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ilovebennystuff · 7 years ago

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Great list, lots to read in this coming year.

Best Fics of 2018

Once again, this was a bumper year for fan fiction in the Sherlock BBC fandom*, with a few very long-anticipated fics coming to completion alongside some recent smash hits from established authors and even a couple of newer and lesser-known writers hitting it out of the ballpark. My picks are all, unsurprisingly, long, plotty, angsty Johnlock fics, featuring in particular post-series 4 fixits and Parentlock along with AU’s, especially other professions and fusions/crossovers. What they all have in common though, is being of absolutely stellar quality not just in the technical aspects of the writing, but also the handling of themes, the character work, and the emotional impact. Any one of these could be a published book, and perhaps in the near future, some actually will be!

* (I also snuck in one ACD series because it’s my list and I can.)

My caveat as always: this list is obviously skewed toward my own personal preferences and reading habits. There are plenty of other fics that I loved, and even more that I simply didn’t get around to reading (yet), so it’s not a judgment if your favorite (or one you wrote) isn’t on here. Think of this as a sampling rather than a definitive list. I hope this will help you to re-acquaint yourself with fics you loved, give a chance to others you may have skipped the first time round, and possibly discover something entirely new and astonishing.

So here they are, in descending order of length:

The Men Who Talked Between the Words (439746 words) by Odamaki Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade Summary: John expected to be a father some day; he expected to have the house, and the wife and the nice suburban job. Sherlock never expected to have children, in part because he never expected to make it past 30. As it turns out, you don’t get a choice. Crammed into Baker Street with a baby, John struggles with single-parenthood and his own fears, while Sherlock treads the fine line between doing too little and saying too much.

Gravity (English Version) (282983 words) by kirin_calls Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Greg Lestrade/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes/Victor Trevor, John Watson/Victor Trevor Summary: Part 1: When John takes up mixed martial arts training, he doesn’t expect it to lead to a new relationship. But there are darker things afoot at the gym, and John is soon drawn in deeper than he wants. When an old flame from Sherlock’s past turns up, it’s time for everyone to declare their loyalties… and for John to finally discover where his heart truly belongs. / Part 2: John is struggling with his loss. Plagued by nightmares, his life gone topsy-turvy, he is no longer able to lead a normal existence. As he seeks out some stability, some way to slowly pull himself up out of the morass of his grief, old rivals become friends and details about Sherlock’s past come to light, leading John to discover something strange that won’t let him go.

Radioactive Trees In A Red Forest (280332 words) by Maribor_Petrichor Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: John Watson is what happens when a man can no longer see a reason to go on. John Watson is what happens when a man starts to let go. “It is what it is.” John Watson is what happens when what “it is” becomes too much to bear. This is a story of the life, death, and resurrection of John Hamish Watson.

The Bluest of Blue (196473 words) by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Molly Hooper/Greg Lestrade Summary: John Watson’s 10th season as a Denali National Park Ranger was shaping up to look like all the years before. Until a special team from Europe was flown into the Park for a summer-long wolf-tracking research project, and the head of that research team was wearing a perfectly tailored suit.

Scar Tissue (192179 words) by J_Baillier, 7PercentSolution Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: John has scarcely recovered from his Afghanistan tour when Sherlock is injured at work, putting their already strained relationship to the test.

A Game of Hearts (162553 words) by zmethos Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, John Watson/OMC Summary: Seven stories written circa 2010, after the first series/season of Sherlock but before Season 2. Therefore, none of these stories reflect anything from Season 2 onward! Think of it as an alternate timeline or something. Slow build of a relationship between Sherlock and John. Gets quite dark in places. [Note: This is an AO3 repost of a fic from fanfiction.net.]

Drift Compatible (130546 words) by J_Baillier Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: A washed out war hero struggling with his past. A prodigy who wants nothing to do with his family legacy. Both are looking for something—and someone—worth fighting for in a world where human civilisation is constantly under threat.

The Burning Heart (119461 words) by May_Shepard Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, John Watson/Original Male Character(s) Summary: When Sherlock dies, John Watson feels like his life is over too. He’s completely shut down, until Mark Morstan, a new nurse at John’s medical clinic, catches his attention, and helps him uncover the long buried truth of his attraction to men. Although he’s certain he’ll never get over Sherlock, John plans to move on, and build a new life with Mark, unaware that Sherlock is not quite as dead as he appears, and that Mark is hiding secrets of his own.

