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Johnlock Fic Recs Fic Rec Roundup: April 20 to May 16/25

Sooooooooo I don't want to post to Twitter anymore. Seems like this is a better place to post this for y'all anyway, so I'm going to do a trial run of this for a few weeks and see if you guys like this here instead :)

For anyone new to the Fic Rec Roundup, it's basically a summary of all the fic rec posts I either posted or reblogged during the past week. I usually post this on Twitter, but I really don't want to be there anymore and I get like ZERO views there, so it feels like a waste of time for me to create links for them all. BUT I do the work to file this every week and I don't want that to go to waste, so let's see what y'all think. Hope y'all like this new format for the Fic Rec Roundup :)

OH, and as an aside, they're not ALL always Johnlock, it's just what I've been calling it for so long that I just leave it as that LOL

NEW

5FF: April 25/25

5FF: May 2/25

5FF: May 9/25

5FF: May 16/25

REBLOGS

5FF: March 21/25

Dancing (updated March 14/23)

UST / URT Pt 2

Good Omens / Ineffable Husbands (March 2020)

Matchmaker Mycroft 

Flirting

Medium Burn Fics (Slow Burn Under 25K)

Historical AU

Unseen Moments (Updated Sept 11/23)

5FF: April 4/25

Inexperienced Sherlock

Sherlock AUs Under 25K

Do They Know They’re in a Relationship

Games Pt. 2

Pining John in S4

John Whump with Guilty Sherlock

One Sided Pining

Crossovers & Fusions Pt 2

COMMUNITY RECS

AFAB / Trans Characters (Apr 2025)

Service Dog Fics (May 2025)

Internalized Homophobia Fics

BAMF Holmes-Watson Family

MASTERPOSTS

Jealous John Because of Other People

Hugs & Cuddles Fics

Sherlock AU / Alternate First Meetings

Long Fics (May 2025)

Hurt/Comfort Fics (May 2025)

Fave and Read-Again Fics (May 2025)

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Delicate Ties

A one-shot for the @drarrymicrofic weekly microfic challenge (don't worry, I wrote an actual microfic this time too!) Prompt: Wound (used here as the past tense of wind)

“Promise you won’t forget us,” Draco whispered, stealing one last kiss before the Aurors barged into the holding cell.

“I promise.” Harry scrubbed the tears from his face and flicked his wand, watching as a thin red ribbon wound around his wrist. “As long as I wear this, I’ll never forget.”

Draco smiled grimly, his eyes glassy, “Such an easy thing to dispose of. Am I so expendable?”

“I’d rather cut off my own arm than take this off,” Harry cried, “How could you think you’d be so easily forgotten?”

They both turned as the door banged open. “Time to go, Malfoy,” an Auror spat, sneering as he caught sight of their clasped hands.

They stood together, Harry shooting daggers at the Auror when he attempted to take hold of Draco. He squeezed Draco’s hand then slowly slipped his fingers free, taking a deep breath as another Auror roughly led him away.

“It’s only five years!”

Draco sighed as the memory washed over him; it was a daily reminder of the love he’d found and quickly lost as he sat in his filthy cell. Harry may have made that promise in earnest at the time, but five years was much longer than it sounded, and Draco had very little hope that Harry would even still be thinking about him, let alone be ready to pick up where they left off once he was free.

“Malfoy!”

Draco rolled sluggishly on his straw bed to face the tarnished bars. One positive of the war, if anyone could call it that, was that Dementors no longer haunted the corridors and sucked the life out of the prisoners. No. Instead, flesh-and-blood men stalked past, rattling cages and expending their frustration.

The cell door creaked open, and Draco watched impassively as the Auror dropped a bundle onto the floor. “Get dressed.”

Draco furrowed his brow. It wasn’t Wednesday, was it? “For what?”

The Auror sneered, “Merlin, I can’t wait to be rid of your pompous arse,” he growled. He kicked the pile further into the small cell, “Time to face your enemies, innit?”

Draco lifted a brow, his eyes trained on the Auror as he slowly moved to retrieve the clothing. He knew better than to ask more than one question and bit his tongue against his burning curiosity. When he separated the garments, Draco was surprised to find them completely intact, no holes or tears to be found. He stripped and redressed quickly, modesty a thing of the past after years of zero privacy, then turned to face the bars.

The Auror grunted and spun, moving down the corridor at a clipped pace. Draco dutifully followed, the behavior routine, but not the route.

“Where are we going?” Draco asked before he could stop himself.

The Auror shot him a glare over his shoulder, and Draco was certain they were about to turn a corner so he could pay for his inquisitiveness, but they continued up several flights of stairs instead. The higher they climbed, the brighter it became, until Draco had to squint against the sunlight streaming in through the windows. He took a deep breath, the scent of the sea replacing years’ worth of mold and mildew, and Draco’s heart leapt into his throat as he realized they were heading for the entrance of the prison.

Surely, it hadn’t been five years already.

“Here.”

Draco startled as a wad of material was shoved into his hands, gasping as he recognized the robes he’d worn to his trial. He resisted the urge to hug the garment but couldn’t push down the emotion that rose when his wand was placed on top.

“Well?”

Draco looked into the sour face of the Auror, then to the wide-open doors. The sunlight bounced off the sea, glittering beneath a clear sky. “I’m free?”

“Yes,” the Auror sneered.

“How do I get home?”

The Auror rolled his eyes and turned his back, ignoring the question. Draco took a breath and straightened his shoulders, calling upon the baseless self-assurance of his youth, and headed for the blinding light. He took a deep breath as he crossed the threshold, blinking into the midday, and paused as the sun began to warm his perpetually chilly body. A gasp to his right made him turn his head sharply, and he stumbled as an apparition from his past came into focus.

