I read such fics in my native language, but I didn't come across them in ao3. After the Fall, while Sherlock is absent in London, his twin brother is moved to Baker Street (according to some plan of Sherlock and Mycroft). But John quickly realizes that it's not Sherlock. Maybe someone found something similar in English?

Requesting again cause I need more😭 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 better🥹💖

I don't mind oneshots or 2 chapters so long as the word count is high

Upon Sherlock's return from faking his death, he goes to where John is dining with Mary. Instead of revealing himself, Sherlock feels his heart sink as he watches them from a distance, seeing John enjoy his new life. He realizes John has moved on...but he hasn’t. Sherlock turns away - can he continue without John by his side?

https://www.tumblr.com/faibleprompts/755722835563085824/faible-prompt-of-the-day-i-used-to-be-obsessed?source=share

Please feel free to share any stories if you use this prompt!

Lost fic - Sherlock BBc Greg/Mycroft (NSFW)

A few months back, I read this really good fic, either wasn't signed in on ao3 or was reading on fanfiction. Net. Now, I can't find it.

It was a Greg/Mycroft fic, commonly referred to in the fandom as Mystrade. The main premise of the fic was that Mycroft got kidnapped, injured (I think it was broken ribs) and was told to stay with Greg until he healed.

Main issue is, they hooked up a few years back, and the tension is still there. As the fic goes on, the mystery of why Mycroft always wears a suit is revealed - he has scars all over from preventing years in the field.

They eventually get together, and they do have sex.

It was under 80k, and was posted on ff.net or ao3.

Any help would be appreciated!

I'm currently hoping to read some pocket sherlock or john fanfictions In which John or sherlock is shrunken not deaged. Looking for stories under 13 and without sexual contact. Thanks for any recommendations.

I want to say that I read this story on FanFiction years ago, but what I remember is that John and Sherlock are almost at a place of dating. Sherlock finds a cookbook that John’s mom made and had marked down which recipes were which family members favorite. And he ends up making them for John

You know how different fandoms have that one piece of fanfiction that they deem like the greatest piece of fanfic for that fandom. Like example in the HP fandom they have menacled. What would be the equivalent of that in Sherlock fanfic? Like I wanna know what fanfic have you read that has the johnlock ship, it may have parentlock or not, romance, angst with happy ending, etc, the things we didn't get from the show and books put into that piece of fan fiction. Basically all that good stuff. Drop your recommendations.💖💖💖 The more chapters, the better✨

I only read in ao3 or fanfic.net btw

I am looking for a couple different Johnlock stories that I can't seem to find:

1. Mycroft begins to have John come to have tea while he gives him gifts in order to make Sherlock jealous and act on his feelings
2. Sherlock comes back after 3 years and texts John that he wants to meet for dinner. They end up meeting at a fancy restaurant. I think that they than go on to prank Donovan and Anderson by having Sherlock pretend to be a victim and John acts as if he is talking to Sherlock
3. Female John, goes undercover as a belly dancer and then smut happens
4. Sherlock brings John to Christmas, at one point they are in the ballroom with John and Sherlock under the mistletoe. Mycroft makes a snappy comment about Sherlock not knowing what to do, which causes him to kiss John on the cheek and run away. John goes to talk to Sherlock and realizes that Sherlock is in love with him

Hello, fellow Sherlock fanfiction writers and readers!

I'm part of a team working on something that, I think, could add an exciting dimension to how we enjoy and create Sherlock Holmes stories. It's called Eureka - an AI-driven platform that's all about making the fanfiction experience interactive and immersive. I'm genuinely curious about what this community thinks about such a fusion.

We're currently releasing Early Access for Testing. If you're interested in seeing what we've done so far or participating in the early access, you can check us out here: Eureka-Prism.com. Currently, Eureka is best accessed through a desktop, as our mobile version is still under development.

What Does Eureka Offer?

• Your Choices, Your Story: Your choices shape the narrative, like stepping into your own fanfiction.
• Personalized Interactions: The AI tailors interactions based on your decisions, making each experience distinct. Your interactions with characters like Watson feel more personal.
• Role-Playing Meets Storytelling: You don't just read or write; you're a character in the Sherlock universe, influencing the story as it unfolds.

We're excited about how this could change the way we engage with fanfiction. Imagine co-writing a story with AI!

Future Plans: Community Story Integration

We're planning a feature for fans to upload their own Sherlock stories, turning them into interactive adventures for others. This could add a whole new layer to fanfiction.

