#Anthea x Molly

[inevitablemoment]

Chapter Fourteen: We Know Life Can Be A Battlefield, But We Won't Run and We Won't Yield

As Micaela's conscience grows more vocal, Frank and Lucy clash over the latter's offer to go into enemy territory.

[pennywaltzy]

What Could Have Been, What Will Be In Its Stead (7/?)

So I upped the angst (BECAUSE I CAN MWUAHAHA!!!) and wrote a new chapter for @strangelock221b​. Enjoy a pointed conversation between Mycroft and Anthea!

What Could Have Been, What Will Be In Its Stead - When Sherlock dies, he leaves behind a woman he planned to marry and a child he did not know about. Mycroft is determined to take care of them both in his brother's stead, but nothing is ever as easy as one plans. That is the true Holmes legacy.

READ CHAPTER 1 | READ CHAPTER 7

The night after the movies and her showing even in her sleep that she still wanted Sherlock, Mycroft went to the Diogenes Club, leaving Molly at home alone for the first time since she had moved in with him. Well, not when he was at work, of course, but this was the first time he hadn’t gone straight home after a day of dealing with more headaches than he wanted. His home was feeling like an actual home, and that was dangerous; he couldn’t afford to let any goldfish penetrate his personal walls, not even those carrying his niece or nephew.

He poured three fingers of scotch and settled in his favorite chair. The Diogenes club felt so cold. Had it always been this...empty? There were things there, expensive things, but nothing that warmed him. Had he always been this cold?

Was he really an iceman?

Mulling things over, he set down his scotch and picked up his mobile, dialing Anthea’s line. She picked up after two rings. “Molly’s in a panic,” Anthea said before he even spoke.

Mycroft was out of his chair before he even realized what was happening. “What’s wrong?”

There was a pause. “It’s half past seven and you aren’t here.”

He sank back into his seat and loosened his tie. Damn sentiment. Molly had wormed her way into his heart and burrowed deep in it. “I’m at the Diogenes Club.”

“You only go there when you want to be alone.”

“And I wanted to be alone tonight.”

“She’s gotten to you, hasn’t she?”

He took a deep breath, letting it out as he ran a hand over his face. “Yes, I suppose she has.”

“I’ll tell her you had a late meeting that came up after I left and you’ll see her tomorrow. I can cancel my date with Kate tonight and stay here with her.”

“Thank you,” he murmured.

“Mycroft, you can’t ignore this.”

“Yes, I can. I can shove these feelings deep deep down and pretend she’s nothing more than my grieving sister-in-law and we’re being good friends.”

“’Being good friends’ is utter shite and you know it. You need to work it out somehow.”

“What do you suggest, Anthea? Therapy? I’m in love with my dead brother’s fiance, and oh! She’s carrying my niece or nephew. I’ll sound like a bloody lovelorn fool.”

“You need to do something, Mycroft, or you’ll hurt her in a way you can never fix fully, if at all.”

That sobered him up. “I don’t want to hurt her,” he said.

“Then take tonight to have your drinks and your solitude, and then tomorrow fix it.”

He sighed. Very well. Just remember, Anthea. Be the absolute soul of discretion.”

“As always.” She hung up then and he gently tossed his mobile on the table and picked up his scotch, nearly downing it all at once. She was right. He was going to hurt her if he played pity party, and he was going to hurt her if he told her the truth. His job was fixing problems, but the question was...could he fix this one?

[polyamships]

Chapters: 5/5 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Irene Adler/Molly Hooper, Irene Adler/Anthea, Anthea/Molly Hooper, Irene Adler/Anthea/Molly Hooper Characters: Irene Adler, Molly Hooper, Anthea (Sherlock) Additional Tags: Threesome - F/F/F, Strap-Ons, Role-Playing Game Summary:

Anthea sends Molly to find Irene and everyone gets more than they bargained for.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

I just came accross your replies to my book Irene rant. Yes as we both agree book Irene was great. As an individual character. I don't see ship there and in BBC? There's no ship but cruelty. Irene is cruel and BBC Sherlock was visibly uncomfortable with her thoughts and messages. And Sherlock being human, in TBB did people notice how he comforted Sarah? He's always human. Irene Adler in BBC just used it. Worst depiction of empowering woman. As a woman it's a disgrace.

(referencing this post)

Hey Nonny!

Yeah, Sherlock most definitely was not enjoying himself in ASiB, and I'm always boggled when people think it was "hot". I dunno, it's not my jam, honestly.

