A Broken Engagement by ButterscotchCandybatch. Based on Persuasion by Jane Austen. 18K, Explicit, Johnlock.
Sherlock Holmes, the younger son of the Baronet Siger Holmes, is forced
to break off his engagement to the commoner, young Navy Lieutenant John
Watson. He retreats into cold isolation and a laudanum addiction and it
appears he may never have another offer of marriage. When the rich and
dashing Captain Watson returns eight years later, he is now courting a
family friend, Mary Morstan. Can Sherlock win back his John? Regency
period AU.
A Christmas Carol by Jellybean728. Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. 17K, Teen, Johnlock.
This was based on a prompt at one of the Sherlock
Holmes kink memes, to rewrite A Christmas Carol with the cast of
Sherlock. Assume a post-Reichenbach/post-Empty House reunion, although
not exactly a BBC canon compliant world. And yeah, I tried not to, but
there are some Sherlock/John undertones. (I really can’t help it, they
want to be together so much, it happens even when I don’t mean it to!!)
A Dangerous Liaison by Holly Sykes. Based on Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence. 89K, Explicit, Johnlock.
Sherlock Holmes is married to crippled aristocrat Sir Victor Trevor and
he has shunned the life of the flesh in favour of that of the mind. But what happens when he meets rugged gamekeeper John Watson, a disillusioned ex soldier with a murky past? Love
and physical passion come up against the class divide, but there’s also
a murder, the high society of 1920s London and Sherlock in costume.
Amphibians by innie. Based on Persuasion by Jane Austen.
17K, Teen, Johnlock and others.
John and Sherlock were engaged eight years ago and find themselves in each other’s company once again.
Attribute Nothing to Fate by recreational. Based on A Room with a View by E.M. Forster. 37K, Explicit, Johnlock.
A journey to Italy calls up old desires, but John Watson, trapped by the
social conventions of his time, is not prepared to give in to
temptation and change his life forever. It takes someone else to do that
for him.
Bel Canto by bendingsignpost. Based on The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux. 127K, Teen, Johnlock, Adlock, and Irene/Kate.
After years of waiting for wealthy patrons to faint, Dr John Watson
discovers a far more interesting patient in the opera house basement.
Ghosts by orphan_account.
Based on A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.
14K, Teen, Johnlock.
A dead man is haunted by ghosts at Christmastime and, together, they help bring him back to life.
Lightning and Sea Glass by
221b_careful_what_you_wish_for. Based on Frankenstein by Mary Shelley.
18K, Explicit, Johnlock and Mollrene.
The mad Professor Moriarty and his reluctant assistant John Watson have
reanimated the dead – and the results are beautiful. At least John
thinks so. When Moriarty rejects his creation, John disappears with the
creature to protect it, sealing their fates together.
Mary by kinklock. Based on Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier. 136K, Explicit, Johnlock. Last night he dreamt he went to Manderley again… Monte Carlo, 1937. While working as the companion to Sebastian
Wilkes, a young man becomes acquainted with a wealthy Englishman, John
Watson. Rumour has it that Watson, owner of the grand country estate
Manderley, is still haunted by the sudden death of his late wife. But as
the young man soon learns, not all is as it seems.
Sherlock-the-Pooh by thisprettywren. Based on the Winnie-the-Pooh stories by A.A. Milne. 14K, Teen, Gen (John/Sherlock friendship) Sometimes Sherlock likes a game of some sort when he
comes upstairs, and sometimes he likes to sit quietly in front of the
fire and listen to a story. This evening—“What about a story?” said Sherlock.
4K, Teen, Johnlock.
“Sherlock Holmes hated Christmas to begin with.”
The Beast of Baskerville by mildredandbobbin. Based on The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (and others). 74K, Explicit, Johnlock.
15th Century/fairy tale AU. An invalided John Watson comes to the
isolated village of Baskerville seeking shelter with his sister, only to
become embroiled in a grisly murder. As the villagers point to a local
werewolf legend, the odd but brilliant friar, Brother Sherlock,
disagrees and soon he and John are on the the trail of a murderer.
Captivated by the enigmatic friar, John finds himself struggling with
his illicit feelings for the celibate man of God.
The Case of the Fleeing Frenchman by PenelopeWaits. Based on The Flying Dutchman (traditional). 26K, Explicit, Johnlock.
