

Sherlock would be right behind him.

Coming up the stairs.

That if he turned back around ... Sherlock would be before him.

Beckoning him home.

.

John huffed a laugh.

Foolish.

His childish imagination.

But the last time he had been here, he could have sworn ...

.

He took one last look around to confirm that the hall and the landing were, in fact, empty.

Then he took a firm step forward. One.

Then two. Three.

.

He paused.

The hair on the back of his neck rising.

Shaking his head against the urge to look.

.

Don't turn around ...

. Don't turn around ...

. Don't turn.

.

He took another step.

Willing himself to keep moving.

.

A creak on a stair below him.

He isn't there ...

.

The echo of a step ...

Stop it!

.

John froze. Willing his eyes to stay downcast on his own shoes. He studied them. As worn and haphazard as his hope ...

Then forced himself once more, to move.

.

Three more steps. Two more steps. One.

His hand reached out for the door to 221B.

He took a deep breath.

.

This time the step behind him on the stair, was unmistakable ...

As was the fall of a large hand onto the wooden railing below.

.

"Sherlock?"

.

John spoke the name aloud before he could stop himself.

The stairwell was silent.

John's grip on the door handle tightened.

The tears stinging at the corners of his eyes ...

.

He took another deep breath.

His imagination.

Just his imagination ...

A wild, hopeful, god damned wishful and desperately-longing-for-all-of-this-to-be-just-a-magic-trick imagination ... begging the universe not for an empty stairwell ...

... but for an empty grave.

.

"I asked you for one more miracle," John told the air.

Oddly. The confession seemed to help quiet his nerves.

He looked up. Pinpointing the light of the setting sun.

"I asked you not to be dead."

He knew the words were final. Closure.

.

Somehow ... the air in the hall itself, held its breath ...

.

Then he heard a gasp.

And a heavy step below him.

Accompanied by the very real feeling ... Unmistakable.

That of a warm hand moving along a polished wooden rail. The slightest friction echoing up the stairs ...

.

John tried to steady his heart rate. His pulse thrumming in his ears, nearly drowning out the sound ... If it even had been real ...?

Sherlock's voice broke the silence next, barely a whisper ...

. "I heard you."

.

It sounded unsteady ... shaky ...

. fragile ... ?

Like a ghost.

.

But the next thing he heard was a very real hiss of pain, shattering his illusions ... even as he felt the thud of a body collapsing onto the stairs below.

John was down the stairs in seconds.

Gathering the long-missing detective into his arms. Every sense taking in and cataloguing what his eyes could not yet believe ...

(... continued below the cut)

"Sherlock? Oh, God - Sherlock!" John cradled his friend closer, rocking him into a better position where he could check him for wounds ... for anything he could do to help alleviate his pain ...?

He couldn't make out was cause of Sherlock's distress, but the man was fading into unconsciousness.

"Just ... hold on, Sherlock!" John commanded hauling Sherlock up into his arms.

Despite Sherlock's thin stature, he had been almost pure muscle before, but now ... John didn't want to think about how Sherlock could have lost this much weight in the time he had been away?

He was real. He was here. That was all that mattered.

John found the strength to carry whatever weight Sherlock had, gladly.

.

Upstairs, he tucked Sherlock into a bed that lay fitted and ready for use as if he had never left it ... and then stared at the sight in wonder.

Sherlock was alive. Sherlock was home.

John felt Sherlock shift and those crystal blue eyes blinked open for a moment. He could see Sherlock fought against the sleep that desperately wanted to overtake him.

How tired was he ... ?

John shushed him and managed to settle him back down. Watching as his friend's demeanor relaxed. His eyes closed, and his breathing evened out ...

Seconds passed. Minutes.

Maybe hours.

When John felt Sherlock's hand reach out in his sleep ... and grasp for his hand.

"... John, I ..."

The baritone voice poured into John's veins. Hot liquid. More valuable than blood. More heady than pure oxygen. Speeding up his heart rate again ...

