#fighting fics

Hi Lovely!!

Ahhhhhhh Hm. I don't recall many that I have personally read, and I know of the Fightlock series that I haven't read, but let me check my tags on my MFL list. I also have a Fighting Fics Community Recs post too you can check out, but it's not specifically about boxing, LOL.

Here are the ones I've read and recall:

Hard Knocks by laureleaf (K, 11,712 w., 29 Ch. || Boxing/Fighting, Angst, Friendship) – Sherlock and John have a massive fight. Can Sherlock figure out how to apologize, and can John forgive him? No slash. Expansion on my 'Bored' chapter in 'Five times John punched Sherlock'. Lots of chapters, but they're short.

Points by lifeonmars (E, 53,791 w., 42 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || HLV Rewrite / Canon Divergence, Married Life, Pregnancy / Baby Watson, Drinking to Cope, Boxing / Fisticuffs, Clueless John, Angst, Minor Medical Drama, Tattoos, Christmas, First Kiss/Time, Eventual Happy Ending, Love Confessions, Doctor John, Sexuality Crisis, Slow Burn, Case Fic, Drugging, Blow/Hand Job, Emotional Love Making, Parenthood, Passage of Time) – What if His Last Vow never happened? This fic picks up a few months after John and Mary's wedding, in an alternate universe where Magnussen doesn't exist, but Mary is still pregnant. Life continues -- just in a different direction. And slowly, Sherlock and John find their way to each other.

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And here are...

BOXING / MARTIAL ARTS FICS (MFLs)

Untested Waters by nondeducible (E, 8,873 w., 1 Ch. || Pining Sherlock, Romance, Fluff, First Kiss/Time, Masturbation, Blow Jobs, Anal Fingering, Virgin Sherlock, Boxing, BAMF!John) – John decides to get fit. Sherlock takes notice, and so does his cock.

Crimson Hymns by brilliantlyburning (E, 48,982 w., 9 Ch. || Post-S3/TAB, Angst,  Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Drug Addiction, Unhealthy Coping Methods, Demisexual Sherlock, Boxing, Pining, Sensory Processing Issues, Drug Use, First Kiss / Time, BDSM, Mary is Not Good, Parentlock, Proposal, Happy Ending, Beekeeping, Violence, References to Addiction, Poetry) – He laid his head over John’s heart, eyes level with his silver-rough scar, and listened to the crimson hymns beating beneath the surface. He imagined flowers blooming in his own chest: veins weaving intricate patterns on petals of thin muscle engorged with blood, sinew for stems and tendons for roots—the flowers would be poppies, maybe (addictive) or foxglove (deadly yet useful)—twining gleaming blood-red around the porcelain bone of his ribs. In his mind’s eye the gruesome bouquet all tied together on the left side of his chest, the stems bound together in heartstrings and the flowers fed by the rhythmic contraction of ventricles. It’s yours, he imagined saying to John—from the vena cava to the mitral valve to the arteries it is yours.— Or, the Love Song of W. Sherlock S. Holmes.

The Way of the Mind by bigblueboxat221b (E, 62,686 w., 29 Ch. || Martial Artist John AU || BAMF John, Slow Burn, Eventual Happy Ending, Angst, Alternating POV, Developing Relationship, Mystrade, Past Drug Use, Panic Attacks, PTSD John, Flashbacks) – Sherlock Holmes is a consulting detective for NSY, but only for as long as he attends self-defense classes with the rest of Lestrade's team. It's Anderson's fault for getting jumped by a suspect hiding at a crime scene, but if that hadn't happened, Sherlock would never have met the Army-trained, dual-black belt holding instructor, John Watson, who seems to be better than a good homicide at calming the noise in Sherlock's head...

Bleed So Pretty: A Collection of Fight!lock Stories Series (E, 60,919+ w. across 8 works || Series WiP || Fight Club AU || Fighting Kink, Punching, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Pinching, Hair Pulling, Mildly Dubious Consent, Blow Jobs, Oral Sex, Rough Sex, Biting, Bruises) – Sherlock and John first met when they were first-time opponents at an underground fight club. Several weeks later, they meet again, but neither of them can get on the night's schedule, so an unsanctioned bout in the car park will have to serve.