Maintenance and Repair (106650 words) by patternofdefiance Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, John Watson/OFC Summary: John wants to explain the rush of sensation and data, which is just another form of sensation (or is it the other way around?). John wants to say: Augmentation circuits report temperature, pressure, various forms of quantitative input. Sudden changes are reported as pain, since sudden changes are dangerous, and pain is the quickest way to encourage reflexive extraction. But all John can manage is, “Nng.” Because this sudden touch is not reporting as pain.

The Wedding Garments (105390 words) by cwb Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: This is the story of a young consulting detective who wants nothing to do with marriage and an army doctor who wants to find true love. It’s 2020 post-Brexit England and the British government is encouraging arranged marriages. Candidates meet through state-run agencies and date in hopes of finding love (and tax benefits). Sherlock doesn’t need or want a spouse, at least not until John Watson shows up. Hesitant to give in to his more carnal urges because of the way they derail his mind, how will Sherlock progress toward the more intimate aspects of a relationship? The answer lies in a very special wedding gift.

Kintsukuroi (91822 words) by sussexbound Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: “I love you.” Sherlock sees the words hit John with almost physical force. He reels back a little, jaw twitching and eyes filling. “I love you,” he repeats, a little softer, a little more gentle, as earnest as he possibly can. Because they’ve been teetering on the brink of this thing for years, and it had become painfully obvious over the last few months that they were at a tipping point. This had to happen. Now it has. Now they can see where they end up. The tears in John’s eyes spill over, and he wipes at them angrily. “Do you even know what that means?”

Missing Pages (78852 words) by PlaidAdder Rating: Teen and Up Audiences Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mary Morstan/Violet Hunter Summary: This is a group of interlinked short stories (most between 2000 and 7000 words) which tell the story of how Holmes and Watson really came to be separated at the Reichenbach Falls, and how they found each other again. Each story is in the form of a document–a letter, a journal, a surveillance report, an affidavit, etc.–which is linked to one or more ACD canon tales, and which tells us something about that story that was changed or suppressed in Watson’s published account of it. Holmes/Watson, with glimpses of other relationships.

Summit Fever (78782 words) by J_Baillier Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, James Sholto/John Watson, James Sholto/OFC Summary: After graduating from medical school, John Watson followed his heart to the Himalayas. Ten years later, he’s a haunted cynic working for his ex-lover’s trekking and mountaineering company. Will leading an expedition to Annapurna I—the most lethal of all the world’s highest mountains—shake John out of his reverie, and who is the mystery client added to the group at the last minute?

The Vapor Variant (72684 words) by 88thParallel Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade Summary: Little did Sherlock know that the vapor to which he exposed John was a bioweapon— containing a bioengineered hybrid virus. Now, John is fighting for his life in the early stages of encephalitis, and it’s down to Sherlock and a team of scientists to save him, if they can only find him first. Sherlock needs to keep fear and guilt from getting the better of him if he’s to salvage his relationship with John—and that’s assuming the love of his life even survives….

Roommates are for little people (69055 words) by alexxphoenix42 Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: John was looking forward to seeing his friends back at uni, but a new year brings new complications, not the least of which is a dorm room with only one bed, and a stroppy roommate with an utterly spectacular arse. God, John doesn’t need the headache.

Masters of Ink (67482 words) by Indybaggins Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: John has a triple-coiled tattoo machine in his hand and a row of inks at the ready. He has gloves on, a willing client in front of him, and a detailed stencil. He is ready to win this bloody competition. Except he’s competing against Sherlock Holmes… First-meeting-on-a-reality-show AU, Ink Master edition! There is expert tattooing, slightly less expert flirting, and two men falling hard. But John is married, and they can’t all win.

floating through a dark blue sky (58872 words) by Lediona Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: Of course, I’d seen his films and always thought he was, well, brilliant – but, you know, a million miles from the world I live in. *** Or, when John is the owner of a travel book shop and the famous Sherlock Holmes stops in one day. [Notting Hill fusion]

The Wolf (55817 words) by Laur Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: Sherlock gets it wrong. Days, months, even years in the future, Sherlock’s oversight during the Baskerville case will continue to torment him, but nothing about that night will ever be as painfully vivid as the memory of John’s screams. This is how it begins.