"... I heard you," Sherlock sighed with relief, "I heard you ..."

.

John sighed too.

. Sherlock was dreaming.

This time ... John knew he wasn't the only one wishing for an empty grave. A successful magic trick.

They were both experiencing a miracle.

John gripped Sherlock's hand firmly, caressing the knuckles as he watched his miracle ...

. Sleep.

.

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[gregorovitch-adler]

Pen

A pen was all he had with him, in the end. Ever since Sherlock had committed suicide, by jumping from the rooftop of the hospital building, John was left with an empty mind, an empty heart, and just a void the size of a black hole in his soul.

In this miserable and alcoholic state, John was determined about one thing: he would let the whole of London - or if possible, the whole world - know the truth about everything that had led Sherlock to that suicidal state at all. Because if he had to hear one more person referring to Sherlock as a 'fake genius', he'd go insane.

John was going to make a long post on his blog, and for that, he was creating a rough draft in his notebook with a pen.

Because pen was the only weapon he was left with, now.

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Sherlock September Challenge by @onesmallfamily

Prompt: Pen

Tagging: @lisbeth-kk , @helloliriels , @gaylilsherlock , @calaisreno , @topsyturvy-turtely .

[cupidford]

Live from the Morgue by disfictional

Post TRF. Molly interviews Sherlock on her podcast, Live from the Morgue. John listens.

Johnlock Love Letters #2299

[writingwife-83]

Another fic has been migrated, and this is a slightly angsty and canon compliment little one. It’s giving stairwell sherlolly scene, but two years earlier. 🥺

[choices-binglebonkus]

OMGGG NOW THAT YOU’VE FINALLY PLAYED IT, can I just say how satisfied I am to see that Bastien is a traitor 😂 Flashbacks to when horny choices players were so in love with him and would write fics about him, and it was such a cringe time. So when I saw that, it was like winning the lotto of pettiness 😌

I played it when it first started releasing so I’ve known for a while.

This may be an unpopular opinion, but I actually thought Bastien being a traitor was a little out of character for him. One could argue that he betrayed us by setting us up with Tariq in the whole photo scandal. But he didn’t. His loyalty was toward Constantine at that time and he acted under his orders: he was never actually on our side. It wasn’t him betraying us: it was simply him screwing us over big time.

Him doing shady shit? That I could absolutely see. After all, he did set us up even though it wasn’t actually a betrayal, rather, him acting on a corrupt king’s orders. But his degree of treason was extreme. Probably the most extreme out of any other traitor in the series besides Barthelemy, who outright tried to usurp the throne. He dedicated life and limb (literally, he received a permanent leg injury) to Cordonia and the royal family. For him to all of a sudden turn around and be a traitor by serving the Via Imperii of all people felt very out of left field for him.

Furthermore, you would think Bastien would have at least informed Constantine and Liam of the Via Imperii. Yes, it would have put a target on their backs, but they would have been much safer being aware of the threat than caught off guard as they were so many times throughout the series.

Plus, the Via Imperii assassinated both Queen Eleanor and Jackson Walker (BIIIIIIG people in Cordonia! Eleanor was queen and Jackson was a Guardian of the Realm) and were behind basically every threat to the royal family during Constantine and Liam’s reigns. I just find it very hard to believe he didn’t tell Constantine or Liam anything about them. Especially when Barthelemy came so, so, so agonizingly close to taking over Cordonia.

There were no hints, no foreshadows, no clues of any kind that Bastien was part of something like this. They’ve changed a lot of stuff around on the fly before. Maxwell becoming a love interest in book two of TRR, Bastien and Madeleine surviving the events of TRR book three even though they were originally supposed to be killed by Anton’s assassins, that kind of thing.

So honestly and truly? I’m chalking Bastien’s betrayal up to The Royal Finale’s terrible writing. I don’t like Bastien, but I really think his treason was just the lovechild of bad writing and shock value. And let’s be real, TRF had a lot of the former and very little of the latter.

