Elementary, my dear Watson

Transcripts:

Episode Transcript of “A Study in Pink”

Episode Transcript of “The Blind Banker”

Episode Transcript of “The Great Game”

Episode Transcript of “A Scandal in Belgravia”

Episode Transcript of “The Hounds of Baskerville”

Episode Transcript of “The Reichenbach Fall”

Summary/transcript of DVD commentary to “A Study in Pink”

Summary/transcript of DVD commentary to “The Great Game”

Transcript of “Unlocking Sherlock” (Season 1 DVD special feature)

Summary/transcript of DVD commentary to “A Scandal in Belgravia”

Summary/transcript of DVD commentary to “The Hounds of Baskerville”

Absolutely not.

While AI serves its purpose in science and data processing, it should never replace imagination or human creativity. What's next—people letting AI write stories about their beloved fictional characters or compose music? That's not innovation, it's intellectual laziness. A terrifying waste of the most powerful tool we possess: the human mind.

However, if you must insert us into every absurd scenario imaginable, at least use your own brain. Not some so-called artificial 'intelligence'—a term I use very generously—which cobbles together stolen fragments of other people's imaginative work. Plagiarism with processing power is still plagiarism.

He has a habit of reading certain passages aloud—usually the ones where he outsmarts me in the plot. He finds it endlessly amusing. I do not.

@arwamachine, @jbaillier, @bakertumblings, @raina-at @calaisreno, @lisbeth-kk, @discordantwords, @silentauroriamthereal, @helloliriels, @7-percent - you lot have a real gift. Honestly, I feel a bit guilty for enjoying them that much..... They should all be part of New York's bestselling list, if you ask me.

Would it be too presumptuous of me to ask for a few more author recommendations?

You don’t want to miss @holmesianlove @khorazir @arwamachine @the-reading-lemon @keirgreeneyes @chriscalledmesweetie @meetinginsamarra @blogstandbygo

Hey friend, this is a new one for me, so I haven’t read most of these fics but they looked really interesting. Threw in mute Sherlock for good measure! ;)

Mute Fics

ABuilding of Bridges by pengke, 11 k, gen. No one would ever sendSherlock in to defuse a stand-off; but on one unlikely day, that’s exactly whathappened.

Notesin the Tip Jar by Lakeore, 8 k, teen. Being mute, Sherlock never really communicatedwith anyone. That is, until the notes in the tip jar started.

Hear NoEvil, Speak No Evil by PipMer, 1.8 k, teen. John is deaf. Sherlock ismute. There are no two people more suited for each other.

Soundof Silence by SailorChibi, 1.5 k, gen. Sherlock returns from the dead but nothing islike it was. He doesn’t speak and John doesn’t understand, not until anencounter with the Yard explains the depths of Sherlock’s trauma.

Silencebyhalloa_what_is_this, 44 k teen. In 1850, John is a mute young man forced tomarry to save his father from indebtedness. His sister as his interpreter andhis piano to keep him company, he travels to London to live with his husbandJames Moriarty. Without John’s consent, James sells the piano to his friendSherlock Holmes, who only asks for lessons from John in return. The lessonsturn into a power play between the two when Sherlock proposes a deal: John mayearn his piano back one key at a time, certain conditions attached.

TheWords Left Unspoken by Watermelonsmellinfellon, 3 k, mature. Prompt: SoulmateAU where your soulmate’s first words to you are found on some part of the body.Except person A’ has no words and goes through life thinking they don’t have asoulmate, when person B’ comes along, excitedly showing A’ their words and ittakes A’ a minute to realize that B’ is mute. A/N: JOHNLOCK. Sherlock A’, JohnB’.

SilenceIs Broken byComeAlongPond14 2 k, mature. Teen!lock AU one-shot…John Watson’s roommate athis new school is intelligent, beautiful, popular…and selectively mute.Sherlock Holmes does not speak a word, and yet the two boys tumble intofriendship and then love, finding mutual courage and healing along the way.(Past rape.)

Wrappedin the Warmth of You by lockedin221b, 12 k, explicit.What happens when the great detective loses his voice in the same moment hecomes to understand just what his blogger means to him? (PTSD, gore.)

Reply: I have these which should fit:

Speaker for the Bees by antietamfalls (14K, M, Johnlock) It isn't always easy assisting a deaf detective. Luckily for John, they make a pretty good team.

