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For all your Johnlock needs and desires! Based on the fan-created romantic relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. Largely taken from the BBC television show Sherlock (but other incarnations of the characters are welcome, as well).

For all your Johnlock needs and desires! "Johnlock" refers to the fan-created romantic relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson from the BBC television show Sherlock (but other incarnations of the characters are welcome, as well).

We accept and encourage anything that is related to the shipping (see the definition!) of Sherlock and John, such as: images/manipulations, .gifs, artwork, and fanfiction recommendations. Please refrain from posting pictures of John Locke (this guy or this guy), we already know his name sounds like the ship.


Please credit the author of the art/fanfiction whenever possible, either by linking directly to their site or by posting the source in the comments.

Please mark NSFW posts accordingly. And, fair warning: a good amount of content is implicitly sexual, even if it's not outright NSFW.

Keep it positive! The downvote arrow has been removed for a reason. If a post or comment isn't your cup of tea, ignore it and move on.


Related subreddits:

For everything related to the BBC show, check out /r/Sherlock.

For all your fanfiction needs (and you're encouraged to crosspost fanfic recommendations there!), check out /r/Sherlock_Fanfiction.

For fans of the actors in the BBC show, come swoon with us at /r/Cumberbitches and /r/MartinFreeman!

For shippers of Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, go visit /r/Mystrade!


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/r/Johnlock

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Idk guys, just had to share this

I'm convinced that John doesn't want to name his baby after Sherlick cuz it's kinfa weird to name you'r baby after the one you're in love with. Like "I'm want to marry Sherlock" "wtf you want to marry you'r kid?". John could have named her Sheryl or sth, but he didn't and I'm convinced this is why.

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2025/02/01
11:04 UTC

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Lost fanfic for years

Hi. Thank you for reading. I'm in a rabbit hole again looking for a fanfic I lost years ago and it really was excellent. I never found it again. I ask for your help please.

The fanfic was about Sherlock and John's friend relationship was broken, John moved to live with Mary ( obviously) but Sherlock was ill. I don't really remember if Sherlock was trying or not to hide from John that he was sick, but the fact is that he was no longer living with him at 221b Street. The point of all this is that Mary was mean ( not nice at all ), she really put a face on John and with Sherlock, she treated him super bad and tried to keep him away from John as much as possible. I think at one point Sherlock is so sick that he seeks out John (I don't know if it's for diagnosis or what). I just remember it was a bit of a long fanfic, but for some reason it got lost on me.

What I do remember was my desperation for John to realize that Sherlock was sick. I seem to remember that every time Sherlock tried to contact John, either Sherlock ignored him or John was busy or Mary tried to divert him. The point is that Sherlock really was sick but I didn't quite know from what (I didn't get that far into the chapters yet). If you know what this fanfic is, I thank you infinitely.

Thanks

5 Comments
2025/01/25
19:34 UTC

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finished first-time watching

i just finished the show and all i can think about is a fanfic about john and sherlock. so you can give me anything,i wanna drown in fanfics please ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

10 Comments
2025/01/14
13:38 UTC

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"Breathe with me"

Something I've seen a lot in Johnlock fanfic is one of them saying to the other (or lestrade) to breathe in time with them to help calm them down. Does this happen in the BBC show please?

5 Comments
2025/01/09
20:24 UTC

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Johnlock Shower Thought

Could "Johnlock" (specifically based on BBC's Sherlock) and "Everstrange" be canon in some way?

1 Comment
2025/01/06
11:42 UTC

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Doing what BBC couldnโ€™t do in 7 years in 10 minutes

5 Comments
2025/01/05
14:01 UTC

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I have a AMAZING AU rec

Itโ€™s called โ€œThe Bang and The Clatterโ€ by earlgreytea68 and itโ€™s a baseball AU. I know that sounds kinda ridiculous, but oh my god it was SO good. I donโ€™t even LIKE baseball and i loved this fic. you really donโ€™t even need to know the rules, but the author made the first chapter an explanation of it, but itโ€™s up to you if you want to read that or not, i donโ€™t think itโ€™s needed really. it might be helpful to know what a catcher and a pitcher is, but thatโ€™s all really.

I am not a huge AU person, and this was my first ever baseball AU, but I downloaded it onto my kindle for a flight, and i literally did not put it down until I finished it.

itโ€™s 137,049 words, and 32 chapters. i LOVED how john and sherlock were characterized. i think the author did a very good job of keeping how john and sherlock should be characterized and applying it to baseball.

iโ€™ve read fics by this author before, and i have really loved them all. (they also wrote nature and nurture, and saving sherlock holmes, both absolute GEMS in my opinion) I think they have a very clear idea of who john and sherlock are as people, and it really comes through in their fic.

so if you are looking to branch out this new year, PLEASE give this a read. i downloaded it as a laugh, because sherlock holmes and baseball?? youโ€™re jokingโ€ฆ but oh my god, so good.