[helloliriels]

Cheering for you!!! 🥹

I’m writing again. The plan is to complete a novel-length Johnlock fic and post on ao3. If you’ve seen me around before, you know this is an absurdly high goal but WE DIE LIKE MEN SHERLOCK IN TRF (I’m so sorry HAHA)

If that was any indication, the fic is a s3 fix it!! Lots of angst but a happy ending, and of course featuring Sherlock and John’s perpetual miscommunication <33

I’ll be posting updates + more information on this acc if anyone is interested!! I’d love to bring y’all along on this journey, I’m so excited!!! :D

(Tagging this as ‘fic: in an instant’ (working title) :3)

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Looking for a fic

Hi. There was this fic where Sherlock came back from the fall his hair was cut off he was on tv and John was still engaged to Mary but had suicidal thoughts and lestrade had to take his gun from him.

I think John was also messaging Sherlock when in-between before Sherlock came back. Do you know which one it is I can’t find it on the lists. Also I tried posting this on Ama it says bad request multiple times

(submitted by: aniadajar)

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Hey Lovely!

Hmm don’t know why it gave you issues, I’m sorry about that!!! 

As for the fic, I have no idea which fic this is, but it sounds VAGUELY like something I’ve recced or read before?? I’m not too sure!!

Anyone able to offer us a suggestion?

[helloliriels]

And the Award goes to ...

Since the Oscar Award ceremonies are tonight ... I thought it a good time to kick off some awards to the fandom for brilliant and outstanding performances.

🥇 KHORAZIR - NIGHTJET

For a unique and brilliant post-TRF fix-it fic! Just in time!

I am Sherlocked. Join me in honouring your favorite fics and art now through April 15th! Award season is ON!!! (Click on GiF if play does not start automatically) ✌️(Have I been saving this for March 12th?? Why yes... yes I have)

OUR GUEST OF HONOUR: @khorazir

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[ghostofnuggetspast]

I just read Poppy's excellent hockey slags opus, so I'm curious how this one stacks up. That link is so nsfw, don't even think about it while on the clock

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.

[tessa-liam]

It's Choices Self-Love Day!

It all started with my very 1st posted fic in October 2022...

All is Fair in Love and War

Which led to...⤵️

Smoke and Mirrors

My Choices TRF+ AU series that focuses on my OTP and TRR family of characters.

I asked @artbyainna for a commission of my OTP family, and boy, did she deliver!

Thank you Ainna🥰❤️⚘️

I can't wait to share😁😍🫠

@choicesficwriterscreations @choicesfandomappreciation

[cupidford]

I've not done a big rec list in months and have so many stories to share with you! Here are some...I went with a mix of 20, with more to come! Also I've got love letters for these queued for the next few months, so look out for 'em! xx

❤️‍🔥TOP FIC - One of the best fics I've read in a few years!❤️‍🔥

Indefinite Lines by ArwaMachine

Sherlock and John find themselves faced with a series of seemingly disparate cases, one involving murdered children and one involving ghosties that little Rosie tries to help solve. Except the cases are growing increasingly connected, increasingly personal. ~298.5k

🔥TOP HOT FIC🔥

Vicarious by CouldBeDangerous (VestedVestra)

John starts smoking with a woman at work. Sherlock couldn't be happier. The smoking kink spirals... ~44k

💗💗💗💗💗💗

The Man With the Cartier Frames by JRow

Sherlock's case will surely be solved quickly...in between trips to Putney to help with Rosie, collecting her from school, and preparing for her sleepover at 221B. ~32.5k

The Long and the Short of It by Accident, Hobbitsfeet

What if John and Rosie move back into Baker Street, and Rosie decides she is going to parent-trap them? Or so she thinks... ~44.5k

❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️

Spare Parts by Raina_at

Futuristic sci-fi au, 24th century. On the Planet Titan, Sherlock comes back from the dead after two years. While figuring out why the biggest manufacturer or synthetic limbs in the System is going after veterans, Sherlock and John also need to find out whether there's a way to fix what's broken between them. ~63.5k

