go to sleep, mr. eames

Marcella, Unstarched by arcsupport (Teen and Up | ~2,200 words)

Sherlock’s bare arms are braced on either side of him, so close that John can feel the heat from his skin. Any moment now. Any moment. Something terrible is going to happen.

Gratuitous arm porn, a nod to one of my favorite bands, and a bit of DIY gone super-sexy. Can’t really ask for much more, can you?

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Everyone Has One by roquentine (Explicit)

John supposes that no sight should surprise him upon entering their flat anymore, but this one does.

Sherlock is flounced lazily on the sofa, staring at the ceiling, lost in thought.

That’s not surprising. What’s surprising is what he’s doing. Which is running a knife, a gorgeous, gleaming knife, up and down the inside of his forearm, back and forth, like he’s absent-mindedly spreading butter on his own arm.

Warning for a teeny, tiny bit of blood, but mostly just 2,000 words of Sherlock cutting John’s clothing off in a mindblowingly hot manner. Have a bucket of cold water at the ready.

Rating:

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Pull the Stars from the Sky by roane (Explicit)

It’s the fall of 2000, and to help him out after his military career has ended due to injury, John Watson’s sister Harriet gets him a job as US tour manager for rising star of the industrial scene and enfant terrible, Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock’s not long out of rehab and there are plenty of doubts as to whether he’s serious about recovery. Plus, the music industry is shaking in its boots over the Napster mess. All John has to do is keep the money coming in and make sure his star doesn’t screw things up. After the army, that should be easy, right?

A promising new WIP with a refreshingly novel concept. Keep your eyes peeled for updates!

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There are few things I love more than Sherlock, and unsurprisingly, one of those things is Sherlock PORN. This is where I’ll (try to) regularly rec stuff that makes me go weak in the knees and tight in the trousers (I have an imaginary penis that is capable of having imaginary erections, OKAY??)

I don’t really have the motivation to write a blurb for each and every one I rec and I know it sounds completely arrogant to say, but if I’m recc’ing it, I promise you that it’ll be good (in terms of plot, grammar, filth, fluff, WHATEVER. IT’S QUALITY). I don’t really read mindless, bad smut though, so if you’re looking for that, you’re S.O.L.. That being said, the majority of this is extremely well-written smut, so if that’s your bag, I think you’ll be happy. Lastly, even if you are the kind of person who doesn’t usually read fluff or h/c, I demand you read the ones I’ve linked because I said so. The end.

tl;dr GIANT PORN DUMP THAT IS KINDA ORGANIZED AND REGULARLY (READ:OFTEN) UPDATED

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So Sweet It’ll Give You a Toothache

• Let You Kiss Me (So Sweet And So Soft) by out_there (G) Starring a lot of lovely kissing and a perplexed John. “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.”
• Inroads by emungere (G) “Sherlock is one of those people who is always exceptionally warm, constantly emitting body heat.”
• The Art of Flat-Sharing by out_there (G) Fluffy domesticity and a very annoyed yet patient John. “Everybody likes John Watson. He’s down-to-earth and unassuming, and standing next to Sherlock, well… It’s no wonder everyone assumes Sherlock’s the horrific flatmate.”
• Self Control by entanglednow (Teen and Up) “In which John investigates.”
• Burn Pattern by what_alchemy (Teen and Up) “’You should grow a moustache,’ Sherlock said. In which there is a small disagreement.”
• No Mushrooms Please Series by lbmisscharlie (G) So. Much. Fluff.
• Blame the Dim Sum by kaalee (Teen and Up) “John’s first (coherent) thought is to blame the dim sum. There’s no other explanation.”
• Sometimes by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up) “Pure, undiluted fluff. And some snogging on the couch.”
• Kissing John Watson by misslucyjane (Teen and Up) “Some days, Sherlock just wants to kiss John.”
• The Importance of Eating Meals by skyremains (Teen and Up) “John asks Sherlock to text him what he had for lunch/dinner when he’s in the surgery so John can keep track of Sherlock’s eating habits.”
• Mastermind by fengirl88 (Teen and Up) ” Scenes from the life in 221b Baker Street: ‘a cracked kind of domesticity.’ Who says a quiet night in has to be boring?”
• Subtleties That We Are Not Aware Of by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up) “The first time Sherlock kisses John; the first (and second) time(s) John kisses Sherlock.”
• Body Parts by nishizono (Mature) “They’re at dinner when Sherlock’s fingertips brush the back of his hand. It’s an innocent touch, meant to divert his attention away from his lo mein and back at Sherlock where it belongs, but the way his body reacts is anything but chaste.”
• It Only Takes a Moment by misslucyjane (Mature) “It only takes a moment for everything to change.”
• I Prefer to Text by ellie_hell (Teen and Up/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Following the encounter with Moriarty, Sherlock and John grow closer via text messages.”

Someone’s Always Either Jealous or Confused

• In Which John is Attractive and Sherlock is Angry by kim47 (PG) Sherlock is one jealous, jealous consulting Detective.
• High Tide by stardust_made (Teen and Up) In which one Peter Tobias-Smith causes a rift. Its sequels: Let Me Take You There (Explicit) and In June (Explicit).
• On the Tip of his Tongue by dogpoet (Explicit) “Sherlock can’t stop thinking about John’s tongue.”
• Need Special Handling by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up/Crossposted under Playing Doctor)
• To Quote Malcolm Tucker; or, Get The Fuck In or Fuck The Fuck Off by kim47 (Teen and Up) “Sherlock is a cockblocker and a prick tease and John is not amused.”
• Two Points by Speranza (Teen and Up) “’Look,’ Sherlock began again, ‘you keep saving my life. And touching me,’ and hm, that wasn’t as conclusive as it had seemed in his head.”
• An Exercise in Futility by Alizarin_NYC (Explicit) “John can’t take it anymore and he’s moving out. Really.”
• Don’t by Alizarin_NYC (Mature/CHECK WARNINGS) “Everything would be fine if Sherlock would just stop doing that thing that requires John to stop him.”
• Obsession, Appassionado by yeomanrand (Explicit) “John is late, and he hasn’t called, and Sherlock works himself into a state.”

Dude Looks Like a Lady

• Bikini: Extended Edition by entanglednow (Explicit) “‘This morning I woke up to find Sherlock in my bikini.’”
• Yes and No by emungere (Explicit/Crossposted under All Time Favorites) “’Yes, it’s for a case. No, I derive no sexual gratification from it.’”
• Butterfly by dogpoet (Explicit) “Sherlock borrows John’s razor, ostensibly for a case. John gets turned on. A misunderstanding ensues. And then a mystery is solved.”

‘Cause Every Girl is Crazy ‘Bout a Sharp Dressed Man

• Fa Subito by kim47 (Explicit) “John wears a suit. Sherlock finds it extremely distracting.”
• Sharp Dressed Man by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “Sherlock is very appreciative of how John looks in a suit.”
• The Blown Fuse by atlinmerrick (Explicit) “’Good god, your shoulders John, your shoulders.’”
• Uniform by entanglednow (Explicit) “In which Sherlock plays dress-up and John gets distracted.”

Touching You, Touching Me

• The Voyeurism Experiment by veronamay (Mature) “He hasn’t tossed off this much in years.”
• Shocking Series by Celebratory Penguin (Explicit) “Follows Season One finale, “The Great Game.” John is shocked by what happens after Sherlock pulls the trigger, but that’s nothing compared to the shock he experiences when they get home.”
• Something Borrowed by ellie_hell (Mature) “Sometimes, when John leaves the flat, Sherlock uses one of his possession to indulge in a little bit of autoeroticism.”

In Another World

• Academic Eros by deuxexmycroft (Explicit | WIP) Quite possibly my favorite Student/Teacher fic ever. “It’s John’s last year doing theory at university before he starts training in a hospital. But to get there, he first has to pass the infamous Dr Sherlock Holmes’ Biochemistry paper…”
• Blue Veins by lbmisscharlie (G) “If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?” 
• The Backwards Alphabet by dltoro (Mature) “An in-depth account of one interesting night in the life of John Watson, a second-year medical student at St Bart’s.”
• Floriography by lbmisscharlie (Mature) “Sherlock is a florist and he’s doing the flowers at the wedding of John Watson and Mary Morstan. John’s about to marry his best friend in the world. He’s happy, in love, and content with Mary. So why can’t he get tall, enigmatic man who did the flowers at his wedding out of his mind?”
• Amateurs by lbmisscharlie (Explicit) “Wherein John and Sherlock did not meet at Bart’s. Instead, they meet in a seedy studio for a bit of gay-for-pay amateur porn.” Sounds potentially cheesy, right? If by ‘cheesy,’ you mean ‘ridiculously, mindblowingly hot,’ then yes, very, very cheesy.
• Seven Out of Seven Royal Marines Agree by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) “AU of an AU. In some twisted universe that superficially looks like the Two Two One Bravo Baker universe, John tells Sherlock that the only way Sherlock gets to top him is if Sherlock ‘works his way up through the ranks.’”
• Whirlwind by rubyofkukundu (Explicit) ” It’s the mid-90s! John meets Sherlock in a club.” And its equally wonderful sequel, All That Life Can Afford (Explicit). 
• The Pull of One Magnet to Another by ellie-hell (Mature) “Mummy has arranged Mycroft’s marriage with an ex-army doctor. However, John meets Sherlock first, and sparks fly.”
• Latest Found, Ever New Delight by mesmiranda (Teen and Up)
• From the Long Ago and Far Away Series, That Certain Night by lotherington (Mature) “WWII AU in which John is an army doctor and Sherlock is a codebreaker at Bletchley Park. Instalments are below in reading order.” Make sure to read the following installments because they are just SUPERB. 
• The Engagement by the deadparrot (Explicit) “From the prompt: For political reasons, King Mycroft has his younger brother, Prince Sherlock, betrothed to a foreigner, Prince John. Sherlock is all, “How about no” until he actually meets his husband-to-be.”
• The Encounter Series by s0mmerspr0ssen (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/Crossposted under Master and Servant) “John is a burglar who lives off what he steals. One day, he breaks into 221B, Baker Street thinking that it’s empty. It’s not empty: Sherlock Holmes is having a self-bondage session.”
• Performance In a Leading Role by madlori (Mature) “Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto. When they are cast as a gay couple in a new independent drama, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance make its way into the real world?”

Blame it on the Alcohol

• That’s the Spirit by Alizarin_NYC (Teen and Up) “He came into the flat and there was Sherlock, sprawled on the sofa surrounded by a mess of his own making, only today’s mess seemed to consist of a coffee table full of empty beer cans, glasses, and a half-bottle of whiskey.”
• An Absolute Pain by rallalon (Teen and Up) “Coming home drunk to Sherlock Holmes was not, nor ever would be, a wise decision. Certain things, he would simply have to teach John the hard way.”
• No Place Like Home by Mazarin221B (Explicit) “John would like a shower. He feels like he’s sweating whiskey and the longer he sits in the room with Sherlock the worse it gets. Does he have to be so…languid all the time? John can’t even cross the room without staring these days.”

Let’s Get Physical

• Sparring Partners by TheInevitableConclusion (Mature) “Sherlock takes John to his gym; John gets a little more than a lesson in boxing.”

Sherlock and his G-String

• Play for Me Tonight by ruyu (Explicit) John asks Sherlock to play for him, with explosive results. Don’t forget its sequel (Explicit).

Playing Doctor

• Milkweed by dogpoet (Explicit) “John had never expected to enjoy taking someone’s blood pressure, but when it was Sherlock’s arm in the cuff, it felt like the sphygmomanometer was whispering all the secrets of that brilliant blood.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode Two by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) Part of the Warzone series. “Suture porn, John porn, porn porn; irresponsible eroticization of injury, violent death, and John’s pissy-face.”
• Physical by Boeshane42 (Explicit/crossposted under Asexy Asexuality) “All this time, all his efforts, and he’d had it all backwards; Sherlock is capable of sexual arousal (even with company), but it’s the clinical touch that stimulates him rather than the sexual one.”
• De Facto by pennydreadful (Explicit) “John thinks he has a normal sex life with Sherlock until of course he doesn’t. If Sherlock can invent his own job, he can invent his own fetish.”
• Need Special Handling by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up/Crossposted under Someone’s Always Either Jealous or Confused)
• Heirloom by what_alchemy (Explicit) “Sherlock finds John’s grandfather’s stethoscope.”
• Precious and Fragile Things by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up) “It’s very hot in the flat.”