Harry stared, his eyes darting around Draco’s too-thin frame and matted hair. He hadn’t been allowed to visit, no one had, but he’d spent every single day tracing the memory of Draco’s face in his mind. “Hi.”

Draco swallowed, eyes immediately falling to Harry’s wrist. The ribbon was dingy, the edges separated and frayed, but it was there, wound around tan skin as if it had always been. He blinked quickly, shifting his gaze up to Harry’s watery eyes. “What are you doing here?”

Harry laughed, “I’m here to take you home. Did you think I’d forgotten? That I’d moved on without you?”

Draco furrowed his brow, looking up as he tried to regulate his emotions, “Yes.”

Harry huffed and closed the distance between them, prompting Draco to tilt his chin back down. Tears slowly slid down his cheeks as Harry wrapped a hand around the back of his neck and pulled him forward. “I could never. Now that I’ve found you, I’ll never let you go. I would wait for you for five more years. Twenty years. A millennia. You’re never getting rid of me, Draco.”

Draco gasped a sob as Harry pressed their lips together, dropping his bundle to curl both arms around him. They stood on the edge of the sea, a depressing, imposing prison at their back as the gentle sound of waves breaking on the shore surrounded them, intertwined so tightly it was difficult to tell where one ended and the other began.

It was the best day of both their lives.

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for @drarrymicrofic prompt wound - red string of fate silliness, 700 words.

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The first time Harry felt his string was in the dusty aftermath of the Battle. Most of him hurt, and the rest felt numb, and so it was a few days before he registered the tugging, or discovered the length of scarlet thread wound around his little finger. A soulmate, he thought, with no small degree of bitterness. Something new to worry about.

There was no time for worrying that summer, though. That summer was already spoken for: first Scotland for the rebuild, then back home for the trials, and by the time the wind turned autumn-sharp, Harry’s string had disappeared.

It came back at Christmas.

“It’s nothing,” Harry insisted, as Ginny scrambled off the bed, pale-faced. “Whoever she is, she’s probably in Australia or something. Who cares?”

Ginny did, as it turned out.

She wasn’t the only one, either. Most people pretended it didn’t matter at first, but amid the dying gasps of each failed relationship, there it was again: something sour, something rotten. “I’m not your soulmate, anyway,” they’d mutter, as though they’d been tricked. As though Harry had tricked them.

He began to hide it: wearing gloves over the holidays, tucking his hand beneath long sleeves for those same two weeks every June. He’d feel the pull starting and make his excuses, Apparating home or disappearing upstairs. Alone, though, strangely, he found he didn’t mind it. He rarely saw the red of the string, which disappeared off into nothing; usually the only sign was a bloodless indent, just below the nail bed. He’d run his finger over and over the notch and picture a formless someone doing the same at the other end.

But who? And where?

“I mean, it’s got to be worth checking out, right?” he said to Ron, tugging on his rucksack outside the Portkey station. “Maybe it’s why I have such shit luck in love.”

But she – or he, as Harry increasingly suspected – wasn’t in Australia, after all. No matter; surely, with this, there was no rush. His instincts took him to the great gardens of Japan, the white sands of Bali, the bazaars of Jaipur. Then, frustrated, he continued west: northern Africa, southern Europe, where he paused in Rome for a brief, unsatisfying affair, then up through Germany; still, there was no sign of the thread.

“You’ve got to come back,” Hermione told him, voice staticky over the international Floo. Harry was in Dinard by then, heart-sick, belly heavy with beer and Breton crêpes. France had been the closest yet, he was sure of it. That first night, in Bordeaux, he’d been pulled abruptly from a dream, could have sworn he’d felt –

“It’s his tenth birthday,” Hermione reminded him. “He’ll be so disappointed if you miss it.”

“Yeah, mate,” Ron chimed in, from somewhere in the background. “It’s been months. Face it, you have shit luck in love because you only date arrogant pricks.”

He was still bitter about Ginny, Harry reckoned.

Reluctantly, Harry Apparated in to the party, though it had been so long that he mistimed his jump, and ended up in Andy’s kitchen. He staggered forward, dropping both his suitcase and Teddy’s badly-wrapped present on the tiles.

“Excuse me,” came an affronted voice from somewhere near the fridge.

“Sorry, I–”

Then the man straightened, adjusted his collar and – oh god, it was Malfoy. And oh god, Harry was staring. It was just – he hadn’t expected this, hadn’t expected Malfoy at all, and certainly hadn’t expected him to look like this. Malfoy was broader now, tanned, freckled, and he was wearing a linen shirt, open halfway down his chest. He looked like every one of the arrogant pricks Harry had dated. Harry’s mouth watered, and his heart pounded, and his little finger throbbed. Distracted, he flexed it, then when that didn't work he shook his whole hand in annoyance.

Malfoy inhaled sharply as the motion caught his eye. He stilled, almost dazed, then extended his own hand towards Harry.

Harry knew, of course, before he looked down.

“It doesn’t mean–” Malfoy began, cautious, at the same time as Harry said “we don’t have to–”

They both paused, laughing. Looped between the two of them, their red string shook.

Time slowed down. Around them, everything grew bright. Harry stepped forward, wound the thread loosely around his hand, and reeled Malfoy in.

“Hi,” he said.