A Doctor in the House by KittenKin

S3 fix it. Sherlock returns, with John immediately taking care of him as his doctor. John uses index cards as a guide to speaking with him, and Sherlock in turn has questions. ~32.5k

Again by DiscordantWords

Christmas. It never seemed like the right time. And then time ran out. Until John makes a wish and gets a second chance. ~10k

💘💘💘💘💘💘

Cupid's Venom by SilentAuror

Stamford tells Sherlock that he wished he could have taken credit for being Cupid. Unfamiliar with the reference, Sherlock plunges into studies of toxins and Greek mythology... ~29.5k

Live from the Morgue by disfictional

Post trf. Molly interviews Sherlock on her podcast, Live from the Morgue. John listens. ~10k

A Rock, An Island by stopthat

TRF fix it/redo. John is not so blind. He sees a lot more than he’s given credit for. ~5k

💝💝💝💝💝💝

A not-so-meticulously prepared art by aquileaofthelonelymountain

Greg agrees to pick up Sherlock from a pub, and he's going to regret it soon - for Sherlock is drunk, talkative, and desperately in love with his flatmate. ~6k

Waiting in the Wings by standbygo

John finally gets the courage to ask Sherlock for a romantic relationship. But when they run into an old friend of Sherlock's, John wonders if it would be best to step aside. ~7k

All I Want for Christmas (is Proof) by Raina_at

Sherlock and John go undercover at a Christmas party in a gay club. In costume. Things... escalate. ~6.5k

💕💕💕💕💕💕

Hypotheticals by ArwaMachine

John finally manages to confess his love to Sherlock. Sherlock, of course, has questions. Lots of questions. Switchlock, Established Relationship. ~7k

A Second to Midnight by AlgySwinburne

John invites Sherlock out on January 29. It is, at face value, a date. If Sherlock weren’t a part of the equation, it would most certainly be a date. But because he is, it must be something else entirely. ~4.5k

January 6 by Gxlyleo

John keeps reliving the same day and has no clue why. He makes a list. ~14k

❤️ HONORABLE MENTIONS ❤️

Rhinestone Cowboy by consult_this_prick

After the death of his father, John drops out of college and returns home to take care of the family farm. He still hasn't processed the death of his father and new problems arise when his ex-best friend, Sherlock, comes home for the summer to work on his research. ~37k

Come Back to Me by BenAddictViolaBatch

A fusion of Sherlock and the classic 1980 film, "Somewhere in Time." In 1945, John receives a brief and mysterious visit from an elderly scientist, Sherlock. John researches Holmes and learns that he died on the same night of the visit. He realises that they are destined for each other. ~21.5k

A Strange Encounter by holmesian_love

John heads to the bank to speak his mind and instead finds himself distracted by a stranger who turns his plans around. ~7.5k

Accidental Magic by Calais_Reno

After his return Sherlock takes the case of a woman seeking stolen books hidden in her late husband’s library.Working together after so much time apart, John and Sherlock begin to discover more than stolen books. ~40k

[naefelldaurk]

Sherlock Fic Recs - October 2024

Photo by Hartswood

I have spent a fair bit of time perusing others' AO3 Sherlock bookmarks over the past couple of years and have found many earlier works which don't always make it onto newer rec lists. Here are five that I highly recommend.

First up, The James Holmes Chronicles, by pretty vk (the primary trilogy ranges from T to E to M and comprises almost 300k words; there are a few additional shorter pieces, most of which review certain events through other characters' POV). In a nutshell, Sherlock completes his mission and acquires a son. This is very adult fiction; pay attention to the tags. The son Sherlock acquires is Moriarty's 12-year-old who has been sexually and physically abused since age 9 by Sebastian Moran. The Sherlock here is familiar from S1 & S2, distant, slow to understand emotions, but caring in his own way. Eventual johnlock.

