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Watson Birthday Prompt Fest

2025-06-29T14:29:45Z

Posted by: kingstoken

Description: Welcome to the Watson Birthday Prompt Fest! According to some sources, John Watson's birthday is August 7. So, lets celebrate it, by having a prompt fest!

Come over to the Ao3 collection and leave a prompt or claim a prompt. Open to all Sherlock Holmes related fandoms, and all genres, ratings, and relationships (ships, gen, etc). The main rule being that all fanworks should focus on our beloved Watson.

The goal is to have lots of fanworks to enjoy for Watson's birthday on August 7th

Schedule: Prompting and claiming will be open until August 7, 2025
Links: Fest

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Icons: The Unaired Pilot

2023-01-29T02:21:54Z

Posted by: magnavox_23

Check out the rest here. :)

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trobadora: FIC: I That Am Lost (Eurus Holmes gen) [Teen]

2021-08-10T18:41:48Z

Posted by: trobadora

Title: I That Am Lost
Rating: Teen
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Characters/Relationships: Eurus Holmes & her family
Content tags: Canon Compliant, Character Study, Post-Canon, Family, Episode Related, Episode: The Final Problem

Summary: I that am lost, oh who will find me? - Eurus's quest to be found.

I That Am Lost

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Sherlock Fic: ♢ ♧ ♤ ♡

2021-06-29T14:09:18Z

Posted by: saki101

Title: ♢ ♧ ♤ ♡
Author: saki101
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Characters: Sherlock Holmes,John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Pairings: Sherlock/John
Rating: Mature
Genre: Urban fantasy
Summary: An odd, little slice of life on Baker Street. (A sequel to Blades, although each may be read as a stand alone fic.)
A/N: Written for the 2021 Summer Holmestice Exchange where lots of other Sherlock Holmes fic, art, video and podcasts may be found!

Excerpt: I poked at the crumpled newspapers overflowing from the cardboard box and wrinkled my nose. “What subterranean lair did you find this in?”

On AO3

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Fic: Penumbra (Winter Special) Complete (R)

2021-02-21T10:40:09Z

Posted by: saki101

Title: Penumbra (Winter Special)
Author: saki101
Rating: R
Characters and Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sherlock/John, Mrs Hudson, Mrs Turner, Wiggins, Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, Molly Hooper, OCs
Word Count: ~41.7K (Chapters 38/38)
Warnings: No warnings apply.
Summary: Autumn has faded into winter. As the days grow shorter, Holmeswood Manor celebrates the solstice.
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock BBC nor Dark Shadows belong to me.
A/N: Written in a series of short chapters to the prompts of the 2020 Advent Ficlet Challenge and taking as inspiration the John and Sherlock of the Unaired Pilot.

Another instalment of the Penumbra series, which is a gothic AU of the Sherlock universe inspired by the universe of Dark Shadows (the 1966 television series).

Preview: In Maine, there was Collinwood and the three centuries of history that were woven into its walls. In London, there is Holmeswood Manor (or the Manor on Baker Street as the urban legends have it), tucked now into a city street when once its oak woods rolled from the heath to the river.

Series One Overview: John grew up with its stories of ghosts and wizards and things that hunt in the night. They didn’t keep him from interviewing for a residential post at the Manor because he couldn’t afford London on an army pension and there could not possibly have been any truth to the tales.

Series Two Overview: It's been more than a year since John came to live at the Manor on Baker Street. He has learned many things, one being that the stories hadn't prepared him for the half of it.

Summer Mini-episode: A glimpse of life in the season after the ball.

Winter Special: The winter solstice approaches. John's knowledge of the Manor and himself expands.

***
Excerpt: I turned back to the window. “I don’t recall this last year. Were we away?” I leaned out. The breeze was sharp. The sound of bells louder.

“No. I told you this summer that you were changing.”

***

Posted on AO3.

Photo source material: A Wooded Landscape in Three Panels by Louis Comfort Tiffany, a public domain work of art from Google Art Project, Wikipedia Commons. (More information may be found here.)

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Fic: The Flight of the Swans

2020-11-12T01:40:16Z

Posted by: saki101

Title: The Flight of the Swans
Author: saki101
Rating: PG-13
Characters and Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sherlock/John
Word Count: 23.6K
Summary: A prospective client has observed things that make her doubt her sanity. She wants Sherlock to uncover the truth. As John discovers, Sherlock is uniquely qualified to investigate her case.
Disclaimer: Sherlock BBC does not belong to me.

Excerpt: Morning would come. Dreams would go.

Posted on AO3.

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Meta about Sherlock Holmes fanworks on AO3

2020-08-31T10:39:29Z

Posted by: garonne

I've posted some analysis and meta discussion about the evolution over time of the main Holmesian fandoms on AO3, including BBC Sherlock. I don't know enough about the show to interpret the patterns I see, and would be interested to get the feedback of some people more familiar with BBC Sherlock.

