alexxsficrecs:

Hey sweetie, I do have some fawnlock fics to rec …

FAWNLOCK

As Pants the Hart by orphan_account, 5 k, explicit. John Watson is
lonely, depressed, and unemployed. Sherlock Holmes is half-human, half-deer,
and about to collide with John. Literally.

If You Go Out in the Woods Today by
Sexxica, 5 k, explicit. You’re sure of a big surprise. 18 year old John Watson
certainly didn’t expect to stumble into the realm of a forest god, let alone
one demanding payment in order to let him and his friend Mike leave.

Velvet and Bone by Mildredandbobbin, 55 k, explicit.  “There’s someone you need to meet,” says Mike
as they walk down the crumbling stone stairs of the manor house. John supposes
an old pile like this must cost a fortune in upkeep. (Locked to AO3.)

Brittle Blossoms by orphan_account, 10 k, explicit. Omegaverse. John
moves to the woods for the solitude. Unfortunately, Sherlock beats him to it.

Ensnared by Sexxica, 14 k, explicit. John isn’t having a very
successful day out hunting in the woods by his cabin, that is, until he
stumbles across a trapped and injured something. The doctor in John can’t just
leave it there to die, so what else is he to do except take it home and try his
best to care for it?

Summer Heat by lockedin221b, 4 k, explicit. One late morning dip
in a forest pool opens the door to a whole new possibility in John’s
relationship with the faun Sherlock, one he isn’t quite ready to confront–at
first.

The Other Boy by trajektoria, 57 k, teen. Kidlock. John Watson, a
brave and adventurous boy, gets lost in the forest. Could it be any worse? Of
course, since he meets there quite an extraordinary creature and befriends him.
It seems that even the language barrier and cultural differences can’t stop the
boys from having fun.

You Keep Coming Back by
orphan_account, 2 k, teen. John finds a little fawn in the woods, all alone
without a mother, and takes the little one in. He watches the fawn grow into a
strong animal until one day he comes home and a young, attractive man with dark
hair and antlers is sitting on his bed.

Trip Through Your Wires by
orphan_account, 3 k, explicit. John and Sherlock are content to spend a lazy
afternoon lounging about the cabin. Things get a little more exciting than
either of them had anticipated when John accidentally discovers just how
sensitive the fawn’s antlers really are.

Sticks and Stones by annabagnell, 2 k, explicit. Omegaverse. Sherlock
stood back to survey his handiwork, admiring the bouquet of smells coming from
the nest he’d made for John. The pillows and blankets smelled of them, and the
leaves, grasses, and flowers he’d used for padding brought their own fragrances
from the outdoors. All in all, he thought, it was a rather good nest for his
first try.

Trust Issues and Exercises by
TheMadKatter13, 3 k, explicit. “You want me to do what?” WereJohn and
Fawnlock???

At Dawn by ianavi, 3 k, explicit. Antlers,
but above an almost human face. Pale skin with darker patches of auburn, a head
of wild dark curls, twitchy deer ears and the unmistakable velvet-covered
spring antlers. They both froze for a moment. And then, with a clatter of
hooves the creature ran. Shivering in his wool jumper and flannel pajama
bottoms John stood unable to move for long minutes. (part of a series.)

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No Mistletoe Required by BeautifulFiction, 2 k, teen. An
ADORABLE little short about decorating the flat, a quick case, and a kiss to
end the day.

Sherlock December
Ficlets 2017: Mistletoe by PoppyAlexander,
763 words, gen. Historical AU. John spies Molly beneath the mistletoe; Sherlock
is just jealous enough to fall on that particular sword.

Mistletoe by WritingQuill, 1 k, gen. Sherlock finds the
mistletoe a bit confusing. John is more than happy to explain its purpose.

John Watson’s Twelve
Days of Christmas by earlgreytea68, 53 k,
mature. It’s the holiday season. John Watson needs money. Sherlock Holmes needs
something else.

Going Once, Going
Twice… by prettysailorsoldier, 15 k, teen.
Sherlock had planned to show up at the annual Christmas Eve party with a sob
story of why his boyfriend couldn’t make it, but all that changes when he winds
up at a charity bachelor auction, Irene snagging him the hottest one of the
bunch: a former army doctor named John Watson.

Happy Christmas, You
Arse by 1electricpirate, 4 k, teen. (Locked to AO3.) In
which evidence is presented that disqualifies Sherlock from being the Grinch,
and everyone’s shoes fit them perfectly well, thank you.

only a whisper away by trustingno1, 1 k, teen. John stops in his
tracks, catching sight of a sprig of mistletoe above the kitchen entrance. A
sprig of mistletoe that definitely
wasn’t there when he left the flat this morning. “Uh,” he says,
twisting only his wrist to point at the decoration.

Under the Mistletoe by testosterone_tea, 5 k, explicit. Mistletoe
is a parasite, and Sherlock really wishes everyone would stop romanticizing it.
What could possibly happen to change his mind?

I Won’t Even Ask For
Snow by cleflink, 6 k, mature. John’s
starting to think that Sherlock’s taking these Holmes family Christmas
traditions a little too seriously.

of midnight moments and
mistletoe by hudders-and-hiddles, 7 k,
mature. John and Sherlock are throwing a Christmas Eve party, and the flat is
all strung up with mistletoe.

