Sherlock Is Actually A Girls Name

~@ ~ POTTERLOCK FIC RECS ~@~

More Things Than Are Dreamt of (You are a Paradigm, To See You Shift, As I Let You Rewrite Gravity) – Potterlock series by 1electricpirate, 3 parts, mature & explicit. This is Bewitched ala 21st century, John is a wizard who eventually comes out to Sherlock, his Muggle Domestic Partner. Cute, and so well written!

More Interesting than a Mild Case of Vomiting by pennswoods, 2 k, gen. Potterlock. Very sweet fic about the Yule ball, and Sherlock’s plans to contract a pretend case of dragon-pox to avoid it. Somehow John asking him to come with him trumps a mild case of vomiting.

Of a Castle, Dreaming by michi_thekiller, WIP, 36 k, gen. John and Sherlock meet on the train to Hogwarts. They strike up an unlikely friendship – what with Sherlock being a Slytherin, and John in Gryffindor.

Knight Magic by suitesamba, 22 k, mature. Potterlock. When the two are attacked on the street one night, and John is down, Sherlock accidentally calls a bus for help that mystifies him.  Somehow Sherlock managed to delete the fact that he was a Wizard.  Not much sexy times, but a very interesting crossover fic that gets you thinking.

Dragon Heartstring in Ebony, Nine Inches, Quite Stubborn by what_alchemy, 2 k, teen and up. A cute little Potterlock short. After Sherlock has jumped off Barts, and left John alone, John finds a curious box with a wand in it hiding under the floorboards in Sherlock’s bedroom. He keeps it as a memento of his departed friend. Short, but cute.

Expecto Patronum by thisisforyou , 7 k, explicit, Potterlock. In which eighteen year-old Sherlock and twenty-one year-old John, first-year Auror trainees, embark on an impromptu study session which leads in very wonderful directions that neither of them had dared to expect.

The Magic of Deduction by TheShoelessOne, 65 k. On FanFiction.Net - In a world where John and Sherlock are wizards, there is still a Moriarty and the Game is still on. AKA John and Sherlock Do Hogwarts. Sherlock is in Slytherin, while John is in Hufflepuff – still they make it work as best they can. Wonderful spots for Moran and Irene Adler in this as well. Creates a nice  fusion universe fic with some romance, and LOTS of angst. Thumbs up.

A Magic Moment by alexxphoenix42, 35 k, mature. Sherlock is a seventh year in Ravenclaw, and John a sixth year in Gryffindor. They don’t really meet until one night serving detention together. They click as friends right away, but Sherlock longs for more.  When John invites him home to visit for spring break, things get interesting. Some angst, but very sweet overall.

The Wand Series by suitesamba. 3 parts, teen and mature. Though Sherlock is a Wizard, he lives like any ordinary Muggle with his Muggle flatmate, John Watson. Eventually Sherlock not only reveals his wand but his want, and the two fall into the relationship that has been stalking them. Oddly enough, John is both very comfortable and quite resistant to magic.  Sherlock is intrigued and desperately needs more information. Thumbs up – this is a wonderful series!

A Very Potterlock Christmas by CatieBrie , teen, WIP. Sherlock keeps noticing something about his flatmate John that doesn’t add up.  Amidst the hub-bub of the Christmas season, Sherlock and John grow closer together as Sherlock learns that John is a Wizard. Such fun! This is fluff and adorableness, with some great backstory of John with Charlie Weasley together at Hogwarts. Thumbs up! (Still updating.)

Care of Magical Creatures by stillaseeker, 2 k, mature - PWP of snuggles. John is a Wizard, and Sherlock is a Squib. Adorable.

Muggle Relations by ChloeWeird, 3 K , gen. A delightful little crossover. Mycroft is enchanted to meet the new Muggle Relations Director, Hermione Granger. So cute.

Orchideous by Youarethelightoftheworld, 4 k, teen. Just adorable fairy tale of a fic. Sherlock had turned his back on his magic, but when he met John Watson it started to bubble out of him. He finally turns to Mycroft for lessons. So cute, such fluff. Thumbs up!

The Next Great Adventure by wanttobeatree, 38 k, explicit. This story is an excellent case fic that expertly blends the worlds of Harry Potter, and Sherlock. Thirteen years since the Battle of Hogwarts, people are dying mysteriously. Dementors roam the streets once again. Sherlock is a Squib, John’s Auror days are long behind him, and there’s a new Dark Wizard on the rise. It could be dangerous. There’s a bit of sexytimes at the end, but the creative use of magic and the on-going adventure are the story’s main strengths. Thumbs up!

All of These Words by childhoodinfamy, 7 k , mature. There is one singular Ravenclaw in John’s Potions class. Seven years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Cute little fast forward vignettes of John and Sherlock at Hogwarts together.

