ReadingwithGwen

Cover art for Last Chances by @winterdaphne2, created for @fandomtrumpshate 2026.

An excuse to draw my favourite (dancing) duo, Baker Street wallpaper, Art Deco influences, and spend entirely too much time adjusting eyebrows by a just a few pixels. Thank you, @winterdaphne2, for giving me that gorgeous scene to draw.

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Sherlock fandom.

This is the first of my two fics for the Fandom Trumps Hate 2026 event. I've been dying to share It Takes a Village with you all. My highest bidder @redmondcollege wanted an AU where neither of the characters needed to have their normal jobs - hence why I've moved them all to the idyllic village, Arboreta Combe. My generous bidder also wanted either parent!lock or a retirement fic. As you may have deduced from the picture above, I chose the former, but with a twist. Welcome to my hairdresser!lock universe!

A big thanks to @keirgreeneyes for the great beta job. You're a star!

Chapter 1 - The Biggest Secret

Summary: Sherlock is alone in his hair salon, tidying up after some hectic weeks. Most of the work is muscle memory, allowing his thoughts to wander freely. Unsurprisingly, they opt to relive his first meeting with John, which took place in this very establishment. Years later, the man is still an enigma to Sherlock, and he's no closer to deducing John's secret, but when the bell over the salon door chimes, announcing new customers, the mystery solves itself, and Sherlock's heart is about to break.

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POV: your stupid roommate is wearing a waistcoat that is your favorite color and looking all stupid and handsome and it’s 8am and you want him to die

Sherlock Holmes and the Musgrave Crown by FruitViking

Johnlock Love Letters #2412

Heated Chivalry

Finally got this piece all done, a knightly alternate universe where the boys meet at a joust tourney, under the banners of their lords. Hope you like it!

Post-retirement Shane who gets softer around the edges and a little bit pudgy. And Ilya who adores it and loves to bite at Shane's belly.

Chapter 18 ~ Under Starry Skies

Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight Never in life had I seen such a sight!    It’s a dream to be wished   That I’d not know I missed Which has lead to my heart taking flight!

Captain “Corbie” Wiggins,  Baker Street Irregulars

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A heartfelt thank you to all my dear readers!

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Fluffbruary Extended Version Infinifluff. June 14. (Sherlock fandom) Prompts: grove - arbour - formal + the image below.

Chapter 4: The Former British Government

Summary: For the first time since John arrived, the weather changes. It looks as if a storm is approaching. When Sherlock informs him that this has everything to do with his brother's predestined arrival, John doesn't believe him. Surely, dark clouds and the probable thunderstorm aren't signs of a human appearing at their doorstep?

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@meetinginsamarra @safedistancefrombeingsmart @gregorovitch-adler @topsyturvy-turtely @peanitbear

@phoenix27884 @bs2sjh @brandiwein1982 @a-victorian-girl @221beloved

@ninasnakie @7-percent @lhrinhampstead @chriscalledmesweetie @missdeliadilisblog

@salmonsown @oetkb12 @jawnscoffee @gay-ass-bitch @acumberlockedgirl

@willamholmeswatson @whatnext2020 @mydogwatson @redmondcollege @thegildedbee

@ilovegayangels @elizabethhoodstyles @xmengal03 @riversong912 @givemesherbet-blog-blog

@couldbecannibal @2old2b-fangirl @dw91165 @jonkwatson @binx72

@macgyvershe @kholkate @fookincarrotsandpotatoes28 @talkativeanxiousturtle

@twoandahalfdimes @desi-yearning @johnlock-and-tea @llcsecret @jobooksncoffee

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Chapter 17 - A Year and a Day

Vampire powers come at a cost Like a heart that’s as cold as the frost    Time and time again     You lose family and friends And how can you love when you’ve lost?

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Out With It

I've witnessed Sherlock do this on a number of occasions, and the fact is, I'm no stranger to the concept myself. 

When I’m writing a blog post, when I’m in the kitchen making dinner, when I’m daydreaming about my mad flatmate in the shower, are some examples of me being stuck inside my head. Of course, I don’t have a Mind Palace like he has. I don’t walk down imagined corridors, into libraries, labs, cellars, and what have you like he does when he leaves for his spacious second home.

Unlike him, I’m easily roused out of my torpor. Just a touch to my shoulder, my name softly spoken, or the scent of tea, is enough to pull me back to the present.

I’m not in the habit of losing myself in thoughts for longer periods like Sherlock does. Mostly, only a few minutes have passed before I’m back to full consciousness. Therefore, it’s utterly fascinating to me that my best friend can stay in his Mind Palace for endless hours.

“Have you ever got lost? Been unable to return?”

It’s a ridiculous question, of course, but I’ve always wondered. His answer both worries and astounds me.

“I have. Only once. It was unnerving.”

“Oh, wow. But… um… how – “

“Mycroft.”

Of course, his brother and mentor – the man who has taught him this memory technique in the first place – would come to his aid when he realised that Sherlock had lost himself in his head.

“How? When?”

“I don’t recall how. It was years before we met. I was… high.”

Despite that I’d suspected this, it hurts to hear him admit it. The stinging sensation in my heart - as if I’ve been stabbed with a stiletto - is as real as the toast on my plate.

“I’m glad he was there,” I say quietly.

“Indeed,” he agrees.

Love at First Pride by topsyturvy_turtely (T) John just recently discovered he is bi. So this is his first Pride Parade. And then this tall, attractive man catches his eye and he promptly falls in love.

The Riots by CarmillaCarmine (G) A glimpse into the lives of John and Sherlock living in 1969 NYC the night the Stonewall Riots broke out.

John & Sherlock Go to Pride by KingHippiedude (missreader) (G) John and Sherlock participate in the London Pride Parade.

Rosie and the pride month by Eva_23 (T) Little Rosie celebrating the pride month with her Dads!

Dying (In a good way) by Strangehamstergirl (G) John rolled his eyes and glared at the pink dye he was holding. *The boys decide to change things up a bit for pride*

Pride (In the Name of Love) by ChrisCalledMeSweetie (G) Sherlock and John celebrate Pride.

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I keep pushing this one aside, hoping that one day I will find this fic randomly, but I still can’t find it. However, it is very much possible that I am not looking under the correct tags for this fic. I really want to find this fic, though, because it sounds really cool. I am seriously hoping that it hasn’t been deleted.