Drift Compatible by J_Baillier (E, 130,380 w., 26 Ch. || Pacific Rim Fusion || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Alternate First Meeting, Angst, Family Drama, Accidental Telepathic Voyeurism, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi, Internalised Homophobia, Rubbish Siblings, Army Doctor John, Medical H/C, Bullying, Neurodiversity, PTSD, Drug Use, Depression, Mourning, Adventure, Hurt/Comfort, UST/URT) – A washed out war hero struggling with his past. A prodigy who wants nothing to do with his family legacy. Both are looking for something—and someone—worth fighting for in a world where human civilisation is constantly under threat.

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Hey Lovely!

Ah, I have these with the tags that may be what you're looking for or has stuff you enjoy:

Hard Knocks by laureleaf (K, 11,712 w., 29 Ch. || Boxing/Fighting, Angst, Friendship) – Sherlock and John have a massive fight. Can Sherlock figure out how to apologize, and can John forgive him? No slash.

Points by lifeonmars (E, 53,791 w., 42 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || HLV Rewrite / Canon Divergence, Married Life, Pregnancy / Baby Watson, Drinking to Cope, Boxing / Fisticuffs, Clueless John, Angst, Minor Medical Drama, Tattoos, Christmas, First Kiss/Time, Eventual Happy Ending, Love Confessions, Doctor John, Sexuality Crisis, Slow Burn, Case Fic, Drugging, Blow/Hand Job, Emotional Love Making, Parenthood, Passage of Time) – What if His Last Vow never happened? This fic picks up a few months after John and Mary's wedding, in an alternate universe where Magnussen doesn't exist, but Mary is still pregnant. Life continues -- just in a different direction. And slowly, Sherlock and John find their way to each other.

The Adventure of the Silver Scars by tangledblue (NR [M], 142,458 w., 41 Ch. || S3 Fix-It, Post-HLV/ Post-TAB / Canon Compliant, Case Fic, No Baby, Angst, Humour, UST, Slow Burn, Angry John, Reconciliation, Not Nice Mary / Leaving Mary, Dependent Sherlock, Pining Sherlock, Caretaker John, Fist Fights, It’s An Experiment, Virgin Sherlock, Dancing, Drugging, John Whump, Pet Names, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Scars) – It’s been thirteen months since Mary shot Sherlock and John finds he’s still pissed off about it. Sherlock had thought everything was settled: John and Mary, domestic bliss. But when John turns up at Baker Street with suitcases, the world’s only consulting detective might not be prepared for the consequences. A new case. Some old scores to settle. Certain danger. Concertos, waltzes, and whisky.

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And on my MFLs:

Untested Waters by nondeducible (E, 8,873 w., 1 Ch. || Pining Sherlock, Romance, Fluff, First Kiss/Time, Masturbation, Blow Jobs, Anal Fingering, Virgin Sherlock, Boxing, BAMF!John) – John decides to get fit. Sherlock takes notice, and so does his cock.

Crimson Hymns by brilliantlyburning (E, 48,982 w., 9 Ch. || Post-S3/TAB, Angst,  Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Drug Addiction, Unhealthy Coping Methods, Demisexual Sherlock, Boxing, Pining, Sensory Processing Issues, Drug Use, First Kiss / Time, BDSM, Mary is Not Good, Parentlock, Proposal, Happy Ending, Beekeeping, Violence, References to Addiction, Poetry) – He laid his head over John’s heart, eyes level with his silver-rough scar, and listened to the crimson hymns beating beneath the surface. He imagined flowers blooming in his own chest: veins weaving intricate patterns on petals of thin muscle engorged with blood, sinew for stems and tendons for roots—the flowers would be poppies, maybe (addictive) or foxglove (deadly yet useful)—twining gleaming blood-red around the porcelain bone of his ribs. In his mind’s eye the gruesome bouquet all tied together on the left side of his chest, the stems bound together in heartstrings and the flowers fed by the rhythmic contraction of ventricles. It’s yours, he imagined saying to John—from the vena cava to the mitral valve to the arteries it is yours.— Or, the Love Song of W. Sherlock S. Holmes.

Bleed So Pretty: A Collection of Fight!lock Stories Series (E, 60,919+ w. across 8 works || Series WiP || Fight Club AU || Fighting Kink, Punching, Graphic Depictions of Violence, Pinching, Hair Pulling, Mildly Dubious Consent, Blow Jobs, Oral Sex, Rough Sex, Biting, Bruises) – Sherlock and John first met when they were first-time opponents at an underground fight club. Several weeks later, they meet again, but neither of them can get on the night's schedule, so an unsanctioned bout in the car park will have to serve.

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Hey Nonny!

Check out these Community Recs for Fighting Fics that was collected recently, you might find something you like on there!! <3