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Summit Fever by J_Baillier

Johnlock Love Letters #2276

i was a little lost at first but i quickly got the hang of what was going on in this universe and i am just completely obsessed now. i’m really trying not to consume it too quickly but i’m already on chapter 15 and will probably listen from the start immediately after i finish it.

Word count: 83,557 Chapters: 14/14 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Greg Lestrade & John Watson, Working relationships between various OCs, one more relationship to be added later, see trigger warning for details Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Greg Lestrade, Philip Anderson, various OCs, see trigger warning at the start of chapter 1 for one more canon character Additional Tags: Adventure, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Scuba Diving, Technical diving, wreck diving, Marine archaeology, Guatemalan coast, Malta, Sherlock is asexual, and John is a horndog, relationship drama, Sherlock doesn't play well with others, Academia, John Watson is a Good Doctor, Sherlock Holmes is a Bit Not Good, Lousy pickup lines, Tropical wankage, Slow Burn, Convention-challenging romance, Alternate Universe, Please note the trigger warning at the start of chapter 1, Consent is Sexy, John likes consent very much, Underwater Peril Summary:

John "Five Oceans" Watson — technical dive instructor, dive accident analyst and weapon of mass seduction — meets recluse professor of maritime archaeology Holmes. As they head out to a remote archipelago off the coast of Guatemala to study and film its shipwrecks for a documentary, will sparks fly or fizzle out?

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Rec: I was instantly smitten with this amazing re-imagination of our two favorite characters against the backdrop of paradise in an explosive package of high-tension action, dark secrets, technical expertise, medical drama, and human emotion.

The story takes us on an exotic trip around the world from the scintillating subterranean scenery of Malta to the treacherous tropical depths off the coast of Guatemala in the intrepid company of the no-nonsense, smooth-talking jack-of-all-trades John Watson and the secretive, antisocial genius Sherlock Holmes. There is an instant attraction which both men struggle to keep at bay, for different reasons... and the discovery of those underlying breakwaters is the driving force behind the rest of the story. Coupled with that is an adventurous and dangerous quest to find an elusive holy grail of underwater archaeology. Which turns out, in a twist of authorial genius, to be linked to the first mystery, in a very direct way.

I truly felt as if I had been taken along on the journey every step of the way, learning about both the science and sport of diving along the way - in a perfect metaphor for the main characters, joining the technical with the emotional, the drive for truth and knowledge tempered by heart and soul. This fic is not just a story, but a meticulously executed example of mastery of the art of story-telling that works on multiple levels.

A doodle in honour of all the DOPE Sherlock fan fic I’ve been reading lately.  

Thank goodness for authors.

SOME RECS

The Men Who Talked Between the Words by: Odamaki

Drift Compatible by: J_baillier

Boyfriend Material by:  Poppy Alexander

Mr. Psychopath by: Zingiber

I’ve got sooooo many stories to rec from my time off this month, but I’ve got to save some for the new year! So here are a random selection of ten great reads!

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Prism by agirlsname

If Sherlock and John were a couple before the fall - what would it be like when Sherlock came back? ~29.5k

Domestic Matters by ohlooktheresabee

All flatmates need to work out domestic matters. But when you’re an elf and your flatmate is a human you just met, this complicates things…House-elf Sherlock. ~29.5k

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Summit Fever by J_Baillier

John is a haunted cynic working for his ex-lover's trekking and mountaineering company in the Himalayas. A mystery client joins the mission to one of the most lethal and highest mountains. ~79k

From the diaries of John Watson, 221B Baker Street (unpublished) by Elofant

ACD/Victorian. After a case, Doctor Watson gets a lecture on the art of deduction by one Sherlock Holmes, that takes an unexpected turn... ~3k

day old tea by gazing

"Do you want to join me in my blanket fort?" Sherlock asks. ~4k

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Roman Holiday by emmagrant01

Sherlock is dispatched to Rome to investigate a murder. Unfortunately for him, the prime suspect is very intriguing. ~8.5k

Martyrs for Love by Calais_Reno

ACD. Sherlock's mother gives Sherlock an ultimatum: marry a woman or lose his inheritance, and then tries to set both him and John up with different women. ~12k

EXECUTE by DiscordantWords

Inspired by a Stephen King story. After Sherlock's death, John finds a strange sort of laptop. Upon typing into it, strange things start to occur. ~6k

😚 HONORABLE MENTIONS 😚

sunspots by simplyclockwork

After Sherlock's overdose on the plane, John finally finds the courage to confess his deepest secret. ~4k

A Captain For Christmas by Bluebellstar

Thermocline by J_Baillier

Johnlock Love Letters #1909