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‘Somewhere between the exhaustion of day and the brink of sleep, this has always been there. Calcifying, with each new sunrise.’
Just when John thinks their brush with Sherlock's past is over, a figure from his teenage years emerges, stirring up more than just memories. The headmaster of Sherlock's old boarding school is in danger, and they should probably do something about that - right? If only they weren't so distracted.
Massively Jealous John, and as always, a patient Sherlock. Past traumas, feelings and a mostly happy ending.
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'Before he really knows what he’s doing, John is standing, bridging the small gap between their chairs with his hands clenched at his sides. Wanting to help and offer comfort, and not quite recalling how to do either.'
Scenes between John and Sherlock after returning from Musgrave. Wherein they finally find each other.
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'John cocks an eyebrow his way as if his solution to their problem is completely ordinary. That what he’s suggesting is perfectly reasonable, despite the twenty-six facts to the contrary Sherlock already has in his head. It’s ludicrous and ridiculous. Absurd and dangerous.
It really is the only way.'
Sherlock and John pretend to be in a relationship for a case. Tropey, smutty, fast and loose use of a plot. Don't drink gin and write, kids.
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“Are we –“ John begins, swallowing the instant panic rising in his stomach.
“Buried alive,” Sherlock finishes, keeping his tone steady. “A little bit, yes”**Warning for possible character death - cliff hanger left to the reader to decide**
This now has a Chapter 2 👀
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Candle, Dashing Through the Snow, Visiting, Storm and Hope by insistentbass
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
30 Dec 2020
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'It reminds John of that first case all those years ago, the same feeling he had when Sherlock read the dead body in front of them both and deduced her entire life in a single breath. Beautiful and thrilling and eerie at the same time, full of possibility. A welcome ghost of appreciation John had almost forgotten he was capable of.'
John and Sherlock get stuck at Mycroft's on Christmas Eve Eve. Realisations, whisky drinking and a power cut. You can probably guess where this is going...
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Your Mouth To My Heart by insistentbass
Fandom Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
25 Nov 2020
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“I am not eager to throw myself upon another altar for naught but scraps in return.” Gale steels himself with a deep breath. He speaks his peace to the wilds and the cosmos rather than his lover's face. “And yet. Marble skin, silver tongue... eyes like Moonsea rubies. Oh, you cast a fine altar, Astarion.”
With two discerning appetites, a deal to keep each other fed is the one thing that ties Astarion and Gale together. But the proverbial collar slips all too easily around Gale's throat, the lead feels right in Astarion's unchained hands, and both men think they've bested the other in a game neither should be playing.
In any case. As the greats say in lanceboard: there is no shame in losing to a stronger foe.
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21 Jul 2025
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An endeavour to find a missing Tem-Pad in 18th Century London is derailed, forcing Mobius and Loki into close quarters. Mobius is confronted with his affection for his companion as their brief mission blooms into a rather more intimate venture than either of them had anticipated.
If Mobius was being frank, he only remembered watching Loki stand across from him. How his chest had heaved with each panicked breath rattling his lungs. His eyes achingly sincere as he clutched Mobius frantically, unsure of what to do for once in his long life.
Isn’t it rather humiliating that the beauty in those eyes is what captured Mobius’ attention, not the pain splintering his side.
Mobius gasped as pure, unadulterated agony stole his breath and he toppled down to one knee.
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10 Nov 2023
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It started with the spin of a bottle, and now Harry and Draco have gotten themselves so far into their own game there's almost no way out again. Except to keep playing.
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15 Sep 2023
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It never seemed like the right time. And then time ran out.
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15 Jan 2022
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Sherlock is tired.
John senses a shift.◒
“I’m tired, John,” He murmurs. Barely a whisper. John swallows, feeling irrationally helpless.
“I can see that,” He responds quietly, tracing an eyebrow with the pad of his thumb. “Sleep, then,” He can hear the crack in his own voice—a perfect match for the one in his chest. He hopes that Sherlock won’t notice, won’t try to pick it all apart.
“Not what I meant,” He rumbles, as he drifts off and away, leaving John alone in wakefulness to wonder what the hell had just happened.
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25 Nov 2020