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1. Big Bad John by FruitViking for Amypihcs, HolmesDepot

   Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   12 Aug 2025

   Tags

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   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • Mrs Hudson
   • Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting
   • Criminal!Watson
   • First Meetings
   • Flirting
   • First Kiss
   • Miscommunication
   • Light Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Whump
   • Crying
   • Sherlock Holmes Has Feelings
   • Developing Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • BAMF John Watson

   Summary

   John Watson fell into a criminal lifestyle to make ends meet after the war.
   One night Sherlock Holmes bumps into him — quite literally — and sparks fly.
   When their paths cross again, and again, they both have to wonder; would they be able to make a relationship work, whatever it may be?

   Series

   • Part 1 of Criminal!Watson AU

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   9,002

   Chapters:

   4/4

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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   Bookmarks:

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