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BBC Sherlock: Missing in Action by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
15 Jul 2026
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John Watson is missing during an Underground derailment. Both a very pregnant Mary and Sherlock fear for his safety. While John is surviving disasters Underground, Sherlock tries to find his friend and grapples with the difficulties of human nature in crisis—especially his own. (All disclaimers about not owning Sherlock apply.) AU Season 4 - Mostly canon compliant with BBC Sherlock BUT written BEFORE Season 4's January 1st 2017 premiere.
{Rewritten and condensed for AO3 from my two original Fanfiction stories: "Missing in Action" and "Action in Missing."}
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12 BBC SHERLOCK: An Awakening by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, sherlock and John Watson - Fandom, The Abominable Bride - Fandom, Inside the mind and heart of Sherlock, about John - Fandom, Mary - Fandom, Mycroft - Fandom, Lestrade - Fandom, and Moriarty
20 Aug 2025
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Spoiler Alert: This fic takes place AFTER the events in The Abominable Bride with the premise that TAB was a vivid glimpse not only into Modern Sherlock's Mind Palace, but revealed his personal thoughts and feelings about John, Mary, Mycroft, Lestrade, and of course Moriarty. Fluff and sentiment may make an appearance.
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06A BBC Sherlock: The Case of the Tired Captain by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
17 Dec 2024
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Pre S3: John now lives alone in a new flat. The Royal ashtray is his favorite keepsake, a symbol of his friendship with Sherlock. It reminds him of the early days—when they shared chuckles, camaraderie, and cases. Looking into its faceted surface, he gets lost in special memories. One night, it 'transports' him to a case that challenged Sherlock to "solve a murder without a body."
Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Mystery - Chapters: 12 -
25 BBC Sherlock: The Case of Archie Stamford, the Forger by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock (TV), シャーロック | Sherlock: Untold Stories (TV)
15 Aug 2024
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Fear, fakes, and forgeries lead Sherlock and John on an investigation of funny business in Farnham. But when a video of John Watson claiming, "Sherlock Holmes is a fake!" goes viral, funny business gets serious. What events from their past would lead to this moment? In this episodic casefic (based upon an untold ACD tale of Archie the Forger), Sherlock and John follow an investigation that spans a decade to unmask frauds in the art world and mistruths in their private lives.
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BBC Sherlock: UNSPOKEN SUBTEXTS from The Empty Hearse by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock (TV), Sherlock - Fandom
19 Feb 2023
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(Sherlock BBC 3:1) Scenes and Subtexts from The Empty Hearse. What were John's thoughts after discovering Sherlock was alive? What were Sherlock's after John's rejection? Each chapter inserts words not spoken that explores how their friendship survives The Fall.
(This is one of my earliest fix-it fanfics. While the writing style is not as lean as my later fix-it fics and stand-alone mysteries, this piece provides great insights that I still believe about the characters. Also, it remains faithful to the BBC series with some liberties.)
Title: 08 BBC Sherlock: UNSPOKEN SUBTEXTS from The Empty Hearse
Category: TV Shows » Sherlock
Author: Wynsom
Language: English, Rating: Rated: T
Genre: Friendship/Hurt/Comfort
Published: 04-06-14, Updated: 07-12-14
Chapters: 9, Words: 23,987 -
BBC Sherlock: Almost Christmas by Wynsom for Jolie_Black, scrub456
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), シャーロック | Sherlock: Untold Stories (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Шерлок Холмс | Sherlock Holmes (TV 2013), Sherlock - Fandom
21 Jan 2022
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Post S-4: Choices and obligations, personal drives and responsibilities, even a pandemic may part them for long spells, but inevitably, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson will reunite at the crossroads. Set in real time, it's almost Christmas. An "alien-abduction" case intrigues Sherlock. The Watson's Yuletide visit is "an opportunity" for the friends to share their next adventure. Rated for some vulgar language.
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BBC Sherlock: Epiphany by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock (TV), Sherlock - Fandom
07 Jan 2021
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After nearly a year with his eccentric flat-mate, John Watson still has much to learn about Sherlock Holmes and his secrets. What more astonishing revelation can John discover about his enigmatic friend? Read and find out! Borrowing the time frame and characterizations from the BBC Sherlock series. Written before the Third and Fourth Seasons, this story HAD BEEN BBC Sherlock canon compliant....
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BBC Sherlock: The Case of the Colonel Carruthers Connection by Wynsom for Jolie_Black
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, シャーロック | Sherlock: Untold Stories (TV)
10 Dec 2020
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Had Sherlock not changed John's life would John have taken his own? War injury and PTSD aside, what mystery in John's past made him feel "so alone" and lost? This character study follows John's long journey on the road to redemption, from the invalided soldier suffering survivor's guilt and tempted with suicide to the grieving widower sitting in his old armchair in 221B.
SPOILER ALERT: While the timeline of this story begins after the Blind Banker, there are many spoilers and references to all four seasons of the BBC Series, including The Abominable Bride. Readers should be familiar to some degree with these episodes. Warning. Since the topic of suicide is discussed throughout, this story has an M rating.
Chapters: 10 - Words: 31,961
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BBC Sherlock: The Blogger's Tale by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, シャーロック | Sherlock: Untold Stories (TV)
06 Jun 2020
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Post S-4 In a cottage on the South Downs, Sherlock reminisces with John about the untold "Case of Colonel Warburton's Madness." Grown-up Rosie urges them to tell her about this case that took place before she was born. (A casefic and a glimpse of a timeless friendship, all in one story! What could be better?) All Disclaimers Apply.