Lightning and Sea Glass by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for (18K, E, Johnlock) The mad Professor Moriarty and his reluctant assistant John Watson have reanimated the dead -- and the results are beautiful. At least John thinks so. When Moriarty rejects his creation, John disappears with the creature to protect it, sealing their fates together.

Loss of the Senses by Goddess_of_the_Night (18K, E, Johnlock) or "Five Times Sherlock Lost his Senses and One Time He Used Them All to Worship John". Over the course of two years, Sherlock loses each of his five senses: Taste, Smell, Touch, Sound, and Sight. John is a saint who takes care of him despite Sherlock's insistence to push him away. [Reccer’s note: He loses his senses only one at a time, then recovers before the next. It’s not a progressive degeneration.]

Lost for Words by awanderingbard (57K, M, Gen) Sherlock is assaulted by an unknown assailant while John is away at a medical conference, leaving him with a severe brain injury. While his intellect and personality are intact, he's lost the use of his right-side limbs and his ability to speak freely. John suddenly finds himself as the main source of support, and possibly a caregiver,  to a flatmate who is struggling to do the things he loves most. And Sherlock Holmes has never been the best of patients.

Lucidity by almostvirginia (65K, E, Johnlock) When Sherlock's plans for the Fall go awry, he winds up in a coma. John finds the two of them in a place he didn't expect—in more ways than one. But will John be able to help Sherlock escape the prison of his own mind?

And the ones you mentioned, in case others are interested:

The Breaking Wheel by J_Baillier (93K, M, Johnlock) His immune system is decimating his nervous system - a civil war raging inside of him. Is there a reaction he's supposed to be having to this news, now? Something normal: cry, scream, pound the wall? Shake his fist at the uncaring universe? John can't stop this. An uncomfortable bed at some hospital ward isn't going to stop this. They keep telling him that this will most likely pass, but no one is answering the most important question: how will he be able to endure the uncertainty and the long wait?

Wrapped in the Warmth of You by lockedin221b (12K, E, Johnlock) What happens when the great detective loses his voice in the same moment he comes to understand just what his blogger means to him? [Reccer’s note: The link is to the Wayback Machine. It may be deleted at any time. Save a copy for yourself if you want it.]

If you have not checked out Kinklock’s site, you should. She has the lists to end all lists and links to almost any persuasion. I have the utmost respect to the effort she put in cultivating this list. Hats off to her.

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Johnlock fic rec

My fics: my ao3 (also my bookmarks)

Fic Rec Lists (by request or by my weird preferences)

Smutty / Kinky:

Breathplay

Catching Each Other Masturbating

Clone Sex

Daddy Kink

Dirty Talk

Docking 

Dry Humping

Hot & Weird as Fuck

Humiliation 

kinklock’s own kink fic list

Lingerie

MIlitary Kink

Orgasm Denial

Sherlock’s lil peen

Smutty First Time

Platonic Smut or “Just as Friends Helping Friends”  

Praise Kink

Rimming

Riding - Sherlock riding John & John riding Sherlock

Sherlock Coming Prematurely

Sensation Play

Sex Tape

Sex Toys (Vibrating)

Spanking

Teacher John / Student Sherlock

Tickle Kink

Watersports

Wet Dreams

Alternate Universes:

Book Crossovers

Canada

Coffee Shop AUs

Creepy Creaturelock

Dark/Serial Killers AU

Love at First Sight  (love at first sight is totally canon, but the fics are AUs)

Meeting Online

Period Piece

Potterlock

Prostitute John/ Virgin Sherlock

Sci-Fi AU (Space, Aliens, Robots)

Sports AUs

Stripperlock

Sugar Daddy John

Omega Sherlock

Omegaverse (older)

Omegaverse (newer)

Teenlock

Other (Specific Characteristics):

Amnesia/Memory Loss 

Angst Roulette

Christmas

Creepy Surreal

Drunk 

Fake Relationship

Fight Sex

Fluff

“For Science”

Halloween/Spooky 

Jealous John

Jealous Sherlock

John Whump

Miscommunication / Misunderstandings

Overwhelmed Sherlock

Priestlock

Rape Recovery

Retirementlock

Shy/Embarrassed Sherlock

Stag Night

Trans or Intersex Characters

Tattoo John

(OLD) Master Post List 

(Unconventional category system, aaaaand terrible descriptions provided by yours truly)

Aliens/Spaceships

XO by MirithGriffin. John is brought onto an alien spaceship to be Sherlock’s mate. The aliens are jelly. Of their love, and literally, they are made out of jelly. You think this is crack and then it actually makes you feel things you haven’t felt in years, so go now my children, reeadd. 