I'm really curious to hear your thoughts on this concept. How do you think an interactive, AI-powered platform could enhance the fanfiction experience? What would you like to see in a platform that lets you both create and live out fanfiction stories?

We're committed to making Eureka accessible and enjoyable for everyone, and your feedback will be crucial in this journey. Please feel free to visit the Eureka-Prism.com. and see what it's all about. Excited to discuss and hear your creative insights!

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Hi! I have written a one-shot story featuring my favourite brothers.

It takes place in the Victorian era and is based on Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories.

Title- Rainy Evening With Brother Mycroft

Rating- T

Genre- Gen, Hurt/Comfort, family, brotherly bond

Links https://archiveofourown.org/works/50628733#main

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14286131/1/5

Summary

On a stormy evening, Sherlock Holmes paid an unexpected visit to his elder brother, Mycroft. Sensing that something was amiss in Sherlock's behaviour, the elder Holmes attempted to deduce what was bothering his brother despite Sherlock's reluctance to share.

Hi there! Someone in r/Sherlock recommends this sub and here I am! I am looking for some Mycroft and Sherlock stories and want to see how their complicated relationship is explored in fanfics. All recommendations are welcome but I do have a soft spot for the following tropes -

- Mycroft got hurt/ ill and Sherlock took care of him

- Mycroft is in danger and Sherlock comes to the rescue

- Anything Post-Sherrinford

- Hurt/Comfort stories with Mycroft's mental well-being addressed

- Mycroft's character study

- Holmes trying to open up to each other

Again, any recommendations are welcome, great thanks to you all!

I'm looking for fan fiction where John and Moriarty were friends as kids and or uni

all ones are welcome prefer platonic friendship but romantic is also welcome

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Are there any good fics out there where Irene gets taken down or just exposed as being not as smart as she leads people to believe, etc?

I get super annoyed by all the “Sherlock shagged Irene in Karachi” comments I see online, particularly given how many times Moffat has shot this down. Anyway, it’s given me a major hate boner and I’m dying for fics where she goes down.

ETA: Hey guys, I appreciate that some of you may have differing opinions, but I’m not looking for a debate. Just fic recommendations. The AO3 search function constantly fails me on this. So does google.

I know there are a lot of great Sherlolly stories from years ago, but I am curious who is the best Sherlolly writer who is currently writing and posting fics?

Thanks for your suggestions

Fandom - Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms

Rating - Explicit

Genre - Smut, Sexual tension, Humour

Link - https://archiveofourown.org/works/46844227/chapters/117993571

Summary

When Sherlock Holmes and John Watson decide to buy a domestic housemaid, they don't realise they might get more than what they bargained for.

When the catboy maid starts acting peculiar around them, John Watson (a licenced doctor) tries to understand how or why. Symptoms include constant priapism, flushing, body tension and dyspraxia.

Which mysterious disease might have afflicted our little friend? And, more importantly, how will we cure it? What do you think, Sherlock?

Hi,

I've been looking really hard for this FanFic which was like my favourite story ever but just cannot find it, hopefully someone can help me find it. Even any advice on how I might be able to look for it better would be appreciated.

This is what I remember about it:

The main character in it was a teenage werewolf/shapeshifter. I can't remember what the term was, it may not have been werewolf or shapeshifter (which has made it harder for me to search for the story) but basically he shifts between human and wolf forms and I don't think he can control when he shifts from one to the other. It starts with him in the wild in a happy family with his parents and two older twin brothers and they're all together as he shifts into his wolf form for the first time. There was some emphasis on that he is omega I think. Then suddenly these people attack them and he gets kidnapped. Next thing he's sold at an auction and bought by Sherlock and Watson who are in a relationship. They take him home and have to sedate him and stuff because he won't comply but basically they think having a werewolf pet will help them on their investigations because they are really good trackers with great sense of smell. Greg and Mycroft are also in a relationship and I think Greg is also a shapeshifter/werewolf.

SPOILERS: At one point the main character gets kidnapped by Moriarty and goes to this place outside of town where there are loads of other werewolves and basically Moriarty's been kidnapping and looking after all of them. The main character sees his family there and tries to get them to escape with them but they are treated well by Moriarty and so aren't interested. Eventually the main character escapes and manages to make his way back to Watson and Sherlock and then I think they manage to break everyone else out of Moriarty's place.

Any help would be amazing! Been looking for this for ages.

Hi everyone !I'm desesperatly searching for a fic I found a long time ago on AO3.

I remember that Lestrade is upgraded on the plane and finds himself next to Mycroft. On this plane is also Greg's ex-wife who os kind of horrible with them and tries to make a scandal, so Mycroft and Greg pretend to be in a relationship.