(there is some smut, but not much and itโ€™s not super descriptive)

18 Comments
2025/01/01
06:05 UTC

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A Sherlock Christmas Carol?

Am watching, the best by FAR, version of A Christmas Carol, the 1951 Alastair Sim version, NOT colorized. Anyway, I love the expressions on Ebenezer's face, especially the sneer - it looks so Sherlock to me! So it got me thinking, does anyone know of a Johnlock Christmas Carol story? I guess John could be either Bob Cratchit or...I dunno, one of the ghosts?

(I think I *have* read a Sherlock/Johnlock It's a Wonderful Life.)

2 Comments
2024/12/25
20:32 UTC

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Edit Request i guess?

This feels really random, and i didnt know if i would be able to post it in r/Sherlock, but i have a reacurring idea for an edit, but i have no skills for that, but i feel like Break by alex g just kinda would fit so well for theyre relationship and just the vibe of the show. Idk, just a thought i keep having.

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2024/12/19
02:58 UTC

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Looking for a FanFiction

Hello, I have been trying to find a johnlock FanFiction on ao3 that I read around February 2021. If anyone recognises it and knows what it's called, please please please let me know.

It's a johnlock FanFiction where they live together and everything, and everything seems to be going greet, until Sherlock's mean ex shows up. It's Victor Trevor, who abused Sherlock in the past. He's also a criminal of some kind and tries breaking into their flat and stuff. Greg Lestrage gets tasked with going out with Victor to get concrete evidence of his crimes and they both catch feelings for each other. For some reason, Victor Trevor kidnaps his own sister to Paris and hides her in the catacombs. Sherlock and John can rescue her and Victor gets charged for everything he's done. Sherlock gets called in as a witness and speaks about the sexual abuse in their past relationship. Greg also gets called in as a witness, even though it breaks his heart. I think it had a happy ending.

I am just now realising that this sounds like an about feverdream, but I swear, it existed. If anyone has an idea what it's called or where l can find it, please comment.

3 Comments
2024/12/18
13:18 UTC

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Looking for fanfics

Hi all!

Ages ago, I read two fics (possibly the same one??) probably on fanfic.net so it's been awhile and I've googled so many times... ๐Ÿฅฒ

The main thing I remember from one fic is Sherlock would nap in John's bed when he left for a trip or something (Sherlock analyzing the "notes" in John's sweat stands out).

The other one was a fic from the perspective of the skull in the mantle.

I know it's not much to go on, but I figured I'd give it a shot. Thanks so much!

2 Comments
2024/12/14
03:19 UTC

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Looking for a particular fanfiction

Hello friends,

I've been tearing thru the internet looking for a particularly lovely fanfiction about the lads and I can't seem to find it anywhere ;---;

So I came to this community for help, if you can. The sinopses was: "fanfiction John can't seem to get pregnant. after every heat its a big disappointment, but they keep trying. Sherlock starts to blame himself (and his past drug use) as the reason he can't get John pregnant" It's an Omega verse, so if that's your genre and you've read it, please, can you share the name of it with me? I know some reddit subs have a thing about sharing links, so I just need the name and I'll be fine and dandy.

Thank you so much and God bless

4 Comments
2024/12/13
13:42 UTC

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Sherlockโ€™s love language is physical touch

Are there any fics where Sherlockโ€™s love language is actually physical touch but being too guarded and overwhelmed by touch (due to his ASD/past) he doesnโ€™t know how to act?

5 Comments
2024/12/09
17:45 UTC

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Fic Recommendation

Are there any fanfics inspired by ultraviolence (the 2014 album by lana del rey) that I don't know about? If there are, let me know c: even if they're old pieces on tumblr from 10 years ago. It's that time of the year.

Cheesy isn't it?

0 Comments
2024/12/04
03:39 UTC

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Christmas fics

Any recommendations for seasonal Johnlock fics?