Christmas Time After Time (41473 words) by PlaidAdder Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mary Morstan/John Watson, Clara/Harry Watson Summary: John’s not really big on Christmas; and this year, the first after Mary’s death, he’s not feeling it. Everyone’s away, Sherlock’s on a case–alone–and Rosie’s asleep. But that’s all right. He’s fine. He’ll just have a quiet Christmas Eve by himself, drinking in front of the telly. Only out there in time and space, there’s another Doctor who thinks that sounds like the saddest thing ever. And she’s going to do something about it. Thirteen takes John on a whirlwind tour of Christmases past and future. The more he learns about this time travel thing, the more John starts to wonder: how did his current timeline become…what it is? And might these alternatives hold the key to a less miserable present, and maybe a brighter future?

Whiteout (37041 words) by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: A documentary crew follows the Matterhorn aerial rescue team from Air Zermatt, profiling the mechanics, pilots, and paramedics as they save patients on the infamous mountain. Their camera may catch more than they’re looking for, however, when it comes to a certain paramedic named John Watson…

The Winter Garden (31211 words) by Callie4180 Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: As Sherlock nears the end of his career, he’s given the gift of a cottage in Sussex. The honey from the beehives out back is amazing. Almost…magical.

A Home for Us (30583 words) by sussexbound Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: He has been on the road for two years, and he is exhausted. He’s almost accepted that he will never see London (John) again—almost. But then there are nights like tonight, where he is weak, and all he can think of is the warmth of the flat they once shared, the crackle of the fire in the hearth, the teasing smile playing at the corner of John’s lips, the boxes of half-eaten Chinese takeaway balanced precariously in their laps. He aches at the memory of it, at the realisation that it is something he may never experience again.

Another Auld Lang Syne (30234 words) by DiscordantWords Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: There had been years of missed chances.

A Singular Friendship (28679 words) by agirlsname Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: Sherlock is closer to John than anyone has ever been. It’s almost like a relationship - but John isn’t gay, so it’s clearly not. Not even when they hold hands and hug every day, not even when they sleep in the same bed, not even when they cuddle every morning…

Stradivarius (20298 words) by Berty Rating: Explicit Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: Life goes back to what passes for normal at 221B Baker Street. Sherlock’s back and his scars have faded. John’s still a confirmed bachelor and his nightmares have mostly ceased. So why are there awkward pauses and uncertain glances? Why are they both on their best behaviour? It’s been a long, cold winter in London and there’s more to come before spring arrives.

One Good Scare (17381 words) by blueink3 Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Summary: Mummy invites Sherlock, John, and Rosie to the country for her birthday, which just so happens to coincide with the annual Harvest Festival, an event Sherlock loathes. With John seemingly making the wrong move at every turn and with ghosts hiding in each of their closets, what will it take for their (Halloween) masks to finally come off?

Oh, my friends, it’s been a long hard year (11914 words) by splix Rating: Mature Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Mr. Chatterjee/Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes’ Father/Mummy (Sherlock) Summary: Christmas is rubbish this year.

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ilovebennystuff · 7 years ago

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Makes complete sense. Ben is a genius.

The Thing With Benedict Cumberbatch

…..is that if you put someone in front of his movies or his TV shows, and making them watch everything back to back to back to back, and you don’t tell them that Benedict Cumberbatch is any of the roles, I can pretty much guarantee that they won’t realize it’s the same actor, And if you show them footage of BC just being….BC, they might not believe you.

He DISAPPEARS completely into his characters and it is so unsettling sometimes. He’s a chameleon and it’s just astonishing to be his fan sometimes, especially when you’re a filmholic like me and try to think about the craft rather than just the movie.

No two characters are alike, no two characters have the same manner, no two characters even have the same voice or pronunciation, no two characters even look alike, which is really weird when you think about it! Yes there are hundreds of other actors who do the body transformation thing (Tom Hardy, Christian Bale and Gary Oldman come to mind) but somehow with BC, the change is so profound that you can’t even track it unless you’re really paying attention.

He inhabits every single molecule of whatever character he’s playing, and he will leave you convinced that he is whatever character he’s playing. Actually, he convinces you that he’s not even playing a character, that he is that person.

Scroll down and think about the fact that ALL the following are played by the SAME actor– like REALLY think about that.

