#ghost!lock

I would be remiss if I didn't give y'all a little Halloween treat. So, here it is! Just a morsel, with the potential to become more (as soon as my damn inspiration comes back, MAN I'm struggling with that).

Everyone stay safe, stay happy, and stay spooky! Happy Halloween!

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As a world-renowned detective, and the only consultant employed (unofficially) by the police, murder investigations were nothing new to Sherlock Holmes. However, this was certainly the first time he’d been approached by the victim.

Well.  He supposed there was a first time for everything… even seeing a ghost.

And despite his predilection for logic and reason, even he could admit there was no mistaking it; she was most definitely not living.

The ghost in question, a young woman of no more than thirty, turned as he entered his sitting room, and a pair of dark brown eyes clashed with his. That is, he assumed they were brown.  He couldn’t say the precise shade, as she herself bore no trace of colour on her person, a greyscale image against a Technicolour backdrop.  That, of course, was the first clue as to the reality of her state.  The second was her attire: a ball gown, late Victorian, somewhere between 1880 and 1890, and entirely inappropriate for the chilled October air.  She did not shiver or attempt to warm herself, suggesting she didn't feel the cold.

The final, most telling clue was the three or so inches between the floor and the hem of her gown—which, he noted on closer inspection, was not actually the hem.  He could not see where the gown ended, for instead of feet planted on the ground, her person simply faded into nothing.

“Are you Sherlock Holmes?” she asked, her voice echoing slightly.

“I am,” he answered.

My two favorite ghost stories are, alas unfinished and unlikely to be finished (although hope springs eternal):

The Ghost and Molly Hooper by Doctor WTF (Rated T, Incomplete, Multi-Chapter) ff.net 2015

The Ravensdale Ghost by A. Beaumont (Rated M, Incomplete, Multi-Chapter) ff.net 2015

Luckily the best sherlolly werewolf tale out there (in my opinion) IS complete:

Note: If anyone is interested, keep in mind we can decide and modify AU guides (ex. Rp when sherlock is still alive or Greg is still alive or Mary isn’t dead or its not John who moves in)

College!lock

1. After spending years of alienation in a private school Sherlock could hardly wait to attend University where he knew he’d make at least a few new friends -after all the promise was that university was different then primary school.

First semester -against the wishes of his parents- he stayed on campus in the dorms. He was eager to attempt a normal life and prove that he wasn’t some…awkward know it all.

Half of his classes were online, but he still attempted the physical classes of his subjects.

He would attempt to make friends and attempt romance.

Little does he know that the reason his older brothers warned him against normal people was to shield him from the inevitable heartache at realizing that he could never be normal…

and no one would ever be his friend.

2. Sherlock is an "escort", hired for everything between romance, sex and kink play. After John -a university student studying hard to pass university- passes up a chance to go and party for school work his friends hire Sherlock to service John. John -more than pissed- apologizes to sherlock and says that he didn't hire him and that he's not gay. Sherlock doesn't push it but tells him he was already paid out for the night and feels bad enough about not being needed. After an hour or so of discussion Sherlock convinces john that he should do something and that John could close his eyes and he'd hardly know the difference between him or a woman. John agrees to it and allows it, but It developed into more than a bj and they end up having a long night of passion. When john wakes up alone the next morning he heads to class wondering if he'll see Sherlock again. Then suddenly he runs into a student in a grey sweater and dress pants. He's startled to see that its Sherlock. Sherlock admits that he's escorts to pay off his college on his own.

Ghost!lock

Sherlock Holmes died in 1933, murdered on Christmas eve by a man he was pursuing on a case when the man burned the house to the ground.

Even though the house had been but t and gutted, being rebuilt by the passionate Scotland yard DI Greg Lestrade -and his best friend- the house was given to Greg’s son before passing away.

The house, located on the beach by the ocean, sat in solitude for 40 years, only occasionally receiving a visit from a medium named Alienia to work out a deal: Alienia brings clients, Sherlock scares them away.

Until recent widower John moves in, buying the house.

Noticing how different John is, Sherlock makes contact and explains everything. Through a lot of hesitance John settles on giving his ghost roommate a chance (after all he dropped 79k on the house and he had nowhere to go).

Through discussion. Sherlock expresses interest in solving cases again, but there was only way that could happen: possession.

Ghost!Sherlock, Ghost!John, cases dealing with Ghosts.

Ones I've read are marked with a heart.  Caution:  some of these are WIPs.