Mistletoe and
Misdemeanours by Robottko, 20 k, teen.
When Victor Trevor backs out of the Holmes family Christmas at the last minute,
Sherlock panics until he realizes there is a handsome army doctor with nowhere
to go in his coffee shop, though it would be more helpful if he were a bit more
willing.

from tender stem hath
sprung by astudyinrose, 6 k, explicit. A
few days before Christmas, a sprig of mistletoe appears in 221B.

It Wasn’t Just the
Mistletoe by Irrevocably_Sherlocked, 3
k, explicit. Sherlock and John just stood there, seemingly frozen. Sherlock was
desperately trying to think of a way out of this. There was no way he could
kiss John, even a small kiss, and not have him know immediately how he felt.
Sherlock could lie, and fake and sham, but there was no way he could hide this.

It Must Have Been the
Mistletoe by moonblossom, 7 k, explicit.
Fortified with egg nog, mistletoe and Christmas cheer, John steals a kiss from
Sherlock.

Knight Magic: Fairy
Lights and Mistletoe by suitesamba, 2 k,
teen. Potterlock.  Sherlock wants to know
what makes Wizarding Christmas traditions different from Muggle traditions. A
one-shot in the “Knight Magic” world. This story takes place in
December during Sherlock’s first term at Hogwarts as the Muggle Studies
professor.

Now Kiss by Atisenia, 1 k, gen. Potterlock. The enchanted
mistletoe at Hogwarts is strangely persistent. When it clings to you, it stays
until you make it go away. It finds Sherlock rather a lot.

No Mistletoe Required by redscudery, 1 k, teen. John Watson goes
looking for mince tarts and ends up being pursued down a hallway by enchanted
mistletoe and stuck in the Room of Requirement with Sherlock Holmes sitting on
his chest, in that order.

Mistletoe by Kateydidit, 1 k, not rated. It’s Sherlock and
John at the Yard’s Christmas party. Honestly, they should have expected this.

A (slightly) different
Christmas tradition by Salambo06, 2 k,
explicit. At first, Sherlock only kissed him when they passed under the
mistletoe Mrs. Hudson had put above their front door, and John smiled against
his lips, surprised Sherlock had even known about this tradition and actually
indulged it.

Mistletoe Not Required by patternofdefiance, 3 k, teen. John rolled
his eyes, and kicked the battered and leafy smear of green and white aside
before continuing inside. Sherlock and his bloody vendetta, John thought.
Sherlock and his bloody Sherlockness.

Mistletoe by sussexbound (SamanthaLenore), 998 words, teen..
It seemed impossible, insurmountable, and yet, in the end, it was as easy as
taking a single step…

 

 

 

alexxsficrecs:

Hey sweetie, this makes me think of …

The Good Night by moonblossom, 4 k,
explicit. Sherlock is surprisingly hot in bed at night, but as cold as ever
during the day. John is falling apart. He finally realizes Sherlock is both
sleepwalking and sleepfucking.

alexxsficrecs:

Hey nonny, really none of the Potterlock stories have much to do with the canon of the Harry Potter stories! I hardly think you’ll go wrong with any of this …

POTTERLOCK

You are a
paradigm by 1electripirate, 10 k, mature. Potterlock. Sometimes,
only sometimes, when Sherlock is very far away and absolutely guaranteed not to
return for at least three hours, John sits on the sofa and lets the tea make
itself.  In which John is (reluctantly) a
wizard, Mycroft is (apparently) omniscient, and Sherlock is (surprisingly)
oblivious.

More
Interesting than a Mild Case of Vomiting by pennswoods, 2 k,
gen. Potterlock. Very sweet fic about the Yule ball, and Sherlock’s plans to
contract a pretend case of dragon-pox to avoid it. Somehow John asking him to
come with him trumps a mild case of vomiting.

Of
a Castle, Dreaming by michi_thekiller, WIP, 36 k, gen. John and
Sherlock meet on the train to Hogwarts. They strike up an unlikely friendship –
what with Sherlock being a Slytherin, and John in Gryffindor.

Knight
Magic by suitesamba,
22 k, mature. Potterlock. When the two are attacked on the street one night,
and John is down, Sherlock accidentally calls a bus for help that mystifies
him.  Somehow Sherlock managed to delete the fact that he was a Wizard.
 Not much sexy times, but a very interesting crossover fic that gets you
thinking.

Dragon
Heartstring in Ebony, Nine Inches, Quite Stubborn by
what_alchemy, 2 k, teen and up. A cute little Potterlock short. After Sherlock
has jumped off Barts, and left John alone, John finds a curious box with a wand
in it hiding under the floorboards in Sherlock’s bedroom. He keeps it as a
memento of his departed friend. Short, but cute.

Expecto
Patronum by thisisforyou , 7 k, explicit, Potterlock. In which
eighteen year-old Sherlock and twenty-one year-old John, first-year Auror
trainees, embark on an impromptu study session which leads in very wonderful
directions that neither of them had dared to expect.

The
Magic of Deduction by TheShoelessOne, 65 k. On FanFiction.Net –
In a world where John and Sherlock are wizards, there is still a Moriarty and
the Game is still on. AKA John and Sherlock Do Hogwarts. Sherlock is in
Slytherin, while John is in Hufflepuff – still they make it work as best they
can. Wonderful spots for Moran and Irene Adler in this as well. Creates a nice
 fusion universe fic with some romance, and LOTS of angst. Thumbs up.