Master and Servant

• If I Fell by thedeadparrot (Explicit) “Sherlock knows that John sleeps with men. That much is obvious.”
• Illusion is the First of All Pleasures by lbmisscharlie (Mature) A bit of masturbation, voyeurism, power plays, all the good things. There isn’t and whips or chains in this, but John is a bit, er, dominating. “John convinces Sherlock to strip for him via webcam.”
• The View From the Top by stardust_made (Explicit) 
• The Upper Hand by sideris (Explicit) “Two silly buggers and a riding crop. What can possibly go wrong?”
• Tagged by e_lucy_date (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Sherlock stands before him, barefoot, breathing hard and awaiting further instruction. John tilts his head to the side, folds his hands in his lap. ‘You’ve got my dog tags on, haven’t you?’”
• Radiance by den_of_folly (Explicit) “Beauty is subjective, but Sherlock is crafted of impossibilities and spun glass.” And it’s sort of companions, Panegyrical (Explicit) and Zingiber (explicit).
• Hush by dogpoet (Explicit) “Masking tape. Earplugs. Lube. Sherlock has the evening all planned out.”
• Ask Series by emungere (Explicit) “Sherlock had never given him any assurance or safety or kindness or care. If Sherlock wanted to watch him fall, then he would fall.”
• Working in Absolutesby den_of_folly (Explicit) “There are things that transcend ‘want’ and ‘like’ and head directly into ‘need’”
• Transport by thisprettywren (Explicit) “It wasn’t always comfortable, this transport of his; sometimes he just needed to get off.”
• Breath and Shadow by thisprettywren (Explicit) “‘John.’ The grin that splits Sherlock’s face is razor-sharp. ‘If it weren’t dangerous, I wouldn’t need you.’”
• Turpentine and Patches by thisprettywren (Explicit) “John finds himself on the business end of an experiment. And a riding crop.”
• Trust Issues by thisprettywren (Explicit) “Sherlock devises a trust exercise. All John has to do is follow instructions; if there’s anyone who knows how to give instructions, it’s Sherlock.“ 
• Undisclosed by mistyzeo (Mature) “Sherlock has some strange ideas about the nature of their relationship. Particularly, that John is his sub. But he neglected to inform John about this”
• Between Two Lungs by thedeadparrot (Explicit) “Sherlock discovers one of his own kinks.”
• The Encounter Series by s0mmerspr0ssen (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/Crossposted under In Another World) “John is a burglar who lives off what he steals. One day, he breaks into 221B, Baker Street thinking that it’s empty. It’s not empty: Sherlock Holmes is having a self-bondage session.”
• Empirical Method by lbmisscharlie (Explicit)
• Things You Don’t Tell Me Series by etothepii (Explicit) “The first time he sees Sherlock’s driving license, Lestrade is sure it’s a skilled forgery, though why Sherlock would want the little black S as his role instead of a D, he has no idea.”
• Dublin by lotherington (Explicit) “Two words: Skype porn.”
• Oh, But You’re An Explosion by mardia (Explicit) “’The thing that’s confusing John is the look on Sherlock’s face—it’s the expression John’s privately taken to calling his ‘detecting face’, but it’s been a while since Sherlock’s turned it on him.’”

Asexy Asexuality

• Unusual Symmetryby mresundance (Mature/CHECK WARNINGS) “John understands Sherlock.”
• Breakfast at 221B by AJHall (Teen and Up) “A Sherlock conversation, over breakfast.”
• Your Moral Crisis is Stupid by etothepii (Explicit) “Sherlock is asexual. John is not. Possibly, Sherlock should have told him this before they had sex.”
• What Makes Us Rich by flawedamythyst “Sherlock attempts an experiment and John gives something up.”
• Physical by Boeshane42 (Explicit/crossposted under Playing Doctor) “All this time, all his efforts, and he’d had it all backwards; Sherlock is capable of sexual arousal (even with company), but it’s the clinical touch that stimulates him rather than the sexual one.”

Bath Time is Very Dirty

• Prelude by entanglednow (Mature) “‘Is there any particular reason I have to be in here while you’re having a bath?’”
• I Got Mine by quamquam20 (Explicit) “Sherlock has figured out why John takes so long in the shower.”
• Water by entanglednow (Teen and Up) “There are organs on the third shelf of the fridge again.”
• Presumed Guilty by entanglednow (Mature) “The shower isn’t really big enough for two.”
• Bathtime by rubyofkukundu (Explicit) “John catches Sherlock in the bath, but everything remains absolutely normal.”

♪ ♫ Feels Like the First Time ♪ ♫

• A New Experiment by theimprobable1 (Explicit) “Virgin!Sherlock and John try to have sex for the first time. It doesn’t go quite as planned.”

John’s Big, Sexy Gun

• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode One by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) “Gun porn, John porn, porn porn.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Arms Race by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) “My OT3: John/Sherlock/John’s gun.”
• Say Yes by mmon (Explicit) “’Do you have the safety on, John?’”

mazarin221b’s Secret Closet Shrine

Another beyond fantastic writer whose writing I will never stop squeeing over: mazarin221b. If you have a few extra hours to spend, I suggest reading ALL her stuff. 

• I Mean I Need to Love (Explicit) “John tries to get Sherlock’s attention. He succeeds spectacularly well.”
• Beauty Shot (Explicit) “Sherlock spent some time in/after uni modeling underwear. Over 10 years later, some pictures are unearthed - by Donovan.”
• Diaphanous (Explicit) Skype sexy-times.
• No Place Like Home (Explicit) “John would like a shower. He feels like he’s sweating whiskey and the longer he sits in the room with Sherlock the worse it gets.”
• Spider to the Fly Series (Explicit) “You know what they say about subs having all of the power? You better believe it. Sherlock decides total conquest is in order to get what he wants.”
• Take Me Through the Night (Explicit) “Sherlock makes a startling proposition, and well, they’re both mature, experienced adults, right? What’s another one-night stand, anyway?”
• Beauty Shot (Explicit) “Sally discovers some of Sherlock’s old modeling pictures - including the ad he did for Calvin Klein back in the 90s. John recognizes that ad, oh, does he ever.”
• A Little Less Competition (Explicit) “John and Sherlock engage in a little friendly competition.”

Honestly. Just check out her page and read EVERYTHING she’s ever published. 

abundantlyqueer’s Worship Corner

If you aren’t aware of abudantlyqueer’s existence, well, I pity you because you haven’t experienced John/Sherlock until you’ve read any and all of her stuff. She has her own giant chunk on this page because she is just that fucking fantastic.

The Warzone Series

• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode One (Explicit/Crossposted under John’s Big, Sexy Gun) “Post-episode story for A Study in Pink.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode Two (Explicit/Crossposted under Playing Doctor) ”Suture porn, John porn, porn porn; irresponsible eroticization of injury, violent death, and John’s pissy-face.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Arms Race (Explicit/Crossposted under John’s Big, Sexy Gun) ”My OT3: John/Sherlock/John’s gun.”

• Seven Out of Seven Royal Marines Agree (Explicit/Crossposted under In Another World) One of the hottest, dirtiest, things I’ve ever read. “AU of an AU. In some twisted universe that superficially looks like the Two Two One Bravo Baker universe, John tells Sherlock that the only way Sherlock gets to top him is if Sherlock ‘works his way up through the ranks.’”

Best Laid Series

• Best Laid Etc (pt 1) (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Sherlock has all the information he needs … and information is all anyone needs, right?”
• Best Laid Etc (pt 2) (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a fight, John’s staff sergeant used to say. What matters is if the other guy is looking for one.”

Heartbreak Hotel

• Something Borrowed by Elster (Explicit) “The first time John and Sherlock have sex is when they are both getting dressed up for John’s wedding.”
• 26 Pieces by Lanning (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Mycroft gives Sherlock the apparently simple task of solving a puzzle box containing a stolen microchip. It isn’t simple.”
• Alone on the Water by Mad_Lori (the lovely madlori) (G/CHECK WARNINGS) One of the saddest, if not THE saddest stories I’ve ever read. Not for the overly emotionally-invested fan. “Sherlock Holmes never expected to live a long life, but he never imagined that it would end like this.”
• History Is What You’ve Travelled On by tartanfics (Teen and Up) “John always has to remind himself that Sherlock has done things in the last three years that John still knows nothing about.”
• Krokodil [interlude] by Pinkcabbage (Explicit) “They grin at each other, breathless, and John realises just how glad he is that he’s not standing over the silly sod’s body in the hospital morgue right now”
• Close Enough by Resonant (Explicit) “Rescuing Sherlock is not for the fainthearted.”
• The Grace Stories by mresundance (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS)  ”…how dark and dangerous, how deep, this wound of warmth and trust. Sherlock tells John a secret.”
• real:imagine by what_alchemy (Teen and up/POSSIBLE TW FOR SUICIDE) “Sherlock and John help each other out.”

♪ ♫ You’re My Best Friend ♪ ♫

• Definition by theimprobable1 (Teen and Up) “What happens when Sherlock gets himself a boyfriend, and how it affects his friendship with John.”
• Stating the Obvious by theimprobable1 (G) “Romance is always more important than friendship, no matter how deep the friendship is.”

A Bit Uncategorizeable 

• Release by pennydreadful (Explicit) “Orgasm denial…FOR SCIENCE!”
• One, Two, Three by pennydreadful (Explicit) “John reflects on a relationship. And this time, he tortures the walls.”
• Talk About the Blind Leading the Visually Challenged by pforte (Mature) “Sherlock is being a sociopath and not willing to share, and John plays with fire. Miraculously, it all works out.”
• Amazing Things by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “John can do amazing things with his tongue.”
• Up in Smoke by Alizarin_NYC (Explicit) “John comes home from the hospital and there are several things he notices.”
• Typographical Errors, Sherlock Holmes Style by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “John is good at multitasking. Sherlock, not so much.”
• The Poltergeist of 221B by dltoro (Explicit) “John finds that someone has been hacking into his blog and leaving comments…”
• Someone Else’s Heart by thisprettywren (Explicit) “A crime scene, a rainstorm, and something they both should have known all along.”
• Rimming by spikeface (Explicit) The title speaks for itself, yeah?
• For Science by nishizono (Explicit) “The fact that he’s stretched out on the settee and staring at the ceiling isn’t unusual. The fact that he’s naked, however, is.”
• Senseless by nishizono (Explicit) “Sherlock experiences John with all five senses.”
• Nine New Messages by nishizono (Explicit) Text-Sex at its best. “The trials and tribulations of a busy doctor whose boyfr— er, flatmate is a texting addict.”
• Splitting the Atom by dogpoet (Explicit) “If there’s one thing Sherlock has learnt, it’s not to trust what people tell him. He always, always trusts the evidence instead, even when it comes to John.”
• Give Me the Quiet Things (Parts 1-3) by den_of_folly (Explicit) “John had never been afraid of asking “What’s the worst that can happen?” He was pretty sure he’d already seen it.”
• Signs of Attachment by den_of_folly (Explicit) “All the reasons Sherlock’s a crap flatmate (but clearly articulates his intentions).
• Revolutions by den_of_folly (Explicit) “Sherlock’s having trouble with sleep and John’s having problems with the application of altruism.”
• Anterograde by berlynn_wohl (Explicit) “’Are you saying you wanted to have sex with the statue?’”
• Bookshelf Sonata by mistyzeo (Explicit) “John is looking for a book, and Sherlock changes his plans.”
• Some People Find Dodgy Dancing Sexy by mistyzeo (Explicit) 
• Three Instances in Bed by Ark (Explicit) “’If we do this I won’t go back,’ John says before he can stop himself from making that clear.”
• High Voltage by thedeadparrot (Explicit) “John. Sherlock. A gay club.”
• The Curious Case of the Howl in the Night by sideris (Explicit)
• Applied Linguistics by what_alchemy (Mature) “Sherlock searches for the right words.” 
• Traffic Lights for the Colour Blind by lavvyan (Teen and Up) “In which it’s not the war John is missing, Sherlock needs to find new ways to hang on to his flatmate, and Moriarty tries to get himself a pet of his own.”
• Timeline by entanglednow (Explicit) “There are certain things you have to get used to when you share a bed with Sherlock Holmes.”
• Rolling in the Deep by Sirona (Mature) “Sherlock decides it’s really the best idea ever to trail a suspect to Manchester’s Canal Street and straight into a bar. And of course, once there, covers must be upheld.” Don’t forget its equally awesome sequel, You Put Your Arms Around Me and I’m Home (Explicit).
• Extrapolation by louiex (Mature) “When faced with a problem that has far too many considerable answers, scientific inquiry is a must to limit the breadth of results.”
• The Case Archive by Pyjamapants (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “While trying to locate cases with deaths caused by Moriarty, Sherlock finds a file that could change everything.”

