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Title: One Hundred And Sixty-Eight

Author: sciosophia

Word Count: 1400

Rating: PG

Summary: Molly makes him into a ghost with a pulse, and for once all of the hearts in the room are beating. In seven days, there are one hundred and sixty-eight hours.

“One day, but that’s more than enough time for her to feel it, the parts of people that died with their lie, and their grief holds her accountable, makes her wants to curl up under the weight of it. ” Molly, after the Fall. This is really beautiful and understated.

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Anonymous asked: Any stories where John and Lestrade are together (preferably not something that's them mourning Sherlock together post-fall)?

Totally! John and Lestrade are great together—so BAMF-y and awesome. Here are some (mostly) non-angsty John/Lestrade fics:

Johnny I Hardly Knew Ye—“Prompt: John is Lestrade’s ex-boyfriend. And up to the moment where Lestrade runs up those stairs in Study in Pink he’s not even certain John is still alive.”

Nanny John ‘Verse—“Stories in the AU where John is Sherlock and Mycroft’s nanny.”

Can’t Start a Fire Without a Spark—“Prompt: Lestrade. John. Mosh pit.”

Priorities—“Lestrade decides to give John a little lesson in just where his loyalties should lie.”

Therapeutic—“Prompt: Can there please be some lovely John/Lestrade, with one of them stuck at a conference and the other sneakily visiting him for a quick and dirty shag.”

Hold On Hope—“Dating John comes with a Sherlock-shaped caveat.”

Doubles—“Greg makes John a tempting offer.”

Turned Myself to Face Me—“It took a long time for Lestrade to come to terms with his first name.”

Territorial—“Prompt: Lestrade really doesn’t mind that his boyfriend’s best friend is a crazy loon who interrupts their dates, walks in on them shagging, or occasionally just steals John when Lestrade had plans for him. But occasionally, just sometimes, he feels just that wee bit possessive, and he likes to let Sherlock know that John is also his.”

Enjoy!

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Title: I Meet You There, and We Go

Author: irisbleu

Word Count: 769

Rating: PG

Summary: “Sherlock doesn’t believe in second chances, but a last one will suffice.”

This is short but beautiful. Hauntingly lovely with amazing imagery.

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Title: The Curious Case of the Dog and the Detective’s Heart

Author: Anonymous

Word Count: 4037

Rating: M

Summary: Prompt: Returning home one cold and rainy night, Sherlock finds a lost/abandoned puppy huddled in the doorway of their building trying to stay out of the rain.

Gladstone fic! This is both insanely schmoopy and wonderfully porny.

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Anonymous asked: Hello dear Emily! First of all, thank you for keeping this blog, I absolutely love it and all that's in it. Secondly, do you have any good Sherlock/Molly fics? I've been looking for a good one to read for a while. Thanks in advanced & have a good day. :)

Hi, lovely anon!

I don’t read a lot of Sherlock/Molly, mostly because most of the fics I’ve found are wildly out of character. But there are definitely some good ones out there. Try these:

A Cherry on Top—“She couldn’t tell you how it started; honestly, you’d probably have to hypnotise her to pull the memory from her subconscious, because it feels like they’ve always done this. ‘Would you like coffee?’ is Molly and Sherlock’s code for sex.”

The Undiscovered Molly—“With Molly’s assistance, Sherlock applies the scientific method to sex. He fails spectacularly at objective observation.”

Don’t Ever Look Back—“Molly can feel an invisible padlock around her brain and knows that Sherlock is looking for the key.”

Sustain (or Concerto for the Famished in D Minor) (and its two sequels)—“‘So now you’re behaving like a six year old ‘cause he didn’t take you along on his honeymoon?’ Lestrade said. ‘Grow the hell up.’”

Untitled Drabble—“He is staring at her, which is weird, because Sherlock Holmes does not pay attention to Molly Hooper. “

Creature Comforts—“Sherlock has a headache, John’s fed up, and Molly gets a big surprise…”

Enjoy!

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Anonymous asked: Might I suggest another Lestrade-centric fic? A Dish Served Cold by Teej over at AO3

Yay, thank you! I haven’t read that one yet, but it looks good. Check it out here!

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Title: Sparring Partners

Author: TheInevitableConclusion

Word Count: 4341

Rating: M

Summary: Sherlock takes John to his gym; John gets a little more than a lesson in boxing.

Unf, yes. This is hot and funny and a bit romantic. Sherlock and John’s dynamic was really great.

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Title: walk through ghosts

Author: augustbird

Word Count: 6125

Rating: M

Summary: The thing is: Sherlock thought that the two of them would have forever to figure it out.

Oh hey, are you looking to have your heart crushed? Then I have the fic for you! This is sad but lovely.

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Title: Happiness is Just A Word

Author: Anonymous

Word Count: 4100

Rating: PG

Summary: Prompt: Sherlock and John have to get undressed in front of the Yarders for some reason (Hostage situation? Chemical/Biohazard/something exposure that required a decontamination onsite?) Sherlock is wearing John’s dogtags and everyone sees.

This is incredibly, wonderfully fluffy. And just a little bit hot.