A
Magic Moment by alexxphoenix42, 35 k, mature. Sherlock is a
seventh year in Ravenclaw, and John a sixth year in Gryffindor. They don’t
really meet until one night serving detention together. They click as friends
right away, but Sherlock longs for more.  When John invites him home to
visit for spring break, things get interesting. Some angst, but very sweet
overall.

The
Wand Series by suitesamba. 3 parts, teen and mature. Though
Sherlock is a Wizard, he lives like any ordinary Muggle with his Muggle
flatmate, John Watson. Eventually Sherlock not only reveals his wand but his
want, and the two fall into the relationship that has been stalking them. Oddly
enough, John is both very comfortable and quite resistant to magic.
 Sherlock is intrigued and desperately needs more information. Thumbs up –
this is a wonderful series!

A
Very Potterlock Christmas by CatieBrie , 27 k, teen. Sherlock
keeps noticing things about his flatmate John that just don’t add up.
 Amidst the hub-bub of the Christmas season, Sherlock and John grow closer
together as Sherlock learns that John is a Wizard. This is fluff and adorableness,
with some great backstory of John with Charlie Weasley together at Hogwarts,
and a fab visit to the Burrow. Thumbs up!

Care
of Magical Creatures by stillaseeker, 2 k, mature – PWP of snuggles.
John is a Wizard, and Sherlock is a Squib. Adorable.

Muggle
Relations by ChloeWeird, 3 K , gen. A delightful little
crossover. Mycroft is enchanted to meet the new Muggle Relations Director,
Hermione Granger. So cute.

Orchideous by Youarethelightoftheworld, 4 k,
teen. Just adorable fairy tale of a fic. Sherlock had turned his back on his
magic, but when he met John Watson it started to bubble out of him. He finally
turns to Mycroft for lessons. So cute, such fluff. Thumbs up!

The
Next Great Adventure by wanttobeatree, 38 k, explicit. Thirteen years since the Battle of Hogwarts, people are dying
mysteriously. Dementors roam the streets once again. Sherlock is a Squib,
John’s Auror days are long behind him, and there’s a new Dark Wizard on the
rise. It could be dangerous.

All
of These Words by orphan_account (childhoodinfamy), 7 k ,
mature. There is one singular Ravenclaw in John’s Potions class. Seven years at
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Cute little fast forward vignettes
of John and Sherlock at Hogwarts together.

The
Mirror Of Erised by missilemuse, 2 k, teen.  Mycroft finds
the Mirror of Erised, and tests it out on basically the entire cast of Sherlock
in a room. Cute.

Now
Kiss by Atisenia, 1.9 k, gen. Potterlock. The enchanted
mistletoe at Hogwarts is strangely persistent and it stays until you make it go
away. It finds Sherlock rather a lot.

Finite
Incantatem by HollyShadow88, 52 k, teen and up. When Minerva McGonagall makes a surprise visit to Baker Street, a part of
John’s past that he hoped he put behind him comes crashing back to the
forefront. With a baby and an overly curious Sherlock Holmes in tow, John is
forced back into the world he put behind him to bring a stop to the
mysteriously familiar deaths haunting London.

Howl by xzombiexkittenx, 1.7 k, gen.
 Howlers have started showing up regularly around the student body at
Hogwarts. Most of them turn out to be nice notes, but not the ones Sherlock
receives.  John is not pleased. This is a cute little short. Enjoyed it!

Face
Your Fear by Ertal77,
3k, teen, Sherlock and John’s friendship is tested when Professor Lupin makes
them face a boggart in the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom. Very sweet.

No
Mistletoe Required by redscudery, 1.2 k, teen, John goes looking
for mince tarts and ends up being pursued by mistletoe and stuck in the Room of
Requirement with Sherlock.

Falling for John by Talizora, 4 k, explicit.
Sherlock’s never been good at apparating. When he accidentally appears on a
Muggle’s breakfast table, he decides he needs to keep him, not oblivate him.
Too sweet.

Panacea by trickybonmot, 18 k,
explicit. Hogwarts student John Watson knows Sherlock Holmes exists, but he
doesn’t realize how important he is until they find themselves in seventh year
Potions together. John is pretty sure he wants to be with Sherlock forever.
Unfortunately, fate has other ideas. (Scattered, half thumbs up.)

Palimpsest
by Mount_Seleya, 14 k, mature. Mycroft/Hermione. Hermione, young and unhappily
married to Ron, has a chance meeting with a Muggle government official named
Mycroft Holmes. Over the next three decades, the ripples created by the ensuing
extramarital entanglement threaten to ruin Hermione’s family, save Mycroft’s,
and reunite the divided world which they have both come to take for granted.

Of Magic and
Mystery by Pugglemuggle, 1 k, gen. Throughout John’s experiences
at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the boy called Sherlock Holmes
remains the most exciting, interesting, enigmatic adventure of them all.

The Philosopher’s Stone as told by John
Watson
by Spinning_In_Infinity, 10 k, teen. John Watson is a first year Gryffindor at
Hogwarts school, where he first meets the mysterious Ravenclaw, Sherlock Holmes.
Their unlikely friendship leads to seven years of adventure, excitement, and an
unexpected romance. Set during the original timeline, with serious upcoming
Johnlock.