Talk Dirty to Me

• Vox by quamquam20 (Explicit) “John has a bit of a thing for Sherlock’s voice. Sherlock tells John explicitly what hes going to do to him.”
• A Turn of Phrase by pennydreadful (Explicit) “Sherlock’s libido has rekindled after a dormant spell and he thinks it’s time he and John have sex. John agrees. Smut and much filthy talk ensues.”
• Hotline by pennydreadful (Explicit) “Sherlock makes a couple phone calls.”
• L’Instict Suffit by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “Sherlock speaks French during sex.”
• Narcissus by atlinmerrick (Explicit) “It started with a bang, he ended with a whimper.”
• Voice Over by atlinmerrick (Explicit) “Sherlock was so mad at John he wasn’t speaking to him. As in not speaking. Did you hear that part? About Sherlock? Being silent? Do you know how hard that is for him?”

The Great Outdoors

• Five Go Camping (Teen and Up) “Sherlock, John, Lestrade, Sally and Anderson have to share a tent for the night.”

His Dark Passenger

• Savagely Brutal and Utterly Divine by ptelfolone (Explicit/READ WARNINGS)
• Secondary Education (Chapters 1-4) by den_of_folly (Explicit/VERY DISTURBING IMAGES CHECK WARNINGS) “‘You look so pretty in your distress, you just make me want to hurt you more.’”
• A Thorough Examination / In Depth by emungere (Explicit/VERY DISTURBING IMAGERY BE SURE TO READ WARNINGS) ”Sherlock watched John’s mouth as that smile slid away too quickly. There had been something there, something he’d not had time to analyze.”
• Numina by thisprettywren (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “John had never really been one for the path of least resistance, anyway.”
• Autopsisby spikeface (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES)

ALL-TIME FAVORITES THAT MUST BE READ NO MATTER WHAT

• The Paradox Series by wordstrings (Explicit) Don’t question it, just read them ALL. 
• Best Laid Etc (pt 1) by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) ”Sherlock has all the information he needs … and information is all anyone needs, right?”
• Best Laid Etc (pt 2) by abundantlyqueer (Explicit)  “It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a fight, John’s staff sergeant used to say. What matters is if the other guy is looking for one.”
• House Rules by nishizono (Explicit) “It occurs to John one morning, as he’s moving a thumb out of the microwave and into the refrigerator, that perhaps the time has come for a serious discussion about house rules.”
• Tagged by e_lucy_date (Explicit) “Sherlock stands before him, barefoot, breathing hard and awaiting further instruction. John tilts his head to the side, folds his hands in his lap. ‘You’ve got my dog tags on, haven’t you?’”
• 26 Pieces by Lanning (Explicit) “Mycroft gives Sherlock the apparently simple task of solving a puzzle box containing a stolen microchip. It isn’t simple.”
• Infiltrate (tear down the walls and the gate) by SkipandDi (ladyflowdi) (Explicit) “This is a moment Sherlock will look back to time and again as the future stalks forward; an instance he will use to justify his actions, the decisions he will make.”
• Undercurrents by entanglednow (Explicit) “’There, that’s it, perfect, shut your eyes and don’t move - and don’t speak.’”
• Skewed Data by entanglednow (Mature) “It’s not intentional, not the first time.”
• Yes and No by emungere (Explicit/Crossposted under Dude Looks Like a Lady)”’Yes, it’s for a case. No, I derive no sexual gratification from it.’”
• A Life Well-Livedby Kate_Lear (Explicit) 
• The Corners Where Roads Cross by Alizarin_NYC (Explicit) “It begins, as always, with a dead body. To reach the conclusion of the case, however, will require Sherlock and John to let go of what’s reasonable, what’s logical and the things that hold them back.”
• The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by ivyblossom (Explicit) “Sherlock is head over heels for John, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at him.”
• The Shape I Found You In by irisbleufic & moony (Mature/Explicit) “An epistolary post-TGG collaboration, the premise being that this is the first significant separation that John and Sherlock have experienced since becoming flatmates.” And its sequel Lay Me Down (Explicit).
• Behavioural Modification by bendingsignpost (Explicit) “Whatever it took, he was going to make this work.”
• 34 Minutes by bendingsignpost (Teen and Up) “An experiment in eye contact.”
• Deep-Sea Flower by disastrolabe (Teen and Up) “Not long after the events of TGG, John discovers he has a problem. Hint: It starts with L. ” And its sequels, The Icing on the Cake (Mature), Stirred (Mature), Shaken (Explicit), and finally, Pie in the Sky (Explicit). 
• There’s A First Time for Everything by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “A series of ‘firsts’ in Sherlock’s life,” and its sequel.
• Thermodynamics Series by entanglednow (Teen and Up-Explicit) “In which there’s no heating and there’s a dead owl in Sherlock’s bed.”
• Autopsis by spikeface (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) 
• The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl by out_there (Explicit) “Sherlock walks into a room and takes all the space right out of it. He does the same inside John’s head.”
• Amenable by Resonant (Explicit) “You certainly never forgot who you were kissing with Sherlock.”
• Melting by consultingdepressive (Explicit) “In which the hottest summer on record disturbs Sherlock in one too many ways, ice is a means to an end and what was contained is let loose.”
• Nonverbal Cues by e_lucy_date (Explicit) “It has been months since the incidents of The Great Game and a long time coming when Sherlock appears in John’s bedroom one night.”
• Down the Pub with the Rugby Lads by what_alchemy (Mature) “In which John meets old friends for a pint and Sherlock reads too much.”
• The Cold Song Series by Eldritchhorrors (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “When Moriarty told Sherlock that he would cut the heart out of him, he failed to mention that someone of his acquaintance already had.”
• The Deepest Secret Nobody Knows (Explicit) “Sherlock has been gone from Baker Street for exactly 388 days. When he returns, nothing is quite the way he expected it to be.”
• How John Watson Comes Home by Ark (Explicit) “They had tried, they really had, but the innate physicality between them was something even Sherlock couldn’t describe in terms of chemistry.”
• Pieces of Eight by sheffiesharpe (Explicit) “It begins as an argument about the literary merits of Robert Louis Stevenson. It ends as something else entirely.”
• Games of Chance Series by Sulla (Explicit) “Sherlock realizes that he’s lacking in a certain area of his education, and asks John to assist him.”
• Thought Experiments by entanglednow (Explicit) “Thought experiment: an attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.”
• Infallible Data by kaalee (Mature) “Observation is a way of life for Sherlock. Observation of John Watson, however, is an entirely different affair.”
• Come at Once and Join Me There by mistyzeo (Mature) “John still has nightmares sometimes. Sherlock can help.”
• Let’s Make a Bed Out in the Rain by theimprobable1 (Mature) “John is devastated after his long-term girlfriend leaves him. Sherlock helps him through it.”
• I Prefer to Text by ellie_hell (Teen and Up) “Following the encounter with Moriarty, Sherlock and John grow closer via text messages.”
• Only Human by irisbleufic (Explicit) “John knows he’s going to witness Sherlock’s weaknesses soon enough.”

After the Fall

• The Deepest Secret Nobody Knows by raina_at (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Sherlock has been gone from Baker Street for exactly 388 days. When he returns, nothing is quite the way he expected it to be.”
• Sixteen Words by kim47 (Teen and Up) “He can’t find the words.”
• The Quiet Man by ivyblossom (G | WIP) “’Do you just carry on talking when I’m away?’”

WORK IN PROGRESS, CHECK BACK OFTEN >:)

Here is where I keep bookmarks of all the glorious, glorious, GLORIOUS Sherlock fic I’ve come upon. The Sherlock fandom has some of the most talented writers and artists that I’ve ever come upon and hopefully you guys’ll enjoy these brilliant stories as much as I have. 

tl;dr GIANT PORN DUMP THAT IS KINDA ORGANIZED AND REGULARLY (READ:OFTEN) UPDATED. ALL STORIES ARE SHERLOCK/JOHN UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE.

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So Sweet It’ll Give You a Toothache

• Inroads by emungere (G) “Sherlock is one of those people who is always exceptionally warm, constantly emitting body heat.”
• The Art of Flat-Sharing by out_there (G) Fluffy domesticity and a very annoyed yet patient John. “Everybody likes John Watson. He’s down-to-earth and unassuming, and standing next to Sherlock, well… It’s no wonder everyone assumes Sherlock’s the horrific flatmate.”
• Self Control by entanglednow (Teen and Up) “In which John investigates.”
• Burn Pattern by what_alchemy (Teen and Up) “’You should grow a moustache,’ Sherlock said. In which there is a small disagreement.”
• No Mushrooms Please series by lbmisscharlie (G) So. Much. Fluff.
• Sometimes by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up) “Pure, undiluted fluff. And some snogging on the couch.”
• The Importance of Eating Meals by skyremains (Teen and Up) “John asks Sherlock to text him what he had for lunch/dinner when he’s in the surgery so John can keep track of Sherlock’s eating habits.”
• Mastermind by fengirl88 (Teen and Up) ” Scenes from the life in 221b Baker Street: ‘a cracked kind of domesticity.’ Who says a quiet night in has to be boring?”
• Body Parts by nishizono (Mature) “They’re at dinner when Sherlock’s fingertips brush the back of his hand. It’s an innocent touch, meant to divert his attention away from his lo mein and back at Sherlock where it belongs, but the way his body reacts is anything but chaste.”
• It Only Takes a Moment by misslucyjane (Mature) “It only takes a moment for everything to change.”
• I Prefer to Text by ellie_hell (Teen and Up/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Following the encounter with Moriarty, Sherlock and John grow closer via text messages.”
• Domesticity by hoc_voluerunt (Teen and Up) “Donovan must spend a night at Baker Street, and is surprised at the domesticity and affection between Sherlock and John when they’re not on the job.” And its sequel.
• Unconventional Decor by coloredink (Teen and Up) “Sherlock makes a list of all the things in his room that might be causing John to not want to sleep there. It is very long.”
• and stand there at the edge of my affection by coloredink (G) “’You’ve written love letters,’ Sherlock asserted.”
• All Very Miss Marple by thinkpink_fics (PG) “Sherlock, John and a very expensive hotel.”
• No Illusions by cold_feets (Teen and Up) “It’s not that it hasn’t happened before. Sherlock insults John’s intelligence practically on a daily basis, and maybe eight times out of ten, he’s in the right because John considers himself a reasonably intelligent bloke, but when it comes to Sherlock he just can’t keep up.”
• Remembrance Day by moony (PG) “He hesitates over the top drawer of his bureau, where he keeps his medals. He never knows if he ought to wear them, never feels comfortable doing it.”
• Because I Never Wondered by Mazarin221b (G) “A bit of silly fluff. Or fluffy silliness. John catches Sherlock dancing. In his underpants.”
• Captured by Mad_Maudlin (Teen and Up) “Sherlock discovers a secret out of John’s past. Fluff ensues.”
• Obvious Fact by musedpandora (PG) “John knows he has an unusual relationship with his flatmate. He knows their friendship is complicated. And yes, he knows everyone assumes he’s in a relationship with Sherlock Holmes. But he’s not. Obviously. It’s not like that. John would know. Right?”
• Seventeen Letters by out_there (G) “’I love Sherlock,’ John says out loud, testing how the words feel in his mouth. It doesn’t change anything. Sherlock’s still the pillock who fiddled with his computer password.”
• The Quantum Mechanics of Lost Socks (and Other Unsolved Mysteries) by tartanfics (G) “Sherlock loses his socks, takes a nap, eats some biscuits, and leaves a mystery unsolved.”
• Astronomy 101 by keelywolfe (Mature) “Sherlock demonstrates his newfound knowledge of the stars.”
• A Symphony of Chemical Reactions by what_alchemy (Teen and Up) “Cooking’s just chemistry and time management.”

One Big, Happy Family

• Reignite by augustbird (Teen and Up) From the prompt: “John and Mary have a son, Hamish, then Mary gets ill and dies. John, who wasn’t previously on speaking terms with Sherlock, moves back to Baker Street with Hamish in tow because he can’t afford anywhere else on his own.”
• Harvest Moon series by misslucyjane (Explicit) “Real love is every day.”
• Too Much to Hold by Sparkle_Free (Teen and Up) “John becomes guardian of an old friend’s autistic son, and learns something about Sherlock’s diagnosis along the way.”