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We 💚 Draco Fest Day Twenty-One

It's the very last day of our fest posts and what a three weeks it has been! We hope you have enjoyed the inaugural We 💚 Draco Fest as much as we have. There will now be a short pause until creator reveals on 5th July, so please continue to give our awesome anonymous authors, artists and podficcers some love 💚

We leave you with Music of the Heart, a beautiful piece that not only combines music, angst and curses, but also features a brilliant little Scorpius. What's not to love?

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Title: Music of the Heart

Rating: Teen

Word count: 22k

Warnings/Tags: curses, ending, singing, angst, happy ending, single parent Draco Malfoy

Summary: Malfoy, patron of the arts and a (somewhat) competent opera singer, is going through a family curse that hasn’t showed up in generations which has to do with spirits and music. Harry has to somehow solve it before Malfoy bashes his head in. Oh, and there’s Scorpius.

Author's note: Thank you Alissical for the prompt! As a lover of Scorpius and a good curse, I knew I had to take it. I tried to stick to it the best I could but I did end up changing a couple minor things. Plus, I think it got angstier than originally intended. But I had so much fun writing it!

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2025.06.24

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. broken merry go round by cordelai [T, 235k]

When Harry is 10, Death visits, leaving behind memories of what things would've been like without intervention. What will change with this new knowledge? Everything.

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Fest/Exchange

1. A Court of Flames and Secrets: The Duke and The Golden Jewel by Anonymous [E, 27k]

Harry Potter, the Queen's esteemed courtesan, is veiled beneath silk, elemental magic, and society's expectations. He yearns to be treated as human. Draco Malfoy, The Duke of Ravenwell, is the only one who sees the man aching beneath the glamour. Their romance is threatened by a court steeped in scandal and secrets, where the price of love is far too steep. ★ We Heart Draco Fest 2025 | @weheartdracofest

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We 💚Draco Fest Day Nineteen

Today we get to find out How Hermione Started Shipping Drarry in a sexy little fic in which Hermione gets more than she bargained for. She just wanted some friendly comfort from Harry after getting dumped. Instead she gets an accidental front row seat to exactly what Harry and his boyfriend Draco get up to when they’re alone together. And suddenly she’s seeing both of them in a brand new light.

We also have some fantastic art for you with Mechanic!Draco. You’ve probably never thought about Draco working as a muggle mechanic. You’ve certainly never seen him looking quite like this.

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Title:  How Hermione Started Shipping Drarry

Rating: Explicit 

Word count: 8435

Warnings/Tags: No Archive Warnings Apply, POV Hermione Granger, Established Relationship, Smut, Shameless Smut, Voyeurism, Exhibitionism, Semi-Public Sex, Oral Sex, Anal Sex, Anal Fingering, Masturbation, Dirty Talk, Pet Names, Auror Harry Potter, Ministry of Magic Employee Hermione Granger, Ministry of Magic Employee Draco Malfoy, Friendship, Drinking, Past Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, Pervert!Hermione, Exhibitionist!Harry, Just Along for the Ride!Draco, Pun Intended, Ok Everyone is a Bit of a Pervert

Summary:

Dumped by her boyfriend and needing somewhere to stay, all Hermione wants to do is get comfort from her best friend. But there's just one problem. Harry is incomprehensibly living with that pointy git, Draco Malfoy.

This is 100% Drarry but from Hermione’s POV. How does that work? Read it and find out!

Author’s Note:

I'm so glad to have been able to write for this fest. Go Team Draco!

Thank you so much to my lovely and talented beta for all the super helpful suggestions and for making sure this fic didn't end up with its working title of Pervy Hermione. I've tried to tag as much as possible but, if in doubt, there is more info plus spoilers in the end notes.

Prompter: Self-prompt

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Title: Mechanic!Draco

Rating: Gen

Art Medium: Digital Art

Warnings/Tags: No Warnings, Fanart, Mechanics, Draco Malfoy in the Muggle World, Tattooed Draco Malfoy, Draco Malfoy has Long Hair, Buff Draco Malfoy

Summary: 20 yr old mechanic Draco Malfoy with long hair and tattoos

Prompter: @slbindery

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We 💚 Draco Fest Day Twenty

It's the penultimate day of our fest and we have a massive treat, a fic and a piece of art created independently but for the same prompt by @popqorn: Harry gives Draco some good old fashioned body worship!

Bridgerton meets Drarry in A Court of Flames and Secrets: The Duke and The Golden Jewel, an imaginative Victorian AU.

Run don’t walk to Ascension, an incredible smutty illustration!

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Title: A Court of Flames and Secrets: The Duke and The Golden Jewel

Rating: Explicit 

Word count: 27,607

Warnings/Tags: Slow Burn, Pining, Mutual Pining, Pining Draco Malfoy, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Manipulation, Forbidden Love, Alternate Universe - Regency, Regency Romance, Alternate Universe - Victorian, Victorian, Nobility, Royalty, Scandal, Family Secrets, Coercion, Oral Sex, Body Worship, First Time Blow Jobs, First Time, Mutual Masturbation, Eventual Smut, Eventual Sex, Politics, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Worldbuilding, Alternate Universe

Summary: Harry Potter, the Queen's esteemed courtesan, is veiled beneath silk, elemental magic, and society's expectations. He yearns to be treated as human. Draco Malfoy, The Duke of Ravenwell, is the only one who sees the man aching beneath the glamour. Their romance is threatened by a court steeped in scandal and secrets, where the price of love is far too steep. A regency/Victorian political romance.

Author's Note: Omg, this fic was a real challenge! There were days I truly didn’t think I’d finish it. The idea came after a deep dive into Bridgerton and Regency romances, which somehow merged with my love for Harry Potter. I spent weeks of planning, research, late nights, and second-guessing. I nearly gave up and I'm just happy I finished.