And then, the loveliness that is Benedict Cumberbatch himself <3

PS: Making this post, I can’t tell you how many characters I couldn’t remember simply because I didn’t remember that he played them? If that makes sense– like Chrissie!

This list is by no means comprehensive but just a smattering of characters that he’s played. Im currently watching him as Khan (because why not) and can’t believe that it’s Benedict Cumberbatch.

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ilovebennystuff · 7 years ago

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Totally agree with you Silent Auror. I have never understood why Mofftis completely ignored Mary's past and put her centre stage in the final series. I absolutely hated her so called redemption arc in S4. She is a villain and lethal assassin who murders people indiscriminately for monetary gain. She steals identities ( even from a dead child), she has no compunction about deceiving John into marrying her , shooting Sherlock in the chest and threatening him . She goes to Leinster Gardens with a loaded gun for God's sake! She attacks her so called friend Janine without any warning . She is dangerous, untrustworthy and wicked . Even Magnusson gloated over the extent of her wickedness, which should tell us exactly the depth of the evil she is capable of. She manipulated both Sherlock and John, and abused them both verbally with her snide remarks undermining John especially and physically ( Sherlock twice attacked besides threats). And to push Sherlock into a drug addled hell with her terrible demands that he save John. Words fail me - yet again Sherlock almost died . Yet moftiss made no attempt to make her answerable inS4. I loathe her and everything she represents. And even more I hate the way the writers allowed her to emasculate the characters and friendship of Sherlock and John. Don't get me started on the way Moftiss allowed her to intrude on personal intimate moments and even gave her the final last words on her boys and what they will become!!!! Pass the sick bag please!!!

Mary Morstan as a morally “grey” character: Actions speak louder than words

I’ve seen a few discussions about this lately and I’ve been having Thoughts. One stance I’ve seen a few different times now, including in private discussions I’ve had with some folk here, is that Mary’s characterization is so wildly inconsistent that it’s hard to get a solid read on the character. And that IS fair.

In TEH, she was presented as all of the following: someone who dresses well, laughs (nicely, it seemed) at John - at his blog, at his bumbly proposal, at his fury with Sherlock, was deduced by Sherlock as a bread baking, cat loving, secretly tattooed liar, who offered to broker a resolution between Sherlock and John and teased John about it, as someone who came to Sherlock for help when it seemed that John was in danger, as someone who was smart enough to know what to do in trouble. She made herself a player in their game, more or less. Apart from her slightly demeaning treatment of John and Sherlock’s deduction of her being a liar, we weren’t given much else to work with.

In TSOT, she was presented through multiple facets as having both positive and negative qualities: she literally wore a shirt patterned in thumbs-ups and thumbs-downs in one scene. She was shown framed by horns, the significance of which has been discussed to death by now - as a cheater, as the devil, etc. She was presented as someone who sees through Sherlock and mocks John for not doing the same in one breath. As someone whom Sherlock wrote a double-sided list of people invited to Mary’s wedding who hate her - not just random individuals, but people she actually invited to her own wedding. She also continued to play broker to Sherlock and John’s friendship.

In HLV, we got the big revelation, including all of the following: Mary is a foreign freelance assassin, someone capable of scaling a skyscaper while pregnant, who attacked her own maid of honour, who was someone she only befriended to get information on her boss, who shot the best man and someone who was offering to help her, then threatened him while freshly out of surgery from said shot, then hunted him down at gunpoint. We also learned that the extent of her lies was enormous, down to stealing her name from the gravesite of a child. We learned that she seemingly felt no remorse over any of these actions, including her dishonesty to John, by her indignant reaction to his anger, to his decision to not speak to her for months following these revelations. We also saw her relief when John decided to burn the thumb drive and take her back.

(Putting in a wee cut to spare your dashboards!)

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ilovebennystuff · 7 years ago

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CWB RECS FIC (PART 5)

(Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4)

It’s been eight months since I’ve done a rec list and I’ve been reading tons, so here’s another one. As always, I’m posting my bookmark notes instead of author summaries, so you’ll need to click through for word count, tags, etc. to see if something is for you or not. These are all Johnlock.

Boyfriend Material by PoppyAlexander (E) Poppy does hockey, raging hot sex, relationship growing pains, a fantastic characterization of Sherlock, and figuring-his-shit-out John Watson. What else needs to be said?

