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.
His door was grey. Smoke trailed up above the house into the looming twilight. I stood waiting, my chin sunk down into my muffler—the night was cold, and getting colder—my bloodied knuckles stinging inside my gloves. The rough who had attacked me on my way had come off far worse than I, but I knew the blood would worry John. I would keep my gloves on until I had seen how he was.
All at once the door was opened by a sturdy, keen-eyed woman, about thirty, with paint-spattered hands. A streak of blue paint adorned her hair—she had put her hand up to tidy it out of habit when I had rung the bell.
“Sir?” she said.
I tried to smile winningly, through the trembling of my heart. “I’m here for Doctor Watson.”
She shook her head. My soul sank, but she was saying, “It’s past hours. Come tomorrow—”
“I’m not a patient,” I interrupted, and then, hoping on my notoriety, “I’m Sherlock Holmes.”
I had gambled correctly: she raised her brows. “Oh,” she said, with a good deal of meaning in her tone, “you ought to go up at once, then.”
“Thank you,” I said, not knowing what else to say, and stepped into the warmth of the front hall as she drew back.
“I’m Doctor Liddell,” she said, and I nodded; I was all at once past speech. To be so near—
I can certainly rec some Taako-centric fics! I love my boy and I have read a lot of my boy. These are on the shorter side because I just posted a list of some of my favourite long fic, but they’re all very, very good. I also refrained from adding WIPs to this list or it would definitely look different!
crack your bones with veins of gold by @mcgonagollygee (Rated: Teen) Summary: In a hundred years, one tends to see their friends die a lot. It doesn’t get easier, except it kind of does. Notes: Taako and Barry’s friendship is one that doesn’t get explored nearly enough in fic. This is by far the best fic I’ve ever read that explores their dynamic. The author writes possibly my favourite Barry, and the dynamic this fic sets up between him and Taako is excellent. It’s a vignette exploration that stretches through stolen century to post-canon. (TW: There is a lot of death in this fic. I mean, it’s stolen century.)
Cycle 71 by @mystery-moose (Rated: Gen) Summary: A hundred years, a hundred worlds, a hundred stories. The seventy-first starts off poorly (though not nearly as poorly as some) and honesty, like violence, can be brutal.
Taako is fed up. Magnus feels guilty. Lup lashes out. Merle saves the day. Notes: This is one of my all time favourite TAZ fics so I know I’ve rec’d it before, but you asked for Taako recs and one of the things I love about this fic is how vicious Taako’s allowed to be. This is a Taako who has complete faith in his crew and his sister and who is pissed off at the circumstances he finds himself in. This is a Taako with what is, to me, perfect stolen century characterization.
in chambers dark, through mirrors dim by @lichlesbian (Rated: Teen) Summary: The paranormal has never really been Taako’s jam.
Astrology, magic, regenerative gemstones and tarot cards—they’re all
very well in his wheelhouse, but he’s never had any particular
inclination to believe in the existence of ghosts.
Then again, according to the stunningly handsome man standing in their living room, it isn’t a ghost they’ve summoned. Notes: Okay, so a thing you need to know about me is I love ghosts. Like, a lot? Like I wrote a thesis about ghosts and my irl friends regular refer to me as their “ghost friend” and send me links to basically anything to do with haunting. This fic is so explicitly my jam it’s ridiculous. Taako here is funny and cocky and willing to stand up to Literal Death for his friends. It’s a super cute fic and a very fun read.
lock & key (series) by @anonymousalchemist (Rated: Teen) Summary: Taako gets drunk, doesn’t talk about his feelings, cries all over his boyfriend. Kravitz doesn’t get drunk, feels an emotion, gets cried over. Notes: You may be able to tell, from the other fics on my list, that angst isn’t a genre of fic I spend a lot of time reading. There’s a lot of very good Taako angst out there, but honestly? The author does an excellent job of what is for me the exact right balance of emotion and repression in Taako, and I love how concerned Kravitz is about this. The series is a really good exploration of Taako’s character and, honestly I think Iz has one of the strongest grasps on Taako’s voice in the fandom. I highly recommend reading her backlog because I honestly had to stop myself from also reccing Old Man Taako and TAAKOQUEST.
The Teenagers Guide to Gambling for Fun and Profit by @terezis (Rated: Teen) Summary: Kravitz finds himself in a bit of a pickle. Lup makes some calls. Taako strikes a deal. Notes: So playing into Kravitz’s gambling habit is, no surprise, one of my favourite things. This fic follows Taako as he stages a mission to rescue Kravitz, who may have gotten himself in over his head. It’s funny and sweet and an excellent take on post-canon Taakitz. Taako loves his boy, but he’s also rightfully exasperated with his behaviour and gambling habits. Taako’s negotiating here is spot on and i absolutely adore the author’s portrayal of Taako and Kravitz’s relationship here.
[michael cera voice] oh jeez that’s me.
thank you so much for the rec!!! that fic and its sequel are undoubtedly one of the weirdest but most wonderful aus i’ve ever written, and once again, i’m so glad i could be out here fulfilling those good good niche interests. 👌
other than that I haven’t really been keeping up with fics apart from what’s been recommended to me, so I don’t have anything else for you. check out the replies to this though bc I’m sure people will respond with their fave fics
take time to figure it out 