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Never Once Failed (Full Series in Chronological Order) by orphan_account
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
25 Jun 2015
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This is how I wanted things to go. This is pretty much a Reichenbach Fall AU - what would have happened if Sherlock and John had realised what their relationship really is *before* they decided to take down Moriarty.
This story takes place over about a year, and we basically drop in on what the boys are doing at various points during that year. Plenty of feels, plenty of smut, a little angst, a bit of drama, and a happy ending (if you're not Sebastian Moran or Moriarty). I won't break your heart, and hopefully I don't butcher the characters - but that's for you to judge. The tags give you a better idea of the general shenanigans they get up to during the story.
This is a compilation of my "Never Once Failed" Series - all of these chapters already exist in those stories, but this puts them all in a chronological order that is hopefully easier to read.
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- Part 1 of Never Once Failed
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08 Jul 2026
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Empathy by Blind_Author for themusecalliope
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
28 Nov 2014
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John is an empath. Which isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. Most of the time, it’s not even useful.
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07 Jul 2026
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Sherlock takes a remarkably early retirement at 47, and convinces John that a change of pace would do them both good. They buy an old cottage on the South Downs, and exchange their nonstop life in Baker Street for quiet contemplation, bee studies, and book writing.
They might go completely insane, but sometimes it takes stepping outside of the life you're living to find the life you want.
Sherlock takes one last look out to the horizon, mouth downturned and brow furrowed, before seeming to shake himself and catching up to John with a few long-legged strides. John turns back toward the path cut into the cliffs, climbing steadily toward the rolling downs already green and lush in the weak April warmth.
They reach the top and Sherlock strikes toward the west, back to where their hired Land Rover sits a mile away in a public carpark. John falls into step beside him and takes a deep breath.
“I expected a case,” he starts. “A bit chilly for a walk, really, so. D’you mind telling me what we’re doing out here?”
Sherlock doesn’t even pause, simply tucks his head down against the wind and continues walking.“I’m retiring,” he says simply.
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- Part 1 of Through The Clouds
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07 Jul 2026
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“And once again, you think you know what’s best for me.”
John rises from the chair, the anger and frustration and hurt overwhelming him, bursting out of every pore, and he doesn’t even know for sure that it’s Sherlock he’s angry at, really, but the only reason he tied himself to Mary in the first place is because the person he really loved left him behind, and the woman he married once sat in the shadows above a darkened swimming pool and aimed a sniper rifle at his heart and later shot his best friend in cold blood and cuckolded him and just gave birth to a child that wasn’t his and right now he just can’t do this, he just fucking can’t do this anymore.
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John has to somehow rebuild his life in the wake of Mary's betrayal and Sherlock's deceptions.
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01 Jul 2026
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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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01 Jul 2026