I like earlgreytea68โ€™s AU / fake relationship one John Watsonโ€™s 12 Days of Christmas: https://archiveofourown.org/works/609765

Edit - in case anyone else stumbles on this post added recommendations: So Grant Us All a Change of Heart by ArwaMachine. A Christmas Carol retelling with Sherlock being the subject of the haunting. http://archiveofourown.org/works/35363761

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Missing Christmas Soirit by SilentAuror. Christmas fluff as J&S both hate Christmas but try to do all the Christmassy things to see if they can change their minds. https://archiveofourown.org/works/2813237

2 Comments
2024/11/30
12:13 UTC

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Johnlock fanfic recs

I need your best johnlock fanfic recommendations in AO3, I prefer smut, fluff, parentlock, no crossovers. It feels like I'm just not finding any good ones on a03

I love long chapters, 3 chapters and above but the longer the better๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ’–

5 Comments
2024/11/22
08:11 UTC

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fics where itโ€™s john with the drug problem?

iโ€™ve read a couple and now iโ€™m obsessed, but itโ€™s so hard to find

7 Comments
2024/11/21
22:53 UTC

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Looking for a fic: Johnlock divorce

hi! im looking for a fic where they were getting divorced. john was telling the story from the beginning of their relationship until their divorce & sherlock was telling the story from their divorce to the beginning of their relationship. pleaseeee. i found it before but i didnโ€™t bookmark it because i was an idiot. thanks!!!! x

1 Comment
2024/11/18
16:31 UTC

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YouTube edits etc

I'm looking for good Johnlock edits

ones I recommend are

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWU-zCXxRsc (its nsfw but so worth it just a warning)

Johnlock | I think I love you (by the creator Alex)

pls lol im obsessed

0 Comments
2024/11/08
04:44 UTC

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Looking for an old fic

Hi, Iโ€™m looking for a johnlock fic post reichenbach. I read it a long time ago, but now I canโ€™t seem to find it again. itโ€™s after sherlock falls /dies, mycroft gives john sherlocks last will. He gives him a house (canโ€™t remember if the house was located in wales or Sussex). After getting the house john leaves london to live there, afterwards sherlock comes back for him and thatโ€™s when they get together (if i remember correctly it might be one long chapter or have a couple chapters).

If anyone finds it, please let me know. I would really like to read it again, ๐Ÿ˜†๐Ÿ˜Š Thank you.

6 Comments
2024/11/04
16:52 UTC

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Looking for the title to an old fic!

I read it years ago and it really stuck with me, itโ€™s an AU where Sherlock and John are actors filming a movie and they fall in love on set and like talk about acting and itโ€™s so perfect and good. Iโ€™m sure there are several like this but does anyone have any leads for me?? I think itโ€™s eventual smut idk I canโ€™t remember ๐Ÿ˜ž

8 Comments
2024/10/30
17:48 UTC

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Fic recs

Does anyone have any domestic Johnlock fics? I'm in desperate need.

0 Comments
2024/10/23
14:05 UTC

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Fic recs where John is the bottom๐Ÿซฃ please!

I don't know if it's just me being silly but I haven't been able to find a good fic where the bottom is John and he's also not younger (by much) than Sherlock.

I just want something with John bottom and at least the same age ๐Ÿ˜ซ and no versatility xd.

21 Comments
2024/10/18
07:32 UTC

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Ive written a Johnlock fanfic but im not confident enough to share it with everyone

however, seeing the votes and readers make me very happy. at the same time writing it also improves my english as it is my 2nd language. if anyones wondering to know its Ruthless Enquiries on wattpad!

3 Comments
2024/10/16
14:10 UTC

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About to lose power in hurricane. Need a long and slow burn JohnLock fic recommendation!

I have hardly read any fanfiction on this pairing. Iโ€™ve tried to read a few of the most popular ones but I had a hard time getting into them because they were too fast paced with the relationship. Power is going to be out in my area of Florida for a few days during the hurricane, so I want to stock up on a nice good book to read. Would really appreciate some recommendations. Something with character development because itโ€™s been awhile since Iโ€™ve watched or read the books and need to get back into the characters again.

15 Comments
2024/10/09
15:42 UTC

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Fic recs where John is somehow impressive

Whether he has powers, is badass, smart, etc. In-universe fics pls. Just fics where he and Sherlock really match eachother, yk?

3 Comments
2024/09/23
19:00 UTC

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Help finding a Johnlock fic on AO3

I read a Johnlock fic that was absolutely amazing but I forgot to bookmark it!

It's a time travel fic but in a weird way. John and Sherlock fall asleep in 221B and then wake up in the past. It takes them a day or two to get their memories of the time back (in the past) because they go back and forth, from the past to the present and they never know when. John is a Lord (or something similar) and has to get married to keep his lands and Sherlock has chosen to live as a woman (still a man, just dresses as a woman) so that they can stay together. John is super kind to the servants and they are very loyal to him and Sherlock. And Sherlock's deductions are so amazing they think he is Seer/Witch of some kind. But the household is super protective of him. They are not in a relationship when this first starts to happen but get together in the past. There is a lot of BAMF John in the fic and it is heavy on the angst. I can't remember exactly where it's set but it is near the ocean. I want to say Greece. And John's name is like "Ioannes" or something like that.

It's a longer fic, muti chapter, but so epic. Any help will be gratefully accepted!

6 Comments
2024/08/30
18:48 UTC

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