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I got really stressed a few hours ago so I drew some fluff >:3 huehuehue

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Best Man Bender is now complete with

Ch. 21: Coming Home

Summary: John comes out of the dark. Sherlock's been waiting.

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John had spent a grim couple of weeks, battered by opposing winds: belief and certainty, incredulity and grief, paralysis and guilt. Mary had been his loving wife; then she wasn’t anyone he knew; then she wasn’t anyone at all, she was dead. Take all that in at once, process it, file it away and move on? Impossible.

The last time he’d been blindsided that way had been Sherlock’s death, and his later resurrection. But now, Sherlock had surpassed himself in solicitude, making a tactful buffer zone between them made of tea, and meals, and quiet, thoughtful gestures. He didn’t seem to be trying to recreate the 221B of long ago, just a calm and hopeful space for John to re-orientate himself in.

But that welcome care had opened the door to an unwelcome apprehension. Mary had fooled him, and so easily; Sherlock had always been able to do the same. If John stayed, would he be exchanging one master manipulator for another? He loved Sherlock, but then again he’d loved Mary. They could both play him.

So he hovered, and doubted, and pondered what it would take to be able to trust Sherlock. He made a list of non-negotiable conditions, then pared it back to three; and still he hesitated.

Then, without warning, the doubt and paralysis just … ended. It was time to take a chance. One moment he’d been face down on his bed, the next he’d been texting Sherlock to come home.

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Ch. 21 on AO3 (Ch 20 on AO3) (Ch. 19 on AO3) (Ch 18 on AO3)

Thank you @anyawen, readers, and FTH! (Sorry I'm late replying to last chapter's comments 😖)

Tagging past readers here and in the comments; let me know to add or remove you.

Thanks as always for reblogging! 🤍

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WARNING!!!!

People, please be careful. There are also people tracking children and people and putting bids on them based on their profile pictures on whatsapp, tracking and kidnapping them. Especially young children, so please be cautious, especially parents who have their children as their profile pictures.

Please pass this on to everyone so that they are aware of the danger. I don’t how it is all around the world but I know it can’t just be here so please please spread the word. Thank you.

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hands-down prettiest man as of forever: sherlock holmes

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The Lie of Leinster Gardens

If there's one thing that John would do-over -

It would be in the moment her cover,

Was shown for a lie

(And she'd let Sherlock die)

Just for threatening to try to expose her.

May is for Limericks by helloliriels

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100-word game (a drabble): Minimalist

(art by @dragonnan)

Ch. 69 from Solace and Joy.

Summary: A lasting marriage begins with gleeful subtractions. (This little plot thread continues for a few chapters)

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Is this an engagement? As in, we’re engaged?

Do you not want to be?

I thought we could skip the engagement and just get married.

Proper wedding? Elopement? Or fifteen minutes at the registry office?

Registry office, obviously.

Perfect. No posh suits—no weeping family members—

No one in attendance at all.

Right. No flowers, photographer, gifts—

No appalling music—

No best man’s speech!

No best man!

You’re enjoying this as much as I am, aren’t you.

Of course. We can get right to the sex holiday without a wedding.

What about rings?

Rings?

Wedding rings.

Wedding rings?

Sherlock? Sherlock??

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I'm enjoying the drabbles floating down the tumblr brook, and thanks to those who tagged me on this game. I trotted out this old one because @dragonnan's art needs to be seen RTFN and I've taken so long writing a fic inspired by it, that I wanted to make up for that.

Tagging @copperplatebeech @naefelldaurk @sgam76 @mydogwatson @mazaherstuff @ninasnakie @topsyturvy-turtely and everyone who has the drabble gene 🧬

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100 Word Story

Thank you, @chriscalledmesweetie and @ghostofnuggetspast for the invitation to play.

The Text

He was staring into nothing, glass in one hand, pistol in the other, when his phone chirped the arrival of a text.

They were coordinates; somewhere in … Norway.

He typed, Who are you? but the number was blocked.

He sent the coordinates, followed by a question mark, to Mycroft, rather surprised when the man's number worked after almost two years of silence.

A text came back in less than a minute: Get in the car.

He found him disheveled, bruised, overly thin—but disbelieving, hopeful eyes brightened when John walked in the door. "Hello, John," he said, and wept.

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To all who are interested, please participate!

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New fic alert! The Murder of Sir Emory J Amat has just been completed, but @chriscalledmesweetie never rests! Now we can read the events from Harry's point of view!

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Let those bubbles chase your troubles away! Drink Vernet Sodas!

Flying High on Luck by helloliriels - 🎁 a FTH gift for @discordantwords 🍫 fantastic Wonka au fic, GOLDEN TICKET🍿

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This is now my new favorite best friend duo

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Sherlock Holmes - A Musical Mind

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Commission works :)

JohnLock for “A Study in Winning”

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Chapter 12 of Lazarus Rising is ready for you all on Ao3 now! Let's see about that fight, then ...

Also, please beware the content warning at the beginning of the chapter!

Summary: While investigating an underground fight club in search of a mysterious killer named "Lazarus", Greg Lestrade and Sally Donovan recognise one of the fighters. Unfortunately, Lazarus flees just before they can get John in to make a positive identification. Not that they need him to. Lestrade and Sally know what – or who – they saw. But Sherlock Holmes died 15 months ago. Didn't he?

Or start at the beginning here.

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Regency Romantic Writer's Club. John is writing epic adventures; Sherlock is writing emo poetry; Molly is inventing science fiction.

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There was a young man from Peru

Whose limericks stopped at line two

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Dear Fanfic Readers,

I know there's been a lot of posts lately about how there's been a drop in engagement online with fanfic. Writers complaining that we don't get the same number of comments or reblogs that we used to get. That we write for ourselves but we share for reactions. That the way to truly show you appreciate our work and our time is to share our stories with others.

And for the most part, I agree. Comments and reblogs have a far greater reach than likes or kudos.

But I also want to tell you this:

It's okay to leave kudos or a like and not do anything else. For whatever reason.

I appreciate your likes. I appreciate your kudos. I may not recognize your names the same way I do the people who reblog or comment or DM me on the side. I can't joke with you about what happened in the last chapter, or give you little hints about what's coming up. I can't listen to your guesses and squeal with glee when your interpretation is not what I intended but so fabulous anyway.

But I am so happy to see that you've read the story, that you saw the new chapter, that you enjoyed the story I'm telling. I see your likes on my activity feed, or I get that kudos email, and I read your names. Every single one of them, every single time. I see you, I promise.

The truth is, your likes and kudos are important. They are engagement. They are a message from you to me saying you enjoyed the story and I want you to know: I hear it. And I thank you for it. Fanfic is a gift economy: your likes and kudos are just as much a gift as anything else.

Don't ever let any of us shame you for not leaving more. Don't ever let any of us threaten you into leaving more than you are capable or willing to leave. Don't ever think that your input is less valuable than anyone else's, simply because it takes a different form.

I write fanfiction. For free. For anyone who wants to read it. For whatever response you want to give--including no response at all. I've provided fiction for free and I've provided it for pay and let me tell you: fanfiction is a thousand times more rewarding.

I love all my readers, whether you leave likes or comments or kudos or reblogs.

Thank you.

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First time at the seaside....