I thought it was part of a series called " adjacent " but I can not find it anymore so I wonder if I just misremember the name of the series or if it disappered.

Thanks a lot for your help !

Let's look back at some memorable moments and interesting insights from last year.

Your top 10 posts:

• "I need to know" by u/Aetholia
• "[REQUEST] Blind John fanfic" by u/Transtorm
• "Collection of Sherlock Holmes 5 PDF books by Arthur Conan" by u/webdeveloper5050
• "looking for this sherlock/Harry Potter fanfic" by u/Maleficent-Truck7049
• "looking for fanfics" by u/SpiteTurbulent3099
• "This really confuses me...." by u/Cup_O_Tea_For_Two
• "My Dear Sherlock (Episode Fourth)" by u/Etsu_Riot
• "A Messy Experiment (Episode First)" by u/Etsu_Riot
• "Help me find this fic!" by u/yagirlisstressed
• "Writing a fanfiction, need help with formating" by u/I_have_amnosia

This is the fourth episode of my semi-parodic series "John Watson And His Good Friend Sherlock Holmes". It's in PDF format. (I think it looks much better this way.)

I hope you like it.

My Dear Sherlock

I've been looking for a specific JohnLock fic for a while and Google isn't helping, so here's everything I remember about it:

Main pairing is JohnLock Side pairing of Irene Adler/Mary Morstan John and Sherlock are in love but it's not physical John and Mary have a sexual arrangement that both Irene and Sherlock are fine with John and Sherlock get married eventually

TL;DR I have a new safe for work survey out on fan fiction shipping. It is 18+ for ethical data collection, is completely anonymous with no contact/data stored, and the results will be posted and freely available. Feel free to circulate and share as well! The broader the sample, the better.

Baseline Preferences in Fan Fiction Shipping 1

Hello there! I've been posting surveys on fan fiction in various fan spaces for a while, and have a new safe for work survey on shipping preferences in fan fiction. There are no questions about personal activity or preferences, and it strictly involves romance/shipping themes.

This survey seeks to measure all shipping, regardless of rating. There is a single question about the importance of sexual content in each category, but no explicit descriptions, terminology, or activity. Both plot dynamics and emotional dynamics are tested in FF, T4T, MF and MM categories, as well as some general demographic questions at the beginning. I came up with the questions in collaboration with several fiction and romance writers interested in how shipping themes vary between categories.

While the survey is safe for work, it is still strictly 18+ for ethical data collection. I hope you enjoy taking it and welcome all comments and feedback!

ANALYSIS N = 201

Link to the Google sheet with the results and corresponding tables that I'm talking about.

We are now almost at 300 responses, and trends have firmed up a lot. A few things have changed, but overall the initial analysis at N=200 is holding up pretty well. The biggest difference is that Aro/aces have gotten a bit closer to Queers in most preferences, with a few striking exceptions. I’m going to go over a little bit of the math and statistics so everyone understands what I’m talking about and the caveats/nuances therein; feel free to scroll down if it’s old news.

I’m going to mostly be talking about averages and standard error. Standard error is a measurement of the variance around a particular average. If you have a standard error of 5%, most answers are falling within +/- 5 of the average. If error is high, that means your population is all over the map on something. If it’s low, it means they’re all answering similarly or the same. I use error to find sub-groups within the survey population. If the error for, to take one example, straight men reporting aro/ace is high, that means it isn’t a useful distinction. On the other hand, if the sub-group’s error is low, we can start to draw conclusions about what that population generally likes.

The “topline” numbers on the survey are just that, and they don’t actually mean that much until I weight the sub-groups, which I can’t really do because the most recent AO3 census was almost ten years ago. Specifically, I know that straight men are overrepresented in this survey. And that’s great! I’ve gotten basically zero straight men in my surveys to date. But men don’t go from about 10% of fandom in 2013 to almost 50% in 2022. Selection bias is an obvious problem, but it is likely that more men have joined fandom, and I would loosely guess we’re somewhere in the 10-20% range, but that is just a guess and until AO3 runs another census, there isn’t any way to really sort that out.

So I caution people reading this to understand that the overall numbers of this survey do not reflect the state of fandom. They do reflect differences between the sub-groups that I’m identifying, but I functionally can’t weight responses using Google Forms/Sheets like I’d need to, and I do not have current census data to do it by. So while I was comfortable guessing that smut readership divides roughly into 30% aro/ace, 20% sexually active non-men, and roughly 15% each men and non-aro/ace virgins, these results don’t really lend themselves to that kind of analysis.