Evolution over time of the main Holmesian fandoms on AO3 (2063 words) by Garonne
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Fandom - Fandom
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Additional Tags: Fanwork Research & Reference Guides, Meta, statistics, Fandom Analysis, Nonfiction
Summary: Interesting patterns in the number of works posted over time for "Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle", "Sherlock (TV)", "Elementary (TV)", and "Sherlock Holmes (Downey films)".

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Fic: Penumbra (Summer mini-episode)

2020-08-13T18:08:20Z

Posted by: saki101

Title: Penumbra (Summer mini-episode)
Author: saki101
Rating: R
Characters and Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sherlock/John
Word Count: ~800 words
Summary: London is having a heat wave. The solution for such things at Holmeswood Manor predates electricity by a very, very long time.
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock BBC nor Dark Shadows belong to me.

Excerpt: Sleep slid away. I reached out towards the other, often empty, side of the bed. My fingers found the cool curves of my bedfellow and I smiled.

Posted on AO3.

Photo source: Wikipedia Commons

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trobadora: FIC: Not To Be Repeated (Sherlock/Moriarty) [M]

2020-06-20T18:08:18Z

Posted by: trobadora

Title: Not To Be Repeated
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Jim Moriarty
Rating: M
Content tags: Did you miss me?, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Episode Related, The Six Thatchers, Enemies with Benefits, texting, Moriarty's suicidal ideation, Moriarty is alive, or is he?

Summary: After the "Did you miss me?" videoclip, Sherlock is watching for hints of the posthumous game Moriarty seems to have set up, waiting for it to begin. What he doesn't expect is a text:
Figured it out yet, Sherlock? - JM x

Not To Be Repeated @ AO3

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A Change of Hearts

2019-07-17T06:08:58Z

Posted by: lyrawrites

Title: A Change of Hearts
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Rating: M
Chapter: 1 of 2
Summary: Sherlock Holmes and John Watson are unbonded flat mates. When John decides to not only venture out but to bring an omega male home, Sherlock has many strong feelings on the matter.

Chapter 1

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trobadora: FIC: Over the Edge (Sherlock/Moriarty) [R]

2019-06-22T16:26:18Z

Posted by: trobadora

Title: Over the Edge
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/Jim Moriarty
Rating: R
Warnings: Moriarty's suicide, consent issues (if mind palace shenanigans count)
Content tags: Mind Palace Moriarty, Sherlock's Mind Palace, Post-The Final Problem

Summary:
"Can't keep locking me away, Sherlock," Moriarty says, too brightly. "Not that I didn't have a grand old time, down here with Redbeard and Eurus and all the things you wouldn't remember. But the doggie's out of the well now."

Sherlock, in the aftermath: With his childhood memories restored, there's only one thing left, hidden away. One thing Sherlock hasn't faced.

Link: Over the Edge

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"Winterlight"

2018-09-22T20:37:26Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"Winterlight" by Jessie Blackwood
PAIRING: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: NC-17
SUMMARY: After the events of Sherrinford, Greg heads for his cottage in the Scottish Highlands as a retreat from the world. Mycroft does the same, heading for his parent's property on ancestral lands. The snow causes his car to run off the road, and who should come to his rescue but one rather good looking Scotland Yard inspector. This is kind of putting the Scotland into Scotland Yard...

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the other stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"Verum Æternus"

2018-08-17T20:45:26Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"Verum Æternus" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: Sherlock/John
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: NC-17
SERIES: 1) "Two Bedrooms w/shared Bath", 2) "In Puris Naturalibus", 3) "How Sherlock Holmes and I Started Sleeping Together", 4) "Verba de Futuro", 5) "The Upstairs Room"
SUMMARY: Set immediately after "The Upstairs Room". John insists that kissing and sexual contact shouldn't be done in the name of science, but if it happens on its own, that's a different matter entirely.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the Sherlock/John stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"The Upstairs Room"

2018-08-13T20:46:57Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"The Upstairs Room" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: PG-13
SERIES: 1) "Two Bedrooms w/shared Bath", 2) "In Puris Naturalibus", 3) "How Sherlock Holmes and I Started Sleeping Together", 4) "Verba de Futuro"
SUMMARY: Three years later, Sherlock returns. John's not exactly pleased. Rating for language. Very easily interpreted as Sherlock/John. Follows "How Sherlock Holmes and I Started Sleeping Together".

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"In Puris Naturalibus"

2018-08-11T21:09:28Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"In Puris Naturalibus" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: PG-13
SERIES: 1) "Two Bedrooms w/shared Bath"
SUMMARY: For treez_r_green, who commented here with "If you wanted to write a sequel where they share a shower/bath (in a non-sexual way) I would love you forever because that is my ultimate kink and no one ever writes it! (I suppose because it would normally be a bit weird to share a shower or bath with someone you weren't intimate with!)" Normally, it would. But Sherlock's not conventionally normal, now is he?