Captain James Watson and his son John have been protecting each other
and their beloved Harriet for years. Where will true safety reside when
a handsome sailing ship and her haunted captain arrive and he makes a
shadowy proposal? This is a crossover with the myth of the Flying
Dutchman. John is Senta.
The Guarded Secret by mycapeisplaid. Based on The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. 95K, Explicit, Johnlock.
After his war injury, John feels broken, small, and useless. On a whim,
he takes a position as a security guard of sorts at the gorgeous Holmes
Hall in Yorkshire. As it turns out, he is not as broken, small, or
useless as he thinks. A story of beauty and blossom, murder and
mystery, loss and love.
The Measure of a Gentleman by i_ship_an_armada. Based on Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 67K, Explicit, Johnlock and Mollstrade.
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a partner. Less universally acknowledged is that a single man in possession of
very little in the way of fortune may be in want of a partner as well,
but John Watson had little time or energy to devote to his own wants or
needs… Enter one Mr Holmes…
The Riddle by
AxeMeAboutAxinomancy. Based on Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman. 17K, Teen, Johnlock.
A child took John Watson’s life away, and an old man gave it back.
The Verdant Heart by doctornerdington.
Based on The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
44K, Teen, Johnlock.
A wounded John Watson returns from India to England to convalesce at the
gloomy and isolated Holmes Manor. But there are mysteries aplenty to
draw him out of his misery, and one day he will discover a key that
unlocks much more than just the door to a secret garden.
Un Homme Dangereux by shouldbeover. Based on Les Liaisons Dangereuses by
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos. 21K, Mature, Johnlock.
Pastiche with de Laclos’ Les Liaisons Dangereuses.
Watson’s Folly by Diana Williams. Based on A Civil Contract by
Georgette Heyer. 299K, Mature, Johnlock, Mystrade, and MorMor.
John Watson, the new Earl of Saughton, is madly in love with the
beautiful Mary Morstan. But he has returned from the Peninsular War to
find his family on the brink of ruin and his ancestral home mortgaged to
the hilt. He has little choice when he is introduced to Mycroft Holmes,
a civil servant of apparently unlimited wealth and no social ambitions
for himself – but with his eyes firmly fixed on a suitable match for his
only brother, the unorthodox and irascible Omega Sherlock Holmes. Can
John forget the woman he loved and find happiness with a man so very
different from his lost love?
The Mysteries of Musgrovio is a Johnlock referring of Anne Radcliffe’s gothic classic The Mysteries of Udolpho. Epic WIP.
Also check out @chriscalledmesweetie who has not one but two Johnlock Austen retellings in progress!
One day I want to know what I have done that I manage to never ever show up on fic rec lists. Basically, ALL my Johnlock fan fiction are based on books.
M Train; or, Reading is elementary (4k, teen and up audiences): No train (of thoughts) can stop them because the night belongs to lovers.In
which John, recently returned from the war, buys a book in Mike
Stamford’s bookshop and Sherlock Holmes is a famous, openly gay, crime
novel writer who’s hero is in need of a partner. A starting point for
more than one story.
It’s already in the title: it’s an adaptation/homoage/fusion with Patti Smith: “M Train”. However, my fan ficton quotes more or less all of Smith’s famous work (see notes: “Power to the people”, “Because the night” and “Without chains”.).
The Old Town (3k, teen and up audiences): Once upon a time there were two boys. This is the story
how once upon December, they found the missing Christmas Spirit, love
and new beginnings. A Queer fairytale for all seasons. (Museum!AU).
The second fandom (besides SHERLOCK (TV)) should be a dead give-away:
ANDERSEN
Hans Christan – WORKS: “The Old Town” is not only set in Denmark, gives you an introduction in Danish Culture and History, but although remixes and quotes Denmark’s most famous fairy tales: The Ugly Duckling (1843),
The Steadfast Tin Soldier (1838),
The Emperor’s New Clothes (1837),
The Little Mermaid (1837)
, and, of course, The Snow Queen (1844).
Dead Letter Office (mature, 20k): After Sherlock left him, John starts a book project called “Bartleby”. A fusion of ACD and Herman Melville’s famous short story.
Chapters: 5/? Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Captain America (Movies), Iron Man (Movies) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: James “Bucky” Barnes/Tony Stark Characters: James “Bucky” Barnes, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Darcy Lewis Additional Tags: Canon Divergence – Post-Avengers (2012), Fluff and Crack, Crack Treated Seriously, Alternate Universe, modern!Bucky Summary:
Modern day Bucky writes Avengers fanfiction as a way to deal with losing his arm while in the military. The Winter Soldier is an original character he concocted as a villain for one of his stories that becomes popular. Only his villain’s plots to take down the Avengers turn out to be a little too good. Also, would shipping the Winter Soldier with Iron Man be a little too Mary Sue?