What The Heart Wants by Berty (E) Sweet, clever, and feel-good look at Sherlock realizing he’s in love with someone who already loves him back. Funny and fluffy in spots, endearing and insightful in others, kind characterizations and spot on thought processes of my fave idiots. Mycroft’s role is engaging in a classic Holmes brothers way. Just a hint of casework.

Gimme Shelter by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John (E) Pretty much in the top 5 fics I’ve read, hands down, for its characterizations, research, plot, layers of psychology, pining, resolution, secondary characters, intimacy, depictions of love, angst, settings, environments, I don’t even know what the right words are, just everything.

Mirror, Mirror by pennydreadful (E) Sherlock and Benedict while John watches? The only thing wrong with this situation is that it took me this long to find it.

On the Bottom by pennydreadful(E) A psychologically gorgeous exploration of Sherlock coming to terms with his responses to sex, and hot as hell to boot!

Let’s Make a Bed Out in the Rain by theimprobable1 (M) This is a fandom classic for a reason. Several reasons. 17,644 reasons. Sherlock pines like no one has ever pined before. John is a good, broken-hearted man. Mary is a twat. You know the rest.

The Sea in a Chasm by orphan_account (T) This is sad and heartbreaking and beautiful and hopeful and joyous and if taking a trip like that in 17,000 words isn’t the best way to spend an hour I don’t know what is.

Full Moon by s0mmerspr0ssen (E) Sherlock growling at everyone who comes near John might be the best thing I’ve ever read. I mean, yeah, he’s a werewolf, but can’t you imagine him doing it in any universe? And John’s Just like, “What? I’m locked up with a werewolf? Well, of course I am. Bring it.”

Sacrifices Must Be Made by Winter_of_our_Discontent (E) Hilarious, rich in creative detail, sexily filthy… I only wish there were more!

Coy by orithea (E) Completely in character rimming for the win/win.

Coming of Age by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for (M) I first read this over a year ago and just came back to read it again. Possibly, I love it even more this time, which would be hard because I loved it a 12/10 first time around. This time it��s like a gentle heart squeeze that has me on the verge of tears and wanting to reread it immediately. I even tried to leave more kudos. Dammit. Public, Private, Secret by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for (M) I HAVE NO WORDS FOR HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS STORY, EVERY SINGLE WORD OF IT, EVERY LETTER, EVER COMMA AND PERIOD AND EVERY SINGLE BIT OF ITS EXISTENCE IN THIS WORLD OF JOHNLOCK FIC.

Pleasure to Burn by scullyseviltwin (E) I didn’t realize how much I needed fire captain John and arson inspector Sherlock … I need it reallllllly badly. :)

The Breath Between Us by fayfayfay (E) Alpha/Omega arranged marriage between modest, home-from-war Watson and handful, soon-to-be-of-age Sherlock. Gorgeous prose (the SIMILIES!).

The Breath Before Us by fayfayfay (E) (sequel to The Breath Between Us) Hooray, there was more to go with the first one! I love it just as much, too!

Coins on My Eyes by Indybaggins (M) What Swissmiss said: “If you are looking for the greatest declaration of love, the surest expression of commitment, and the deepest demonstration of devotion, without the actual words being spoken, this is the place. A beautiful testament to sacrifice and the value of life. With an astonishingly emotional and nuanced portrayal of Mycroft and his relationship with his brother. It’s a painful story, don’t get me wrong, and brought tears to my eyes more than once. But it’s all worth it in the end.” Up To London by PoppyAlexander (M) Gorgeous, emotion-laden work in the DBTROTW series, giddy and melancholy, sensual and somber. I love this world and I love these two in it. Poppy at her best, and truly, isn’t it all the best when it comes to her?

Skater in the Snow by Odamaki (T) I’ve been sitting by the fire all afternoon, reading this in carefully drawn out stretches. It’s lovely. It’s more than that, it’s magic. Your storytelling is always so original, so flawless, so layered. You had me on the edge of my seat and falling, falling into this beautiful world, falling in love with our two friends, falling into a belief that such things must happen because you said so. As I read, I was copying and pasting lines of your writing into a text to a friend, saying, see how stunnng? Thank you for this. It’s been a perfect Christmas present.

Signs Point to Yes by msdisdain (M) This was hilarious and perfect – a great job with an original idea, loved it!