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Title: Untitled Fill

Author: Anonymous

Word Count: 1344

Rating: M

Summary: Sherlock and John get caught having sex in an alley but the person that caught them doesn’t know that they’re having sex (Sherlock’s coat and the darkness is on their side). John tries to convince the person that caught them that they’re just hugging. While Sherlock rolls his eyes and thinks that there’s no way it’s believable. Except…the person believes them and tries to join in on the hug.

This fic is everything I love about the kinkmeme—it’s cracky, smutty and ridiculous.

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Anonymous asked: Do you know of any fics where Sherlock thinks John is dead (but he really isn't)? Could be reverse-Reichenbach, or not, I don't much care. I'm just a sucker for angst. Thanks so much, I love the blog! x

Thanks!! I most definitely know some fics like that. Get ready for some wonderful angst:

Rags and Bones—“Prompt: After John is killed, Sherlock doesn’t keep his skull to replace the one on the mantelpiece. No, instead, he keeps John’s hand. And wires the finger bones so they can still bend. And puts it in his pocket when he goes out so that, if he feels lonely or Scotland Yard is being irritating, or he just needs the contact, he can hold John’s hand…”

Sherlock’s hard-drive—“Prompt: John is the one to go over Reichenbach Falls. Sherlock deletes every memory of John from his brain. Then John turns up again.”

Waking You Up—“John dies and Sherlock blames himself, so much so that the guilt begins to affect his life. However, he keeps getting dreams of John talking to him and assuring him that he’s not dead.”

Redivivus—“There are so many different ways to die.”

Explosions, Literal or Otherwise—“Sherlock does not react well to idea that John might be dead.”

The Grand Tour of Europe—“In the afternoon of May 20th, 2015, Sherlock Holmes starts down the steps of the British Museum and walks neatly into the arms of a dead man. Reversed!Reichenbach, based off of the ACD!canon storyline.”

The Calming Effects of Tea—“Agreeing on a compromise is one thing, living with it is quite another.”

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Yes, absolutely—I can’t believe I forgot that one! Thanks!! Here’s the link.

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Anonymous asked: Do you know any good fics that have lestrade as a main focus as well?

Definitely! Here are a bunch I like. From what I remember, Lestrade is either the main character or one of the main characters in all of these. Enjoy!

The Breeze Deep on the Inside—“When Molly and DI Lestrade share a drink at a pub, a part of her wonders why he’s talking to her. The rest of her doesn’t care.”

Threshold—“It didn’t occur to Lestrade, not until the moor, that maybe there was a reason why he had kept wearing that ring.”

Bromance Isn’t Dead—“John and Lestrade are epic bros.”

Ripple Effect—“Sherlock and John are finally tying the knot. Greg and Mycroft both need some time to process their feelings. Fortunately, they end up sorting each other out.”

The Long Drive—“Sherlock, John, and Lestrade on a road trip together, stuck in the same car for hours.”

Impact—“Impact: The action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another.”

Untitled fill—“Prompt: Lestrade bursting into the flat, only to find Sherlock sprawled out post-shag. Flies undone, shirt unbuttoned but still on, and truly epic sex hair.”

I Hear You In My Heart (You Carry Me Always)—“Lestrade can’t help but hear their song beating quieter and quieter.”

Winter’s Child Series—“Sherlock and John grow closer in the years after the series, and eventually start a family.”

Nanny John ‘Verse—“Stories in the AU where John is Sherlock and Mycroft’s nanny.”

Obvious; or, Greg Lestrade Is Good at Detecting and Has Five Pounds to One That Sherlock and John Will Shag—”Lestrade isn’t the reasoning machine Sherlock is, but that doesn’t mean he’s blind. And it’s obvious to him, if nobody else, that a certain dynamic duo could use a nudge in the right direction.”

Hold On Hope—“Dating John comes with a Sherlock-shaped caveat.”

Untitled Fill—“Prompt: I want to read fic where Lestrade is divorced, shares a child with his ex-wife and has Mycroft as a lover. And awww, maybe the kid calls him Uncle Mycroft?”

An Avalanche of Detour Signs—“In which Molly Hooper gets a job, gets a degree, breaks a heart, has her heart broken, falls in love, keeps a secret, saves a life, runs a morgue, falls apart, pulls it together, and finds exactly what she didn’t know she was looking for—not necessarily in that order.”

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Title: Chiaroscuro

Author: caersidydd

Word Count: 2038

Rating: PG

Summary: Sherlock draws crime scenes to relieve his boredom and practice his visual recall. He always draws himself into his pictures. One day he doodles in another figure and decides he likes it.

This is adorable magical realism. Watching John slowly take shape in Sherlock’s imagination was both really sweet and surprisingly sad.

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Title: Man of Reason(s) / The Reasonable Man

Author: whitefang3927

Word Count: 6150

Rating: PG

Summary: There are reasons why kissing John Watson would be a bad idea. / John does have his reasons for not kissing Sherlock Holmes.

An interesting little diptych of stories about Sherlock, John and their relationship. Ace!Sherlock and straight!John.