Scales and Skin by TheMadKatter13, 15 k,
explicit. Omegaverse, Potterlock. John never thought he’d present at all. The
few times he’d put thought to it, he’d never thought he’d present omega. And if
he’d put any more thought into it past that, he wouldn’t have imagined sharing
his first heat with a mermaid. Er, merman.

Nine Inches,
Yew by ceywoozle, 56 k,
mature. Sherlock is an animagus. John’s not quite sure how he feels
about cats.

Boiling
Point by SailorChibi, 2 k, explicit. Sometimes John likes to
make his potions professor jealous.

A Study in
Transfiguration by Aristophanium 37 k, explicit. John Watson is
a Seveth-year Gryffindor student. He and that strange Ravenclaw boy, Sherlock
Holmes are partnered together to practice Transfiguration (Hogwarts AU)

Vos Vocatis
Me Febre by
Belladonna_Q, 3 k, explicit. Omegaverse, Potterlock. In 1952, Sherlock Holmes
and John Watson meet at Hogwarts.

Dissendium by HollyShadow88, 54 k, explicit.
Sequel to Finite Incantatem. John and his daughter, Cecelia, have finally returned
to Sherlock and Baker Street. Amidst attempting to figure out their
relationship, Sherlock and John deal with Sherlock’s magic, John’s wizarding
past, and a secret that’s been in Sherlock’s family since his birth.

All of These
Words by orphan_account, 7 k, mature. There is one singular
Ravenclaw in John’s Potions class. Seven years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft
and Wizardry.

The Seeker
& the Sociopath by startrekto221B, 44 k, gen. Sherlock is
the youngest ever Potions Master in Hogwarts history. Kept under watch by
Mycroft, and under orders to report back any suspicious activity he sees
related to this year’s Triwizard Tournament, Sherlock sees trouble brewing.

Amortentia
by Supernova12, 8 k, teen. “Sherlock didn’t do anything wrong.” John
thought bitterly as he mounted his broom and took off “I’ll just keep
telling myself that. He just went out. Got a girlfriend. Forgot to mention it.
I’m fine.”

The Brave and the Cunning series by
thequeergiraffe, gen to mature, 7 works. Follows plots from BBC Sherlock set in
the Potter universe. Sadly the last fic of the series is abandoned.

The Case of
the Unwelcome Owl by FayJay, 7 k gen. “So,” said John,
feeling out of his depth once again. “An owl.” It was the same mild,
politely curious tone of voice with which he had previously found himself
uttering such things as: “So – three bags of frozen AB negative,” and
“So – a selection of human ears.”

A Wizarding
Barista’s Field Guide to Seducing a Muggle by paradigmfinch, 29
k, teen. (Coffee shop AU, Potterlock.) To help pay for Healing tuition, John
Watson gets a job at a coffee shop in Muggle London, where he soon sets his
sights on a particularly gorgeous customer. John’s seen plenty of Muggle films.
How different can it really be to woo a Muggle?

Death-Crossed by You_Light_The_Sky,
15 k, teen, Potterlock AU. In which John goes to the moors to die, and a
dementor won’t let him.

Knight Magic: The Hogwarts Project
by suitesamba, 57 k, explicit. Even though Sherlock and John both walked way
from the Wizarding world years ago, Mycroft asks for a favor, a safety and security check of
Hogwarts. They accept the job and prepare to immerse themselves in the most
magical place in Great Britain. (Part of a series.)

Expecto Patronum by cridecoeur, 804 words, gen. John is amazed at the
form that Sherlock’s patronus takes.

What
To Do With An Atypical Animal Within by AlexKingOfTheDamned,
swimsalot, 7 k, explicit. Potterlock. Sherlock is determined to be an animagus.
But what happens when it isn’t a fox or a horse or a dog he’s turning into?

A Game of Distraction by kits_lightning, 2 k, gen. John is trying to
get a goal past Sherlock Holmes, the Ravenclaw keeper, but the Quidditch match
is not going Gryffindor’s way. Maybe if John starts flirting with the boy, he
can distract him a bit. CUTE.

The Boy Who Balanced on the Train Tracks
by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John, 54 k, explicit. Potterlock. Every year, on the
2nd of May, John Watson dreams of long black hair. (Filling the role of Lily
Potter in this fusion, John Watson finds out he is a Wizard when he befriends a
neighborhood boy named Severus.)

A Different Kind of Magic by slashscribe,
17 k, gen. Though he was born into a pureblood family, Sherlock lives on the
outskirts of wizarding society due to the way he processes magic. John, on the
other hand, is Muggle-born, but he’s lived amongst magic ever since he attended
Hogwarts. Because of a curse put on his leg and what his life has become as a
result, John’s ready to leave wizarding society… until he meets Sherlock.
(Fluff with substance. Magical liberties taken.)

alexxsficrecs:

Hey friend, sure I can share some recs for that

Sherlock is a Criminal

The Loss of Flesh and Soul
by deuxexmycroft, 69 k, WIP, mature. Crossover with Silence of the Lambs.
Sherlock is a psychiatrist, and psychotic killer who tried to murder John, a
police officer who realized his crimes.
Sherlock would love to carve John up and eat him while John needs to
visit him in prison to get his help in solving a murder case

Dehumanise Me by deuxexmycroft,
26 k, explicit. John is sent down for life after accidentally murdering
someone, and gets snatched up to play prison wife for a strange man named
Sherlock Holmes.

