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After Mary is deported after it turns out she was never pregnant, John moves back to Baker Street. All should be well. Sherlock is solving crimes, the milk no longer tries to kill him, and John is where he is supposed to be. So why does everything still feel wrong?
A biting comment from Donovan sparks an inconvenient thought that just won't be silenced - what if he doesn't know himself as well as he should? What if a deeper understanding could make things feel right? As Sherlock stumbles through diagnosis, therapy, and the shocking realization that he might actually want to feel better, the people around him begin to notice - some sooner than others.
Complete! Chapters all posted at once. Now with beautiful cover art by wordsandpics, thank you so much!
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- Part 8 of OLTAB neurodiversity fics
- Part 16 of OLTAB fluffy fics
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12 Mar 2026
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"John... she keeps staring at me."
John exhaled, holding back a chuckle. "Who? Mrs. Hudson?"
“No, that… creature. She’s been staring at me wordlessly for twelve minutes straight. Twelve minutes, John! I checked my wristwatch! She’s got a resilience that makes your skin crawl.”
John rubbed his eyes with two fingers. He was too old and tired for that. “She’s making your skin crawl, that’s good news.” he laughed mockingly. “It's exactly the kind of feeling we all get when you stare at us.”A desperate phonecall in the middle of the night will change Sherlock and John's lives forever.
Will a little girl be able to bring them closer and finally make them become a family?NOW COMPLETE.
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01 Mar 2026
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Try. Fail. Try again. Fail better.
Sherlock came back from his time Away a changed man, a better man. With John's marriage collapsing in Magnussen's penthouse, can both men put what they've learned into action to finally move forward?- Language:
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01 Mar 2026
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If you told James Kirk when he was starting his first five-year mission as Captain of the Enterprise that, by the time the mission was over, he would marry his Vulcan first officer, he would chuckle. Tell him that the two would end up adopting four children, the two eldest before he and his first officer got together, you might send him into a laughing fit.
Too bad it wasn’t a joke.
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- Part 1 of Join the Party
- Part 1 of Join the Party - TOS Children
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12 Feb 2026
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Three years after Sherlock fakes his death, he receives a text from Mycroft telling him it is time to come home. But the text doesn’t give the whole story. Not by half.
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- Part 1 of Hearts
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- 44,249
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- 10/10
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30 Jan 2026
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John and Sherlock are happily married, have become old and are now retired.
Currently, they prepare for an important anniversary and there will be slices of their life in Sussex and memories of what happened in the decades since they got together.The fic updates daily following the prompts of Fluffbruary 2025
Thank you again for betaing, peageetibbs, dear friend!
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18 Dec 2025
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John says not, but I think it will do very well. by Kitty_Kat_Undercover
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock (TV)
22 Sep 2016
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Uncertainty is difficult for the most patient. For Sherlock, it was agony.
A scant few weeks had passed since he was helped off the jet that was meant to take him to his ruin. He stepped into the runway, hallucinating about love and hate, confident in his genius; but in reality he was trapped in the endless cycle of the addict and the muse.
And it had all been for John. Years of sobriety, a relatively clean rap sheet, all thrown away for his best friends happiness with the pull of a trigger. A real, selfless, spur-of the moment action that would assure John and Mary the life they both wanted.
As a result, he was left in perfect misery.
Then came the face of his old nemesis and he found a reason to live. Albeit, too late to stop that delicious dose from surging through his veins. Sobering up to discover that the image of Moriarty was a hoax by his brother to keep him from a death sentence, he wished he could turn back to the needle for comfort. He wished he had the courage to tell John the reason he had done what he had. He wished that he hadn't done the one spectacularly stupid thing that would ensure that he would be alone, forever.
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15 Dec 2025
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Sherlock has been dead for two years but now it’s time for him to return. But is he returning to life as he knows it?
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30 Nov 2025
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Story diverges at Empty Hearse. Silver’s prompt for FTH asked for a story where Sherlock tells John what he did when he was “away” dismantling Moriarty's network. As per Silver's suggestions, Sherlock brutally tells him, not just in “ellipses and generalities” but the terrible truth. This begins as a confrontation that leads to “conversation and allows for healing that didn't happen.” Along the way they solve a case and acknowledge their hearts.
Written for Silvergirl for Fandom Trumps Hate 2025. Thank you for the wonderful prompt.
Beta by AnvergersReader (giveme sherbert on Tumblr). Thanks so much for the incredible job.
