19 Bookmarks by holmosian
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John likes mysteries. And every morning he dips into the local independent coffee bar with his newspaper and ponders another... one Sherlock Holmes. Coffee Shop AU.
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- English
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31 Aug 2026
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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?
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- Part 1 of Tennis
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- English
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- 106,658
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- 11/11
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24 Aug 2026
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Giveaway Fic #10 - Couch Cuddle/First Time/Based on Artwork by ConsultingPurplePants
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
19 Jun 2016
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John takes him by the shoulders and gently lays his head in his lap. Sherlock’s eyes widen and his arms flail wildly as his center of gravity is shifted.
“John?”
“Hush. This always worked for me as a child, so it’ll work for you.”
Sherlock’s brow furrows in confusion. “What makes you say that?”
“You’re a giant child, Sherlock,” John tells him. He starts running his fingers through Sherlock’s curls just as Sherlock’s mouth opens up to argue; all that comes out is a happy sigh.
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- Part 10 of 1000 Tumblr Followers Giveaway Fics
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21 Jul 2026
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Sherlock's hawkish gaze raked over him, discerning what the average eye would skip over entirely. John was aware he looked wearier than usual, with prominent bags under his bloodshot eyes, but he wondered what else Sherlock would be able to glean; what sort of conclusions he could draw and logical leaps he could make. His powers of observation were downright scary even at the worst of times.
"There’s no sign of your intermittent hand tremor and you're not displaying symptoms of anxiety. Then what else could it be?” his voice dropped to a low undertone, and he spoke more to himself than to John. “What have you been dreaming about?"
Buggering you into the mattress. Your pale body wriggling underneath mine. God, he hoped Sherlock wasn't secretly a mind-reader.
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17 Jun 2026
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John pressed the knuckle of his index finger against his mouth and sighed. “So, you're coiled like a spring and ready to be ... sprung?”
“If you want to be pedestrian about it, yes.”
“Like I said, you should do something about that.”
“And like I said, pedestrian. What would you have me do? Take up jogging? Yoga? Oh! Unless you mean –”
“I don't mean anything. Let’s drop it.”
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18 Feb 2026
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Too many times they had confessed themselves in the darkness, leaving it there, never to speak of it again.
But this is different.
This love deserves the light of day.Bookmarked by holmosian
28 Jan 2026
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And if you say the word, I could stay with you by CaitlinFairchild for allonsys_girl, bittergreens
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
05 Nov 2014
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What Sherlock thinks is, On the day I die, be it in a dirty alley at forty or in my bed at eighty, the last thing I will remember is tonight, the way you looked at at me on the snowy pavement, cheeks pink with the cold, breath puffing in frosty white clouds, your heart in your eyes and snowflakes in your hair. I will remember that single perfect moment in my life, that moment I knew I had everything I ever wanted, and whatever happens next, I will die content.
What he says is simply, "Marry me."
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- English
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11 Nov 2025
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That Sudden Flood of Joy by apliddell
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
31 May 2017
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After John actually marries a woman he doesn't love, he realises he needs to start being more honest about his feelings, and things start to change.
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09 Nov 2025
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It starts with a wish.
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In the beginning, John comes home.
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- Part 1 of things fairy tales are made of
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- English
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- 6,501
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- 6/6
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- 2
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26 Oct 2025
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Sherlock Holmes wants sex. Sex with John Watson and he is tired of waiting.
JUST UPDATED THE RATING FOR THIS FIC, IF E RATINGS AREN'T REALLY YOUR THING NOTHING E RATED HAPPENS UNTIL CHAPTER 12.
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18 Aug 2025
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Comfort snacks: ficlets, drabbles, and 221B's that show how the boys see each other.
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- English
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- 39,287
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- 102/103
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- 5
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16 Aug 2025
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The Stories in Our Veins by victorianpining
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Dracula (TV 2020), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
29 Feb 2024
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You hold in your hands a leather-bound book inscribed with the title The Stories in Our Veins. No author is named by the cover. On the first page, the following passage has been written in an elegant, cursive hand:
A confederate who foresees your conclusions and course of action is always dangerous, but one to whom each development comes as a perpetual surprise, and to whom the future is always a closed book, is indeed an ideal helpmate.
Sherlock Holmes in “The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier,” written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1926.
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11 Aug 2025
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The Death and Resurrection of the English Language by wordstrings
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
05 Nov 2012
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Wherein the English language dies, Sherlock mourns it, and John revives a dead tongue.
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- Part 3 of The Paradox Series
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- English
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- 15,667
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- 1/1
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26 Jul 2025
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Dressed in a white tailored shirt and pressed wool trousers, a tangle of thinning salt and pepper curls held off the frowning brow by stainless steel rimmed reading glasses, svelte and slightly stooped with age.
Beautiful. Brilliant. Extraordinary.
And his.
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Sherlock's late love and retirement...
Rating, summary, tags and characters will be updated per chapter, so check if returning.
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17 Mar 2025
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Sally Donovan discovers an old secret John Watson considered long buried - a ten-year old "Men of the Armed Forces" calendar, which has John as a very enticing pin-up for August. The image of John might just change the way everyone sees the unassuming sidekick, even Sherlock Holmes. Rated NC-17 for eventual smut, but the story reasonable concludes before that chapter if you prefer fluff and humor.
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- English
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- 15,683
- Chapters:
- 10/10
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03 Mar 2025
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The Only One in the World; I Invented the Job by apliddell
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
21 Jun 2015
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This is the sequel to The Adventure of the Consulting Corpse. It's a serial with short plot arcs and long characterisation arcs. It follows John and Sherlock through the development of their relationship.
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- Part 2 of The Most Human
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- English
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- Chapters:
- 460/460
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11 Feb 2025
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All the Best and Brightest Creatures by wordstrings
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
28 Sep 2016
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Sherlock sent Jim Moriarty to prison for killing Carl Powers at age ten. This is the story of the consequences.
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- English
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- Chapters:
- 33/33
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- 6
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- 5,984
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18 Jan 2025
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From a Drop of Water by victorianpining
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
31 Dec 2021
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"It was simply my conjecture of what a future world might look like and how you and I might fit inside it. From a drop of water a logician should be able to infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara."
Sherlock is certain that James Moriarty is dead and he already has a theory for the person behind his apparent return. Considering Sherlock was overdosing at the time, it's only to be expected that he overlooked a few details in coming to his conclusions.
John meanwhile has moved back in with Mary after reconciling with her at Christmas, but finds himself agonising over why Sherlock would have thrown away everything he cares about to keep her safe. Could Sherlock be in love?
A reimagining of Series 4 picking up from the end of The Abominable Bride.
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- English
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- 95,891
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- 13/13
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17 Sep 2024
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Some one shots, some stories, all Johnlock (each chapter is a different story)
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30 Aug 2024