Ghost!Sherlock

Black Doctor by Applepie General. TGG. Ghost Sherlock watched as the paramedics pronounced him dead. But John, confident as ever, clutched on tightly to his limp, pale body, refusing to admit it. Necromancer!John. Words: 3,025 Chapters: 1/1

♥ Ghost in the Water by bittergreens Mature. (Tags! PTSD, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Torture, Ghost!Sherlock, BAMF!John Watson, First Kiss, Reichenbach Angst, Reichenbach Feels, Sherlock Holmes Returns after Reichenbach, Romance)The first stage of grief is denial. After Sherlock’s death, John Watson refuses to move on. Sherlock has to intervene, even if it means coming back as a ghost. Words: 21,463 Chapters: 1/1

Giving Lives a Second Chance by SeraphinaGreene Mature. Perhaps things hadn't ended they way they'd planned. Perhaps the intended meeting fate had planned wasn't as set in stone as many had thought. Perhaps John hadn't been hit in the same place by that bullet in Afghanistan. Perhaps he hadn't survived. Perhaps he hadn't been there for Sherlock when he ran into trouble. Perhaps while John returned in a coffin to his sister, Sherlock went to solve "A Study in Pink" on his own. Perhaps he took the poison, stalling just a bit too short. Perhaps they have a different meeting. Perhaps Mrs. Hudson, a woman Sherlock knows, is more than he ever could have deduced. Perhaps he shares a flat (for ghosts) with a man he cannot hear, see, or feel. Perhaps this "John Watson" a man he can only see in his reflections, is more than ordinary. Perhaps he's falling in love. Perhaps this "Sherlock Holmes" is more than a bumbling moron who insists on moving his cane about the flat and keeps body parts in his fridge. Perhaps this man, who he cannot hear, see, or feel, is more than even brilliant. Perhaps he feels the same. Perhaps, in the end, it is all simply fate Giving Lives a Second Chance. Words: 6,125 Chapters: 10/10

Haunted by klahiie Mature. A year after the loss of his beloved wife Mary, John is evicted from his home and forced to move in with his sister Harriet. After a month he finds a nice little house along the outskirts of Bristol by the Sand Bay. But he won't be living alone. Pairings: Johnlock. Sex in future chapters. One shot story. Words: 34,341 Chapters: 7/?

♥ A Spirit In 221B by bbcatemysoul Teen. John rents a flat, only to find that it's already occupied by the ghost of a previous tenant. Words: 17,238 Chapters: 7/?

A Study in the Supernatural by ChasingIdeas (DulcetImagination) Teen. Sherlock's got his own personal ghost. And it's John. When John gets kidnapped, Sherlock is unable to get to him in time to stop him from being murdered by his spell-casting captor. Even though all seems lost, Sherlock's view of the world is flipped upside down when John's ghost shows up in the flat. The supernatural is real. It doesn't stop there; it turns out the spell the cast allows only her to bring John back. But she'll only do it if Sherlock investigates several odd serial murders that have occurred in the supernatural community. Sherlock's the only one who can touch John, but will that be enough to pull him out of the grave? Words: 3,887 Chapters: 2/?

♥ Type III Error by AlectoMature. Sherlock didn't believe in the afterlife. But if he did, this (being stuck haunting a limping ex-Army doctor with supposed PTSD) wouldn't have been what he'd imagined. A kinkmeme prompt fill. Words: 16,166 Chapters: 9/?

Almost Home by AggressiveWhenStartled Explicit. Sherlock always missed something, but it was inexcusable to think John would not be John just because he was dead, even if he'd been dead for a full year. ::More than a bit not good, Sherlock. You brought back my head? My head. You’ve put MY HEAD into the refrigerator. Why the refrigerator? You’re a bit late to hold off decomposition. I’ve got mold on me.:: Words: 14,937 Chapters: 6/?

♥ The Master of Latham Hall by KryptariaTeen. Ten years after meeting Sherlock Holmes, John Watson has successfully kept only one secret from the world's only consulting detective: the most important secret he's ever had. Now, drawn into an impossible web of murders at Latham Hall, John learns the terrible price a man must pay for keeping certain things secret. Words: 47,679 Chapters: 11/11

Haunted by Nana_41175 Teen. Sherlock Holmes is dead. So why is John seeing and feeling him everywhere? My take on how they will meet for "The Adventure of the Empty House". "Spooky" fic for October's fic challenge at FYJFF. Happy reading! Words: 2,950 Chapters: 1/1

♥ Touch The Fleeting Chill Of Air by nightmare_kisserTeen. Sherlock likes to visit the cemetery. But one day when Mycroft takes him, the ten-year-old boy finds a man sitting on a tombstone he claims is his own marker. And that he died during The Great War. Needless to say, Sherlock makes a friend. Words: 49,587 Chapters: 15/15

See HERE for other halloweeen!lock recs....

irrlich adds:  May I rec 

Most Ghosts Are Idiots : The one where Sherlock is already dead but hits it off with John anyway. John returns from Afghanistan later than he did in canon and rents a long vacant flat in Baker Street. But it has a few problems, he discovers, such as the ghost of Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock throws books about, plays the violin at all hours, and leaves ominous messages on the bathroom mirror. John settles in regardless, determined not to let a haunted flat get the best of him. Though he does wish Sherlock would stop hiding his cane. Sherlock’s not an ordinary ghost, but then, most ghosts are idiots.

Bring Me a Dream : Sherlock’s dead, technically. Genius he may well be, but immortal he isn’t, and it’s a long way down from the rooftop of Bart’s to the hard pavement below.  After the fall, Sherlock, through some unknown magic, becomes a sandman. He crafts dreams for John and tries to find his way back home.