Degradation by jonnyluvssherlock, 12
k, explicit. John Watson just entered prison and has already been scooped up by
Sherlock Holmes who promises to protect him if he does everything he wants. The
longer they are together the more obsessed Sherlock gets with making John his
and his only in body and mind. Secrets keep them together but they may also
drive them apart as the truth about how John ended up in prison comes to light
and Sherlock confronts a faceless advisory.

Meet
Me Inside by wakeneve , 18 k, explicit Johnlock. Sadly this
author deleted their work off of AO3, but this story can still be found in
pieces as part of an LJ kink meme fill. John goes to prison. Once there, he
meets a strangely compelling man, Sherlock Holmes. There’s much more to
Sherlock than meets the eye.  (http://sherlockbbc-fic.livejournal.com/10038.html?thread=51772982)

Training Dr. John
Watson by
angelblack3, 57 k, explicit. In this
universe, Jim got a hold of Sherlock way before he ever met the ones that were
meant to save him. Now, they’re happy business partners, though Sherlock is
missing something. He decides to get a pet. (Very dark, warnings for torture
and violence.)

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Last Christmas by Mazarin221b, 3 k, teen. At
Christmas, John kissed Sherlock after a lovely dinner, and again, Sherlock turned
him down. A few months later, Sherlock wants a redo. He needs to recreate exact
conditions … too sweet

The Baker Street Nativity
by swissmiss, 99 k, explicit. Adorable AU crossover with the movie “Nativity”
starring Martin Freeman. Sherlock is a teacher at Baker Street school, and John
is assigned as his assistant to help put on the annual Nativity play.  Of
course a romance brews between them as they work on the play.

Their Great Reward by BeautifulFiction, 10 k,
teen. Sweet little short. After Christmas, Sherlock and John both escape their
family gatherings early, and meet back up at 221B for a power outage in the snow,
and whisky by the fire to stay warm. Pre-relationship to kisses.

Never-Ending Cycle  by
orphan_account (ironicnarwhal) 17 k, teen. Oh so sweet Christmas story where
Sherlock keeps trying to propose to John and keeps flubbing it. Wonderful
family gathering, some sexy times, and sweety sweetness. 

John Watson’s Twelve Days of Christmas
by earlgreytea68, 39 k, explicit. Sweet “Christmas movie” style fic starring
Sherlock Holmes, and John Watson, the man he hires to play his boyfriend, as he
spends the holidays with his family. What starts out as a business deal
blossoms into true love. Utterly adorable fluff with a dash of smut. Thumbs up!

First Night Out by verityburns, 3 k, mature.
Sherlock and John attend a holiday party at New Scotland Yard. The betting pool
of their coming out as a couple has reached the triple digits. Sherlock decides
it’s time. Sweet.

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Christmas Spirit
by SilentAuror, 15 k, mature. John tells Sherlock
he’d like to have a “proper” Christmas once to capture some of the magic of the
season. Sherlock of course approaches it like an experiment – they need to do
every element that makes up a proper British Christmas to see what works.

O’ Christmas Tree by
grey853, 6 k, teen. John Watson doesn’t just want a Christmas tree for the flat
this year, he actually wants a lot more. Mrs. Hudson does some matchmaking. She
sets John up with a certain hunky Christmas Tree salesman with a degree in
horticulture, but that’s not the relationship she’s actually hoping to
encourage.

No Mistletoe Required by BeautifulFiction, 2 k, teen.
An ADORABLE little short about decorating the flat, a quick case, and a kiss to
end the day.

A Very Potterlock Christmas
by CatieBrie, 27 k, teen. An adorable string of ficlets to Christmas advent
prompts adds up to a fabulous Potterlock story. Wizard John is living on the
down-low with his Muggle flatmate Sherlock Holmes. As Christmas approaches,
John slips a bit, and Sherlock starts to unravel his secrets. Thumbs up!

The Nutcracker by
odamaki, 13 k, teen. This is a lovely remix of the Nutcracker story Johnlock
style. I love this magical realism AU so much. Sherlock discovers the odd gift
his Uncle Rudy has mailed him for Christmas. A doll? What possible use does
Sherlock have for a little toy soldier? Gorgeous, and lush with detail, this
fic was a delight. (Locked to AO3)

Ghost Stories by SwissMiss, 22 k, mature.
Sherlock’s parents think he and John are a couple. They might be onto
something.

I’m Not His Date by objetpetita, 7 k, teen. AU.
 John is YA writer roped into spending Christmas in America for Harry’s
giant Christmas Eve wedding in Boston. For some reason, a strange Bloke named
Holmes won’t leave John alone. SO CUTE!

a vein of frost by Zingiber, 58 k,
explicit. As winter falls over London, Sherlock finds himself struggling to
cope with a five-year-old goddaughter, a bizarre series of holiday-themed
murders, and a new woman in John’s life.

Christmas With You by MissDavis, 23
k, teen. Watch Sherlock, John and Rosie over the years as they celebrate the
season as only they can.

Tree Topper by May_Shepard, 4 k,
explicit. Sherlock and John are celebrating Christmas the best way they know
how–alone together, with booze. They’ve almost finished decorating their tree,
but John is determined to find the best way to top it.