They Mostly Come Out at Night by tawabids. Aliens crossover. I can’t emphasize how good this fic is and how you do not need to love Alien/Aliens to get it (though of course I am an alien fangirl soooo maybe I lie). Sherlock is the little girl in Aliens except you know not a little girl, and John is Sigourney Weaver kind of. 

ROT-13 by berlynn_wohl. Spaceman! John intrigues not-a-spaceman Sherlock, look it’s cute, just read

Android!lock

Software Malfunction by tiger_in_the_flight_deck. But can a robot sherlock learn to love? yes. yes he can. If you read this, please go directly to the Fluff category immediately following the experience. 

Made in Man’s Image series by thequeergiraffe. Sherlock being a strange android at an all robotic hospital. This also answers the above question, and yes, there are robot sex antics. 

Ace!lock

All The Best and Brightest Creatures by wordstrings, Do I even need to tell people to read this, like it’s wordstrings, what else do you need to know? Love at first sight plus asexuality plus an extra sadistic moriarty PUSH ALL MY BUTTONS why don’t you. 

Random Numbers by songlin. Cute platonic relationship mush

Animal!lock

The Regent’s Park Regulars by Basingstoke. Sherlock is a swan except his name isn’t Sherlock and John is a duck and Lestrade is a zoo keeper, and you should already be sold by now. 

Wild Kingdom & Mating Snarl by AxeMeAboutAxinomancy. I need to stop re-reading these, BUT SO GOOD? Not technically animals but there is a lot of lion sex consideration. 

The Swan Triad by Pennin_Ink. This series starts off all like cute John and Sherlock meet cute, hating each other as kids, true love, happy end- and then suddenly shit gets serious and magical. 

Bees in Sussex 

A Beginner’s Guide to Apiology by VictoryCandescence. John and Sherlock meet for the first time as old men pals and like my entire heart hurts in a good way.

The Keeper of Things by myswordfishmind. *clutches chest and sighs*

The Sea in a Chasm by wiggleofjudas. John goes through his teenage rebellion years and Sherlock’s like fiiine I have a house and some bees when you calm down. 

Not Exactly Location, Location, Location by doodle. The boys going house hunting and Sherlock is cray <3 <3 <3 <3

The Declaration by flawedamythyst, Sherlock being a goof and John being a cranky old man, all my fave things <3

Book Crossovers 

Bel Canto by bendingsignpost. Phantom of the Opera!!!

The Measure of a Gentleman by i_ship_an_armada. Pride and Prejudice!

Un Homme Dangereux by IShouldBeOverThis. Les Liaisons Dangereuses! (which Cruel Intentions is based on) wherein Sherlock writes letters to Mycroft like watch me bag this dude oh shit wait I’m in love. This crossover actually makes a lot of sense to me because holmescest slides in nicely but johnlock rules out 

No Strange to the Cold by objetpetitaJane Eyre!!! so much love for this, words cannot describe

Once Below a Time by lotherington. Atonement!!!

Unsettled by AxeMeAboutAxinomancy. His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass)! A+++ for use of daemons as a plot device

Dark

The Loss of Flesh and Soul by deuxexmycroft. Red Dragon/Hannibal = everything I love in one place

Collared by VelvetMace. Slavery and sex, but mostly dub con not so much full non con? (that isn’t comforting ashleigh)

Playing the game by KeelieThompson1. Fave fave fave, dark vampire stuff, but in a very blase, no one is overly upset, kind of way - everyone’s like put his dick in a cage who even cares any more. (I’m going to give this the award for worst description).

Cross Wired by Pretty Arbitrary. I know this category is labeled dark, but this shit is extra dark like satan’s ass crack dark. John finds a journal of Sherlock’s that is, let’s say, not kittens and rainbows.

Dehumanize Me by deuxexmycroft. Sherlock makes John his prison bitch, aand yeaah. 

Fluff

Duvet (Green) by mazarin. Mind palace things! I love mind palace things.

A Quiet Murmuration by cathedral_carver. KISSIES. 

Misc AUs

The Adventure of the House That Was Not Empty by ancientreader. Where Moran is inadvertently a matchmaker.