And finally, a note on the political and religious questions. They understandably led to some confusion, and the truth is I had pretty low expectations in terms of useful response from them as a political consultant with a masters degree in social science. Several people asked me to test ideology and religion, so I did. For the same reasons some people have brought up- you can’t really define ideology/religion across countries or even regions at times- and the fact that the survey population has consistently been extremely young, I suspected that the questions would simply report that the survey population is young and not be terribly useful beyond that. That is exactly what they said, and I’m going to drop the questions from future surveys;.

All right, let’s get to the good stuff!

ANALYSIS

Shipping is much bigger than explicit slash. Only about 30% of AO3 works is adult-facing at all (M, E, NR), and FFnet technically has no 18+ works (though the enforcement thereof is a different matter). As one might expect, the sub-groups that show up are a bit different from smut audiences, and tend to fit broader and looser boundaries. After fiddling with the tables, I’m seeing the lowest error from organizing the results around three groups: Aro/Aces, Allo Straights, and Allo Queers. Men are not distinguishing ourselves that much from Straights in this case, which wasn’t really the case in my smut surveys, so that’s an interesting point to note as we go.

While the survey population does not represent fandom as a whole, there are some consistent themes across categories. Specifically, Friends to Lovers and Comrades in Arms are always winning plot elements. The absolute numbers vary, but those two categories are in the top three across groups. To a lesser extent, Intimacy/Emotional Connection, Mutual Support/Empowerment and Learning to Trust all rank consistently at the top, although there is some variance between the groups.

Straights

Straights have pretty straightforward (sorry) wants when it comes to plot themes in their wheelhouse of MF. Friends to lovers is the overwhelming MF favorite at 81% (of a possible score of 5), with the runner up being comrades in arms at 75%, both with only 2% error. Straights like age difference the least in MF at 42%.

When it comes to emotional dynamics, straights have a pretty diverse range of preferences. The dynamics scoring above 80% in MF are: Intimacy/emotional connection, humor, commitment, mutual/domestic caring, and mutual support and empowerment. Straights do not like sadism/masochism, fear, and casual hookups, all of which fall beneath 50% support, with 2-3% error across all.

One thing that is consistent with previous surveys is that despite concerns about the Male Gaze/Straight Gaze, straights seem pretty rational with their shipping interests. Non-MF has drastically lower interest than MF, with the highest responses being in the 60s. No plot themes break 50% in T4T, and the only +50 themes in both MM and FF are friends to lovers and comrades in arms, both very sturdy general shipping themes that all groups like across all categories. Moving to non-MF emotional dynamics, intimacy, humor, and commitment come in the strongest for FF and MM, with T4T once again not breaking 50 in any category. And finally, straights are net positive for sex in shipping for MF and FF, but negative for T4T and MM. That raises some implications that aren’t really the focus of this survey, so I’ll just note that and move on.

The attitude as expressed in verbatims seems to be one of uncertainty rather than hostility, with one respondent relaying: “I am not against any MM or FF or T4T ships but as a straight male, I just straight out prefer MF as fanfiction is generally not good in writing romance unless it is all sugar and sunshine and I can tolerate bad MF but not others as I am already not knowledgeable on them and reading bad ones will still just leave a bad taste in mouth for them.” Having said that, Straights net prefer sex in FF and MF, and net avoid in MM and T4T. But that’s not an issue this survey can really capture or address adequately. The fact of the matter is non-MF seems to simply appeal less to Straights, which is perfectly fine and intuitive in and of itself.

Queers

Queers like a little thrill in their shipping, and we like the same sorts of things across categories. In addition to friends to lovers and comrades in arms, rivals to lovers comes in with over 70% support in FF and MF, and over 80% in MM. Odd couple and pretend dating to real dating also show up as strong contenders in the high 60s. Queers are also excited about T4T, with the same pattern holding at almost the same strength (70s for friends to lovers, 60s for the secondary plot themes). Queers really don’t like arranged marriages, which is under 50% except in MM, where it is the lowest preference at 51%. Being a queer person I can relay this is probably tied to tension with the trope of a queer person being trapped in a straight marriage/engagement; it’s a pretty common complaint within the community. Age difference is even more of a loser, coming in under 40% across categories. Again, as a queer person I can offer that the current political environment in the United States at least has a lot of hostile and homophobic rhetoric around age differences, and it makes sense queer people are very cold to the idea in shipping.