Winter’s
Delights
by Kate_Lear, 21 k, explicit.  Sherlock
takes John home for Christmas to meet the extended Holmes family.

On the Table (Eventually John Watson’s
Favorite Christmas Story) by emmagrant01, 18 k, explicit. Set after
TRF. Someone’s leaving John strange little gifts in the weeks before Christmas.
But who could it be? (A bit of fluff, a touch of angst, a dash of smut, some
holiday cheer – enjoy!)

All I Want For Christmas by
Mssmithlove, 19 k, explicit. Taking Sherlock’s platonic university flatmate
home with him for Christmas can be a tricky business. Especially when he wishes
their relationship wasn’t platonic at all.

Keep The Holmes Fires Burning by
prettysailorsoldier, 6 k, teen. Waking up to a fire alarm on Christmas morning
is rarely a good thing, but, when spending Christmas with the Holmes’, it’s the
least of John’s worries.

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Saccharomyces
cerevisiae (Baker’s Yeast) by yaycoffee, 60 k, explicit. In a drunken night of
poor decisions, Sherlock and Sally fall in to bed together. A month later, some
interesting news comes to light. As Sherlock struggles with the idea of
becoming a father, he and John finally become a couple. The three of them
juggle the idea of raising a child, and how these responsibilities and
relationships will work out.

Nature and
Nurture
by earlgreytea68, 200 k, mature. For some reason Sherlock was accidentally
cloned in an experiment. Mycroft drops off a 3 month old baby for Sherlock and
John to care for. Somewhere amidst taking care of little Oliver, the two admit
their feelings.

 Luminosity by what_alchemy.
2 k, gen. Post series 3. John returns to 221B with his infant daughter, Mina,
after a break-up with Mary, and the three of them begin a life together. Sparse
and poetic, it ties much fanon together in very few lines.

Lines Written In
Kensington Gardens by CaitlinFairchild, 6 k, explicit. A series 3
fix-it, parentlock fic. John works through his grief after Mary is killed, and
Sherlock builds a deeper relationship with John and his daughter, Violet.

The Blog of
Eugenia Watson
by Mad_Lori, 95 k, gen. Genie is a teen-aged girl being raised by her mum,
Grace, and her two dads, John and Sherlock who lives next door. Told from her
point of view, the story is amazing, funny, sad, and heart-breaking when
Sherlock suddenly goes missing. All thumbs up!

Where Else Would
I Be?
by cwb, 34 k
explicit, Retirement fic. John and Sherlock’s
granddaughter Imogene is spending the weekend with them in Sussex, and a walk
down memory lane unfolds as they dig through old photos and past events. How
lovely the two still are as dirty old men, and how awkward and sweet were their
first steps together as John and baby Hannah showed up in the rain at 221b
after Mary left town with no note.

The
Men Who Talked Between the Words by Odamaki, 463 k, explicit. After Mary dies, John and his
daughter move back in with Sherlock. This is a long, meandering, slow burn of a
fic that takes its time as the two men tackle cases, deal with friends and
family, and navigate their long buried feelings.  Slowly, slowly they
build a life between the three of them, becoming a family while they weren’t
looking. Lots of UST, but very, very sweet in its own way. (Locked to AO3.)

Iris by slashscribe,12
k, explicit. Parentlock. John and his daughter Iris move into 221b. Sherlock
lets himself fall in love, and John finally notices. So sweet, and so well
written.

A
Shipless Ocean by
myswordfishmind, 22 k, mature. Ten years after the fall Sherlock goes back to
London to find that John no longer lives there. Instead, he resides in a
seaside town, a widower, and the father of a seven year old son. Sherlock must
struggle with the fact that there may no longer be a place for him in this new
world of John’s.

Coming of Age by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for, 13 k,
mature.  John and Sherlock are close, but somehow they’ve never been able
to share their secret with John’s daughter. As Olivia grows, she realizes that
her dad and Sherlock are something more than friends.

FAQ by ancientreader, 4 k, rated
gen. After series 3. Mary is dead, killed by another assassin.  John is left picking up the pieces with his
new daughter, Louisa, when Sherlock is released from prison and comes to see
him. He brings with him a FAQ sheet on nesting swans in Regents Park. So sweet,
so lovely, this fic is like a prose poem of messages, and connections, and love
allowed to flourish.

What
Is Left by Tumbleweed_run,
88 k, explicit.  Sherlock had not stepped
foot on British soil in nearly six years.The ‘suicide mission’ MI6 had handed
him had taken a mere five months to complete and hadn’t been as lethal as they
hoped. Sherlock returns to find John and his daughter at 221b. (Willa Louise
Watson series)

A tip to my lips (just
reminds me to breathe) by alexaprilgarden, 42 k, explicit. Mary is gone. John is left with his
new-born daughter. Sherlock cares. And John finds that he doesn’t want to do
this on his own.( The Matilda Series)

Truth May Vary by amalnahurriyeh,
93 k, explicit. Seven years after Sherlock’s death, John’s life is normal. And
then it isn’t. Sherlock comes back, and John’s quiet life with his wife Mary,
and son, Naz, is turned upside down.

Albion and the Woodsman by Glenmore, 54 k,
not rated. Sherlock and John are devastated after Mary Morstan makes her final
moves. Sherlock relapses at the crack house, John walks around the world …
and a lot happens in between. Parentlock, in the good way.

