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Only Happy When It Rains by caffeinestark
Fandoms: Sherlock & Co. (Podcast), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
16 Feb 2025
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Reverse Reichenbach AU
Sherlock and Mariana have been a bit not good. Ever since that visit to Switzerland, ever since the fourth member of their little family had-
Sherlock has always had peculiar ways of coping, his brain seeking stimulation and subduction simultaneously. Yet, something is different about his hallucinations tonight.
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Quaerite et Invenietis by DestielsDestiny for plumedy
Fandoms: Murder Rooms: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes
18 Dec 2024
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When Dr. Joseph Bell opens his door one cold morning in early Spring of 1885, it is to find a ghost on his doorstep.
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niven's law by Anonymous
Fandoms: Sherlock & Co. (Podcast), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
25 Jul 2024
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John takes Sherlock's place and dies alongside Moriarty. Sherlock, in the aftermath, can't fathom a future without him.
So when he wakes up in the past, John looking at him like he's a stranger -- he takes the opportunity as it is. To fix things, to reach the point where all is as it should be -- and stop John's death from ever happening.
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John went over the falls three years ago, but Sherlock sees a face in a crowd
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It had been two months, three weeks, three days, 14 hours, and 56 minutes since Sherlock Holmes had last seen John Watson alive.
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Bouncer for The Peacock Room, John Watson spots a rival Queen in the Queue one night.
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- Part 1 of What's Past is Prologue
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"How are you?" Sherlock asked, surprising even himself that he spoke first.
John cleared his throat "Ok, I guess. Tired mostly... you?".
Sherlock nodded "Mm. I've been better".
"Mycroft told you the gist of it, I take it?".
Sherlock rolled his eyes, taking another gulp, "Yup", popping the "p" at the end. -
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A role reversal/subverted character AU.
Based on a reader request: What if John were the detective and Sherlock were the blogger?
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- Part 8 of Glass
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A Soldier’s Homecoming by The_Fangirl_Sunstorm
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
24 Feb 2021
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It had been nearly six months since John Watson had accepted an undercover mission and Sherlock’s patience was wearing hopelessly thin. Pacing restlessly in long strides in the living room of Baker Street, Sherlock cursed his older brother and his idiotic plans. Next time Mycroft’s came to the flat with a scheming glint in his eyes, Sherlock would shut the door in his face.
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“When it's time to die, go ahead and die, and when it's time to live, live. Don't sort-of-maybe live, but live like you're going all out, like you're not afraid.” ― Sue Monk Kidd
Reverse Reichenbach - What if everything changed? John Watson and Sebastian Moran on the rooftop at St. Bart's.
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Sherlock had watched him fall. He saw him on the top of the building, and he had watched him fall. He had to repeat it for it to be real. Now, his flat was empty and John was gone. Now, he had to survive this. He didn't know how he was going to survive this.
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Months into his mission inside an arm of Moriarty's crime network, John may have a way out, a way to return to the life he'd forfeited to save Sherlock. But things are never that simple.
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- Part 4 of When to Let Go
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John has been gone for four months, and Sherlock is not dealing well with it. When he finds a personal item of John's, the situation reaches a crisis.
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- Part 3 of When to Let Go
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What if it were John who had to die to thwart Moriarty's plans?
John's supposed death shatters Sherlock, and when he returns, it will challenge the pair to forge a path of forgiveness, to peace, and to find a way back to each other.Series
- Part 1 of When to Let Go
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Clostridium Botulinum by FoolWhoFollows
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
02 Feb 2017
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AU ending for the climax of TGG. “That little dizzy spell you had a couple of minutes ago wasn’t just adrenaline, Doctor Watson.” S/J friendship, but could be pre-slash if you like.
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We've all seen The Reichenbach Fall. We know what happened. We know how Moriarty decided to "burn" Sherlock. But what if he had chosen a different way? What if he had decided to really burn Sherlock's 'heart'? What might it have looked like? Well…Maybe something like this.
"Reversed Reichenbach".
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When faced with the choice between rehab and assisting his brother on an intelligence mission, Sherlock Holmes embarks on a journey to Tallinn, where he meets Captain John Watson. Despite John’s marriage they get caught up in their feelings, starting an affair that grows into something stronger than Sherlock ever expected. But many things aren’t what they seem. John has a secret he’s not telling Sherlock, and soon they get wrapped up in a deception so astute that it puts not just their love at risk, but their very lives.
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John would do anything to protect Sherlock, just like Sherlock would do anything to protect him. Even if that means hurting each other in the process.
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- Part 1 of Masterpiece Theatre
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"John." Both Holmes brothers spoke his name at the same time, drawing him from his thoughtful contemplation; Sherlock via mobile, Mycroft by ear piece.
"Keep your eyes fixed on me. Please, will you do this for me?" Sherlock pleaded.
"It's time John. Plan 'Dante' is in place..."
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- Part 3 of Reversal
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“I… I don’t understand… Wh-what does that…” Sherlock turned John’s mobile over and over in his hands. He had heard what Lestrade said, but the words didn’t make sense.
“Sherlock,” Lestrade whispered, as his voice broke. What he could not glean from the DI’s words, Sherlock put together from his tone, and the fact that tears ran unchecked from his eyes, leaving muddy tracks down Lestrade’s face.
No survivors.
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- Part 2 of Reversal