#fluff roundup

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?

It’s quite the injustice, and it’s driving John mad.

notes: jealous john, first kiss

Succulent by FinAmour  8.8k words

“You look nice tonight,” 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 Sherlock’s just-muscled-enough legs to notice that Sherlock is wearing his own backpack, and is also carrying a collapsed tent.

John’s 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. “You said mine, in Chelsea. You said love, in Harrow, in the rain.”

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,” he began, somewhat muffled by his head buried as it was by the pillows, “do people not merely trust their spouses?”

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 Sherlock’s eyes last night. What he doesn’t remember is that he said a great deal more about them on camera.

And Sherlock stands there, in the middle of a Christmas market as John hums along to Silent Night, John’s hand warm in his with fingertips a little gritty from the cinnamon-sugar doused churros they’d shared, and thinks, oh, that’s–that’s an idea, isn’t 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

It’s by accident, the first time John sees them

notes: not quite fluff but not quite angst, john sees sherlock’s 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 didn’t do it in time, Mrs. Hudson is dead, Lestrade is dead, your John is dead dead dead-

And then John’s hand was around his wrist, thumb rubbing over his pulse point, and Sherlock’s 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 can’t 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, he’d 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.