Also inspired by 26 pieces by Lanning
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06 Nov 2025
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"Which child minder?" Sherlock asks with an air of suspicion. "Not the same one you used last Tuesday, I hope. Rosamund doesn't like that insufferable woman, and who could blame her? Imagine, thinking someone of Watson's intellect would be duped by cheap parlour tricks and tomfoolery."
"... Sherlock, it's peek-a-boo. Everybody plays peek-a-boo with babies."
After moving back into 221B with Rosie, John discovers that Sherlock has been hiding a chronic health condition caused by John's attack on him in the morgue. Together they navigate the fallout, becoming a family in the process.
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29 Sep 2025
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"You — it's always you. John Watson, you keep me right."
John is back to 221b for good, with little Rosie in tow. Their lives have been upended, but not broken. Maybe it is finally time that John and Sherlock allow themselves to heal.
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31 Aug 2025
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25 Aug 2025
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Swallow the Night by ArwaMachine
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
10 Jan 2021
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John’s stag-do doesn’t go as planned. Or--depending on how you look at it--it went exactly as planned. Life goes on, of course, but can it?
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- 15/15
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24 Aug 2025
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Captain John Watson of 40 Commando, the Royal Marines, is assigned to protect and assist Sherlock Holmes as he investigates what appears to be a simple war atrocity in Afghanistan. An intense attraction ignites between the two men as they uncover a conspiracy that threatens everything they’ve ever known, but Sherlock is as much hunted as hunter, and everyone close to him is in deadly danger. Can he solve the case in time to save himself and John?
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- Part 1 of Two Two One Bravo Baker Universe
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- 114,574
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- 27/27
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10 Aug 2025
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"Ever since I returned to London, you have made it plain that my behaviour is intolerable. Clearly, you no longer find me praise-worthy in any capacity, so why are you still here?"
When a familiar argument threatens to destroy the last remnants of John and Sherlock's failing friendship, both men are left questioning their worth to one another. Before either of them has the chance to make amends, circumstance intervenes. John is left at the mercy of his abductors, and this time, he's not sure Sherlock will bother coming to his rescue.
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- 8/8
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10 Aug 2025
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John Watson comes to the conclusion that Sherlock Holmes should be his lover. But how does a (mostly) straight man seduce a (possibly) asexual genius who can spot any maneuvering a mile away? Well, John asks himself, what would Sherlock do?
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- Part 1 of What Would Sherlock Do?
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- 9,359
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- 1/1
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10 Aug 2025
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Abstinence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder by distantstarlight
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
10 Oct 2014
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For his entire life Sherlock Holmes has had complete mastery over his transport. He drives it harder than he should, is careless with it, and makes it bend to his will. His transport has always done it's duty but lately Sherlock's transport has been making some demands.
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- 30/30
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10 Aug 2025
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Sherlock and John Come Out (More Or Less By Accident) by wendymarlowe
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
01 Nov 2014
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John overhears Mycroft belittling Sherlock's being gay as "just a phase" and pointing out how much he's disappointing Mummy. It's news to John, but being straight doesn't mean he can't be a friend - John snogs Sherlock in front of his brother, apologizes for insisting they stay in the closet, and pointedly tells Mycroft to run along.
Only problem is, John's not gay, and Sherlock's got no experience with any of this. For once, the consulting detective is completely out of his depth and has to rely on John for guidance.
(Part of my "John and Sherlock's Kinky First Times" series of shorts, all revolving around the same basic theme of "John and Sherlock get sexy for the first time and also discover some kinky stuff about each other.")
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- Part 26 of John and Sherlock's Kinky First Times
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- 4/4
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10 Aug 2025
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The Edinburgh Problem by snorklepie
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
23 Aug 2015
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“A nice holiday, just a bit more...murdery. ” John said drily.
“Yes! The best kind of holiday!” Sherlock beamed. “So we won’t get bored!”
After he separates from Mary, John returns to Baker Street. Following a request for help from Sherlock's cousin Violet, the detective and his blogger take a trip to Edinburgh. John discovers more about the Holmes family and Sherlock than he bargained for, but tries not to run screaming.
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- Part 1 of Scotland
- Language:
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- 152,094
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- 39/39
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10 Aug 2025
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The Case of The Boy & The Soldier by WhatLocked
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
29 Nov 2016
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When one William Watson wanders into the life of one Sherlock Holmes, claiming that his daddy has been taken by bad men, Sherlock finds himself caught up in a rather intriguing case of not only locating the boys father but also in discovering a side of himself that he never knew existed.
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- Part 1 of The William Watson Case Files
- Language:
- English
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- 36,263
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- 18/18
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Bookmarked by Neese
10 Aug 2025