This Thing All Things Devours by cypress_tree. 80’s sci fi movie fic (you can already tell why I like it) humans are genetically engineered to stop aging at 25, when the numbers on their arm start counting down, and the only way to get more time is to earn/borrow/steal. John, obvi, is a gambler and Sherlock is basically immortal. Time to solve some TIME THIEVING.

Period Piece -ish

Bring Me Back To Life by yalublyutebya. meeting in a WWI psychiatric hospital my god this fic does things to me

Long Ago and Far Away by lotherington. Long series of adorableness and world war angst. 

echoes through time by chellefic. John reads fanfiction Watson’s journal about him and Holmes being lovey dovey and gets ideas!

The Man No One Liked by shouldbeover. Where Sherlock is John’s valet for a visit to a Downton Abbey style place and - quelle surprise - there is a murder to solve!!!!

Captive Hearts by Nana_41175. I say period piece, but this isn’t really set in real earth medieval times. Sherlock is a mask wearing, hawking prince (this should be enough to sell you on it) who semi-captures highlander!John. Etc. etc. etc. things get hot. 

Tarts and Vicars aka Priest!lock (I’m so glad this is a category)

The Beast of Baskerville by Mildredandbobbin. Priest!Sherlock (I KNOW, normally it is priest John) and John meet up on their way to a village where there are mysterious wolf-related deaths and mayhaps Sherlock is rethinking that whole celibacy business.

Ad Meliora by lotherington. Priest!John getting all seduced

All We Ought to Ask by achray. Period piece with Reverend!John like but MY FAITH

Vampire

Stranger at the Gate by bendingsignpost. This is like if Sherlock was a vampire but a super cute baby vampire who hasn’t gotten his vamp sea legs just yet. Like he’s manipulative as shit and lies like crazy but this is the cutest he’s ever been to me. no plot explanation provided just read it

Playing the game by KeelieThompson1. This is dark and vamp related so it comes up twice. Did I mention it was dark? Vamplock turns John into a vamp and then Johnvamp complains about it for a few centuries.  

Night Shift by corpsereviver2. John is vamplock’s body guard :D  

Preservation by Mildredandbobbin. PINING AHOY and let’s of sex while pining for each other, which I didn’t even think was possible, so kudos. 

Virginlock

The Orchard by DancingGrimm. My fave Sherlock loses his v card story ever. I have a soft spot for Prostitute! John. 

Safe Distance by merripestin. Really enthusiastic virgin!Sherlock with added bonus of sexuality crisis John!

Go to google maps, search up 187 N. Gower St, London, and drop the little street view guy over Speedy’s. Enjoy a detailed look of the set.

the head and the heart / schmincke aquarelle colours on 36 x 48cm 165g watercolour paper 

Original, hand signed. Sale price: 100€

message me if you’re interested!

Individual descriptions under the cut. Enjoy!

I'll never know what it's like to love you.

And meanwhile Sherlock reading the same fics in secret:

Sherlock’s not reading them, he’s the author 😌

John: “Sherlock, check this out— the person who wrote this goes by the username ‘whore-4-john’. Why the hell would they make that their username???”

+++ Browse all locations on Google Maps +++

London:

S1E0: The Unaired Pilot

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Piccadilly Circus

S1E1: A Study in Pink

The “who’d want me for a flatmate” Park

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Angelo’s

S1E2: The Blind Banker

Shad Sanderson Bank

New Scotland Yard (Exterior)

Trafalgar Square

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Hungerford Bridge

Southbank Skate Park

Liverpool Street Underground Station

Royal Exchange & Mansion House

Chinatown

The Gherkin

S1E3: The Great Game

Thames Foreshore

Victoria Embankment

Waterloo Bridge

Piccadilly Circus

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S2E1: A Scandal in Belgravia

Buckingham Palace (Exterior)

Buckingham Palace (Interior)

The “punch me in the face” Alley

Irene Adler’s Residence (Exterior)

Battersea Power Station

Parliament Square

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S2E2: The Hounds of Baskerville

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S2E3: The Reichenbach Fall

The Tower of London (Exterior)

The Old Bailey

The Diogenes Club (Exterior)

Whitfield Street

The “handcuffed and on the run” Street

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S3E0: Many Happy Returns

S3E1: The Empty Hearse

The Diogenes Club (Exterior)

The James Bond Rooftop

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 1: The Cenotaph, Whitehall

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 2: Duke of York Column & Steps