Someone’s Always Either Jealous or Confused

• In Which John is Attractive and Sherlock is Angry by kim47 (PG) Sherlock is one jealous, jealous consulting Detective.
• High Tide series by stardust_made (Explicit) In which one Peter Tobias-Smith causes a rift. 
• On the Tip of his Tongue by dogpoet (Explicit) “Sherlock can’t stop thinking about John’s tongue.”
• Need Special Handling by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up/Crossposted under Playing Doctor)
• To Quote Malcolm Tucker; or, Get The Fuck In or Fuck The Fuck Off by kim47 (Teen and Up) “Sherlock is a cockblocker and a prick tease and John is not amused.”
• Two Points by Speranza (Teen and Up) “’Look,’ Sherlock began again, ‘you keep saving my life. And touching me,’ and hm, that wasn’t as conclusive as it had seemed in his head.”
• An Exercise in Futility by Alizarin_NYC (Explicit) “John can’t take it anymore and he’s moving out. Really.”
• Don’t by Alizarin_NYC (Mature/CHECK WARNINGS) “Everything would be fine if Sherlock would just stop doing that thing that requires John to stop him.”
• Obsession, Appassionado by Yeomanrand and shinychimera (Explicit) “John is late, and he hasn’t called, and Sherlock works himself into a state.”
• Left Unsaid by thesardine (Teen and Up) “Sherlock refuses to comment on his increasingly intimate behavior towards John.”
• A Previous Engagement by coloredink (Teen and Up) “In which there is a misunderstanding, Sherlock goes on a series of dates, and John is confused.”
• Honeymoon Period by thinkpink_fics (Teen and Up) “Sarah is marrying John Watson, but she’s trying not to think.”
• Curious Case by Cleo2010 (Explicit) “After burning his hands, Sherlock’s unable to release his ‘tension’ in the usual manner. Who should he turn to? His totally, completely straight friend and flatmate who’s totally not into Sherlock or his boy parts at all. Definitely.” (sidenote: one of the deliciously PORNIEST pieces I’ve ever read. EVER.)
• Home by Resonant (Explicit) “Right, then,” said Sherlock. “I’ll need you out by the thirtieth.”
• The Jealousy series by stardust_made (Mature) “Five Times John Was Jealous and One Time He Did Something about It.”
• Old Familiar Faces by anon (Explicit) “New Years Eve, John thought, was going to defy the laws of physics and both suck and blow at the same time. He’s pining after Sherlock and Sherlock has a date.”
• Friends With Benefits by yalublyutebya (Explicit) “Friends with benefits. It was a brilliant plan, but like all brilliant plans, it was doomed to fail.”
• Show Me What I’m Looking For by ptelefolone (Teen and Up) “Something hard hits the back of his head. John pivots, stunned and pissed, and sees that Sherlock has thrown a coaster; the thing has fallen back onto the coffee table and is wobbling back into place.”
• Possessive, Possessed by lawless (Explicit) “Witnessing Sherlock kiss another man prompts John to make a move. The results aren’t necessarily what he expected.”
• Square Root of Negative One by lettered (Teen and Up) “There was nothing for Sherlock in that kiss. There was nothing to deduce; it was all so painfully apparent, writ boldly, like a grave or like an infant, like more than six billion people Sherlock was often trying to forget.”
• Cheater by Mazarin221b (G) “‘John. Really. It was one time. He was nothing to me.’” And the follow-up, Wanted. 
• When it Rain, it Pours by teaandjumpers (Explicit) Lots and lots of sex, basically. “John starts dating Victor Trevor because, in John’s mind, Victor is an attainable version of Sherlock. Cue crazy, jealous, petulant Sherlock trying to break them apart.”
• Defense Mechanisms series by roane (Explicit) Displacement. Sublimation. Denial.
• Butterfly, Pinned Under Glass by billiethepoet (Explicit) “It started as a desire to keep John safe and whole, and ended up as just desire.”
• Impossible Loyalties by achray (Explicit) “‘You were having sex with your tutor?’, John said, trying but doubtless failing not to sound either surprised or judgemental.”

Lipstick and High Heels

• Bikini: Extended Edition by entanglednow (Explicit) “‘This morning I woke up to find Sherlock in my bikini.’”
• Yes and No by emungere (Explicit/Crossposted under All Time Favorites) “’Yes, it’s for a case. No, I derive no sexual gratification from it.’”
• Butterfly by dogpoet (Explicit) “Sherlock borrows John’s razor, ostensibly for a case. John gets turned on. A misunderstanding ensues. And then a mystery is solved.”
• Stranger in my House by filthgoblin (Explicit) “John comes home to 221b to find an attractive stranger in the flat. ”
• The Red Box by cleo_2010 (Explicit) “John wears women’s underwear sometimes. Sherlock is surprised and turned on.”
• Disco Stick by Ishmael (Explicit) “This is the part where you proposition me for sex.”
• Dressed Up by lawatsonholmes and Valeria2067 (Mature) “In which Sherlock makes an unusual clothing choice and …well… it would have to happen on a Thursday, wouldn’t it?”
• Don’t be a Drag by sc010f (Mature) “It’s not the most outlandish thing John’s been asked to do by Sherlock. Which is saying a lot. It may be the most traumatic, however.”
• Second Chance (the prose remix) by mific “Only Sherlock could say “albeit” during a blow job…”
• Lipstick by anon (Explicit) ” Sherlock flicks his wrist and dabs at the corner of his full lips, glancing over his shoulder at John. There’s really no need- John can see him in the mirror he’s facing and he’s sure Sherlock has a perfectly good view himself- but Sherlock’s got a taste for the dramatic. He’s also apparently got a taste for lipstick.”
• Loop and Button by berlynn_wohl (Explicit) “‘Those are the best kind of presents, aren’t they: something you want badly but don’t want to ask for.’”

Trans/Genderqueer/Genderswap/Ambiguous

• The Syntax of Things by what_alchemy (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES/CHECK WARNINGS) “When John looked at him, Sherlock felt whole, felt like he was who he was meant to be. Not a freak, an oddity, or a monster in-between.”
• Sherlock, Body of Evidence by call_me_ishmael (Teen and Up/CHECK WARNINGS) ”You were born Sheridan Olivia Holmes. Your family called you Sheryl. You didn’t like those names but it didn’t occur to you to switch to anything else. Not yet.”
• Symmetrical, Unbroken by knkwrtr (Explicit) “John finds out and it really is all fine.”
• Transparent by anon (Mature) From the prompt: “Girl!Sherlock doesn’t believe in wearing bras. IT’S FUCKING DISTRACTING.”
• No Dictionary Sufficient in This Land of Men by v-angelique (Explicit) “John and Sherlock find something between them beyond, or perhaps around, words.”
• For Great Justice by pendrecarc (Explicit) In which John is Joanna and there’s a bit of blood…Yes, that kind of blood. “In which Joanna is not at all distracted, and Sherlock is perfectly objective. More or less.”
• Let the Drum Beat Drop by Jenwryn (Explicit) “She hadn’t thought that Sherlock did this kind of thing. She had known that she didn’t.”

‘Cause Every Girl is Crazy ‘Bout a Sharp Dressed Man

• Fa Subito by kim47 (Explicit) “John wears a suit. Sherlock finds it extremely distracting.”
• Sharp Dressed Man by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “Sherlock is very appreciative of how John looks in a suit.”
• The Blown Fuse by atlinmerrick (Explicit) “’Good god, your shoulders John, your shoulders.’”
• Uniform by entanglednow (Explicit) “In which Sherlock plays dress-up and John gets distracted.”
• Dress Sense by PrettyArbitrary (Explicit) “Sherlock only wants the same thing everyone wants: to dress John up in a £1000 suit and then strip it right back off him.”
• The Case of the Disappearing Oxfords by mific (Explicit) “’If I can find a suit and shoes that you like, and that make you look good, you’ll wear them to the reunion.’”
• A Soldier’s Life is Terribly Hard by gayalondiel (Explicit) “The boys discovered that they have a mutual fondness for one another in formal dress.”
• RSVP: A Well-Dressed Detective and his Reluctant +1 by BrighteyedJill (Explicit) “John had followed Sherlock into some unpleasant situations, but this one was proving to be particularly dreadful.”

Touching You, Touching Me

• The Voyeurism Experiment by veronamay (Mature) “He hasn’t tossed off this much in years.”
• Something Borrowed by ellie_hell (Mature) “Sometimes, when John leaves the flat, Sherlock uses one of his possession to indulge in a little bit of autoeroticism.”
• A Study in Reflexology by keelywolfe (Explicit) “For all the dangerous situations Sherlock tended to run into with nary a consideration to the risks, it always astonished John how often he managed to escape without a scratch or a bruise.”
• Experimental Physics by Keelywolfe (Explicit) “There were times when John really wished he’d learned to keep his mouth shut.”
• A Matter of Degrees series by sophiahelix (Explicit/Crossposted under Talk Dirty to Me) “John made a swift mental leap and took a chance, his second of the night. He was still ever-so-slightly drunk, and his body was still full of those happy sex chemicals that made him feel like he could do anything. Even patently bad ideas like this one.”
• It’s Saturday Morning, Do You Know Where Your Consulting Detective Is? by SharpestScalpel (Explicit) “John wakes up to a quiet morning to himself. Kind of.”
• The 14th Day by keelywolfe (Mature) “It’s February 14th and John is all alone. Doesn’t he deserve something?”
• Assistance by similarfrowns (Explicit) “Sherlock has a, erm. Problem. That he needs some assistance with.”
• Stimulus and Response by LostGirl (Mature) “Sherlock is frustrated by his body’s responses to some unknown stimulus, and some really bad luck. Clearly, he has to root out the cause.”

Hot For Teacher

• Academic Eros by deuxexmycroft (Explicit | WIP) Quite possibly my favorite Student/Teacher fic ever. “It’s John’s last year doing theory at university before he starts training in a hospital. But to get there, he first has to pass the infamous Dr Sherlock Holmes’ Biochemistry paper…”
• Teacher, Teacher by Dangereuse (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “Mr. Holmes has decided he’s waited long enough for John to grow up when he realizes John just might be seeing someone his own age.”
• Game Theory by anonymous (Explicit) “It was unclear how he managed to get to this point: in one of the top boarding schools in Britain, with its brightest and most notorious pupil, getting the best damn blowjob of his life.”

Teenage Dirtbag

• The Backwards Alphabet by dltoro (Mature) “An in-depth account of one interesting night in the life of John Watson, a second-year medical student at St Bart’s.”
• Whirlwind by rubyofkukundu (Explicit) “ It’s the mid-90s! John meets Sherlock in a club.” And its equally wonderful sequel, All That Life Can Afford (Explicit).
• Latest Found, Ever New Delight by mesmiranda (Teen and Up)
• The First Time (Was Not at Bart’s) by wakeneve (Teen and Up) “John was Sherlock’s teenage crush, and no one forgets their first crush, not even Sherlock.” 
• The Poem by MariposaenArullo (Mature | WIP) “The class was called Interpersonal Relationships, and it was an actual course of study at John’s new high school. It was the most boring, too, until he received his project partner: the insane Sherlock Holmes.”
• See You Around by que_sera (Mature) “At eighteen, no one has yet told Sherlock that he doesn’t have a heart. Sebastian breaks it.”
• H&W : Defining Inevitable by thisiswhatthewatergaveme (Teen and Up) “It’s been ten years, and Sherlock is a very happy hermit, thank you, and he doesn’t need anyone else. Even if he does bump into John. It’s not like he remembers him.”
• us against by augustbird (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “He thinks maybe he should change his name because this is a life he cannot have any more.” 
• To Poisons and Their Antidotes by thegirlinthedeathfrisbee (Mature) “Every poison has their antidote. Sherlock will meet the antidote to his poison in the most unlikely of ways.”

