Sixth Time's the Charm by Schattengestalt 6.4k words
Five times Sherlock receives a gift he doesn't like and the one time he receives one that he loves.
notes: love confessions, promises of forever
Of Men and Things by Mazarin221b 4.7k words
"John never reads the Index. Heâs had to look things up before, and the few items heâs skimmed through are enough to give him nightmares on their own, so he doesnât touch it if he doesnât have to." Sherlock keeps an Index, and John discovers that Sherlock's unique way of learning about people isn't as unusual as it seems.
notes: coming together, touching hands as a signal to each other, domestic
Like Iâm Drowning, and Youâre My Air by FinAmour 2.2k words
How is it that Sherlock Holmes, who knows an awful lot, has never known something as simple as a kiss?
How is it that nobody has ever taken him by the collar of his ridiculous coat, pressed him against a wall, and kissed him, firmly and soundly? How is it that nobody in the universe has learned the flavour of his tongue, or felt the soft hum of his enthusiasm against their lips?
Itâs quite the injustice, and itâs driving John mad.
notes: jealous john, first kiss
Succulent by FinAmour 8.8k words
âYou look nice tonight,â John says, and it all goes downhill from there.
notes: flirty John, overwhelmed Sherlock, unique gifts, love confessions
Moonlight by ConsultingPurplePants 2.2k
Sherlock is standing near the door, wearing, for what John thinks may be the first time in their acquaintance, jeans and a jumper. John drags his eyes away from the way the jeans cling to Sherlockâs just-muscled-enough legs to notice that Sherlock is wearing his own backpack, and is also carrying a collapsed tent.
Johnâs jaw drops open. Is he about to go camping with Sherlock Holmes!?
notes: skinny dipping and kissing and some smut
Smoke by lifeonmars 4.8k words
Sometimes time and space collide to show you something you've been missing. Sherlock's pipe helps.
notes: John has a hard evening, Sherlock is a good friend, they get a little high together
The Refractive Index by NoStraightLine 10.3k words
AKA: Five times John and Sherlock fuck in a bolt-hole, and one time they don't.
notes: it's about sex, until its about so much more. âYou said mine, in Chelsea. You said love, in Harrow, in the rain.â
The Adventure of the Swinging Hips by susandwrites 14.8k
John has impeccable taste in music and Sherlock has a habit of swinging his hips without notice. So John decides to conduct his own experiment on those hips with the use of a carefully-curated playlist.
notes: flirty fun, est relationship, john watching sherlock adoringly
Apologies by Sherlock Holmes by ad0rably_0rdinary 1.5k words
Sherlock sends John off with harsh words, and Sally points out that if he keeps it up, John could leave him. Worried Sherlock ensues, and he blunders his way into a cuddly apology.
notes: gen, could be pre/slash
The Quiet Moments by belovedmuerto 4k words
Cuddling. Lots of it.
notes: getting together slowly and softly, gen-ish, seeking each other for comfort
in the interest of honesty by svpportive 1.8k words
"Why, Watson,â he began, somewhat muffled by his head buried as it was by the pillows, âdo people not merely trust their spouses?â
on open communication and good sense.
notes: ACD
Acceptable Behaviour by bbcatemysoul 3.4k words
Sherlock isn't really sure why John wants to shag him, but he's certain that if he's careful to behave properly about it, John can be persuaded to keep doing it.
In other news, John is a good boyfriend and Sherlock is an idiot.
notes: insecure sherlock
Objectivity by EmmyAngua 2.5k words
The first thing John remembers is that he talked a great deal about Sherlockâs eyes last night. What he doesnât remember is that he said a great deal more about them on camera.
notes: drunk ramblings lead to first kiss in the morning
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As always, these can be set anywhere in canon or not at all, and are stories that contained more good feelings than anything else. <3
Fluff pt 1, Fluff pt 2
A Slice of Sentiment by darcylindbergh 9.6k
Sherlock Holmes has a secret. A hot, gooey, greasy, extra cheese and pepperoni secret.
And heâs waiting for the personâthe right person, the only person, the capital-O One personâto share it with.
notes: eating pizza as a metaphor for love, will be rereading often
like a lover (or a partner in crime) by ivorysteel
John finds Sherlock's sketchbook full of drawings of just him and wonders why.
AKA Sherlock draws out his feelings.
notes: fluffy, flirting, john figures out his feelings, post s4 insomuch that it has rosie and mary is dead
A Good Old Fashioned Happy Ending by darcylindbergh 32.7k words
And Sherlock stands there, in the middle of a Christmas market as John hums along to Silent Night, Johnâs hand warm in his with fingertips a little gritty from the cinnamon-sugar doused churros theyâd shared, and thinks, oh, thatâsâthatâs an idea, isnât it?
For Christmas this year, Sherlock wants to get John something special: something every fairytale deserves.
notes: written for a 25days of ficmas, has 26 chapters, proposals
Of Small and Unexpected Things by wearitcounts 1.2k words
Itâs by accident, the first time John sees them
notes: not quite fluff but not quite angst, john sees sherlockâs scars from his time after the fall
Feel your breathing by Mixxy @mixxtapej 2.1k words
And he was numb yet feeling far too much, he was back on that pavement, and his mind was buzzing far too hard, whispering you didnât do it in time, Mrs. Hudson is dead, Lestrade is dead, your John is dead dead dead-
And then Johnâs hand was around his wrist, thumb rubbing over his pulse point, and Sherlockâs not sure if it was to comfort him or John but either way it worked
14 Days by a_4_patch_problem 5.9k words
And then Sherlock looked at the calendar, noticing the sickly cheesy red heart around the date, two weeks from then.
Valentines Day.
notes: Sherlock writes John lovenotes.
Let You Kiss Me (So Sweet and So Soft) by out_there 8.6k
The first time Sherlock kisses him, John keeps his eyes open, and so does Sherlock, and mostly, he wonders what Sherlock could possibly be up to. There'll be some logic to this. Some ridiculous experiment about body warmth or respiratory rates or testing a new way of picking pockets. Sherlock does the unimaginable for bizarre reasons, but behind it, there's always logic and curiosity. Sometimes, it just takes him a while to explain it to John.
notes: Sherlock trying to get John to stay
29 Days by naughtyspirit
For the prompt "John bets Sherlock that he canât compliment someone every day for a month. It ends up many of these compliments are aimed at John and it leads to them kissing/confessing or whatever."
Of Midnight Moments and Mistletoe by huddersandhiddles (LeslieWrites) 7.6k
John and Sherlock are throwing a Christmas Eve party, and the flat is all strung up with mistletoe.
notes: first kiss, getting together during a holiday party
Honeybee by Ireallydontcare443 1.9k words
Watson experiments with nicknames, hoping to find one that will make Holmes' knees go weak.
notes: ACD
Thirty Blue Toes by Itsallfine 1.3k
John Watson had seen a lot of unexpected things upon entering 221b Baker Street. Somewhere along the way, heâd ceased being surprised.
Then he walked in on Sherlock having his toenails painted by an 8-year-old.
notes: Sherlock babysitting Lestrade's kid, not overtly johnlock, sweet
The Oolong Disaster by unicornpoe
John has a beard. Sherlock has a panic attack.
notes: frustrated Sherlock, loving wonderful John
Hypotheticals by ArwaMachine
John finally manages to confess his love to Sherlock.
Sherlock, of course, has questions. Lots of questions.
notes: insecure sherlock but this is fluff
The deepest Fear by Schattengestalt
Sherlock fears that he will lose John someday and he despairs when he believes his worst fear has come true.
notes: checking on eachother after nightmares, insecurities and love confessions, ambiguously series 1