Moving onto emotional dynamics, queers like non-MF more than MF generally, which is fairly unsurprising. Setting aside intimacy/emotional support which is always either the strongest or strongest across categories, in FF and MM responses are very “fluff” like, with humor, commitment, mutual support and learning to trust all coming in over 70%. With MM and T4T, a similar dynamic holds, with the addition of hurt/comfort, which falls under 70 for FF but over for the other two non-MF categories. However, this does not translate into other “edgier” emotional dynamics. Domination/submission comes in at the low 50s across categories, and both sadism/masochism come in under 40.

And finally, queers want sex in our shipping across categories. Even in MF, sex is preferred net +20 compared to +13 for T4T, +19 sex for FF, and a whopping +33 for MM (math fans will probably note here a reason why I’m leery of talking about the general population pool with the prevalence of straights regarding this number).

Aro/Aces

Aro/Aces are an interesting sub-group. In the 2013 AO3 census romantic orientation was added in the middle of the survey after complaints, and they came in around 24% of the pool after it was added. This is not great from a data collection standpoint, but it’s a fine enough starting point for the population. Then when I started writing smut surveys, they consistently came in the high 30s and even low 40s, which was a bit suspect until I realized that both r/AO3 and r/FanFiction heavily cross populate with asexual subreddits. So now they’re back down to about 20%, and we’ll just say the number is probably somewhere between the low 20s and the high 30s and put a pin in that.

The biggest difference in shipping versus smut responses is that aro/aces don’t want sex in their shipping. They’re net negative across all categories, although as more aro/aces have come in, the relative preference of MM to MF has vanished. Aro/aces are now net -16 sex for FF and T4T, -4 for MF and -11 for MM.

Moving on to plot themes, soul mates/one true love does not seem to be favored, and is one of the least popular plot elements across categories. Aro/aces also really don’t like royalty/VIP and bodyguard, which isn’t exactly a draw for queers and straights, but it’s certainly not a loser in any category for them. They also

And finally, there’s emotional dynamics. Aro/aces follow the queer pattern for most questions, although their absolute preference for MM and T4T are much lower than MF and FF. Following a similar pattern to plot themes, their interest in domination submission, while weak across categories, seems to drop especially for MF, all the way down to 36%. And finally, aro/aces seem to avoid casual hookups, coming in under queers in each category outside the standard error. Again, it’s not that queers love casual hookups, it’s just a moderate draw for us, while aro/aces appear to be consistently passing on it.

Thanks so much to everyone for all of the responses! I will leave the survey open until 5/31 and check on the results daily for significant shifts.

This is the third episode of my semi-parodic series "John Watson And His Good Friend Sherlock Holmes". It's in PDF format. (I think it looks much better this way.) I hope you like it.

A Case That Is Not A Case

I once read a Sherlock fanfic that I cannot find anywhere, I don't remember which site I found it on except it was one of two. Down below is all I remember of the story.

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• Pairing is Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade.
• I think there is a side pairing of John Watson/Sherlock Holmes.
• Greg is still married.
• His wife thinks he's having an affair with Mycroft.
• Mycroft and Greg have never experienced feelings (Romantic or sexual) towards another man so they think they are straight until Gregs wife accuses him again and he leaves only to go to Mycrofts' and they kiss.
• Greg and Mycroft after kissing then go on to spend the weekend together and Mycroft tells Greg to let his wife know because it is not fair and any of them (him, Greg or his wife) so he does and they split up and start the divorce process.
• They get caught during Oral sex by John and Sherlock and Sherlock is huffy and jealous because Greg was never attracted to him but "turned gay for Mycroft", while John gets annoyed because they are sleeping together so Sherlock shouldn't care about Mystrade being in a relationship.

That's all I remember so if anyone knows what I am looking for, please let me know.

This is the second episode of my semi-parodic series "John Watson And His Good Friend Sherlock Holmes". It's in PDF format. I hope you like it.

The Smell Of A Case

Searching for a fic where John and Sherlock are on a case as a favor to Harry. One of the writers in her fandom may be a murderer. As a result they have started writing fanfiction. It’s femmeslash. They compete. Their characters are thinly disguised versions of themselves. I am pretty sure I read it on A03 but my usual tags are failing me.

I need some good fanfic recommendations of Sherlock and Molly pairing plss I'm a sucker of this pair and I can't move on even though the serie ended.

I really don't care about the genre (although I'll appreciate it more if it has smut heh :>)

This is the first episode of my semi-parodic series "John Watson And His Good Friend Sherlock Holmes". It's in PDF format.

A Messy Experiment