This story comes from someone who watches too much fantasy and period drama and is a little obsessed with the Victorian/Regency era and magic.

Thank you so much to anyone who took the time to read, to the fest mods for being so patient, and to my amazing beta readers for all their support. 

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Title: [ART] Ascension

Rating: Explicit

Art Medium: Digital

Warnings/Tags: Porn

Summary: Harry shows Draco and his prostate some love.

Author's note:

Have some absolutely very anonymously drawn porn!

My prompt was "Draco being body worshiped by Harry" and I think I nailed it.

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2025.06.22

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. ambedo by @serpentsealed [E, 2k]

Draco always resented when Pansy called him dramatic, but he can swear the places where Potter held him burn like scalding brands, liquid Fiendfyre poured directly across his skin. Draco, he is learning, quite likes being warm.

2. Driving Day by jschulte [G, 2k]

Draco tortures Harry by making Harry teach him to drive a car.

3. our little contentments by @lemonlimelea [G, 1k]

Every morning the request comes with the sunrise.

4. Wiltshire, With Love by xXChangeTheProphecyXx [?, 2k]

Draco wants to propose, and has been convinced that a camping trip is the way to do it.

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Fest/Exchange

1. Sent Down by Anonymous [E, 42k]

When a scandal forces Harry into a post at Azkaban, he braces himself to see Draco Malfoy again. After ten years in prison, he’s certain he’ll find him a desperate, broken shell of the boy he once knew. Except Draco isn’t desperate. Or broken. Or in need of saving. Draco Malfoy is thriving. ★ We Heart Draco Fest 2025 | @weheartdracofest

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2025.06.23

Complete fics posted on AO3 this day

1. allay the heat by @jtimu [E, 3k]

Harry could never make sense of Luna's astronomical observances; the summer solstice, at least, seemed to be a part of standard wizarding celebrations. Any excuse for a party, he supposed. Draco Malfoy was there, flowers in his hair and rings glinting on his fingers.

2. Harry Potter and the Masked Murderer by @wayofthemagicbean [M, 201k]

Harry Potter and the Golden Trio find themselves once again at Hogwarts, this time as eighth year students. Harry sneaks around the castle, gets himself and others caught up in dark magic, becomes an animagus, and once again finds himself in the center of another dark wizard's attention - someone who is perhaps more deadly and terrifying than even Lord Voldemort.

3. I'm in a Better Place, Except for a Thousand Mistakes by @elusiveclownbox [E, 37k]

During Draco's trial following the events of the war, the revelation of him being trans is shared with the wizarding world. Hermione drags Harry and Ron into an initially uncertain alliance with the Slytherins in a show of support in the face of bigotry. Harry and Draco discover a surprising ease in which their relationship develops and grows.

4. Take My Shame to The Grave by queerbonafide [E, 65k]

Muggles suddenly start tattooing the Dark Mark on their forearms. Harry Potter discovers that his ex-nemesis - Draco Malfoy, after disappearing from the wizarding world, is pursuing a career as a singer. When Malfoy unexpectedly asks him to join him on his European tour, Harry knows the decision will affect the rest of his life.

5. This Unholy Notion by togepip [E, 28k]

Harry is a drug addict. Draco is a club promoter. Draco doesn't care, until he does.

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Fest/Exchange

1. How Hermione Started Shipping Drarry by Anonymous [E, 8k]

Dumped by her boyfriend and needing somewhere to stay, all Hermione wants to do is get comfort from her best friend. But there's just one problem. Harry is incomprehensibly living with that pointy git, Draco Malfoy. ★ We Heart Draco Fest 2025 | @weheartdracofest

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The first three chapter of my new fic "blood in the water" are up!

Read it here:

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of bad flirting and dad(dy) jokes - Anonymous - Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling [Archive of Our Own]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/66716488

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Hands-on Experience | drarry | M | 690 words

Summary: Welcome to another perfectly normal day at the Ministry. Tags: Humour, Crack Treated Seriously, Draco Malfoy is a Professional, Harry Potter is a Little Shit, Unresolved Sexual Tension

Happy Birthday, @sweet-s0rr0w ! I'm so lucky to be friends with you; you are a true gift to this fandom and the most lovely human. I hope you enjoy this mini fic!

Thank you my dear @wolfpants for your excellent help!

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Draco tops Harry 2025 recs

Here are some of my favorite fics from @dracotops-harry 2025. Listed in alphabetical order.

rational economic actors  by yellowfork [8k]

“Malcolm Baddock told you that he had sex with Harry Potter,” Draco said, enunciating carefully. “Yes.” “Gay sex.” “I should think so.” — Somebody has had the nerve to have sex with Harry Potter. Draco loses his entire mind.

The Vault of Heaven by @dodgerkedavra [23k]

“It’s a sex ritual,” Draco shouts, directly into Harry’s face. “Sex magic. The price is an offering of sexual energy. One of us has to agree to—to receive—to accept the—the enthusiastic attentions of the other, in a ritualised display of—” Harry shoots his hand into the air. Draco blinks. Then blinks again. And then he leans back and stares, lips parted. “Potter.” He’s exactly as soft as the singing magic. “Have you raised your hand?” — Harry and Draco, curse-breaker partners, get trapped in a Gringotts vault with a cursed orb. One of them's got to get fucked, or they both die. Harry volunteers as tribute.

I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did!

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Lights Camera Drarry 2025 recs

Here are some of my favorite fics from @lcdrarry 2025. Listed in alphabetical order.