Another Auld Lang Syne by DiscordantWords (M) Super satisfying fic that deals with John considering moving his sexuality closet to Bristol because he can’t pull his head out of his butt long enough to see everything that Sherlock offers him, but HOORAY he finally does pull his head out of his butt!! Some lovely character development, very tender Sherlock, sweet parentlock, all wrapped up with great characterizations, writing, pacing, dialogue, etc.

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ilovebennystuff · 7 years ago

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Any Sherlock with Amnesia fics? I'm a sucker for John and Sherlock falling in love a second time. It's all so cute! Thank you :)

Hey friend, I’ve got this list. Hopefully something here is new for you!

Loss ofMemory/Amnesia

What Meets the Eyeby worldaccordingtofangirls, 8 k, mature. Haunting and lyrical this fic followsa Sherlock who has lost his memory. He can deduce everyone around him, hislife, most of his past, but he cannot deduce John. He decides John must be hishusband … until his memory finally returns. Poignant and touching.

Lacuna by coloredink,15 k, explicit. Lacuna means a blank spot or missing piece. John is back in221B after an accident that leaves him with amnesia. He and Sherlock deepentheir relationship, as John struggles to regain his memory from Before. Thisfeels like Aspergerlock.

A Penny Dreadfulby Popcornjones, 36 k, explicit. John wakes in hospital having lost his memory– how does Sherlock explain their life together? Great amnesia fic – lots ofangst and some fluff as John works to remember the last six years that seems tohave escaped him. Sherlock is horribly jealous as Mary, John’s ex-wife, triesto woo him back. With a smidge of parentlock, this tale is a thumbs up!

The Effect of Memoryby testosterone_tea, 6 k explicit. John has temporary amnesia coming off ofanaesthesia after an operation and not only does he not recognize Sherlock, hestarts flirting with him! After John recovers, he doesn’t remember the incidentat all. But Sherlock does. Confusion ensues.

Morphine, theMatchmaker by TheMadKatter13, 2 k, mature. John might be in the hospital, but if there’s a gorgeousnurse sitting at his bedside when he wakes up, he’s going to chat him up.

The Wisteria Tree by SilentAuror, 29k, explicit. Sherlock wakes up from a month-long coma only to discover that hehas no memory of the previous six years to his own shock as well as John’s…

High Adventureby Random_Nexus, 16 k, explicit. John and Sherlock wake up at the end of aweekend, the flat a wreck, sore in interesting places and covered with glitter.Blame it on the drugs – some concoction Sherlock was working on. Gradually,they work their way back to each other, both afraid the other is about to leavein disgust. So touching. (Locked to AO3 users.)

Anterogradeby berlynn_wohl, 6 k, explicit. Sexy brilliance. John and Sherlock filmthemselves making love but take “roofies” in case the experience goes badly andthey need to delete it to save their friendship. Finding the camera and asticky note that says “YES” the next morning, they watch the film together.Sweet and sexy.

Emblaze Our Hearts by antietamfalls,7 k, teen. Sports AU. John bangsSherlock at the Olympics while blotto drunk. He can’t remember a thing, and hasto retrace his steps to get his medal back. John competes in the biathalon(skiing and rifle shooting) and Sherlock does skeleton (head first lugesledding.) This is a bit like the movie “The Hangover” though there are no tigersinvolved.

I Need You To See Me by Mssmithlove, 12 k, explicit. Aftergoing back to war, John is yet again invalided home, this time with a brokenankle and a chunk of his memory missing, unable to recall the last five yearshe’s spent being Sherlock Holmes’ partner and husband.

Remind Me Who I Am by Leloi, 5 k, explicit. Sherlockwas in an accident that wiped his memory back to an infant. John is tasked withhelping Sherlock grow up mentally.

The Forgotten, TheRemembered. by Letha,9 k, explicit. Sherlock wakes up in hospital, a man’s hand holding his. Who isthis stranger that keeps repeating “It’s me, John.”?

Forget-me-nots by artfulinanities, 7 k, mature. Aftergetting injured on a case, Sherlock wakes with no memory of the last ten yearsof his life. He’s left in the care of one John Watson - his flatmate,apparently.

After-wise by cathedral_carver, 4 k, teen.Retirementlock. John is old and confused. He doesn’t remember things, butSherlock still loves him. Angst.

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