#enterthetadpole

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@enterthetadpole is a fic writer with a prodigious range and electric imagination. They write stories for Johnlock, Mystrade, Hilson, Rhink, Good Omens, OFMD and Marvel.

They’ve been on a roll lately, finishing a series of stories faster than I can even keep up! So when they offer to write ficlets for their ko-fi or gofundme, they’ll come through with it.

For a short intro to what Tad does ... try this one-shot in the Getting to know Johnlock writers collection:

A Spark of Clarity in a Very Specific Moment in Time

(1/1 ch., 927 words). Summary: John is a very observant man. When one lives with Sherlock Holmes, one has to be... THIS ONE NEEDS TO BE A PODFIC, TOO. Oh, and art. Yes, definitely. Art. Ahem.

For other Johnlock fics, try Far Away from Casual and Matters of the Hart (complete) or Little Slices of Death (wip).

For Mystrade: Love, in Spite of Themselves;

For Hilson, On the Cusp of Something Normal.

Tad will write based on a prompt or brainstorm one with you. They’re a delight to read and interact with! Here's their other link:  

We knew that 2025 was going to be brutal. When there’s something we can do to soften that for fandom friends, it’s heartening for both parties.

Do please reblog! I'm tagging some faithful rebloggers under the cut; feel free to do the same.

Chapter One: Monday

by @enterthetadpole & WritingOutLoud

Here we go! MOTH is a completed fic and will update every day until Sunday 30th July. Be sure to subscribe to the fic to get notifications when we post!

Are you ready to meet cardiothoracic heart-throb, Dr Nathan Hart? Sherlock certainly isn’t! 👀

http://archiveofourown.org/works/48592345

How did Sherlock never know that John had an ex-boyfriend? Of the thousands of things he knows about John, some deduced, others confided in, how could he never know about this? He thought John was straight.

Oh god. He’d thought John was straight.

~ When an old boyfriend of John’s stops by Baker Street, Sherlock is forced to confront his feelings for his roommate. Dr Nathan Hart finds himself in a mental sparring match with a jealous Sherlock Holmes, but which of the men will John ultimately choose? ~

“Stubborn Obedience”

by WritingOutLoud @writingloud LaKoda0518 @lakoda0518 and CarmillaCarmine @sherlockedcarmilla

John tries a new tactic to ease Sherlock’s frustrations. E, 3400 words

Written for @enterthetadpole Happy birthday and all the best from your writing wives!

Thank you for reading, kudos and comments!!!

This was my artwork for the brilliant PRIDELOCKED project by @ohlooktheresabee

I’m still blown away by the quality of art and fic and other fandom contributions such as music and fanvids, and even more so by the people who have felt inspired by my watercolour to write stories and even poetry. Below are the works based on this art:

• The Scarlet Cross by @a-different-equation

• Perfection by @sherlockwatson-holmes

• X Marks the Spots by @chriscalledmesweetie

• Enter the Silence by @enterthetadpole and @writingoutloud

• Pridelocked 2021 Poetry (Chapter 10: Study) by @arwamachine

Word count: 55,470 Chapters: 19/19 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Molly Hooper/Greg Lestrade Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Greg Lestrade, Molly Hooper, Mycroft Holmes Additional Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Sherlock Being Sherlock, John is trying, Bad Communication, Miscommunication, Sherlock Holmes on a Case, Post-Break Up, POV John Watson, POV Sherlock Holmes, Fluff and Smut, Hand Jobs, Frottage, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Mutual Masturbation, Fluff and Angst, Embarassed!John, Light Bondage, Light BDSM, Jealous!Sherlock, Lestrolly is a thing, internalised biphobia, References to Drugs, Lack of Communication, Do not post to another site, Collaboration, Complete, POV Multiple, Past and Present Summary:

Fuelled with post-case adrenaline, Sherlock takes a risk and shows John Watson what he really wants. The pair fall into a whirlwind romance, filled with laughter, cases and lovemaking, but without a solid foundation to build on.

Six months later, John is left in the ruins, wondering where everything went wrong.

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Rec: I’ve gotta say, I love me some juicy break-up-and-make-up action and this brings it all and then some. I had a hard time putting this one down and was fully engaged from start to finish in the rich and insightful emotion-laden journey.

Tracking a dual timeline between when Sherlock and John first get together and the crisis six months later, the tension is stretched paper-thin with the struggle to stay together on one end, and stay apart on the other. Hurt, regret, and denial battle against attraction, comfort, and emotions that neither man wants but cannot escape. At the same time, with a nasty serial killer case to be solved, our two heroes’ emotional entanglement puts not only their wellbeing and friendship but the very lives of others at stake.

I don’t think anyone who has read it will be surprised of this answer... It’s Let Me Be Your Light. The whole story line about Rhett getting very depressed and getting treatment was not originally in my plot plan. I was very depressed while I wrote it and my experiences kind of slowly leaked into Rhett’s character. It was very hard to write at times, especially the darkest chapters, but it was very cleansing as well. When I ended the fic I had a good cry.