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 3: The Mall & Queen Victoria Memorial

The Motorcycle Chase, Pt 4: Westminster Bridge (London Eye & St Thomas’ Hospital)

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 5: York Road at Waterloo Station

The Motorcycle Race, Pt 6: The Pedestrian Underpass (Waterloo Bridge / BFI IMAX)

Westminster Tube Station

Houses of Parliament

St Bart’s Hospital (Exterior)

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S3E2: The Sign of Three

St James’s Park

The Bloody Guardsman’s Barracks (Exterior)

The Mind Palace Court Room

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S3E3: His Last Vow

CAM Tower (Exterior)

CAM Tower (Interior)

Magnussen’s Penthouse

Leinster Gardens

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

S4E0: The Abominable Bride

The Newspaper Seller’s Stand

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

The Diogenes Club (Exterior)

S4E1: The Six Thatchers

Craig’s House

Toby On The Scent, Pt 1

Toby On The Scent, Pt 2

Toby On The Scent, Pt 3

Toby On The Scent, Pt 4

Toby On The Scent, Pt 5

Toby On The Scent, Pt 6

John and E’s bus stop

Vauxhall Bridge

The London Aquarium

S4E2: The Lying Detective

Culverton Smith’s Confession Room

Sherlock and “Faith”’s Bus Stop

Regent Street/Piccadilly Circus

Hungerford Bridge

Sherlock and “Faith”’s Bench

Sherlock’s “Anyone” Street

John’s Summons to 221B

221B Baker Street & Speedy’s Cafe

Download the GPX file of all London locations here (last updated 02/05/2017).

Elsewhere (mostly Wales):

S1E1: A Study in Pink

Roland Kerr Further Education College

S1E2: The Blind Banker

The Lucky Cat Emporium

National Antiques Museum (Interior)

National Antiques Museum (Exterior)

Eddie Van Coon’s flat

West Kensington Library

The Chinese Circus

S1E3: The Great Game

The Carl Powers Swimming Pool

S2E1: A Scandal in Belgravia

The Carl Powers Swimming Pool

The “deducing how the hiker was killed” Field

S2E2: The Hounds of Baskerville

The Rock Outcrop (Tor) in Dartmoor

The Cross Keys Pub

Grimpen Village Church Yard

Baskerville Research Facility

Dewer’s Hollow

The Diogenes Club Reception (Interior)

S2E3: The Reichenbach Fall

The Tower of London (Exterior & Interior)

St Aldate’s Boarding School

The Diogenes Club Reception (Interior)

The Diogenes Club - The Stranger’s Room (Interior)  

The “we’re going to jump in front of that bus” Street

Sherlock’s Grave

S3E0: Many Happy Returns

Lestrade’s Pub

S3E1: The Empty Hearse

Sherlock’s Grave

The Reunion Restaurant (Interior)

The Reunion Cafe

The Reunion Kebab Shop

The Bonfire / John is quite a Guy

S3E2: The Sign of Three

Lestrade’s Bank

Lestrade at Court

The Wedding Church

The Wedding Venue

The Pub Crawl

The Bloody Guardsman’s Barracks (Interior)

S3E3: His Last Vow

Lady Smallwood’s parliament

John and Mary’s Home

The Drug Den

The Hospital

The Italian Restaurant

Appledore

The East Wind Airbase

Lestrade’s Pub

S4E0: The Abominable Bride

The Afghan War Battlefield

The Criterion Street (Exterior)

The Criterion (Interior)

The Mortuary

The Bride’s Suicide Balcony

The Bride’s Suicide Street

The Opium Den

The Watson Home

The Carmichael Home (Exterior)

The Carmichael Home (Interior)

The Greenhouse

The Hedge Maze

The Diogenes Club Reception (Interior)

The Diogenes Club - The Stranger’s Room (Interior)

The Hospital (Interior)

The Cemetery (Exterior)

The “Mary is in danger” Road

The Church Ruin (Exterior)

The Church Ruin (Interior)

The East Wind Airbase

The East Wind Airbase Reloaded

S4E1: The Six Thatchers

Lady Smallwood’s parliament

Rosie’s Christening

The Welsborough’s House

Orrie Harker’s Back Garden

Jack Sandeford’s Home

The British Embassy (Tbilisi, Georgia)

Mary on the Run: Norddal (Norway) & Bugrino (Russia)

Mary on the Run: Morocco

Ella’s Therapy Room

John and Mary’s Home

S4E2: The Lying Detective

The New Therapist’s House 

The “Sherlock deduces Faith’s note” Street

Sherlock’s “Serial Killer Deduction” Square

Culverton Smith’s TV Studio

Culverton Smith’s Hospital: The Children’s Ward

Culverton Smith’s Hospital: Sherlock’s Room

S4E3: The Final Problem

Mycroft’s Mansion

Musgrave Hall

Young Eurus’ Beach

Sherrinford

The “I Want To Break Free” Beach

Rathbone Place

Download the GPX file of all non-London locations here (last updated 02/05/2017).