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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Fic: Penumbra (Series Two, Last Chapter: Leave-taking)

2018-08-11T10:27:48Z

Posted by: saki101

Title: Penumbra (Series Two, Last Chapter: Leave-taking)
Author: saki101
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Characters/Pairings: (this chapter) John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Bill Wiggins, James Moriarty, Mummy Holmes, Mr Holmes, Mycroft Holmes
Rating: R (for the series)
Summary: A gothic AU of the Sherlock universe inspired by the universe of Dark Shadows (the television series) in which John grew up hearing stories about Holmeswood Manor. They didn't keep him from interviewing for a post as a resident physician at the Manor when he came back from Afghanistan because there was no way he could afford to live in London on an army pension and he was sure there could not possibly be any truth to the tales. A year on he knows that the stories didn't prepare him for the half of it.
Warnings: canon-compliant character suicide, magic involving blood
Word Count: ~7.7K (for this chapter), 41K (for second series)
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock nor Dark Shadows is mine and no money is being made.
A/N: A sequel to series one of Penumbra, set a little more than a year later.

Chapter 6: Leave-taking on AO3

Series Two: (earlier chapters) on AO3

Series One (all five chapters) on A03

Excerpt: “Brother, dear.”

Sherlock hummed an acknowledgement, but did not turn his head.

“I’ve been informed that we have a guest who will not be leaving.”

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"A-Hah!"

2018-08-06T21:11:16Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"A-Hah!" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Wherein a caper is carried out, literature is critiqued, and housekeeping skills are called into question.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"It's Not What It Looks Like"

2018-08-05T20:34:05Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"It's Not What It Looks Like" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Two times someone gets the wrong impression and one time someone gets it right.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"Hey, I just met you...."

2018-08-04T20:35:37Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"Hey, I just met you...." by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: G
SUMMARY: I make no apologies for this. I can't even explain it.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"When John Watson Met James Wilson"

2018-07-30T01:04:40Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"When John Watson Met James Wilson" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock/House
RATING: G
SUMMARY: It started out as a crossover between House MD and the new interpretation of Sherlock. I had a great opening, but then nothing. So here it is, as it stands. Set pre-series. John hasn't met Sherlock yet. He does, however, meet James Wilson -- with some interference from House.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"Birthdays"

2018-07-28T20:33:28Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"Birthdays" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: G
SUMMARY: Birthdays, Sherlock figures, are for people with friends. People who like to be dragged out for drinks and dinners. People who enjoy the small talk and forced pleasantries of social interaction. People not like him.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"Do Something With Him"

2018-07-23T21:44:15Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"Do Something With Him" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: PG-13
SUMMARY: "Do something with him before he embarrasses us" became the family motto. How far will Mycroft go to keep Sherlock from embarrassing them? (Some parts obviously Jossed after S3)

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"How Do I"

2018-07-22T21:37:26Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"How Do I" by DataAngel (TheNinth) (previously mickeylover303)
PAIRING: gen
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: PG-13
SUMMARY: Fic_Promptly fill: Sherlock BBC, Mycroft, realizing his brother wasn't just depressed, but Depressed, and not knowing what to do. Suggested by wrabbit.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the gen stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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"Days Like These Lead to Nights Like This"

2018-07-21T20:49:21Z

Posted by: michaelchance

"Days Like These Lead to Nights Like This" by Jessie Blackwood
PAIRING: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
FANDOM: Sherlock
RATING: NC-17
SERIES: 1) "Bonfire Heart", 2) "People Like Us"
WARNING: AU, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
SUMMARY: This is for the lovely bourbon-and-bitters who bid on and won my Mystrade story for the Rupert Graves Auction. The request was for more in my People Like Us universe, with a piece concerning Greg Lestrade's POV as he is away in the Yemen with Medecin sans Frontieres. However, looks like I cannot write 2000 words to save my life. This is 5k and counting!!!!! Enjoy.

Has just been added to Sherlock Holmes Slash and is listed on the new stories page and the other stories page.

Crossposted to Chance's Archive, Chance's Archive on Tumblr and Chance's Archive blog.

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Question For The Mods :) Re: Roleplay Comm

2018-06-24T20:59:10Z

Posted by: surprisingly_comfortable

We have a pretty active Sherlockian roleplay Comm here. Would we be able to post something to offer it to the members here?

The ratings are R to Mature for content, with 1 x 1's and Group roleplays happening as well.

We have a very active Discord chat as well.

Right now, we have about 40 members, but likely more would be interested. Wanted to ask before posting anything.

~ Ciao

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