Twenty’s Plenty by @erin-orolin [21k]

After a string of failed relationships and a Witch Weekly article that proclaims anyone who has dated over twenty people is more likely to end up alone, Draco decides enough is enough. There must’ve been someone in his past who he missed a connection with, so there’s only one thing for it. Hunt down all of his exes and find The One. What he didn't account for was Harry Potter coming along for the ride.

Will Do So Gently by @shewhomustnotbenamed [138k]

Following a coup organised by Voldemort, England's society collapses. Initial attempts by the government to regain power are thwarted by Death Eaters, and a rebellion group called ‘The Order’ forms to fight against them. The country divides, people flee, and those left are trying their best to survive. Draco Malfoy, raised since birth to believe in Voldemort, grows wiser with age and abandons his home after he realises the terror Voldemort intends to inflict on the world. Afraid of what The Order might do to a marked Death Eater, he goes into hiding where he remains for years until Harry Potter finds him and sparks his long-lost will to fight. Their paths separate, and Draco goes out to join The Order or die trying, not realising that his Death Eater status will be the least of his concerns when he arrives. Based loosely off of The Last Of Us (minus zombies)

I hope you enjoy these stories as much as I did!

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Hey ! Do you happen to know of any fics where Sherlock is openly, unambiguously gay? thanks!

Hey Nonny!!!!

PERFECT, I'm using your ask to make a list I genuinely thought I already made, LOL LOL!!! And it gives me an excuse to have a new LGBT-themed fic for Pride Month this year!

Check out these fics where it's explicitly stated in the story (or author tags) that Sherlock is gay! Note that not ALL will be unambiguously open fics, but I'm hoping for the most part that the Marked for Later section DOES have them! <3

Happy pride month, Nonny!! And of course, friendos, PLEASE suggest your fics for the next list!!

GAY SHERLOCK

BOOKMARKS

Cadet Holmes: A Detective Undercover by Talizora (E, 6,388 w., 1 Ch. || Military Kink, Public Sex, Homophobia, Captain John, Gay Sherlock, PWP, Case Fic) – Sherlock took a deep breath and reached out to lightly brush his fingers across the heavy fabric of the uniform. The shudder that rocked through his whole body was entirely involuntary and hateful. He needed to get over this reaction fast because if he was this affected by an empty uniform on a bed how would he deal with being surrounded by fit men wearing the uniforms while they got hot and sweaty. Part 4 of the My Tumblr Ficlets and Drabbles series

The Real Great Perfumers by shelleysprometheus (E, 45,355 w., 68 Ch. || Case Fic, Alternating POV, Gay Sherlock / Bi John, Canon Compliant with Divergence at TRF, Friends to Lovers, Oral / Anal, Pining, First Kiss / Time, Dev. Rel., Drugging, Body Worship, Bathing, Love Confessions, Travelling, Bottomlock, Cranky Sherlock, BJ’s, Alternating POV, Jealous John) – The case, this case. This extraordinary, fascinating, scintillating case. A house. Designed entirely by its eccentric owner, built by no less than five hundred expert tradesmen in the heart of Marrakesh. A house that had, seemingly not only driven its owner out, but also to his quite unpleasant death. And a perfumer, a chemist no less, the very thought of the secrets that house could reveal, would reveal was irresistible. Sherlock had to have this case ... and it seems, he also had to have John! Part 1 of the Forethought and Fire series

Fade To Black by twistedthicket1 (M, 93,389 w., 29 Ch. || Dissociative Identity Disorder, Action, Romance, Violence, Implied Rape/Non-Con, BAMF John, Fluff and Angst, Baskerville, Human Experimentation, PTSD, Implied Self Harm, Trauma Amnesia, Past Child Sexual Abuse, Protective Sherlock, Smoking, Meddling Mycroft, Past Victor/Sherlock, Gay Sherlock, Sherlock’s Past, First Kiss/Time, Happy Ending) – John Watson believes one day he'll just fade. That he'll drown in the black spaces of his mind, and that one day he will no longer exist. It's always been like this, the dark spots marking out moments in his life he can't remember. Where for just a moment he's someone else. Having a Dissociative identity disorder, he can't even be entirely sure he's really who he says he is. Then he meets Sherlock Holmes. A brilliant detective who when he looks at you can read your entire life story. John is immediately fascinated and afraid, half-wondering if maybe Sherlock can see the other personalities in him and half terrified of the thought of him finding out. Becoming his flatmate seems at once to be a wonderful and horrible idea. Yet as John's Blackouts become more and more severe and his other personalities begin to truly awaken and show themselves with Sherlock's help, the two soon discover that sometimes even the kindest person can harbour a demon best left untouched inside of them. Because not all of John's other personalities play nicely and some may be hiding secrets best left undisturbed...

Forethought and Fire Series by 7PercentSolution & shelleysprometheus (E, 352,650+ w. across 5 works || Series WiP || Johnlock and MorMor || Original Characters, Case Fics, Alternating POV, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Travelling, Developing Relationships, , Revenge, Betrayal, Blood and Torture, Trust, Bereavement, Entrapment, Extortion, Suicidal Ideation) – "The real great perfumers are not perfumers, they are the bees, the winds, the rivers and other things that carry and mix scents in space" ~ Serge Lutens.

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Coffee Date by scribblecure (T, 1,440 w., 1 Ch. || Coming Out, Pining Sherlock, POV Molly, Gay Sherlock) – Molly narrowed her eyes. “Is this something to do with John?” “No,” he said quickly. “You sure?”