The Sinking Of The Titanic: Sixty Years Later by
flawedamythyst, 15 k, teen. (AU Titanic fusion.) John Watson is
interviewed for a documentary being made for the sixtieth anniversary of the
sinking of the Titanic. The story he tells is not the one the interviewer was
expecting.
The Man No One Liked
series by shouldbeover, 7 works, teen to explicit. Historical Downton Abbey
feels. Sherlock is a valet in a grand house that Dr. Watson comes to visit
about an unexpected will. Sparks fly immediately between the two. Some casefic
as Sherlock is wrongly accused of murder. Historical details of the time are
amazing, the story well told, and the love story, beautiful and sexy.
How the mouth changes its shape
by breathedout, 132 k, explicit. Historical gender-swap AU. This story transports
you to the lesbian scene of London in the 1950’s. A female Sherlock and a greaser
Johnnie Watson are fascinating characters who must solve a murder at a lesbian
bar. A sprinkling of smut sneaks in around the edges. So well done.
Dawn Before the Rest of
the World seriesby PoppyAlexander, 9 works, teen to
mature. Historical AU. Has 1920’s Downton Abbey feels. Watson, the new gardener
at the manor is wooing Holmes, the head butler. It takes awhile for Holmes to
realize this. Sweet, lovely, with bits of angst.
Bring Me Back To Life
by yalublyutebya, 51 k, explicit, WWI AU. Our pair meet in a psychiatric
hospital during the war. Slap me
sideways, this is amazing. This historical tale is both beautifully written,
and deals with the war and period homophobia in such a thoughtful way. The love
that grows between them that dare not speak its name is both heart-breaking and
exquisite. Thumbs up.
Bury the Bells
by unknownsister, 71 k, explicit. Historical fic – set in WW I era. Parade’s
end inspired universe. Sherlock and John
hurt so good pining for each other until the eventual happy ending. Great
historical love story laced with angst!
The signal
by dioscureantwins, 7 k, explicit. 1930’s AU – first time meeting. Sherlock
decides to experiment, seeing if he can grab someone’s attention out the window
before the rent boy across the street with his own perfected wink and lip lick.
Interesting things develop when Sherlock lures up a handsome army doctor. Told
from Sherlock’s POV to his brother Mycroft the next morning. This is GOLD!
The Bone Fiddleseriesby Vulgarweed and htebazytook, 10
works, explicit. American Johnlock AU set in WV during the 1970’s. John, a
recently discharged Vietnam vet, returns to family land in West Virginia,
looking for a place to heal. He expects things to be boring and quiet until he
meets his odd new neighbor, Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock solves crimes for the
sheriff, something needed with a spate of murders popping up around the area.
I am so sad I accidentally left off two of my favorite historical works:
Long
Ago and Far Away seriesby lotherington. 27
works, gen to explicit. Historical AU of Sherlock and John set in WW II era.
The two must overcome their own shortcomings, an on-going war, and the fear of
being caught with the love that dare not speak its name. Somehow, in secret, a
beautiful relationship flourishes between them. Sex and love and building a
life together. Each fic takes its title from a song.
The Violet Hour by breathedout,
58 k, explicit. Historical casefic. An
incredible story taking place in the 1920’s that combines real history, and
actual artists and writers of the period with Sherlock and John. The pair are
investigating a double mystery of a woman who went missing from a town 80 years
ago, and one who went missing from the same area 4 days ago. They befriend
decadent bohemians who encourage John and Sherlock to finally address the
attraction between them. A little porn. An utter tour de force and fav.
But, wait, there’s more …
Angel with a Fiddleby Remy_Writes,
10 K, explicit. On the night before John is set to ship out to Germany, he goes
to a Carnival with his mates and meets an amazing young man. Oh, be still my
beating heart. This was gorgeous! Sherlock as an itinerant fiddle player was
fabulous, and John the young soldier was perfect as always. All thumbs up for a
gorgeously romantic tale!
One
Night In Parisby
orphan_account, 6 k mature. A young army doctor spends a night in Paris with a
gorgeous civilian and is reminded that there are other things to live for than
war. Set in 1917 France, during World War One.
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