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BBC Sherlock: A Case of Separation by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock (TV)
05 Mar 2020
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Post S-4 While Sherlock's and John's separate and busy lives often keep them from working cases together, both men understand and accept this. But when Sherlock has not yet returned from his most recent investigation, John becomes concerned about his friend's prolonged absence and starts his own investigation.(Updated since the unprecedented impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.)
Sherlock & John Friendship/Mystery - Three chapters. Words: 11,123 Published: 2/17/2020 - Complete -
A BBC Sherlock One-Shot: To Hell and Back by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock BBC
06 Jan 2020
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Spoilers for Season 4. In TLD, John has a major attitude shift. First, he's a grieving widower who rages at Sherlock, then, the friend who absolves Sherlock of blame for Mary's death. This one-shot examines John's transition that opened the way not only for their reconciliation but for that tender hug of mutual consolation at the end of the episode.
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BBC Sherlock: A Whimsical Case by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
08 Dec 2019
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A new adventure for our Baker Street Boys! Sherlock and John meet young Lord Peter Wimsey, his valet Mervyn Bunter, and his friend DI Charles Parker and join on a quest to find a famous writer who is missing. This BBC Sherlock crossover with D.L. Sayer's Wimsey borrows from a truly fascinating, "unsolved" mystery. Loyalty and friendship are running themes throughout. Sherlock - Rated: K - English - Mystery/Friendship - Chapters: 8 - Words: 24,474 - Published: 11/19/2019 - Updated: 12/6/2019 - Complete
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BBC Sherlock: Welcome to London! by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
25 Oct 2019
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This is a story about a detective and his friend, not a detective story.
The friendship begins:
At 22 Northumberland Street, Sherlock and John sprang from Angelo's Italian restaurant when the taxi pulled from the kerb-and thus commenced their first adventure as partners. This one-shot pays homage to the "lightness of being" true friends in an enduring relationship. All Disclaimers Apply.
Sherlock - Rated: K - English - Adventure/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,141 - Published: 5/28/2015 - Sherlock H., John W. -
BBC Sherlock: The Schemer's Pit by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
12 Jan 2019
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In this Post S-4 story, the legendary friendship endures. An unexpected encounter in a restaurant and a call from Lestrade reunites Sherlock and John for a mystery that has stumped the Met. While Sherlock makes brilliant connections to solve the case, John handles the inconveniences of Sherlock's work.
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BBC Sherlock: DEATH WISH by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
23 Aug 2018
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Post Season 4: Widower and Rosie's devoted dad, John Watson would never admit he was bored with enforced domesticity, but as Mary had once observed, "John needs to run every now and then." After receiving a mysterious letter about murder, Sherlock may have found the perfect case to recruit John into the fenlands to solve a mystery. Captain John H. Watson makes a rare appearance!
This story, especially the final two chapters, offers a canon-compliant interpretation of the BBC characters. It puts to rest the dogs of despair and heartache that perpetually snapped at their heels so they can "get on with it!" The "it" being, their legendary selves, the Great Sherlock Holmes and the Amazing Dr. John Watson. Chapters: 18 - Published: 5/24/2018 - Complete
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BBC Sherlock: "So Many Times..." by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock (TV), Sherlock - Fandom
31 Jan 2018
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From "The Empty Hearse" --In the kabob shop, John is both furious and hurt, "One word, Sherlock. That is all I would have needed. One word to let me know that you were alive."
Softly, somberly, Sherlock replies, "I've nearly been in contact so many times, but ..."
Too distraught to believe another lie, John huffs a mirthless laugh.
But was Sherlock lying?
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BBC Sherlock: Unsummoned Destiny and Unbidden Grief--Revisiting the Tragedy in TRF by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes - fandom, Sherlock (TV)
15 Jan 2018
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Unsummoned Destiny and Unbidden Grief--Revisiting the TRF Tragedy from John's POV. An Interpretation of key scenes from The Reichenbach Fall (originally published 9/5/2015 in Fanfiction site.)"Blood is thicker than water" except when it comes to Sherlock Holmes. When "BLUD" failed the detective, John Watson chose to soldier up, face their enemy together, and summon the courage to protect his friend. Tragically he was too late to stop Sherlock's fall from the ledge of St. Bart's. In the aftermath, John struggled through shock and grief and self-blame. He had been so tragically wrong about Sherlock's intention, he wondered if he really knew his unknowable friend Sherlock Holmes at all.
But in this examination of those scenes from TRF, we realize that John was not wrong about Sherlock having another plan, it just wasn't the plan he could ever have imagined.
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BBC Sherlock: Life After Death by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock (TV), Sherlock - Fandom
11 Aug 2017
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"When all else fails, there are two men sitting arguing in a scruffy flat like they've always been there and they always will." Such is the stuff of Legends. Except as a single parent, John Watson has to wonder if being the "last refuge for the desperate, the unloved, the persecuted" as Sherlock's partner will make his greatest challenge—raising a child—all the more daunting.
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BBC Sherlock: Working Backwards by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock - Fandom
04 Mar 2017
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A look backwards to a case well before TRF: Sherlock and John share an adventure to discover the connections between a ghost story and the case of eleven inebriated men. At the same time, the detective and the doctor discover significant connections between their working relationship and meaningful friendship. No fluff nor slash, but insights abound. As usual, all disclaimers apply.
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BBC Sherlock: Time Well Spent by Wynsom
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
16 Feb 2017
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Contains spoilers for Season 4. At the bottom of a well in "The Final Problem," John had unexpected time for introspection. In this episode, there were several conversations John and Sherlock exchanged while John was in the well. Each chapter will explore segments of time John spent in the well between their broken communications.