Sources: Check out the lovely Location Guide by Sherlockology, and the Consulting Travelers segment (first introduced in Episode 7) of the Three Patch Podcast! And for a fantastic reconstruction of the filming of series 3, The Abominable Bride and series 4, see Ruther2’s compilations here, here and here! Many thanks to @raehub for invaluable help with the locations of TAB and to @cupidford for insights to the filming of series 4! And of course check out the truly comprehensive Sherlock Season 1-3 Comprehensive guide by @pennypaperbrain and @sincerely-chaos​ as well as the glorious London Sherlock Location Guidebook!

I went on a bit of a fic-reading spree this spring, and this list of favorites is the result! There are many other fics that I’ve enjoyed reading, but these are the ones that I’ve really loved for one reason or another.

I’ve tagged the authors whose tumblrs I could find. If that’s you, thank you so much for sharing your writing with us. If your work is on here, you wrote something that I really treasure.

1. A River Without Banks, by Chryse. E, 203,286 words. Starts right after Season 3. A mix of Sherlock’s perspective, John’s perspective, and the perspectives of other characters. Sherlock-focused for the first half.

Author’s summary: “‘You love this, being Sherlock Holmes.’ He had once. When had it all gone so wrong?”

This is my absolute favorite. The author’s characterization of Sherlock is amazingly accurate, and Sherlock’s character development over the course of the story is breathtakingly executed and moving. The plot is fantastic and takes you on a page-turning emotional roller coaster, especially for about the first half of the story. I was also continually impressed by how many details from the show and references to earlier parts of the fic the author was able to weave in throughout while still keeping the story creative and original. Most importantly, though, I love this fic for the message that it sends about Sherlock and John’s love, which is a far more positive message than the one that the actual show settled upon in the end. I’m grateful that we have this version of their love story, and, personally, I like to pretend that this was Season 4 and how the show ended.

2. Another Country, by Chryse. E, 67,414 words. Starts right after the end of TAB. Sherlock’s perspective.

Sherlock spends one month and three days under house arrest in 221B, trying to get clean from the drugs, track down the new Moriarty, and figure out what the hell is going on between him and John.

Another fantastic work by Chryse. This author really gets Sherlock’s character, and once again the characterization of Sherlock is spot-on and convincing. There are a few other elements that also make this a compelling story, including smart use of minor characters, a solid central mystery, and a complicated relationship between Sherlock and John that includes a pretty convincing post-Season-3 version of John. Excellent.

3. walk through ghosts, by @augustbird. M, 6,125 words. Written between Seasons 2 and 3. Sherlock’s perspective.

Author’s summary: “The thing is: Sherlock thought that the two of them would have forever to figure it out.”

This is the saddest fic I have ever read, and so beautifully written. The author captures Season 2 Sherlock’s character perfectly; the fact that this story feels so real is what makes it devastating. The day after I read this, I couldn’t stop thinking about it and walked around with my heart physically aching in my chest.

4. Nature and Nurture, by @earlgreytea68. M, 203,273 words. Set sometime after Season 2. Alternates between John’s and Sherlock’s perspectives, but mostly told from John’s.

The British government clones Sherlock. He and John decide to raise the baby.

A true fandom classic. The premise sounds super cracky, but somehow it really works. This fic is surprisingly serious at times, but overall it is the cutest and funniest thing I have ever read in my life. Basically 200,000+ words of Sherlock and John being adorable gay fathers together and working through some feelings, with line-by-line some of the most hilarious dialogue ever. The five accompanying ficlets that the author wrote as short follow-ups are also worth checking out; my favorites were School (T, 4,753 words) and The Radovljica Apicultural Museum (T, 4,540 words).