The Mirror Of Erised by missilemuse, 2 k, teen.  Mycroft finds the Mirror of Erised, and tests it out on basically the entire cast of Sherlock in a room. Cute.

Now Kiss by Atisenia- almost 2 k, gen. The enchanted mistletoe at Hogwarts is strangely persistent and it stays until you make it go away. It finds Sherlock rather a lot.

Finite Incantatem by HollyShadow88, 52 k, teen and up. This is a fun, well-told potterlock tale that manages to add in a bit of parentlock beside. When Minerva McGonagall makes a surprise visit to Baker Street, a part of John’s past that he hoped he put behind him comes crashing back to the forefront. With a baby and an overly curious Sherlock Holmes in tow, John is forced back into the world he put behind him to bring a stop to the mysteriously familiar deaths haunting London. Good case fic with lots of good twists and turns, and some nice pining that ends with kissing and promises. Thumbs up!

Howl by xzombiexkittenx, 1.7 k, gen.  Howlers have started showing up regularly around the student body at Hogwarts. Most of them turn out to be nice notes, but not the ones Sherlock receives.  John is not pleased. This is a cute little short. Enjoyed it!

Face Your Fear by Ertal77, 3k, teen, Sherlock and John’s friendship is tested when Professor Lupin makes them face a boggart in the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom. Very sweet.

About a week ago I posted this.

I’ve been getting horrible messages like this in my ask for months, including:

and my personal favorite

After getting the message saying “Just go kill yourself” I was completely done dealing with this person’s horrible messages and replied with just an “Okay.” and logged off tumblr.

About a week later I logged back on with 17 messages in my ask, most of them from the anon. I scrolled down and at first when I logged off, the anon messaged me things like

I scrolled up more and all of a sudden they started sending me more and more messages like

This was extremely surprising to me. I thought “After all those horrible messages you sent to me for MONTHS about hating me and wanting me dead, you say ‘sorry’ and that you ‘cant be responsible for someone’s suicide’?”

But I guess the lesson goes like this:

Hey friend, I am going to let you have this collection & hopefully something in here is teenlock …

SOULMATE AU

Return to Innocence by Madophelia, 10 k,mature. Sherlock Homes has a Kismet Mark. That’s when the name of your soulmateis written on your wrist for the world to see, but that’s okay, Sherlock’s iswritten in code. A story of childhood to adulthood and how Sherlock deals withthe knowledge that some things are just inevitable, however much you try.

I need the Touch of yourHand (to know that You need Me) by StarkPanda, 2 k, gen. Set in a world where most people have foundtheir soul mates by the time they’re in their early twenties, two men havegiven up on finding their other half. So when Sherlock Holmes and John Watsonmeet, they’re in for quite a shock.

Bashert (Destiny) by badwolfofbakerstreet,21 k, mature. Soul mates, to him it was just a myth. Two halves of one wholedesperately searching for one another. It was an effort put forth by thetellers long ago to give people purpose. He wouldn’t fall victim to its falsehope and sense of such purpose in life. He was Sherlock Holmes, he didn’t needa mate.

Silver Cord by Lalaith_Quetzalli, 6 k,teen. Matches still exist among those with magic in their veins, its signaledby a cord connecting both partners, which becomes visible to both the firsttime their eyes connect. They are supposed to be perfect matches… except forwhen one half chooses to reject the bond…

Walking Together by SailorChibi, 101 k,teen. AU where everyone has one soul mate that they usually meet early in life.Sherlock Holmes never had a soul mate and never wanted one… until he met JohnWatson.

Just a touch by Lokiof221B, 24 k, gen.Soulmate AU. John Watson is a very unlucky guy, he has met 12 potentialsoulmates and not one of them is the right one. What happens when he meetsnumber 13, unlucky for some right?

Your name, sacred to mylips bySalambo06 1 k, mature. Based on this prompt: “Okay so like one of thosesoulmate AUs where fem Sherlock grows up with the word ‘John’ on her wrist, andshe’s 100% sure she’s a lesbian so she resents it with a burning passion. Everytime she meets a man named John she immediately shuts him down as harshly asshe can, horrified at the idea of being his soulmate. Then one day fem JohnWatson walks into St Barts and the second she introduces herself Sherlockimmediately knows”

With Your Crooked Heartbypositivelymeteoric, 6 k, teen. The words that appear on your wrist after birthlead you to your soulmate, so it should be no surprise to John that Sherlock’sare blank, or that his own lead him to Sherlock.

Simple Gifts by orithea, 1. 8 k, teen.Every person is born with one innate talent. They are also born with onesoulmate, and the full potential of their talent is not realized until they’vefound that person.

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Soulmates

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/153533792423/soulmate-aus

Soulmates – Part 2

Thanks so much friend! I don’t know if these titles are new for you, but these are some I assembled recently!