In Another World

• Blue Veins by lbmisscharlie (G) “If a clock could count down to the moment you meet your soul mate, would you want to know?” 
• Floriography by lbmisscharlie (Mature) “Sherlock is a florist and he’s doing the flowers at the wedding of John Watson and Mary Morstan. John’s about to marry his best friend in the world. He’s happy, in love, and content with Mary. So why can’t he get tall, enigmatic man who did the flowers at his wedding out of his mind?”
• Amateurs by lbmisscharlie (Explicit) “Wherein John and Sherlock did not meet at Bart’s. Instead, they meet in a seedy studio for a bit of gay-for-pay amateur porn.” Sounds potentially cheesy, right? If by ‘cheesy,’ you mean ‘ridiculously, mindblowingly hot,’ then yes, very, very cheesy.
• Seven Out of Seven Royal Marines Agree by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) “AU of an AU. In some twisted universe that superficially looks like the Two Two One Bravo Baker universe, John tells Sherlock that the only way Sherlock gets to top him is if Sherlock ‘works his way up through the ranks.’”
• The Pull of One Magnet to Another by ellie-hell (Mature) “Mummy has arranged Mycroft’s marriage with an ex-army doctor. However, John meets Sherlock first, and sparks fly.”
• Bound in Gold by pennin_ink (Explicit) “The first time John and Sherlock meet is on their wedding day.”
• Long Ago and Far Away series by lotherington (Explicit) A WWII AU fic. “October, 1937. A chance encounter late one night leads to Sherlock following John home.”
• The Engagement by the deadparrot (Explicit) “From the prompt: For political reasons, King Mycroft has his younger brother, Prince Sherlock, betrothed to a foreigner, Prince John. Sherlock is all, “How about no” until he actually meets his husband-to-be.”
• The Encounter series by s0mmerspr0ssen (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/Crossposted under Master and Servant) “John is a burglar who lives off what he steals. One day, he breaks into 221B, Baker Street thinking that it’s empty. It’s not empty: Sherlock Holmes is having a self-bondage session.”
• Performance In a Leading Role by madlori (Mature) “Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto. When they are cast as a gay couple in a new independent drama, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance make its way into the real world?”
• The Art of Seduction series by flawedamythyst (Explicit) “AU in which Sherlock treats sex like he does crime in canon. Inspired by Queer As Folk UK, but it very quickly went its own way.”
• Watches ‘Verse by bendingsignpost (Explicit) “First, he is shot in Afghanistan. Second, he wakes to a phone call in Chelmsford, Essex. Third is pain, fourth is normalcy, fifth is agony and sixth is confusion. By the eighth, he’s lost track. (John-centric AU)”
• Meet Me Inside by wakeneve (Explicit) “John and Sherlock meet in prison. John becomes Sherlock’s prison-wife.
• Welcome Back by revolution25 (Explicit) “Sherlock and John are in a relationship before John leaves for Afghanistan. How do they deal with is time away, and what happens when he comes back.”
• The Pleasure-Dome Hotel by raiining (Explicit/Crossposted under Master and Servant) “Sherlock pressed his finger on the keypad and ran a critical eye over the hotel room after the door unlocked and opened.”
• Model Behaviour by wakeneve (Explicit/Crossposted under Model Behavior) “Sherlock’s a fashion photographer famed for getting a rise out of his subjects, John’s a model past his peak who needs one last job, Sally Donovan’s looking for her first big break and Lestrade just wants not to be sued.”
• Ad Meliora (Towards Better Things) by lotherington (Explicit) “John Watson is a priest undergoing a crisis of faith, Sherlock is a trainee priest who makes it worse.”
• Hearts At Home series by yalublyutebya (Mature) ”Sherlock Holmes is everything Father John Watson should probably disapprove of. He’s an atheist, a rationalist, an addict, and gay. But none of those things is enough to stop him from being the most fascinating person John’s ever met.”
  
• The Adventure of the Six Painted Virgins by Saathi1013 (Explicit) “Sherlock dons an unusual disguise for a case. John is…conflicted.”
• Stranger at the Gate by bendingsignpost (Explicit) Coming from a person who didn’t read vampire AUs AT ALL, this is honestly one of the best pieces I’ve ever read. “As far as initiation rites go, kidnapping a human doctor from a defended town ought to seem extreme. When James Moriarty offers him the challenge, Sherlock never considers saying no. (Fantasy vampire AU)”
• Swallow You Whole by Lindentreeisle (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “’That was amazing,’ John blurted out. Sherlock, already turned halfway to the door, paused and whirled back around. ‘Really?’ he asked, narrowing his eyes at John. ‘Yeah,’ John said. Sherlock flashed him a quick, tight grin, and then John saw the fangs. Oh.”
• The Seduction of Sarah Sawyer by Mazarin221b (Explicit) “‘Her rational mind knew it would be impossible to continue their relationship as three, but John and Sherlock obviously cared very much about each other, and she couldn’t imagine her life without either of them, now.’”
• Tennis series by Jupiter_Ash (Explicit) “John and Sherlock are professional tennis players and it’s Wimbledon. One is a broken almost was at the end of his career, the other an arrogant rising star tipped for greatness. It should have been a straightforward tournament. It really should have been. How were they to know that a chance encounter would change everything?”
• Pull the Stars from the Sky by roane (Explicit | WIP) “It’s the fall of 2000, and to help him out after his military career has ended due to injury, John Watson’s sister Harriet gets him a job as US tour manager for rising star of the industrial scene and enfant terrible, Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock’s not long out of rehab and there are plenty of doubts as to whether he’s serious about recovery. Plus, the music industry is shaking in its boots over the Napster mess. All John has to do is keep the money coming in and make sure his star doesn’t screw things up. After the army, that should be easy, right?”
• The Loss of Flesh and Soul by deuxexmycroft (Mature | WIP) “Five years after John Watson puts the murderous Sherlock Holmes behind bars, a vicious copycat killer emerges. A reluctant John is pulled out of retirement to seek the expertise of the only man who can help, a man who has developed an unsettling obsession with John himself.” Crossover with Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs.
• Overclocked by abundantlyqueer (Not Rated | WIP) “John’s a doctor, Sherlock’s a wreck, and the signal’s getting lost in the noise. A cyber-AU about love.”
• Renegades by augustbird (Explicit/Crossposted under After the Fall) “Sherlock Holmes takes down Moriarty’s syndicate. He also takes John Watson with him. AU of The Reichenbach Fall.”
• I’m Not Actually A Pervert by dorothydonne (Explicit/Crossposted under I Want Your Sex) “John Watson isn’t actually a pervert. Really. He’s just a bit sexually frustrated.Honestly, he’s never done anything like this before.”
• Across the Sky by Mazarin221b (Mature) Top Gun AU. Need I say more?
• In My Master’s House ‘Verse by BrighteyedJill (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “As a new slave in the Holmes household, John is having trouble finding his place.”
• Filthy/Gorgeous by MirabileLectu (Explicit) “ Even if this was legal, even if there was nothing technically wrong with what he was doing he knew that if he were caught, or if he were seen by someone he knew, or if he were found out in any way the shame would never, ever die. What would his regiment say? What would his family say? What would anyone say if they discovered that John was currently in a cab on the way to pick up a male prostitute for the evening?”

Blame it on the Alcohol

• That’s the Spirit by Alizarin_NYC (Teen and Up) “He came into the flat and there was Sherlock, sprawled on the sofa surrounded by a mess of his own making, only today’s mess seemed to consist of a coffee table full of empty beer cans, glasses, and a half-bottle of whiskey.”
• An Absolute Pain by bendingsignpost (Teen and Up) “Coming home drunk to Sherlock Holmes was not, nor ever would be, a wise decision. Certain things, he would simply have to teach John the hard way.”
• No Place Like Home by Mazarin221B (Explicit) “John would like a shower. He feels like he’s sweating whiskey and the longer he sits in the room with Sherlock the worse it gets. Does he have to be so…languid all the time? John can’t even cross the room without staring these days.”
• In So Many Words by mazarin221b (Explicit) Brain-frazzlingly hot story inspired by this piece of glorious fanart.
• The Arsenal Offside Trap by keelywolfe (Mature) “If there was one thing that a few months of a psychosomatic limp had taught John Watson, it was that a man should never take the ability to simply walk for granted.”

Let’s Get Physical

• Sparring Partners by TheInevitableConclusion (Mature) “Sherlock takes John to his gym; John gets a little more than a lesson in boxing.”
• Hearts Pounding, Breathing Hard by ficsa (Explicit) “John was angry. Frustrated. Abso-bloody-lutely furious. And Sherlock was sulking. Good. Great. Just bloody wonderful.”

Sherlock and his G-String

• Play for Me Tonight by ruyu (Explicit) John asks Sherlock to play for him, with explosive results. Don’t forget its sequel (Explicit).
• Stringplay by PrettyArbitrary (Explicit) “John secretly plays fiddle. Sherlock and his violin seduce him into a threesome.”
• Fortissimo by kirakira_nanoda (Explicit) “Sherlock catches John playing his violin and commissions him for a private concert.”
• Devil’s Trill by InvisibleSpork (Teen and Up) “The melody shimmered in the air, barely louder than a hum, a light trill enticing him to turn around, come back. John did, slowly to find his flatmate staring intently at him breathing in time to the music.”
• Op. 35 by Mazarin221b (Explicit) “‘Sherlock Holmes holding a violin, swaying gracefully with every push and drop of his bow, is the one image John knows he’ll hold close and remember some distant day when the dark begins to close in.’”

Playing Doctor

• Milkweed by dogpoet (Explicit) “John had never expected to enjoy taking someone’s blood pressure, but when it was Sherlock’s arm in the cuff, it felt like the sphygmomanometer was whispering all the secrets of that brilliant blood.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode Two by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) Part of the Warzone series. “Suture porn, John porn, porn porn; irresponsible eroticization of injury, violent death, and John’s pissy-face.”
• Physical by Boeshane42 (Explicit/Crossposted under Asexy Asexuality) “All this time, all his efforts, and he’d had it all backwards; Sherlock is capable of sexual arousal (even with company), but it’s the clinical touch that stimulates him rather than the sexual one.”
• De Facto by pennydreadful (Explicit) “John thinks he has a normal sex life with Sherlock until of course he doesn’t. If Sherlock can invent his own job, he can invent his own fetish.”
• Need Special Handling by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up/Crossposted under Someone’s Always Either Jealous or Confused)
• Heirloom by what_alchemy (Explicit) “Sherlock finds John’s grandfather’s stethoscope.”
• Precious and Fragile Things by belovedmuerto (Teen and Up) “It’s very hot in the flat.”

Master and Servant

• If I Fell by thedeadparrot (Explicit) “Sherlock knows that John sleeps with men. That much is obvious.”
• The View From the Top by stardust_made (Explicit) “Fresh into their relationship as lovers Sherlock pushes one too many buttons with John. John has enough and transforms into a loving BAMF, taking things to the bedroom.”
• The Upper Hand by sideris (Explicit) “Two silly buggers and a riding crop. What can possibly go wrong?”
• Tagged by e_lucy_date (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Sherlock stands before him, barefoot, breathing hard and awaiting further instruction. John tilts his head to the side, folds his hands in his lap. ‘You’ve got my dog tags on, haven’t you?’”
• Radiance by den_of_folly (Explicit) “Beauty is subjective, but Sherlock is crafted of impossibilities and spun glass.” And it’s sort of companions, Panegyrical (Explicit) and Zingiber (explicit).
• Hush by dogpoet (Explicit) “Masking tape. Earplugs. Lube. Sherlock has the evening all planned out.”
• Ask series by emungere (Explicit) “Sherlock had never given him any assurance or safety or kindness or care. If Sherlock wanted to watch him fall, then he would fall.”
• Working in Absolutesby den_of_folly (Explicit) “There are things that transcend ‘want’ and ‘like’ and head directly into ‘need’”
• Transport by thisprettywren (Explicit) “It wasn’t always comfortable, this transport of his; sometimes he just needed to get off.”
• Breath and Shadow by thisprettywren (Explicit) “‘John.’ The grin that splits Sherlock’s face is razor-sharp. ‘If it weren’t dangerous, I wouldn’t need you.’”
• Turpentine and Patches by thisprettywren (Explicit) “John finds himself on the business end of an experiment. And a riding crop.”
• Trust Issues by thisprettywren (Explicit) “Sherlock devises a trust exercise. All John has to do is follow instructions; if there’s anyone who knows how to give instructions, it’s Sherlock.“ 
• Undisclosed by mistyzeo (Mature) “Sherlock has some strange ideas about the nature of their relationship. Particularly, that John is his sub. But he neglected to inform John about this”
• Between Two Lungs by thedeadparrot (Explicit) “Sherlock discovers one of his own kinks.”
• The Encounter series by s0mmerspr0ssen (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/Crossposted under In Another World) “John is a burglar who lives off what he steals. One day, he breaks into 221B, Baker Street thinking that it’s empty. It’s not empty: Sherlock Holmes is having a self-bondage session.”
• Empirical Method by lbmisscharlie (Explicit)
• Things You Don’t Tell Me series by etothepii (Explicit) “The first time he sees Sherlock’s driving license, Lestrade is sure it’s a skilled forgery, though why Sherlock would want the little black S as his role instead of a D, he has no idea.”
• Oh, But You’re An Explosion by mardia (Explicit) “’The thing that’s confusing John is the look on Sherlock’s face—it’s the expression John’s privately taken to calling his ‘detecting face’, but it’s been a while since Sherlock’s turned it on him.’”
• Discipline series by airspaniel (Mature) “Sherlock doesn’t ask, not with words, but he’ll put the collar in John’s hands and wait expectantly; and the instant the leather touches his skin he exhales like a weight has been lifted.”
• The Military Sort by tristesses (Explicit) “Afterward, John will joke that it all started because Sherlock is a lazy bastard.”
• The Pleasure-Dome Hotel by raiining (Explicit/Crossposted under In Another World) “Sherlock pressed his finger on the keypad and ran a critical eye over the hotel room after the door unlocked and opened.”
• Good Golly, Miss Molly by Mazarin221b (Mature) “Leave it to Sherlock to get them involved in a blackmail and murder case that leads to private BDSM parties and way too much information about other people’s sex lives.” And its follow up, The Early Early Night (Explicit).
• Points of Light by pennypaperbrain (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “Sherlock and John are both damaged people. Gradually they discover how they can help each other to stay alive. And not only stay alive, but live.”
• Poco Agitato by goseaward (Explicit) From the prompt: “Sherlock and John are in a relationship and the sex is great, but both secretly desire some BDSM play. Somehow (accidentally?) one of them brings it up and they discuss it, finding that their desires and fantasies are very similar. John as a Dom, Sherlock as a pain-enjoying sub.”