5. To a Friend Who Sent Me Roses, by @algyswinburne. E, 16,147 words. Set sometime after Season 4 (but ignores TFP, as we all should lol). Sherlock’s perspective.

Author’s summary: “Five times Sherlock is mistaken for John’s partner and Rosie’s father, and one time it isn’t a mistake.”

This fic is sad, sweet, and hot by turns. Absolutely lovely to read in so many ways, and with so many great details and lines. I think this story offers convincing portrayals of what Sherlock’s and John’s characters might be like after it all and how they might finally get together. This and A River Without Banks are my favorite alternate endings to the show. Beautiful!

6. for all that bitter delights will sour, by @darcylindbergh. E, 9,585 words. Set sometime after Season 3. Sherlock’s perspective.

John initiates a sexually and emotionally abusive relationship with Sherlock.

The second saddest fic I have read. I would never want what happens in this fic to happen to Sherlock and John, so I don’t exactly recommend it as a Johnlock fic. But as a short story, this is a gem, full of absolutely gorgeous and incredibly moving writing. It depicts difficult themes very deftly, in lines and paragraphs that I had to stop to read over and over. I appreciate this as an emotionally powerful and thought-provoking piece of writing inspired by Sherlock, so for that reason I think it deserves to be on this list.

7. The Ground Beneath Your Feet, by Chryse. E, 68,803 words. Set after Season 3, but as if the last two minutes of HLV never happened. “The plane went on to Eastern Europe, and this is what came after.” John’s perspective.

This fic is pretty dark; the author describes it as “a PTSD story in which John was wholly devoted to Sherlock.” I don’t love it quite as much as the other two fics by Chryse that I’ve listed here, but that’s mostly because those two are just so amazing! I still really enjoyed this one. It was wonderful to see a kind and caring version of John emerge out of Season 3, and the story had several memorable moments, including one particularly nail-biting scene. I also really liked seeing John and Mycroft become friends as they bonded over their shared concern for Sherlock.

8. The Adventures of a Single Girl in London (Plus a Consulting Detective), by @earlgreytea68. M, 32,913 words. Set soon after Season 3. Alternates between different characters’ perspectives.

Bored with life at her new cottage in Sussex, Janine returns to London and moves in with Sherlock at 221B. Hilarity, heartbreak, and eventual Johnlock ensue.

This is a Season 3 fix-it fic that features an absolutely lovely friendship between Sherlock and Janine and the best version of Janine that I’ve come across in a fic. Sherlock is vulnerable and sweet, John is an absolute idiot, Janine is perfect, and the last two chapters just make me scream. Great stuff.

And that’s it for now! If you know of any other fics that I might like based on the above, I’d be happy to hear about them, so drop me a line!

“yeah sherlock”

“god yeah”

“yeah, just like that”

“yeah that’s it”

“fuck, yeah sherlock”

“yeah”

(LONG long post. click on the title to go to the link)

SHERLOCK WHUMP:

The Breaking Wheel (J_Baillier) - The instant classic. Prolonged, nuanced medical angst. The best. (and the 7PercentSolution & J_Baillier sequel On the Rack  )

Lunar Landscapes (J_Baillier) - This author is a genius. And this work has practically every colour of Sherlock angst/whump that exists.

Fratros, Eros and Agape (emma221b) - John finds Sherlock bleeding in Magnusson’s office. What happens next (is glorious)

Harmless Things (J_Baillier) Scorpions do horrid things to Sherlock

All the Best and Brightest Creatures (wordstrings) - This is epic; and heartbreaking and beautiful. So beautiful….

My Will’s Not My Own (SailorChibi) - Read the warnings. This one broke my heart; oh Sherlock. It’s never his fault… 

The Dying Detective Remix (SailorChibi) - When will Sherlock EVER ask for help.

Whenever it’s right (Aliea) - John sees a beautiful man with green eyes on the train. And then the train explodes…

Electric Pink Hand Grenade (BeautifulFiction) - Everyone knows this one. The greatest brain in the world gets the world’s worst migraine…

Dangerous Mould (Benfan) - (Near) death via a petri dish

Raison d’etre (AmphigoricSymphony) - This is like the War and Peace of Sherlock whump. Bloody Mary…

Lopov (AmphigoricSymphony) - Mycroft saves a brutalised Sherlock in Serbia

Addicted to a Certain Lifestyle (sfmpco) - Another fill-in-the-gaps after Sherlock’s collapse at Baker Street during HLV.

