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John has to choose which one of them dies. The bullet that came to close to hitting Sherlock s heart will never get to hit him. It takes John's life and leaves a grieving Sherlock behind. How can he go on now? How will he be able to fulfill the last wish of a dying person, of his only friend?
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- Part 1 of Not alone
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07 Jul 2026
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The Ice and Virgin Heart by twistedthicket1 (orphan_account) for DawnMasonCullen
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
03 Mar 2015
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based on a prompt from DawnMasonCullen.
It all started with an umbrella, left behind as if hastily forgotten. If it had been any one else, John would have accounted it to stress, distracted thoughts. Except this was Mycroft Holmes, and such things did not happen to the British government. Yet he supposed he's used to these things, what with a flatmate that shoots holes in the walls just to get attention...
John is used to dealing with strange situations and stranger men. The Holmes brothers have ensured as much. What happens though when even ice cracks, and feelings of jealousy threaten to tear apart an already tenuous sibling bond?
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07 Jul 2026
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The Case of John Watson's Heart by ajdumpsherstories
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
26 Oct 2024
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The night after he adds a second bullet to his revolver, he meets Sherlock Holmes.
John's heart is wrenched from his chest with cold, plying words. His body is laid bare, more naked than he was in the heat of the warmest Afghan nights. He feels wrung and laid out to die in a sandy ditch, the bullet wound flayed open under icy-blue eyes.
“Dying to your own hand would be incredibly stupid, Watson,” Sherlock says, “If you’re going to die, let your heart do the killing.”
or; John Watson's heart has never been his own; he’s given pieces of it to everyone, but none more than Sherlock Holmes—and he buries him with it.
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26 Jun 2026
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John becomes used to it. If he’s perfectly honest with himself, he’s become used to it a long time ago. At night, things are different. The darkness tickles his skin and the cemetery is the loudest place in the world and he tastes dust and iron on his tongue when he hears them talk. In the dark, the bones whisper.
And sometimes John whispers back.
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15 Jun 2026
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On a night John Watson, a young naturally kind and optimistic medical resident with a low tolerance for alcohol meets a tall mysterious drug addict, with beautiful gray eyes and dark hair sparks fly. Unfortunately every love story has a good old fashion villain. Ultimatums don't go as planned and Sherlock loses John when he chooses the drugs over love. He spends three years trying to forget the only man he ever loved. Sherlock had promised he would always keep John close, now he has a chance to make up for past mistakes, John wont be easily persuaded. This time Sherlock will try to save John. Can John learn to trust again after so many failed him?
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- Part 1 of Requited
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31 May 2026
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Home is where you make it. Or, the AU where Loki falls to Earth after Thor, wanders around trying to work out what to do with himself, and somehow ends up working for SHIELD. (Mostly because supervillains are so plebian.)
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- 228,217
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- 44/44
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26 Mar 2026
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There were werewolves in London. John had no idea how many, but he knew they were there. People walked past them during the day, utterly oblivious. Perhaps some of them were living in his very building, and he didn’t know.
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06 Mar 2026
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Sherlock asks John to marry him. It's for a case. Probably.
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05 Mar 2026
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John struggles after the incident at the swimming pool with Moriarty. And Sherlock will have to come to terms with his own internal turmoils before he can understand why.
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- Part 1 of Intents and Purposes
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05 Mar 2026
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Sherlock is asked to go undercover in a relationship with a wounded army doctor who is suspected of selling high level information to Sebastian Moran.
John is recruited by an old friend from the army to seduce a posh, unstable genius who is suspected of selling high level information to a genius mastermind named "M".
What ensues is a case of doubt, certainty and new loyalties.
For allfinehere's Springlockexchange prompt. A bit of a twist on the "fake married or fake boyfriends" trope.
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22 Feb 2026
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The Moment Pleasantly Frightful by teahigh (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
07 Nov 2012
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Sherlock doesn't kiss him all at once. He takes John apart, piece by piece, until there's nothing left of him.
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17 Feb 2026
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John returns from Afghanistan without his left arm. Sherlock tries to help him recover.
They find love along the way.--
"Why ever not? You can walk fine, you can shoot fine, there's never been a problem on a case before."
"We've been extremely lucky!"
"Luck? I thought people call it skill."
"Skilled at what? At being an invalid? At being broken? At being a fucking functioning amputee?"
"An amputee? Interesting, you've never mentioned."
"I've never mentioned? It's bloody obvious you berk!"
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16 Feb 2026
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Heat and noise...
After John is seriously injured during a case, he and Sherlock must deal with the fallout.
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30 Jan 2026
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John Watson comes home different.
Shot in the shoulder, missing feeling in his leg, missing muscle and flesh, he has to adapt to a different life. In this world, there is no Mike Stamford meeting in the park. There is nothing to save him from himself. There's just this -- existing as a man with no current purpose.
A meeting with the most extraordinary man he will ever know - even if he's not a man, so much - puts him on a different path.
Sherlock Holmes, a consulting detective of demonic origins, an immortal being who has seen crime throughout history and can reference everything like he's a library unto himself.
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30 Jan 2026
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From Baker Street, With Love by blazingstar29 for stripyjumpers
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
07 Nov 2021
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John Watson’s post Afghanistan silence is broken when Sherlock stumbles into his home with a handgun covered in blood.
John thinks Sherlock is the most brilliant man he has ever met.
Sherlock thinks John is incredible with his soft eyes and nervous smile.
Neither of them think they can be loved back.
As danger brings John and Sherlock closer, love begins to blossom.
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27 Jan 2026
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John and Sherlock never imagined that their relationship could ever be more than flatmates and best friends. Hoped, perhaps...but... *ahem*
Could one person change that? What if someone else had their eye on Dr. Watson?
What if it wasn't a woman?
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21 Jan 2026
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The Secrets of John Watson by tumbleweedchaser
Fandom Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
29 Jul 2014
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20 Jan 2026
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The Tontine by tumbleweedchaser
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
20 Jun 2014
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Sherlock and John take on a new case that brings John's military history and secrets to the table. The detective is forced to understand that there is a great deal more to John than jumpers, tea, and a love of adrenaline. (Takes place after the Reichenbach Fall, no Mary. There is no smut in this part of the trilogy and it can easily stand alone.)
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Sherlock looked to John, eyebrows furrowed, "You have higher security clearance than my brother?"
John licked his lips, eyes flicking from one Holmes brother to the other, both staring at him with equal ferocity and confusion, "Well," he said, "Technically, due to the nature of... yes."Series
- Part 1 of The Secrets of John Watson
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- 12/12
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14 Jan 2026
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Soulmate AU. John Watson is a very unlucky guy, he has met 12 potential soulmates and not one of them is the right one. What happens when he meets number 13, unlucky for some right?
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- 7/7
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06 Jan 2026
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It had been another boring Sunday when Mycroft walked into their flat and blackmailed John in order to force Sherlock to investigate a case for him. For Sherlock, this case is nothing special - just another one of Mycroft's "national security" cases. For John, however, it hits a little too close to home. As former colleagues and old memories resurface, John finds it harder to hide his emotions from an ever observant Sherlock.
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- Part 1 of The Case of (Developing) Love
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06 Jan 2026