The Möbelaffär by topsyturvy_turtely (T, 2,676 w., 1 Ch. || IKEA, Developing Relationship, Shopping, Gay Sherlock, Bisexual John, Fluff, First Kiss / Time) – möbelaffär. Noun. Swedish. Meaning 'furniture store'. Prompt: doing a chore around the house. Part 29 of turtely's OTP challenge

One Second and a Million Miles by itsalwaysyou_jw (M, 4,197 w., 3 Ch. || Angst, Bed Sharing, Bi John / Gay Sherlock, POV Sherlock, Canon Compliant, Music Inspired, Stag Night, Love Confessions) – Neither Sherlock nor John had expected the stag night to end in the bedroom. In the aftermath, after years of silence, Sherlock finds the courage to confess the depth of his love for John. With everything on the line, he cannot afford to hold back now. In light of these confessions, John is forced to make a critical decision.

The Future isn't Binary by topsyturvy_turtely (T, 4,570 w., 1 Ch. || Gender Confusion, Nonbinary Sherlock, Established Relationship, Feminine Sherlock, Shopping, Makeup, LGBTQ Themes, Gay Sherlock, Bisexual John, Anxiety Attacks, Mental Health Issues) Harry Watson, her fiancée and John help Sherlock exploring his gender: Harry is the queer expert, Nora is the expert for clothes and makeup. And John... well, John doesn't really do much but nearly drooling upon seeing Sherlock in feminine clothes. Part 20 of turtely's OTP challenge

Human Urges by topsyturvy_turtely (T, 5,861 w., 4 Ch. || Tooth-Rotting Fluff, First Kiss / Time, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Cuddling, Hugging, Mutual Pining, Crack Fic, Shy John, Idiot Friends to Lovers) – John hated it. He utterly and truly hated it. He despised himself for it. It was going on his nerves. In fact it annoyed the fucking SHIT out of him. That stupid, always present, torturing urge to be kissed!

Need to Know by fictionallemons (M, 14,461 w., 10 Ch. || Post S3 / HLV, First Kiss, Bed Sharing, PTSD, Jealous John, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Therapy, Misunderstandings, Drug Use, Light Case Fic, No Baby/Rosie, Pining) – “What were you going to say, on the tarmac? I know there was something else. I may not be able to tell when you’re lying, but I can tell there was something else. Please. I need to know.”

Life's Uneven Kilter by theslovenlyfool (T, 14,877 w., 4 Ch. || Canon Divergence S3, BAMF John, Secretly Married, Camp Gay Sherlock, Dancing, John is a Good Actor, Fake Relationship, Mycroft Plays a Role) – "According to Sherlock, the game began on September 21, 2005 at precisely 10:37:04 am. John complained that, with that logic, the game had actually begun on January 7, 2000, at around 1:30 am. But for Sherlock, games are only fun when others are willing to play. What is a game without an adversary, after all? And what is a proper dash across London without a partner? Now, Sherlock thought as he assessed the doctor with the unforgivable cane, the game is on."

To a Friend Who Sent Me Roses by AlgySwinburne (E, 16,152 w., 6 Ch. || Post S4 / Ignores TFP, Five and One, Friends to Lovers, Insecure Sherlock, Parenthood, Declarations of Love, First Kiss, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock Oblivious Sherlock, Morning Sex, Anal Sex, Press and Tabloids) – Five times Sherlock is mistaken for John’s partner and Rosie’s father, and one time it isn’t a mistake.

Of Dinner and Desires by IneffableHusbands95 & KittieHill (E, 16,663 w., 5 Ch. || Fake Relationship, Established Mystrade, Powerful Mycroft, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Sexual Tension, Drama, Jealous Sherlock, Confused John, Sad Wanking, Masturbation, Banter, Big Brother Mycroft, Possessive Sherlock, Anal Sex, Virgin Sherlock, PWP, Blow Jobs, Shower Sex, Marriage Proposal) – Mycroft bared his teeth and glared before softening. “Surprisingly, I do have better things to do than watch you drink yourself into a self-pitying stupor.” He looked like he might get up and walk out, but he inhaled, fixed his collar and then ordered a gin and tonic from the bar staff who looked at the strange man but scurried off to fix his drink immediately. “We need to discuss your attraction to my brother.”

Walk of Shame by 72reasons (E, 30,822 w., 18 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting AU || Meet-Ugly, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Alternating POV, Sad John, Suicidal Thoughts, Casual Sex, Strangers to Lovers, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Threesome, Hand Jobs, Blow Jobs, Frottage, Anal Fingering, Anal Sex) – John is just back from the war and wanders the city wondering what he’s going to do. One of his distractions is having casual sex with a beautiful, but annoying, woman. Sherlock usually refrains from sex, but in trying to stay sober he indulges in it now and again. Sherlock meets John on the street and sparks fly. Casual sex is one thing, but what about something more?

Caesura by emilycare (M, 36,608 w., 10 Ch. || Five and One, Mutual Pining, Love Confessions, Sherlock’s Violin, Friends to Lovers, Past Abuse, Past Drug Use, Angst with Happy Ending, Suicidal Thoughts, Oral Sex, Blow Jobs, Domestic Fluff, Soft Sherlock, Gay Sherlock, Bisexual John) – The violin is a retreat that eases the quiet of Sherlock Holmes' solitude. It also speaks for him when he cannot bridge the gaps his defenses create. Moments when music helps Sherlock reach out or let others in, like his stalwart flatmate and, in time, the doctor's daughter. Five times Sherlock Holmes played the violin, and one time he did not.