Asexy Asexuality

• Unusual Symmetry seriesby mresundance (Mature/CHECK WARNINGS) “John understands Sherlock.”
• Breakfast at 221B by AJHall (Teen and Up) “A Sherlock conversation, over breakfast.”
• Your Moral Crisis is Stupid by etothepii (Explicit) “Sherlock is asexual. John is not. Possibly, Sherlock should have told him this before they had sex.”
• What Makes Us Rich by flawedamythyst “Sherlock attempts an experiment and John gives something up.”
• Physical by Boeshane42 (Explicit/Crossposted under Playing Doctor) “All this time, all his efforts, and he’d had it all backwards; Sherlock is capable of sexual arousal (even with company), but it’s the clinical touch that stimulates him rather than the sexual one.”
• as if not spoken to in the act of love by coloredink (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Sherlock endures the indignities, bodies squirming against one another, the sweat, the saliva, because of John’s jam in the fridge and sour-breathed kisses in the morning.”
• what does the world get by coloredink (G) “A women’s magazine quiz leads Sherlock to investigate the nature of love.”
• the art of getting by (isn’t really so artsy at all) by stupidmuse_hatesme (G) “Mycroft calls him a late bloomer, which isn’t a scientific deduction in the least, but he supposes that he’ll let it slide, considering that men are supposed to continue maturing until 25.”
• Biased Observations series by theimprobable1 (Mature) Asexual!Sherlock treating John’s sexuality with kindness, affection and enthusiasm.
• Horse and Carriage series by flawedamythyst (Teen and Up) “Sherlock proposes. John thinks the whole idea is ludicrous.“ 
• The Issue of Cuddling by lavvyan (G) “‘The inherent problem is, of course, that Sherlock is the world’s only consulting detective. He doesn’t ask for information; he deduces it. That John keeps behaving in unexpected ways is irksome. That Sherlock still hasn’t been able to determine whether or not John wants a physical relationship beyond cuddling on the sofa is… annoying. Vastly so.’”
• Labels by Pic_Akai (Teen and Up) “When John and Sherlock touch, Sherlock feels warm and John feels relieved. There is no label for this, but they are them.”

Bath Time is Very Dirty

• Prelude by entanglednow (Mature) “‘Is there any particular reason I have to be in here while you’re having a bath?’”
• I Got Mine by quamquam20 (Explicit) “Sherlock has figured out why John takes so long in the shower.”
• Water by entanglednow (Teen and Up) “There are organs on the third shelf of the fridge again.”
• Presumed Guilty by entanglednow (Mature) “The shower isn’t really big enough for two.”
• Bathtime by rubyofkukundu (Explicit) “John catches Sherlock in the bath, but everything remains absolutely normal.”
• Heat Wave by zjofierose (Explicit) Sherlock and John go a bit crazy from the heat. 
• The Urge to Write Poetry by wesleysgirl (Explicit) “It’s just an average day until John Watson opens the bathroom door and sees Sherlock Holmes naked at the sink.”
• Signs of Attachment by den_of_folly (Explicit) “All the reasons Sherlock’s a crap flatmate (but clearly articulates his intentions).

♪ ♫ Feels Like the First Time ♪ ♫

• A New Experiment by theimprobable1 (Explicit) “Virgin!Sherlock and John try to have sex for the first time. It doesn’t go quite as planned.”
• The Curious Case of the Howl in the Night by sideris (Explicit)
• First Time For Everything by calicokat (Explicit) “John’s never been with a man, and Sherlock’s never been with anybody.”
• Perspective by irisbleufic (Explicit) “When circumstances shift, so does your outlook.”
• You and I in an Imperfect Place by guns_and_poses (Explicit) “Their first kiss had happened in an alley. There had been no criminal to chase, not directly anyway. Of all things the wind had been the thing to thank for it.”
• Dirty by billiethepoet (Explicit) “Sex is disgusting. Sherlock learns this at an early age. Fact: John Watson is a good man. Sherlock learns this later, but it’s just as true. How can someone so good be involved in something so wrong?”
• Someone Else’s Heart by thisprettywren (Explicit) “A crime scene, a rainstorm, and something they both should have known all along.”
• The Seven-Day Virgin by keelywolfe (Explicit | WIP) “In thirty-odd years, Sherlock hasn’t felt the urge to lose his virginity. Until John Watson. God help him. Set after ‘A Scandal in Belgravia’.”
• A Series of Mistakes series by Waldo (Explicit) “Sherlock hasn’t been right since Irene. John has a pretty good idea how he can help, but exactly how the hell does one turn casually to Sherlock Holmes and say, ‘So was your brother right? *Are* you still a virgin?’”
• Three Instances in Bed by Ark (Explicit) “‘If we do this I won’t go back,’ John says before he can stop himself from making that clear.”
• echoes through time by chellefic (Explicit) “Mummy sends a trunk from the Holmes cottage in Sussex to 221B. Its contents alter the way John and Sherlock see themselves and one another.”
• The Flower That Smiles Today by songlin (Explicit) “Sherlock is stuck on a problem. The problem is John Watson, and that Sherlock has just realized John would dearly love to have a relationship with him.”
• Presence by LostGirl (Mature) “Sherlock has recently noticed a shift in his own perceptions, but he can’t quite figure out when it started.”
• The Road that Stretches Out Ahead by shinychimera and Yeomanrand (Teen and Up) “Sherlock and John after Hounds, on the fulcrum between past and future.”

Weapons are a Boy’s Best Friend

• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode One by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) “Gun porn, John porn, porn porn.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Arms Race by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) “My OT3: John/Sherlock/John’s gun.”
• Say Yes by mmon (Explicit) “’Do you have the safety on, John?’”
• nocturne by Etharei (Explicit) “It’s hardly the most questionable piece of wall John Watson has ever found himself pressed up against, the brick rough against his back and long-fingered hands groping fervently at his arse.”
• Everyone Has One by roquentine (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “On any given day, knives do not have this effect on John. He spreads jam on his toast or slices a sandwich in half or carves a turkey without giving the first thought to the utensil in his hand.”
• The Khyber Knife by ariadnes_string (Explicit) “Did this mean he’d resolved his trust issues? John wondered vaguely, that he trusted Sherlock not to hurt him? He doubted it. The truth was probably far worse: that he wouldn’t care if Sherlock did.”
• Autopsis by spikeface (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES & His Dark Passenger)
• Numina by thisprettywren (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “John had never really been one for the path of least resistance, anyway.”

mazarin221b’s Secret Closet Shrine

Another beyond fantastic writer whose writing I will never stop squeeing over: mazarin221b. If you have a few extra hours to spend, I suggest reading ALL her stuff. 

• I Mean I Need to Love (Explicit) “John tries to get Sherlock’s attention. He succeeds spectacularly well.”
• No Place Like Home (Explicit) “John would like a shower. He feels like he’s sweating whiskey and the longer he sits in the room with Sherlock the worse it gets.”
• Spider to the Fly series (Explicit) “You know what they say about subs having all of the power? You better believe it. Sherlock decides total conquest is in order to get what he wants.”
• Take Me Through the Night (Explicit) “Sherlock makes a startling proposition, and well, they’re both mature, experienced adults, right? What’s another one-night stand, anyway?”
• Beauty Shot (Explicit) “Sally discovers some of Sherlock’s old modeling pictures - including the ad he did for Calvin Klein back in the 90s. John recognizes that ad, oh, does he ever.”
• Safekeeping by Kate_Lear (Teen and Up) “Written for the Sherlock Remix challenge, this is a remix of Mazarin221b’s story ‘Beauty Shot’, looking at how Sherlock got into modelling.”
• A Little Less Competition (Explicit) “John and Sherlock engage in a little friendly competition.”

Honestly. Just check out her page and read EVERYTHING she’s ever published. 

abundantlyqueer’s Worship Corner

If you aren’t aware of abudantlyqueer’s existence, well, I pity you because you haven’t experienced John/Sherlock until you’ve read any and all of her stuff. She has her own giant chunk on this page because she is just that fucking fantastic.

The Warzone series

• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode One (Explicit/Crossposted under John’s Big, Sexy Gun) “Post-episode story for A Study in Pink.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Episode Two (Explicit/Crossposted under Playing Doctor) ”Suture porn, John porn, porn porn; irresponsible eroticization of injury, violent death, and John’s pissy-face.”
• You’re A Soldier, I’m a Warzone: Arms Race (Explicit/Crossposted under John’s Big, Sexy Gun) ”My OT3: John/Sherlock/John’s gun.”

• Seven Out of Seven Royal Marines Agree (Explicit/Crossposted under In Another World) One of the hottest, dirtiest, things I’ve ever read. “AU of an AU. In some twisted universe that superficially looks like the Two Two One Bravo Baker universe, John tells Sherlock that the only way Sherlock gets to top him is if Sherlock ‘works his way up through the ranks.’”

Best Laid series

• Best Laid Etc (pt 1) (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Sherlock has all the information he needs … and information is all anyone needs, right?”
• Best Laid Etc (pt 2) (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “It doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a fight, John’s staff sergeant used to say. What matters is if the other guy is looking for one.”

Heartbreak Hotel

• Something Borrowed by Elster (Explicit) “The first time John and Sherlock have sex is when they are both getting dressed up for John’s wedding.”
• 26 Pieces by Lanning (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Mycroft gives Sherlock the apparently simple task of solving a puzzle box containing a stolen microchip. It isn’t simple.”
• Alone on the Water by Mad_Lori (the lovely madlori) (G/CHECK WARNINGS) One of the saddest, if not THE saddest stories I’ve ever read. Not for the overly emotionally-invested fan. “Sherlock Holmes never expected to live a long life, but he never imagined that it would end like this.”
• History Is What You’ve Travelled On by tartanfics (Teen and Up) “John always has to remind himself that Sherlock has done things in the last three years that John still knows nothing about.”
• Krokodil [interlude] by Pinkcabbage (Explicit) “They grin at each other, breathless, and John realises just how glad he is that he’s not standing over the silly sod’s body in the hospital morgue right now”
• Close Enough by Resonant (Explicit) “Rescuing Sherlock is not for the fainthearted.”
• The Grace Stories by mresundance (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS)  ”…how dark and dangerous, how deep, this wound of warmth and trust. Sherlock tells John a secret.”
• real:imagine by what_alchemy (Teen and up/POSSIBLE TW FOR SUICIDE) “Sherlock and John help each other out.”
• Evidence of Human Life by thesardine (Explicit) “Sherlock’s sanity deteriorates while he and John are stranded on a deserted island.”
• (My Heart) In Your Hands series by doodle (Teen and Up) “When John finds a photograph signed My dear Sherlock, I remain very truly yours. Irene x framed beside Sherlock’s bed, it damages their relationship in a way he hadn’t thought possible.”
• A Strange Fear by sirona (Explicit) Bit of angst with a happy ending. “Sherlock speaks without thinking, and it really hits home for John.”
• Helpless by ivyblossom (Mature) “John, ever the good doctor, notices something not quite right about Sherlock. Biopsy, diagnosis, surgery, and radiation: Sherlock lives through thyroid cancer treatment.”
• Lacuna by coloredink (Explicit) “God, it must have been terrible, to think that he would never have this again.” Amnesia-fic. 
• The Everthere by hbomb90 (Explicit | WIP) The prompt asked for a besotted Sherlock so it’s a bit OOC, still, it’s one of the more angstier fics I’ve read in a while. It looks like it may have been abandoned, but the author stops at what could be called a very suitable ending. ” John doesn’t like Daniel Vaughn. Perhaps it’s because he’s very definitely a ‘Daniel’ and never a ‘Dan’. Perhaps it’s because he is privately educated and went to Cambridge and got a double first and isn’t the least bit show- offy about it. Perhaps it’s because he’s a human rights lawyer and is therefore extremely clever but not the requisite level of bastard that the word ‘lawyer’ usually implies.”
• The Mind Has Mountains by kate_lear (Mature) “When first encountering Sherlock’s ‘black moods’ then John was entirely unprepared, army training be damned.”
• walk through ghosts by augustbird (Mature) “The thing is: Sherlock thought that the two of them would have forever to figure it out.”
• Attached by All_The_Good_Names_Taken (Mature) “They were married. But not to each other.”
• As It Happens by cathedral_carver (Teen and Up) “Of all ghosts, the ghosts of our old loves are the worst.” 