Your Visible Ghost (anactoria) - Read the warnings. Sherlock goes missing and John receives a video message…

Staircase Wit (splix) - Sherlock just keeps getting beaten (up). And asphyxiated. Quite beautifully.

The way it was meant to be (whitchry9) - John leaves Sherlock for just four days. And of course; pneumonia.

Fever (thecommonplaceofexistence) - John leaves Sherlock again. Sherlock gets pneumonia. Again.

How to torture John (Dlvvanzor) - Read the warnings. Seriously. Read them. This is Sherlock whump but almost equally John.

The Yellow Poppies (SilentAuror) - Mary is a bad person. Sherlock suffers.

Rush (Valxyri) - Sherlock gets drugged with a massive overdose

In The Silence (ScopesMonkey) - A longer saga (Sugerverse) is worth the read but this section is quite angsty and Sherlock gets concussion. Chapters 3 – 5 esp.

A More Vicious Motivator (ShezzasCompanion) - Read the warnings. Sherlock returns from Serbia and well, things just go from bad to worse…

Perfectly Fine (cabintardlock) - Sherlock gets ill and like an idiot hides it from his doctor…

Pain Management (TheGracefulBlueCat**) - Missing scenes from HLV most about pain and angst and trauma. **So many of this author’s works are wonderful Sherlock / John whump which I am not going to list here but recommend…

The Game has Changed (youtextd) - Mycroft arrives in Serbia too late to save Sherlock from terrible, long-lasting trauma. This is the story of how John and Mycroft help Sherlock back.

Not the King’s Men (StoneWingedAngel) - Oh god. Sherlock :-( this is as far as you can go before Sherlock is too traumatised to recover…

Getting Over It (The_Cool_Aunt) - Something’s not quite right with Sherlock. John starts to notice…

Finger Painting in the Dark (whitchry9) - Read the warnings. Moriarty gets his hands on Sherlock and well… it doesn’t go well. At all.

Tears of the Violinist (SUPRNTRAL LVR) - Moriarty steals Sherlock again. It’s brutal.

Cleansing (CumberbatchCritter) - John stumbles across Sherlock detoxing after being in hospital for so long. It’s a painful process.

Confessions (hockeylass) - John and Sherlock hit the road on a case; and then everything goes to hell.

Not Quite in his Right Mind (BakerTumblings) - Sherlock gets a head injury and it’s a shock for John…

No Incentive So Great (thisprettywren) - Sherlock argues with John. And then gets kidnapped. John is awesome.

The Fix (peg22) - Sherlock goes out for milk. And is injected with heroin.

Blind-Spot in Your Intellect (Only_1_Truth) - Sherlock tests a drug on a military-trained flatmate with PTSD…

The Emergency Contact series (blueink3) - Who Sherlock has as his Emergency Contact when he gets hurt, changes over time…

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JOHN WHUMP:

And a Doctor (StillWaters1) - One of my absolute favourites. Sherlock whump too.  Doctor John everybody; stand clear.

De Ses Cendres (Amphigoric Symphony) - Tortured epic saga where Magnusson goes after Sherlock and well, everybody suffers. Endlessly

The Third Brother (uglycrow) - Another favourite. John gets wounded during a visit to the Three Garridebs.

The River Variations (withoutawish) - John gets hurt during a Three Garridebs encounter and Sherlock fractures

Into Dark Waters (Breath4Soul) - (TFP) John waits for Sherlock in the Holmes mansion’s well. He runs out of time.

We go anywhere but to the ground (geordielover) - Read the warnings. Sherlock is gone and John…. breaks.

There but for the Grace of John Watson / The Boys of Baker Street (skyefullofstars) - Parts one and two of a trilogy where John is kidnapped, drugged and becomes addicted and Sherlock is tested to the extreme. Bonus Sherlock whump amongst this sweeping narrative.

Reaction (Blind_Author) - Read the warnings. What happens to John before the semtex and vest incident at the pool.

Triage (scullyseviltwin) - John gets shot. Sherlock falls apart. The aftermath of that…

Handle With Care (TheGracefulBlueCat) - John gets attacked with a scorpion. What is it with these men and scorpions??

Very Good Indeed (stillwaters01) - John diagnoses what toxin he’s been drugged with and has seconds to guide Sherlock to saving him.

Deal (Basser**) - John underestimates his injury and scares Sherlock (**this author does lovely whumplets)