Soulmate AU - Part 3

Return to Innocence by Madophelia, 10 k,mature. Sherlock Homes has a Kismet Mark. That’s when the name of your soulmateis written on your wrist for the world to see, but that’s okay, Sherlock’s iswritten in code. A story of childhood to adulthood and how Sherlock deals withthe knowledge that some things are just inevitable, however much you try.

I need the Touch of yourHand (to know that You need Me) by StarkPanda, 2 k, gen. Set in a world where most people have foundtheir soul mates by the time they’re in their early twenties, two men havegiven up on finding their other half. So when Sherlock Holmes and John Watsonmeet, they’re in for quite a shock.

Bashert (Destiny) by badwolfofbakerstreet,21 k, mature. Soul mates, to him it was just a myth. Two halves of one wholedesperately searching for one another. It was an effort put forth by thetellers long ago to give people purpose. He wouldn’t fall victim to its falsehope and sense of such purpose in life. He was Sherlock Holmes, he didn’t needa mate.

Silver Cord by Lalaith_Quetzalli, 6 k,teen. Matches still exist among those with magic in their veins, its signaledby a cord connecting both partners, which becomes visible to both the firsttime their eyes connect. They are supposed to be perfect matches… except forwhen one half chooses to reject the bond…

Walking Together by SailorChibi, 101 k,teen. AU where everyone has one soul mate that they usually meet early in life.Sherlock Holmes never had a soul mate and never wanted one… until he met JohnWatson.Just a touch by Lokiof221B, 24 k, gen.Soulmate AU. John Watson is a very unlucky guy, he has met 12 potentialsoulmates and not one of them is the right one. What happens when he meetsnumber 13, unlucky for some right?

Your name, sacred to mylips bySalambo06 1 k, mature. Based on this prompt: “Okay so like one of thosesoulmate AUs where fem Sherlock grows up with the word ‘John’ on her wrist, andshe’s 100% sure she’s a lesbian so she resents it with a burning passion. Everytime she meets a man named John she immediately shuts him down as harshly asshe can, horrified at the idea of being his soulmate. Then one day fem JohnWatson walks into St Barts and the second she introduces herself Sherlockimmediately knows”

With Your Crooked Heartbypositivelymeteoric, 6 k, teen. The words that appear on your wrist after birthlead you to your soulmate, so it should be no surprise to John that Sherlock’sare blank, or that his own lead him to Sherlock.

Simple Gifts by orithea, 1. 8 k, teen.Every person is born with one innate talent. They are also born with onesoulmate, and the full potential of their talent is not realized until they’vefound that person.

Conductor of Light by Dreadfort, 8 k, teen. Wingfic.Everyone has a manu meridiem; bioluminescence in the palm of your hand. Thecolour of this is supposed to help you to find … not quite your soul mate,though some call them that - rather, your Potential.

A Different Kind ofComplication byAtisenia, 8 k, teen. When John started getting letters addressed to SherlockHolmes, he had no idea that his life was about to change forever.

Millennia by augustbird, 2 k,mature.  “How do you keep finding me?”John asks. Sherlock bends his head so that his lips are close to John’s. He hasJohn’s wrists pinned up over his head and his whispered breath seeps intoJohn’s open mouth. “How do you keep forgetting?”

NOMINO by numberthescars, 22 k,teen. In a world where everyone is born with a name inscribed on his or herhand, finding your soulmate should be easy. And for John, it sort of is. It’swhat happens after he finds Sherlock that causes all the problems.

Hi Lovely!

I don’t have many, and I know I’m missing a couple because I can’t remember their names and they probably aren’t tagged on AO3, so I didn’t add them to this list (like I can’t remember for the life of me what the fic is where Sherlock has electricity powers and John is the one who can stabilize them for Sherlock… it’s bugging me because I’ve gone through my bookmarks like 7 times D:). ANYWAY, I have put some some soulmate AU’s on this rec list here before, but let’s make a strictly Soulmate AU list, yeah? 

So here are soulmate-ish fics! Please feel free, my friends, to add your own recs or let me know what that fic is I’m thinking of because it’s driving me cray, LOL.

SOULMATES AND SOUL BONDS

what’s in a name by flight815kitsune (NR, 1,285 w. || Soulmates AU) – There were some things you just knew. The name, if you were lucky enough to get one, was one of those things.

To Mend A Heart by dee-light (G, 1,472 w. || Magical Realism, Emotional H/C) – Hearts can be broken, and mended, and broken again. Good thing, then, that hearts are only the seat of all emotion, and not something Sherlock needs in order to live.

the fearful passage of death-mark’d love by flibbertygigget (T, 1,980 w. || Magical Realism, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Platonic Life Partners, Name Marks, Referenced Deaths) – The first time that John meets Sherlock Holmes, the younger man has his sleeves pushed up to his elbows, wrists bare of any hint of ink. Within 48 hours, John has added “Jefferson Hope” to his clavicle. (Or: The One Where, When You Kill Someone, Their Name Shows Up On Your Arm)

Upon Waking by joolabee (E, 3,901 w. || Mild Dub Con, Magical Realism, Angst, Somnophilia) – It sets on slow: John can only be awake while Sherlock sleeps, and vice versa. Their lives are codependent, but never meeting. Like a set of scales.