♪ ♫ You’re My Best Friend ♪ ♫

• Definition by theimprobable1 (Teen and Up) “What happens when Sherlock gets himself a boyfriend, and how it affects his friendship with John.”
• Stating the Obvious by theimprobable1 (G) “Romance is always more important than friendship, no matter how deep the friendship is.”
• A Very Delicate Mission by SarahT (Teen and Up) “’As I’m sure you, of all people, must know, I haven’t spoken to Sherlock in eight months.’”
• Level 65 Paladin Looking for Group by etothepii (Teen and Up) In which John and Sherlock first meet through World of Warcraft. If you’re a fan of WoW, this is a must-read. 

A Bit Uncategorizeable 

• Talk About the Blind Leading the Visually Challenged by pforte (Mature) “Sherlock is being a sociopath and not willing to share, and John plays with fire. Miraculously, it all works out.” And its sequel, The Game Is On. It Is So On.
• Amazing Things by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “John can do amazing things with his tongue.”
• The Poltergeist of 221B by dltoro (Explicit) “John finds that someone has been hacking into his blog and leaving comments…”
• Senseless by nishizono (Explicit) “Sherlock experiences John with all five senses.”
• Nine New Messages by nishizono (Explicit) Text-Sex at its best. “The trials and tribulations of a busy doctor whose boyfr— er, flatmate is a texting addict.”
• Splitting the Atom by dogpoet (Explicit) “If there’s one thing Sherlock has learnt, it’s not to trust what people tell him. He always, always trusts the evidence instead, even when it comes to John.”
• Give Me the Quiet Things (Parts 1-3) by den_of_folly (Explicit) “John had never been afraid of asking “What’s the worst that can happen?” He was pretty sure he’d already seen it.”
• Revolutions by den_of_folly (Explicit) “Sherlock’s having trouble with sleep and John’s having problems with the application of altruism.”
• Anterograde by berlynn_wohl (Explicit) “’Are you saying you wanted to have sex with the statue?’”
• Some People Find Dodgy Dancing Sexy by mistyzeo (Explicit) 
• Applied Linguistics by what_alchemy (Mature) “Sherlock searches for the right words.” 
• Traffic Lights for the Colour Blind by lavvyan (Teen and Up) “In which it’s not the war John is missing, Sherlock needs to find new ways to hang on to his flatmate, and Moriarty tries to get himself a pet of his own.”
• Timeline by entanglednow (Explicit) “There are certain things you have to get used to when you share a bed with Sherlock Holmes.”
• Rolling in the Deep by Sirona (Mature) “Sherlock decides it’s really the best idea ever to trail a suspect to Manchester’s Canal Street and straight into a bar. And of course, once there, covers must be upheld.” Don’t forget its equally awesome sequel, You Put Your Arms Around Me and I’m Home (Explicit).
• The Case Archive by Pyjamapants (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “While trying to locate cases with deaths caused by Moriarty, Sherlock finds a file that could change everything.”
• Seeds by thesardine (Teen and Up) “In a fit of boredom Sherlock plants some seeds, may or may not eat one cracker, and definitely waxes dramatic on the sofa for a while.”
• Water is Another Matter by cathedral_carver (Teen and Up) “Sherlock reaches over and grasps John’s hand, squeezes it so hard. John’s heart flares. He thinks it’s in trouble, his poor heart. No, no. That happened long ago. He’s only just now accepted it.”
• The Lady Doth Protest by cj_ludd18 (Explicit) “John never has been a very good liar.”
• you’ve got the instruments of pleasure at the end of your sleeves by airspaniel (Explicit) “As John gets in the car, he carefully does not look at Sherlock’s hands, and realizes that he might have a problem.”
• Barter System by anonymous (Explicit) “The first time John notices Sherlock wearing one of his tee-shirts, he’s surprised.”
• Cold Snap by MirithGriffin (Explicit) “The Mayo Clinic prescription for hypothermia is this: Tea. Blanket fort. Sex. All right, it doesn’t come right out and say that on the website. But Sherlock can read between the lines.”
• Broke by quamquam20 (Explicit) “Money is tight for Sherlock and John, so when they’re offered $100 by a random American dude to get naked for the camera, they go for it.”
• Marcella, Unstarched by arcsupport (Teen and Up) “Sherlock’s bare arms are braced on either side of him, so close that John can feel the heat from his skin. Any moment now. Any moment. Something terrible is going to happen.”
• Ink by parachute_silks (Explicit) “Sherlock draws on himself to help him think; when he runs out of places to draw John offers to help.”
• Lab Book by sam_storyteller (Mature) “’The likelihood of finding a cab on Christmas Eve is fast approaching nil.” “So was the likelihood of you kissing me in the middle of the pavement, and yet.’”
• The Long Game by stardust_made (Explicit) “Two flatmates and a late night game of poker. Dangerously high levels of sexual tension.”
• Many Wounds by cathedral_carver (Teen and Up) “The paper cut was an accident, of course, because who can plan a paper cut? And, who would want to? But still, John wondered about it later. Because, if anyone could plan for anything that was completely random and haphazard, it was Sherlock.”
• Getting the Message by loveslashangst (Explicit) “Well-meaning but misguided attempts at matchmaking, via text-messaging.”
• Turn Me Off by mific (Explicit) “’Well, this is going to be fun, and intensely romantic. Necrophilia here I come.’”
• you think you’re alone, until you realize you’re in it by SarahT (Explicit) A little bit of voyeurism never hurt anybody. “Nothing can stay simple around Sherlock.”
• Higher Than Reason series by mermaid (Explicit) “This ‘verse follows Sherlock through his childhood and university days, and then jumps to John’s return from Afghanistan and his readjustment to civilian life. Eventual John/Sherlock, with other slash and het pairings along the way.”
• Lost Weekend by dogpoet (Explicit) “When both John and Mrs Hudson depart for the weekend, Sherlock is left to his own devices.”
• The Inherent Fallacy of a Slippery Slope by keelywolfe (Mature) “It was the ice that was to blame for it all, John knew that for certain. Just took a small patch of it, one, to change the tone of John’s life.”
• Up Or Artistic Lush by Speranza (Explicit) 
• Rain-Bringer by moorishflower (Explicit) “John is the oasis to Sherlock’s desert.”
• The Wrong Tree by jacquez (Mature) “He didn’t see why John wouldn’t be interested, but John was peculiarly picky about some things.”

Talk Dirty to Me

• Vox by quamquam20 (Explicit) “John has a bit of a thing for Sherlock’s voice. Sherlock tells John explicitly what hes going to do to him.”
• A Turn of Phrase by pennydreadful (Explicit) “Sherlock’s libido has rekindled after a dormant spell and he thinks it’s time he and John have sex. John agrees. Smut and much filthy talk ensues.”
• Hotline by pennydreadful (Explicit) “Sherlock makes a couple phone calls.”
• L’Instict Suffit by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “Sherlock speaks French during sex.”
• Narcissus by atlinmerrick (Explicit) “It started with a bang, he ended with a whimper.”
• Voice Over by atlinmerrick (Explicit) “Sherlock was so mad at John he wasn’t speaking to him. As in not speaking. Did you hear that part? About Sherlock? Being silent? Do you know how hard that is for him?”
• Fill by anonymous (Explicit) “All dirty talk in 221B Baker Street is pure compliment.”
• A Matter of Degrees series by sophiahelix (Explicit/Crossposted under Touching You, Touching Me) “John made a swift mental leap and took a chance, his second of the night. He was still ever-so-slightly drunk, and his body was still full of those happy sex chemicals that made him feel like he could do anything. Even patently bad ideas like this one.”
• Voice Controlled by corpsereviver2 (Explicit) “’We can go back to talking about the crap weather and the failure of the European airline industry or you can just fucking tell me what you’re wearing already.’”

The Great Outdoors

• Five Go Camping (Teen and Up) “Sherlock, John, Lestrade, Sally and Anderson have to share a tent for the night.”
• A Matter of Camping by tartanfics (Mature) “One day, Sherlock decides they are going camping.”

His Dark Passenger

• Savagely Brutal and Utterly Divine by ptelefolone (Explicit/READ WARNINGS)
• Secondary Education (Chapters 1-4) by den_of_folly (Explicit/VERY DISTURBING IMAGES CHECK WARNINGS) “‘You look so pretty in your distress, you just make me want to hurt you more.’”
• A Thorough Examination / In Depth by emungere (Explicit/VERY DISTURBING IMAGERY BE SURE TO READ WARNINGS) ”Sherlock watched John’s mouth as that smile slid away too quickly. There had been something there, something he’d not had time to analyze.”
• Autopsisby spikeface (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES & Weapons are a Boy’s Best Friend)
• Untitled by the_rusty_bird (Explicit) From the prompt: Really rough and completely consensual Sherlock/John sex, Sherlock topping.
• Cross Wired by PrettyArbitrary (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “John reads Sherlock’s diary. It turns out that this is not his first mistake.”
• Ingenium series by thisprettywren (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “They thought he was dead for three years; they weren’t entirely wrong about that.”
• Daddy Loves Me the Best by thisprettywren (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS/MAKE SURE TO READ NOTES) ”Holmes might be part of Jim’s game, but he doesn’t understand him. Not like I do. Not yet.” Jim/Seb/Sherlock.