Learning Curve by allfinehere,
41 k, mature. John is a Kindergarten teacher. One of his students, a boy named
Henry Holmes, refuses to speak in school. John is determined to get to the
bottom of it, and that is how he meets Sherlock Holmes.

alexxsficrecs:

Saccharomyces
cerevisiae (Baker’s Yeast) by yaycoffee, 60 k, explicit. In a drunken night of
poor decisions, Sherlock and Sally fall in to bed together. A month later, some
interesting news comes to light. As Sherlock struggles with the idea of
becoming a father, he and John finally become a couple. The three of them
juggle the idea of raising a child, and how these responsibilities and
relationships will work out.

Nature and
Nurture
by earlgreytea68, 200 k, mature. For some reason Sherlock was accidentally
cloned in an experiment. Mycroft drops off a 3 month old baby for Sherlock and
John to care for. Somewhere amidst taking care of little Oliver, the two admit
their feelings.

 Luminosity by what_alchemy.
2 k, gen. Post series 3. John returns to 221B with his infant daughter, Mina,
after a break-up with Mary, and the three of them begin a life together. Sparse
and poetic, it ties much fanon together in very few lines.

Lines Written In
Kensington Gardens by CaitlinFairchild, 6 k, explicit. A series 3
fix-it, parentlock fic. John works through his grief after Mary is killed, and
Sherlock builds a deeper relationship with John and his daughter, Violet.

The Blog of
Eugenia Watson
by Mad_Lori, 95 k, gen. Genie is a teen-aged girl being raised by her mum,
Grace, and her two dads, John and Sherlock who lives next door. Told from her
point of view, the story is amazing, funny, sad, and heart-breaking when
Sherlock suddenly goes missing. All thumbs up!

Where Else Would
I Be?
by cwb, 34 k
explicit, Retirement fic. John and Sherlock’s
granddaughter Imogene is spending the weekend with them in Sussex, and a walk
down memory lane unfolds as they dig through old photos and past events. How
lovely the two still are as dirty old men, and how awkward and sweet were their
first steps together as John and baby Hannah showed up in the rain at 221b
after Mary left town with no note.

The
Men Who Talked Between the Words by Odamaki, 463 k, explicit. After Mary dies, John and his
daughter move back in with Sherlock. This is a long, meandering, slow burn of a
fic that takes its time as the two men tackle cases, deal with friends and
family, and navigate their long buried feelings.  Slowly, slowly they
build a life between the three of them, becoming a family while they weren’t
looking. Lots of UST, but very, very sweet in its own way. (Locked to AO3.)

Iris by slashscribe,12
k, explicit. Parentlock. John and his daughter Iris move into 221b. Sherlock
lets himself fall in love, and John finally notices. So sweet, and so well
written.

A
Shipless Ocean by
myswordfishmind, 22 k, mature. Ten years after the fall Sherlock goes back to
London to find that John no longer lives there. Instead, he resides in a
seaside town, a widower, and the father of a seven year old son. Sherlock must
struggle with the fact that there may no longer be a place for him in this new
world of John’s.

Coming of Age by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for, 13 k,
mature.  John and Sherlock are close, but somehow they’ve never been able
to share their secret with John’s daughter. As Olivia grows, she realizes that
her dad and Sherlock are something more than friends.

FAQ by ancientreader, 4 k, rated
gen. After series 3. Mary is dead, killed by another assassin.  John is left picking up the pieces with his
new daughter, Louisa, when Sherlock is released from prison and comes to see
him. He brings with him a FAQ sheet on nesting swans in Regents Park. So sweet,
so lovely, this fic is like a prose poem of messages, and connections, and love
allowed to flourish.

What
Is Left by Tumbleweed_run,
88 k, explicit.  Sherlock had not stepped
foot on British soil in nearly six years.The ‘suicide mission’ MI6 had handed
him had taken a mere five months to complete and hadn’t been as lethal as they
hoped. Sherlock returns to find John and his daughter at 221b. (Willa Louise
Watson series)

A tip to my lips (just
reminds me to breathe) by alexaprilgarden, 42 k, explicit. Mary is gone. John is left with his
new-born daughter. Sherlock cares. And John finds that he doesn’t want to do
this on his own.( The Matilda Series)

Truth May Vary by amalnahurriyeh,
93 k, explicit. Seven years after Sherlock’s death, John’s life is normal. And
then it isn’t. Sherlock comes back, and John’s quiet life with his wife Mary,
and son, Naz, is turned upside down.

Albion and the Woodsman by Glenmore, 54 k,
not rated. Sherlock and John are devastated after Mary Morstan makes her final
moves. Sherlock relapses at the crack house, John walks around the world …
and a lot happens in between. Parentlock, in the good way.

Learning Curve by allfinehere,
41 k, mature. John is a Kindergarten teacher. One of his students, a boy named
Henry Holmes, refuses to speak in school. John is determined to get to the
bottom of it, and that is how he meets Sherlock Holmes.

alexxsficrecs:

Bedtime
Stories by liketheriver, 34 k,
mature.  Sherlock and John slip into a queer platonic relationship,
sharing John’s bed before Sherlock leaves for Reichenbach. Sherlock watches
over John even while he is “dead” leaving him a dog to keep him company in his
absence. Love the sweet, lovely sexy reunion when he returns too.