One of my go-to favorites is The Trivial Sublime by mildredandbobbin (E, 54k). Post-TRF, Sherlock must cope with John's being with Mary, which situation is fairly quickly resolved. As their relationship develops, Victor Trevor enters the scene, resulting in Sherlock making a horrible blunder at an intimate moment with John. All ends well.

Another post-TRF (do you detect a theme?) is This is Not a Love Song (Except that It Is), by yaycoffee (T, 20k), with a sequel, If These Walls Could Speak (M, 6k). John is involved with Mary (who is not an assassin and is not awful), but is thrilled when Sherlock returns. At first Sherlock vies with Mary for John's attention, until he realizes he is hurting him. Lots of angst for Sherlock and John. Happy ending.

Touch by aggressivewhenstartled (T, 1.8k). Both John and Sherlock are having a bad day. My favorite line: Sherlock had been a ball of snapping, squirming eels the entire afternoon. They work it out.

Post-TAB, settling of the dust by thosewhowant (E, 12k) is a lovely, angsty johnlock. They get together but John abruptly leaves and doesn't immediately return. Sherlock fights his addiction and learns to cope. Happy ending.

[helloliriels]

NEW CHAPTER IS UP!!!

The Edge of the Sea by Weeesi

Sherlock is dead.

The next week passes in a blur.

Mycroft invites John not to come to the funeral if he’d like, except for the fact that Mrs Hudson needs an escort and he’d really rather get through it than wonder forever what it would have been. He goes, and sits, and contains, and pours a cup of scalding-hot coffee down his throat which he hopes will burn down the tumble of nerves and anger and the type of sick-sadness he can’t examine too closely and the other feelings he won’t even acknowledge. He misses not missing him all the same.

John spends the next two years alone. Sherlock ... doesn't.

Published: 2018-02-05 // Updated: 2023-12-14 !!!!

New chapter of The Edge of the Sea is up!

[thetimemoves]

ao3 stats game

Thank you for tagging me, @discordantwords! 

Rules: Give us the links to your wonderful words with the most hits, most kudos, most comments, most bookmarks, most words, and least words.

These are all BBC Sherlock and if not outright Johnlock, it’s implied. Confessions, developing relationships, and first kisses are common tags in my stories, just sayin’.

Most Hits/Kudos/Comments/Bookmarks: Never Trust to General Impressions, a 5+1 in which John uncovers hidden facets of Sherlock as he gets to know the man and moves from fascination to fondness, and ultimately love. He discovers he doesn’t know everything, however, but Sherlock is there to show him what he's missed. Follows canon up to TRF, then veers sharply away.

Fourth Most Kudos (love this!): Forth They Went Together, my take on the “trapped in a snowstorm” trope with a bit of Christmas flair tossed in. Set post-canon, Sherlock and John find themselves stuck on a train during a blizzard. In an effort to pass the time, they tell stories about their pasts that evolve into their hopes for the(ir) future. 

Most Words: Metamorphosis is my longest fic to date (11,351 words). This is a very loose retelling of ACD’s A Case of Identity. This is set post-TGG and John and Sherlock are struggling after Moriarty’s games, unable to see eye-to-eye. In comes Mary Sutherland, whose case brings a familiar (and loathed) person back into their lives. I like to think this version is more of a fix-it for Mary, not to mention some delicious payback, and in the end, a much-needed reconnection.

Least Words: Of the 20 works I’ve posted so far on A03, 10 are 221b ficlets, a format I’ve fallen hard for. My most recent one is bitter, sweet (not a drop of angst, I promise). Outside of the 221bs, my shortest fic is Resetting the Break (999 words). Mycroft Holmes hates legwork, but he loves his brother. When he decides to knock on John Watson’s door after Sherlock’s return, what happens next surprises them both.

Tagging @clevermanka @educatedinyellow @saki101 @raina-at @arwamachine @the-sign-of-tea @notagarroter and anyone else who wants to do this! I tag you all!