ALL-TIME FAVORITES THAT MUST BE READ NO MATTER WHAT

• The Sensation of Falling As You Just Hit Sleep by greywash (Explicit/Crossposted under After the Fall) “Love is a much more vicious motivator.” And its equally mindblowing follow-up (sorta) indeed accomplish our designs (Explicit)
• The Paradox series by wordstrings (Explicit) Don’t question it, just read them ALL. 
• The Dying of the Bees by wordstrings (Explicit) ” John doesn’t take to Irene. He doesn’t take to Irene at all.”
• Best Laid Etc series by abundantlyqueer (Explicit) ”Sherlock has all the information he needs … and information is all anyone needs, right?”
• House Rules by nishizono (Explicit) “It occurs to John one morning, as he’s moving a thumb out of the microwave and into the refrigerator, that perhaps the time has come for a serious discussion about house rules.”
• Tagged by e_lucy_date (Explicit) “Sherlock stands before him, barefoot, breathing hard and awaiting further instruction. John tilts his head to the side, folds his hands in his lap. ‘You’ve got my dog tags on, haven’t you?’”
• 26 Pieces by Lanning (Explicit) “Mycroft gives Sherlock the apparently simple task of solving a puzzle box containing a stolen microchip. It isn’t simple.”
• Infiltrate (tear down the walls and the gate) by SkipandDi (ladyflowdi) (Explicit) “This is a moment Sherlock will look back to time and again as the future stalks forward; an instance he will use to justify his actions, the decisions he will make.”
• Undercurrents by entanglednow (Explicit) “’There, that’s it, perfect, shut your eyes and don’t move - and don’t speak.’”
• Skewed Data by entanglednow (Mature) “It’s not intentional, not the first time.”
• Yes and No by emungere (Explicit/Crossposted under Lipstick and High Heels)”’Yes, it’s for a case. No, I derive no sexual gratification from it.’”
• A Life Well-Livedby Kate_Lear (Explicit) 
• The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by ivyblossom (Explicit) “Sherlock is head over heels for John, but you wouldn’t know it by looking at him.”
• The Shape I Found You In by irisbleufic & moony (Mature/Explicit) “An epistolary post-TGG collaboration, the premise being that this is the first significant separation that John and Sherlock have experienced since becoming flatmates.” And its sequel Lay Me Down (Explicit).
• Behavioural Modification by bendingsignpost (Explicit) “Whatever it took, he was going to make this work.”
• 34 Minutes by bendingsignpost (Teen and Up) “An experiment in eye contact.”
• Deep-Sea Flower by disastrolabe (Teen and Up) “Not long after the events of TGG, John discovers he has a problem. Hint: It starts with L. ” Make sure to read the following installments!
• There’s A First Time for Everything by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “A series of ‘firsts’ in Sherlock’s life,” and its sequel.
• Thermodynamics series by entanglednow (Teen and Up-Explicit) “In which there’s no heating and there’s a dead owl in Sherlock’s bed.”
• Autopsis by spikeface (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) 
• The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl by out_there (Explicit) “Sherlock walks into a room and takes all the space right out of it. He does the same inside John’s head.”
• Amenable by Resonant (Explicit) “You certainly never forgot who you were kissing with Sherlock.”
• Melting by consultingdepressive (Explicit) “In which the hottest summer on record disturbs Sherlock in one too many ways, ice is a means to an end and what was contained is let loose.”
• Nonverbal Cues by e_lucy_date (Explicit) “It has been months since the incidents of The Great Game and a long time coming when Sherlock appears in John’s bedroom one night.”
• Down the Pub with the Rugby Lads by what_alchemy (Mature) “In which John meets old friends for a pint and Sherlock reads too much.”
• The Cold Song series by Eldritchhorrors (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “When Moriarty told Sherlock that he would cut the heart out of him, he failed to mention that someone of his acquaintance already had.”
• The Deepest Secret Nobody Knows (Explicit) “Sherlock has been gone from Baker Street for exactly 388 days. When he returns, nothing is quite the way he expected it to be.”
• How John Watson Comes Home by Ark (Explicit) “They had tried, they really had, but the innate physicality between them was something even Sherlock couldn’t describe in terms of chemistry.”
• Pieces of Eight by sheffiesharpe (Explicit) “It begins as an argument about the literary merits of Robert Louis Stevenson. It ends as something else entirely.”
• Games of Chance series by Sulla (Explicit) “Sherlock realizes that he’s lacking in a certain area of his education, and asks John to assist him.”
• Thought Experiments by entanglednow (Explicit) “Thought experiment: an attempt to solve a problem using the power of human imagination.”
• Infallible Data by kaalee (Mature) “Observation is a way of life for Sherlock. Observation of John Watson, however, is an entirely different affair.”
• Come at Once and Join Me There by mistyzeo (Mature) “John still has nightmares sometimes. Sherlock can help.”
• Let’s Make a Bed Out in the Rain by theimprobable1 (Mature) “John is devastated after his long-term girlfriend leaves him. Sherlock helps him through it.”
• I Prefer to Text by ellie_hell (Teen and Up) “Following the encounter with Moriarty, Sherlock and John grow closer via text messages.”
• Embers series by what_alchemy (Mature) “Regular people, normal people, people like good, warm, tea-making, hair-stroking John, they have visible pulses, pulses that slow and quicken, pulses tied to their emotions and their brains and their life forces. Pulses attached to whatever animates them. Sherlock has no such time-keeping.”
• Leave the Signs and the Sirens by out_there (G) “After John’s released and back home at Baker St, Sherlock still feels it. Down the centre of his chest there’s an ache like a healing wound. A physical awareness of a body he usually ignores as much as he can. It’s psychosomatic, nothing more interesting than that.”
• His Lap Full by lucybun (Mature) “A ride on the tube changes everything.”
• Rules of Unity by floor_3 (Explicit) “John doesn’t really understand how a man who calls himself a sociopath is suddenly making elaborate plans for attending his university reunion. Plans that for some reason include wearing expensive clothing and sleeping at a hotel even when you only live fifteen minutes away. And him. Always him.”
• as if not spoken to in the act of love by coloredink (Explicit) “Sherlock endures the indignities, bodies squirming against one another, the sweat, the saliva, because of John’s jam in the fridge and sour-breathed kisses in the morning.”
• Immortal Beloved by greywash (Explicit) “Mostly, John just wants Sherlock to leave off the prostitutes.”
• Messages Unspoken by Kate_Lear (Explicit) “A look at Sherlock and John in the immediate aftermath of the Hounds of Baskerville case, with particular attention to John’s knowledge of Morse code.”
• The Theory of Narrative Casualty by falling_voices (Mature) “Sherlock and John are BNFs in Sherlock Holmes fandom. Together, they fight crime. (Always.) And write porn, incidentally.”
• Working It Out by sideris (Explicit) “John discovers it’s Sherlock’s birthday whilst Sherlock makes a series of disturbing discoveries of his own, leading them to embark upon a relationship that was never going to be easy.”
• The Love Song of Dr. John. H. Watson by Kate_Lear “John takes Sherlock out for the evening on Valentine’s Day.”
• The Syntax of Things by what_alchemy (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “When John looked at him, Sherlock felt whole, felt like he was who he was meant to be. Not a freak, an oddity, or a monster in-between.” 
• Waiting There For You series by Mazarin221b (Explicit) “Mycroft sends John back to Afghanistan post-TGG, and John finds more than he ever expected there.”
• A Cure for Boredom by emmagrant01 (Explicit) “They’d never talked about sex in the year they’d known each other. Well, that wasn’t quite correct: Sherlock had never said a word about sex; John had bemoaned his personal dearth of it on many occasions.” Also, the alternate and missing scenes!
• Two Coffees One Black One with Sugar Please series by Linpatootie (Explicit) “Sherlock wants to conduct a sleep study of sorts. John contemplates smothering him with a pillow.” 
  
• Seven Hours in the Sun by hyacinth_sky747 (Explicit)
• In Haunted Attics series by similarfrowns (Explicit) “John and Sherlock struggle to keep their relationship going despite various obstacles, and in the process John learns about different people and their connections to Sherlock, both past and present.” Part three is available for download on their livejournal. 

After the Fall

• The Deepest Secret Nobody Knows by raina_at (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Sherlock has been gone from Baker Street for exactly 388 days. When he returns, nothing is quite the way he expected it to be.”
• Sixteen Words by kim47 (Teen and Up) “He can’t find the words.”
• As Though His Heart Were Breaking by veronamay (G) “John has an unexpected visitor. His reaction is also unexpected, to say the least.”
• The Sensation of Falling As You Just Hit Sleep by greywash (Explicit/Crossposted under ALL-TIME FAVORITES) “Love is a much more vicious motivator.”
• Out of Sight by Mazarin221b (Teen and Up) “Those first weeks, John thought about Sherlock nearly every minute of every day.”
• Hours Before Midnight by augustbird (Teen and Up) “John in the aftermath. Post-Reichenbach.”
• Resurrection by flawedamythyst (Teen and Up) “Coming home isn’t as easy as Sherlock thought it was going to be.”
• Me Without You by thinkpink_fics (PG) “John tries to cut every part of Sherlock out of his head.”
• Don’t Explain by rotaryphone (Explicit | WIP) “Three years later, John had a girlfriend, a new job, and a new life, and just because his ex wasn’t dead didn’t mean they were going to go right back to the way things used to be.”
• We Only Part to Meet Again by yalublyutebya (Explicit) “One year after Reichenbach, John is sent to Corsica on an errand for Mycroft. What he doesn’t expect to find is a second chance to say all the things he never said.”
• Minds Like Ours Dream Up by BlackEyedGirl (Mature) “John can’t write up the case until he finds out why. He needs to write their story true.”
• A Thousand (and John doesn’t want any of them) by Linpatootie (G) “One day John Watson comes home and finds a dead man in his living room.”
• Fill by anon (Teen and Up) From the prompt: “John is the one to go over Reichenbach Falls. Sherlock deletes every memory of John from his brain. Then John turns up again.”
• The Quiet Man by ivyblossom (Mature | WIP) “’Do you just carry on talking when I’m away?’”
• You’ll Never Have Nowhere to Go by thisprettywren (Teen and Up) “Is this what he’s become? Someone who interprets anything new as some sort of danger? Never mind that there was a time when that wouldn’t have been wrong, when that wouldn’t have been a bad thing at all. He isn’t that person anymore.”
• I Don’t Know What More to Ask For by halotolerant (Mature) “‘And now that, once more, he does not have John Watson the situation has arguably only returned – after six hundred and two days of abnormality – to a resting state.’”
• …The Hooker Certainly Might by camerasparring (Mature) “John finds his coping is a bit unusual.”
• Unforgiven by keelywolfe (Mature) “John didn’t take a cab back to his new flat after he dropped Mrs Hudson back at Baker Street. Post: Reichenbach.”
• Acceptable Risk by astolat (Explicit) “The door wasn’t locked. He stopped just inside and drank in the flood of data, like the first rush of a cigarette after weeks without, or the even sweeter rush of heroin. (Post-Reichenbach)”
• ‘Till I Reach You by Mazarin221b (Mature | WIP) “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.” 
• In love, in faith unbroken dwell by coloredink (G) “There are so many things about Sherlock that he didn’t know. So many things that he might never have known, if they hadn’t started meeting like this.”
• Stages of Grief by Speranza (Explicit) “’His hands shook as he washed the blood out of his hair. Pale pink water swirled in the basin. He’d done it.’”
• Three Years Gone by Trekkinthestars (Teen and Up) ”Sherlock left John behind because he wanted to keep him safe. It was the right choice, and he’d do it again, but that doesn’t mean he enjoyed it.”
• We Go Anywhere But To The Ground by geordielover (Mature) “Every second that ticks by is a reminder of the deafening quiet Sherlock has left behind. John feels his soul slip out of his fingertips, inch by inch, with every passing day. At some point, he stops trying to hold on.”
• Renegades by augustbird (Explicit/Crossposted under In Another World) “Sherlock Holmes takes down Moriarty’s syndicate. He also takes John Watson with him. AU of The Reichenbach Fall.”
• ‘Til the Light Shines by anactoria (Mature) “When Sherlock reveals he’s still alive, things aren’t all sunshine and roses. John can’t forgive him, and can’t promise that he ever will.”
• Dwindle series by similarfrowns (Explicit/CHECK WARNINGS) “Sherlock dies, comes home, and is rebuilt.”
• The Making Of by emmagrant01 (Explicit | WIP) “In the aftermath of Sherlock’s death, John Watson and Greg Lestrade take comfort in each other. But of course, Sherlock isn’t really dead, so this is all about to get complicated.”

Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em

• no catapult to all night kisses by cathedral_carver (Teen and Up) “I’m jealous of your cigarette.”
• Put Your Lips Together and Blow by Regency (Teen and Up) “John doesn’t smoke often, but when he does, it’s a hell of a show. Sherlock is only too happy to observe.”
• Up in Smoke by Alizarin_NYC (Explicit) “John comes home from the hospital and there are several things he notices.”
• Post Coital by anon (Mature) ” As a doctor he knew what a stupid, terrible, no good idea it was. And yet, as Sherlock delved into his sock drawer and returned to bed with a packet of Marlboros and a lighter he could feel the old prickings of need.”
• Smoulder by keelywolfe (Mature) “Sherlock promised that he would quit smoking. John really needs to get it in writing.”

Are You Set Up For Wi-Fi?

• Dublin by lotherington (Explicit) “Two words: Skype porn.”
• Illusion is the First of All Pleasures by lbmisscharlie (Mature) “John convinces Sherlock to strip for him via webcam.”
• facettes de la petite mort by anonymous (Mature) “Sherlock knows John peruses Beautiful Agony. So he decides to make a video for him. John finds it. And makes a video in return.”
• Diaphanous by Mazarin221B (Explicit) Skype sexy-times.

Heat of the Moment

• Catalyst by airspaniel (Mature) “It’s only adrenaline. Shock, or something like that.”
• High Voltage by thedeadparrot (Explicit) “John. Sherlock. A gay club.”
• Armour by entangled_now (Explicit) “The first time they have sex, Sherlock doesn’t even take off his coat.”