Cockaigne by HollyShadow88 (E, 38,566 w., 7 Ch. || Steampunk AU || Pre TRF Canon Divergence, Fake Relationship, Art Shows, Porn With Plot, Case Fic, Developing Relationship, Gay Sherlock, Exhibitionism, Hand Jobs, Coming in Pants, High Heels, Blushing, Blow Jobs, Deep Throating, Hair Pulling, Light BDSM, Orgasm Delay/Denial, Aftercare, Dildos/Buttplugs, Enthusiastic Consent, Anal Fingering/Sex, Painplay, Military Kink, Lipstick, Corsetry, Love Confessions, Mutual Pining) – When John’s contacted by an old uni friend about problems in his new art exhibition, he doesn’t think it will be worth Sherlock’s time. After a glance of the crime scene, however, they’re both pulled into the project in ways John didn’t expect. Will a week of erotic performance art finally be enough to bring them together in the way they both secretly hope? (Spoiler: it’s a tropey fic, of course it will)

My Pictures of You by 72reasons (E, 50,527 w., 19 Ch. || Fashion AU || Model Sherlock / Photographer John, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Past Viclock, Past Warstan, Cocaine / Drug Use, Mary is Not Nice, Angst, Pining, Case Fic, Kidnapping, Human Trafficking, Past Jolto, Blow Jobs, Hand Jobs, Frottage, Oral / Anal, Fingering, Dancing, Non-Con Drug Use, Rimming) – John Watson, a photographer, gets an assignment to shoot gorgeous, young fashion model, Sherlock Holmes. He feels an instant connection, but Sherlock uses drugs and has an old friend who's just landed himself in a lot of trouble. When Sherlock comes to John for help, he reluctantly agrees. Angst, past loves, and insecurities threaten to end their budding romance, but ultimately love and trust wins out.

Focal Point by PuffleLock (E, 60,913 w., 13 Ch. || Post-TRF Divergence / Different Reunion, POV John, Slow Burn, For a Case, Friends to Lovers, Suicidal Thoughts, Sad Wank, Sherlock in Makeup, Dancing, Mentions of Torture / Depression / PTSD, Love Confessions, Idiots in Love, Frottage, Blow Jobs, Scars, Rimming, Anal, Toplock, First Kiss / Time, Gay Sherlock / Bi John) – John comes home early from a medical conference to find that every once in awhile, Sherlock can surprise the hell out of him. Can John surprise him back?

Follow Me Down by 221BeStillMyHeart (E, 67,725 w., 15 Ch. || Alternate First Meetings / Professions AU || Captain John, Daddy Kink, Suave John, Slow Burn, Pining, First Dates, Gay Sherlock, Jealous John, Case Fic, BAMF John, Caring John, Insecure Sherlock, Protective John, Protective Lestrade, Big Brother Mycroft, Fluff, Masturbation, Gentle John, Flirting Sherlock, Jealous Sherlock) – Sherlock Holmes is a 23 year old genius working as a forensic analyst at Bart's hospital. John Watson is a 38 year old army captain just back from war, working as the lead surgeon in the trauma ward. A chance meeting brings them together, and no one is ever the same.

Suddenly All the Songs Were About You by Anna521614 (E, 175,955 w., 38 Ch. || Teenager / High School AU || Friends to Lovers, Gay Sherlock, Confused John, Slow Burn, Anal, Rimming, Blow Jobs, Loss of Virginity, First Time, Virgin Sherlock, Fluff,  Humour, Coming Out, Coming of Age, Banter, Mutual Pining, Top John, Bottom Sherlock, Farmer John, First Love, Angst) – When Sherlock's mom is sent to work at a research campus in the southern United States, he is less than thrilled about having to pack their family up. But once his eyes fall on straight football player and high school senior John Watson- he starts to think it might not be so bad.

hired gun by simplyclockwork (E, 232,524 w., 40 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting || Post-TRF Divergence, Mercenary John, Enemies to Lovers, First Kiss/Time, Pansexual John, Gay Sherlock, Action & Romance, Mutual Pining, Slow Burn, Alternating POV, Mutual Attraction, Violence, Angst with Happy Ending) – After faking his suicide in response to allegations of fraud, two years into dismantling Moriarty's network finds Sherlock Holmes in Morocco. Nearing the end of his mission, he is apprehended by a man with the mercy of a doctor, the control of a soldier, and the brutality of a mercenary. Through capture, betrayal, and unexpected danger, both Sherlock and John Watson, gun-for-hire, will have to learn who can really be trusted. Part 1 of Redemption

Sherlock Holmes Live by emilycare (E, 488,496 w., 73 Ch. || Theatre AU || Immersive Theatre, Romance, Slow Burn, Fake / Pretend Relationship, Fluff, Bisexual John, Demisexual Gay Sherlock, Alternating POV, Falling in Love, Eventual Case Fic, Soft Sherlock, Panic Attacks, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with Happy Ending, Pining John) –  Down on his luck John Watson answers an advert for a paid role in an experimental play. Enter William Scott with a most unusual proposition: help him test run a two person immersive experience, oh and by the way there is sex and romance involved.