Winter of Life by You_Light_The_Sky (T, 5,178 w. || Christmas, Fluff & Angst, Magic Realism) – It was an experiment, really. On Christmas, Sherlock wrote to Santa asking for a friend. He got a broken toy soldier instead. This is the story of how he finds him again and again.

The Heart On Your Sleeve by flawedamythyst (T, 5,441 w. || Soulmate AU || Sherlock POV, Heartmarks, Pining, Fluff and Angst, Semi-S1 / S2 Canon Compliant, Reunion) – Sherlock stared at the imperfect circle on his left wrist in horror, then sat down on his bed with a bit of a thump. After over thirty years, his heartmark was finally showing activity. This was not good.

Finding John by orphan_account (T, 5,456 w. || Soul Bond AU, Symbolic Rings, Soul Mates) – Sherlock Holmes has met exactly twenty-four Johns in his life. They have all been the wrong John. He’s getting tired of waiting, staring at the inscription on his finger and wondering when his John will turn up, if ever. Part 1 of Inscriptions

The Best Picture of the Human Soul by SwissMiss (T, 5,779 w. || Magical Realism, Tattoos, Soulmates) – The stories of our lives are written on our skin. Part 1 of Imagines Moti

The Most Luminous of People by liriodendron (M, 10,979 w. || Synesthesia, Pre-Slash, Developing Romance, First Kiss) – In which Sherlock Holmes finds out what it’s like to truly want something, John Watson isn’t too bad at deductions, and everything gets a bit bright for a minute. Part 1 of Conductivity

The River Variations by withoutawish (T, 11,619 w. || Soulmates, Emotional Hurt / Comfort, Three Garridebs, Romance, Light Case Fic, Near Death Experience, Angst and Fluff) – John Watson never knew that he wanted a ‘no toast in the mornings’ normal until he realized what an honor it is to be destroyed by Sherlock Holmes.

With All My Heart by QuinnAnderson (E, 19,257 w. || Red Marks / Soulmates || Magical Realism, Growing Up, First Kiss / Time, Falling in Love) – AU in which every time a person falls in love, a red line like a tally mark appears on their wrist. Sherlock is determined to keep himself from ever gaining one of these marks for fear that love will corrode his mental faculties. Then he meets John Watson.

An Experiment in Apathy Series by belovedmuerto (G to E, 28,701 w. across 13 stories || Empath John, Empath-by-Proxy Sherlock, Epic Bromance Becomes Romance, Angst, Nightmares, Experiments, Trauma, Dreams) – “No man is an island, John. You less so than most.” A sequel to the EiE Series, wherein John and Sherlock explore their relationship.

The Soul Remembers by i_ship_an_armada (E, 43,636 w. || Oblivion AU || Post-Apocalypse, Movie Fusion, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure, Angst, Dreams, Bittersweet Ending) – John Watson is the lone security repairman stationed on a desolate, nearly-ruined future Earth. His dreams are plagued by a tall, dark-haired man, and when his dreams meet reality, he will be forced to question everything he believes is the truth about his life.

An Experiment in Empathy Series by belovedmuerto (T, 62,397 w. across 13 stories || Empath AU || Psychic John, Psychic-by-Proxy Sherlock, Empathy, Psychic Bond, Romance / Bromance) – In which John is an empath, Sherlock is Sherlock, and an epic bromance happens. In the aftermath of The Great Game, John creates an unexpected bond between himself and Sherlock. Now they have to learn how to deal with it. John is better at this than Sherlock is.

Bleed Me Out by antietamfalls (E, 87,987 w. || Vampire AU || Bonding, Vampire Sherlock, Fluff & Angst, H/C, John Whump, Magical Realism) – John isn’t exactly surprised to discover that Sherlock isn’t human. His vampirism doesn’t pose a problem, even when their relationship gradually grows into something more. That is, until a deadly revelation about John’s blood sends their lives spinning dangerously out of control.

Hey friend, I adore that too. Here’s stuff that may hit the sweet spot …

Teenlock& Kidlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/150427129873/kidlockteenlock-fics-that-you-would-highly-highly

School Boys

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/152950938958/do-you-have-any-sherlock-boarding-school-au-recs

Greaserlock

http://alexxphoenix42.tumblr.com/post/151466498636/im-itching-for-some-bad-boy-sherlock-fics

Rugby!Johnand Balletlock

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John savesSherlock from bullies