‘Till
I Reach You by Mazarin221b, 13 k, mature.
Two months after Sherlock’s “death,” John inadvertently finds out
that he is alive. Determined to find Sherlock and unable to let this second
chance at what he really wants slip away, John realizes he’s learned more about
being an investigator than he expected. But in the end, what he brings to the
partnership is being uniquely himself.

Where
the Lovelight Gleams by songlin, 1.8 k, teen.
They say you get to missing the people you’ve lost around the holidays.

Maybe
in the meantime wait and see by Mildredandbobbin, 27
k, explicit. First Sherlock and now Mary, in the space of three years John has
lost the two most important people in his life. So excuse him for laughing
hysterically when Sherlock walks in the door. (Locked to AO3.)

From
Ashes by thirtypercent, 6 k, explicit.
Sherlock makes his way home. Sequel to Pyrrhic Victory, but can be read as a
standalone.

Out
of Sight by Mazarin221b, 4 k,
teen. John finds the best way to deal with loss is to pretend it none of it ever happened. Out of sight, out of mind, you
know. Until the things John thought locked away start to
turn up.

A
One Man Army by TalksToSelf, 10 k,
explicit. Post-Reichenbach, Sherlock comes home expecting to find a broken man.
Instead he finds a soldier. A man who took on the world single handedly – and
won.

The
Inexact Science of Miracles by VampirePam, 2 k, teen. Alternate ending to “The
Reichenbach Fall,” in which Sherlock shows up behind John in the graveyard
to explain and ask for forgiveness. What John gives him in addition is
something far better.

True
in All Minds but His by singularly_obsessed,
3 k, teen. Sally settled in, putting the paper aside. She briefly glanced over
it before choosing a file, then suddenly whipped back, snatching it up and all
but shouting, “Bloody hell! Since when has he been wearing a widow’s ring?”

The Empty Heart by
sussexbound (SamanthaLenore), 7 k, teen. What would have happened if Sherlock
had returned a few months, a few days earlier? What if it had been nothing but
a few hours? What if he and John had been alone? Things could have been so
different…

Gone to Feed the Roses (Elegant and
Curled) by hitlikehammers , 18 k, teen.
Post-Reichenbach.  John Watson is no
one’s weeping widow, and he knows that it’s not impossible to cheat death.
(John fakes his death and goes to search for Sherlock.)

Sixteen
Words by kim47, 2 k, teen. Sherlock comes back
after however-long of being in hiding. He has really missed John, coming to
realise just how much he loves him etc. John has been devastated, he never got
a chance to tell Sherlock how he felt. When Sherlock bursts in to 221B, barely
two words are uttered before he finds himself pushed up against the wall,
explanations saved for later.

Children of Dionysus – MoonBeam (part 1) by meretriciousanddelicious, 5 k, explicit.
John went to bed thinking Sherlock was dead, and woke up with a miracle.

Out of Sight by Mazarin221b, 4 k,
teen. John finds the best way to deal with loss is to pretend it none of it
ever happened. Out of sight, out of mind, you know. Until the things John
thought locked away start to turn up.

The Burning Heart by May_Shepard, 119 k, mature. With Sherlock
gone, John feels like his life is over. He tries to move on with a charming new
nurse at his clinic, Mark Morstan. However, Sherlock isn’t as dead as John
thought, and Mark isn’t quite who he appears to be (A redo of s3 with a male
companion for John.)

Erlebnisse by dreadpiratewatson, 7 k, mature. John gets a call
after two years. Sherlock isn’t dead, but he’s in deadly peril on a mission in
Serbia. He has something he needs to tell John if this is the end.

A
Thousand (and John doesn’t want any of them) by Linpatootie, 2 k, gen. One day John Watson comes home and
finds a dead man in his living room.

Tomorrow’s Song by agirlsname, 26 k, mature. (Sherlock POV.
A  different Reichenbach reunion.) How can he think a relationship with me
would be a good idea? I am the sort of person to take a break from my life and
when I come back after two years, I expect to find it exactly as I left it. In
reality I find it shattered to pieces. (I actually equate you with my life. When did I start doing that?)

Stay by unicornpoe, 17 k teen. John
and Sherlock both begin to suspect that something deeper than friendship
connects them. But when Sherlock fakes his own suicide and then comes back,
things aren’t the same. Is it too late? Or do the Baker Street boys still have
a chance at love? Some Language. A ton of feels.

The Secret Blog of Dr. John H. Watson
series by agirlsname. 3 works, teen to explicit. If John ever saw a picture of
how Sherlock gazes at him when he isn’t looking, things would turn around very
quickly for them. What if they were together before Sherlock jumped? John
records it all in his secret blog.

Finally Home by janto321 (FaceofMer), 3 k, explicit. Mycroft informs John
Sherlock is alive. Of course John takes part in the rescue. And they’re done
wasting time.

Figments by blueink3, 7 k, teen. What if Sherlock had returned after The
Fall six months earlier?

Hunger by Colourcubify, 10 k, explicit.
All Sherlock wants to do is go home to his doctor and beg for his
forgiveness. His own stubbornness keeps him away until seeing John in his head
isn’t enough anymore. No mind palace replica can surpass the real thing. But
can he tell what is truly real anymore?