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I Didn't Know I How Much I Needed You by Jaci4Narnia (M, 4,270 +w., 3/? Ch. || WiP || Teen Ballet/Rugby High School AU || Ballet Dancer Sherlock, Rugby Player John, Gay Sherlock, Underage Sex, Graphic Violence, Teenage Drama, Blow Jobs, Anal/Oral, Spanking, Implied Past Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Drug Abuse, Prostitution, Sex Worker Sherlock, Pimp!Moran) – Sherlock is an orphaned boy raised by his abusive foster father. He's under the control of an over-bearing and cruel pimp, Sebastian Moran, who makes a lot of money off of Sherlock's ability to seduce anyone. Treated like a worthless whore, Sherlock feels loved for the first time when he meets John Watson, a rugby player with a hard life. The two boys are drawn to each other instantly and thus begins a beautiful relationship that neither of the boys have ever experienced before.

A Seed of Love by SosoHolmesWatson (E, 31,840+ w., 5/25 Ch. || WiP || Weddings, Parentlock, Established Relationship, Domestic Bliss, Anal/Oral Sex, Surrogacy, Mollstrade, Hand Jobs, Fluff, Kidnapping, Eventual Heavy Angst, Angst with Happy Ending, Alternating POV, Insecure Sherlock, Caring John, Wedding Planning, Bisexual John, Gay Sherlock, Family Drama, Family Fluff, Case Fic) – Two months after moving back in together, the Baker Street Boys have finally faced their past and confessed their love. Still, finding their way into their new relationship poses a lot of challenges neither of them could have foreseen. Can their seed of love take root? THIS WORK IS CURRENTLY ON HIATUS

Limitless Ocean by angel-loving-star (M, 150,730+ w., 21/36 Ch. || WIP || Post-TLD / S4 Fix It, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, John's PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Sherlock Whump, Alcohol Abuse, Past Drug Addiction, Fluff, Parentlock, Coming Out, Nightmares, Panic / Anxiety Attacks, Dissociation, Alternating POV, Suicidal Ideation, Self-Harm Ideation, Internalized Homophobia, Closeted John, Angst, Insomnia, Domestics, Cuddling / Snuggling, Gay Sherlock) – Sherlock is recovering from the Culverton Smith case. But there are some things that time or body can't heal. When John and Rosie unexpectedly move back in 221B the day after Sherlock's birthday, nothing is as it used to be. Both he and John are treading on thin ice. It is only a matter of time until the first cracks appear. Until they begin to sink into the freezing waters of the ocean beneath, and are forced to face their demons, each other, and what has been lurking in the dark for far, far too long. Until it is only them, the promise of sky above the surface, and the limitless ocean flooding into their hearts.

Reichenbach Falls by VeeTheRee (M, 551,435+ w., 105/303 Ch. || WiP || Gravity Falls /  Multifandom AU || Alternate First Meeting, Gay Sherlock, Mutual Pining, Unilock, Summer Romance/Love, Fluff, Insecure Sherlock, Villain Mary, First Kiss, Slow Burn, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Canadian John, French Canadian Lestrade, Insecure Sherlock, Mystery, Domestic Fluff, Developing Relationship Summer Love, Light Angst, BAMF! John, Case Fic) – Two Canadians, two Brits studying in Canada, and an upkeeper walk into a Mystery Shack…. and live there. Summer holidays are here, and the step-siblings, Irene Adler and Sherlock Holmes, find themselves in a boring town called Reichenbach Falls, Oregon, USA. It isn’t as boring as it seems, however, once Sherlock stumbles upon a mystery journal, and the author is unknown. The journal contains ciphers, a strange colour wheel, and information about magical creatures that are said to be looming in the Northwestern forests. With mysteries to solve in hand, he and Irene set out to get to the roots of the town, and the abrupt disappearance of the author of the journal. But they’re not alone - John Watson, quite the handsome nephew of the Mystery Shack owner Greg Lestrade, is on their side to help out, plus mess with Sherlock’s feelings, in a good way. Shenanigans, romance, fun, danger, and deductions ensue. Oh, and there’s also occasional SuperWhoLock and two dorky Winchester brothers to spark up the action later on. Part 1 of the Reichenbach Falls series

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Draco Malfoy And The Mystery Of The Philosopher's Stone by MoonDagger I Chapters 21/22 I Time Travel, Gryffindor Draco, BAMF Draco, AU- Canon Divergence, Magically Powerful Draco, Rewrite, Hogwarts First Year, Good Draco As Far as Possible by Mademoiselle_A I Chapters 31/31 I Completed BAMF Draco, BAMF Harry, Veela Draco, Veela Culture & Customs, Soulmates One Mistake by AstridEstelle I Chapters 36/36 I Completed BAMF Draco, Dragon Draco, Jealous Harry, Smart Draco, Asshole Harry Always the man. Never the boy. by TashaTasha I Chapters 23/? I Time Travel Fix-It, Slow Burn, Oblivious Draco, Tall Harry , Found Family, Fluff and Angst, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism The Fractured Hourglass by acuteakio I Chapters 27/27 I Completed Time Travel Fix-It, Unspeakable Draco, Draco Redemption, Smart Draco, Clueless Draco, Harry Potter is Obsessed with Draco Malfoy Trials and Revelations by KaiIsTyping I Chapters 5/5 I Completed Oblivious Harry, Slow Burn, Enemies to Lovers, Blood and Injury, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Hogwarts Fifth Year Any Instrument by @dictacontrion I Chapters 22/22 I Completed Slow Build, mental health, Disability, Disability Management, Mystery, Politics

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Harry Potter and the Great Gay Love Story Ending He Deserved by @thewitchwholivedao3 I Part 1-4 I Draco joins in on the Horcrux hunt, Redeemed Draco, slow burn The Mirror of Ecidyrue by starbrigid I Part 1-7 I Completed Time Travel, Slow Burn, Snarky Draco Malfoy, Morally Grey Draco, Hermione & Draco Friendship

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