I think in her own way, BBC Irene was a good character, but they just... kind of "fetishized" her, for a lack of a better word (it's not what I mean, but it's more like Mofftiss have this weird "hurting Sherlock" kink and it's just kind of off??). All the women in the show inevitably get washed away somehow, or written out of character to how they were initially written (and this is only including "main" recurring characters):

Molly => Reduced back to S1E1 Molly, simpering over Sherlock after they established her to be a character who grew out of her crush on Sherlock

Donovan => In trying to make her a "strong character" they instead reduced her to stereotypes and then inevitably she just... was never seen again.

Anthea => Just disappeared, no mention of her character, if she was even still Myc's assistant

Sarah => Literally disappeared from the show, never to see her again

Mrs Hudson => WTF was her characterization in S4?? The car thing was so bloody weird, like out of nowhere

Irene => Reduced to a sex joke

Mary => Was going to be a badass villain and instead had the shittiest "redemption arc" that all the characters essentially idolized her for some godawful reason

Hopkins => I put her on here because she was LITERALLY HEAVILY PROMOTED as a new main character in S4 before it aired... and then she was only a one-note side joke with three lines of dialogue in one episode. Never showed up again after T6T.

Euros => Don't.... even get me started on her. Was some weird X-Man supervillain, who's entire arc was... needing a hug from Sherlock.

And I was also gonna add Baby Watson here too, but she's more an issue of "introducing a baby into a show and have it disappear when it's inconvenient" kind of trope.

Bleh, and I know this is ALL nitpicking and all my opinion, so it's fine if y'all disagree. I love this show a lot, and it's frustrating that it has HUGE gaping flaws in it, LOL. Anyway.

I think all the characters on the show ARE great characters, they just suffer from Moffat's inevitable decline in writing the longer something goes on when he's in charge, LOL.

[drarreckyninja]

belated: drarreckyninja’s top 50 ships of Jun 2022 [7. Johnlock]

Fandom: Sherlock (2010)

Pairing: John Hamish Watson x William Sherlock Scott Holmes

Image: *art by @VoydKessler*

Estimated Age Difference(s): Sherlock was born in 1984, and it's implied that John is about three years older than him

Subship(s): Mystrade [Mycroft x Greg]

Anthene [Anthea x Irene]

Mollene [Molly x Irene]

Mylock [Mycroft x Sherlock]

Mollanthene [Molly x Anthea x Irene]

Amount I've Invested: series 1, series 2.1-2.2, millions of fanfics, tens of other incarnations

[mollyappreciationweek]

Molly Hooper Appreciation Week Fall 2019 Round!

So here we are, ready for another round of Molly Hooper Appreciation Week, the second one in 2019! Normally we have one round which is fill in the blank and the other that is prompts, but we’re going to do things a little differently starting this round. The Fall round will be the week-long round, as it seems people have more time to write more days in August/September; the February round will last two days (February 13th & February 14th) with the prompt Galentine’s Day/Valentine’s Day/Singles Awareness Day as the overarching prompt as well as a ficathon, which I will start setting up in November (I would do the ficathon earlier but I get hit with the last of posting duties and mod stuff for WIP Big Bang in July/August so it’s a pain in the butt to balance all that).

This year, the featured prompts are Tropes*! I got some lovely suggestions and whittled it down to six days of tropes that you may peruse for your pleasure.It will run from August 25th, 2019 to August 31st, 2019.

* As most tropes of the trope suggestions I got were shippy, most of these prompts will most likely involve a romantic relationship. However, while the below definitions show Molly dating, Molly can be an instrumental part of the fic and still keep a platonic status if you so choose:

Day 1 - Fake Relationship (where Molly pretends to date someone) / Secret Relationship (where the relationship Molly is in is kept secret for some reason) / Clueless Dating (where Molly and/or her SO don’t realize they’re dating but everyone else does)

Day 2 - Arranged Marriage (where Molly is arranged to marry someone she’s never met) / Marriage of Convenience (where Molly decides to marry someone to make things easier)

Day 3 - Historical Fiction (fiction set in any time period other than the 2000s and later) / Future Fic (fiction set at any point after “The Final Problem”)

Day 4 - OMG They Were Roommates (for those wanting to have Molly live with someone for a while) / OMG There Was One Bed (for her and someone else to be stuck somewhere with one bed)

Day 5 - Tall and Smoll (for those pairing Molly with someone taller than her) / Anklebiters Unite (for pairing Molly with someone her height or shorter)

Day 6 - AUs (alternate universes where it’s not remotely like Sherlock, like coffeeshop AUs) / UAs (universe alterations, where something in the canon universe is changed in a major way)

Day 7 - Free For All Day (the day to post anything you missed at other points in the week/anything that doesn’t fit with a theme)

RULES:

- Any kind of fanwork you can think of is acceptable for this week: fanfic, fanart, fanvids, manipulations, gifsets (please make sure they are your gifs, though, and you’re not taking them from others without permission), meta, headcanons…anything you can think of that would celebrate Molly Hooper that would fit in with a theme (or just show love for her in general on Day 7) will be accepted with much pleasure. - Be kind and respectful to everyone participating. We don’t want any wank because this is a week for sharing our love for a character who loves pretty much everyone we’ve seen her meet. - If there’s something submitted that you like, please like it (or even better, reblog it so others can see it too)! If there’s a link to it on another website, go to that website and leave them love there as well. - Any and all romantic ships are allowed. Het, femslash, poly…you ship it, we want to see it! We turn no one away. All ships are valid ships. Likewise, all takes on Molly’s sexuality and gender are valid for this week as well. Not everyone shares the same headcanons but we should all be respectful of others. - If you post something for the day, please make sure one of your first five tags is molly appreciation week. We will not be using secondary tags this round as there are multiple daily prompts this round. - If you want your work to be reblogged on @mollyappreciationweek you must @ the blog somewhere in your post. I get alerts on the activity when the blog is mentioned and then I will know to go and save your post to the drafts to reblog when the round is over. I will still check the tag but there is no guarantee I will see your post unless you @ @mollyappreciationweek as well.

AO3 COLLECTION

There will be a collection, as per usual, which will be opened as soon as I make it for people to post their works. It will remain open for perpetuity as you are always allowed to answer these prompts even after the posting dates are officially over. When it is created you will be able to find it on the parent collection (so this way the link is sort of up now and not lost in reblogs).

[thesmartone]

Molly: you could be nicer and... a little optimistic

Anthea: I'm not a pessimist, have you seen the world??

Anthea: The world is cruel, I'm just and realistic

[wipbigbang]

2021 Round - Artist Claims

Claims for artists are open! The first round will go this week and then I'll post a new round on Thursday, opening it up for seconds. Everybody spread the word! We have 96 story summaries for you to choose from!

This year, art claims are working a little differently than in years past. We are using a google form to streamline things, which should make things easier both for you as participants and us mods. To claim a story, the form requires email, check in ID, and the identifying number of your first choice of story. Putting your top three choices is best in case your first or second has already been chosen. Please be sure you've read the FAQ before claiming.

Click here for the story summaries!

Stories are listed by fandom in alphabetical order and then by the story name, with a number identifying that story (for our records). Stories are first come, first serve. I'll update the post as stories are claimed. On Thursday, I'll temporarily close the form and post the stories that are left.

Official posting dates begin on August 8th. Once all stories are claimed and all artists/authors have been notified, I will put up a sign-up sheet so authors and artists can choose their posting dates.

Click here to claim a story!

[imjohnlocked87]

Chapters: 9/12 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle Rating: Explicit

Chapter Nine is up!!!

After five years of marriage, Lestrade discovers that Alex, his husband, was married to another man. They broke up, and he moves into a depriment singles' apartment building with no job, no money and no future.

Sunken and depressed, he lets the days go by until, one night, he eavesdrops on his neighbours, Sherlock Holmes and John Watson, planning a murder. Determined to save the victim, he decides to investigate it himself.

An Alternate Universe where Lestrade is a painter, Mycroft is a lawyer, John a neurosurgeon and Sherlock... well, you will discover it along with Lestrade.

[rabbit-in-blue]

Kinda dirty but not necesarily one line writing prompts

Come and get me daddy

Oh yeah baby, just like that

It’s so hot

Maybe you should spank me

I want your knees around my neck

Do you like that, baby?

You’re rocking my world right now

Oh yes, do that again

You taste like cherries

I love when you pull my hair back

You can be rough with me, I’m not made of glass

On your back

I had the most wonderful dream… You were there… And you were naked

What’s your tongue doing in there?

Just ripe it off, I’ll get a new one

It’s so hard

On your knees

I like it better when you’re on top

Am I being good, daddy?

Harder!

I’m so close!

Put me up against the wall

Bite me!

What you think you’re doing down there?

And I’ll be wrap against you all night

Do you want to play a game?

You’re soaking  wet 

Right here? on the floor?

Keep going, we can talk about our feelings later 

Oh yeah, that’s good

Oh yes, right there…

You are shivering

Mama is gone take good care of you baby

You’re making me hot

Was it good for you?

 I decided to make this list , mostly but not exclusively Sherlolly inspired...

Also, here is a little game you can play with it, hear me out

you get 10 points for using your OTP (15 points if your OTP is Sherlolly)

you get one point for every sentence on the list that you use in your writhing

you get double points if you use them in a innocuous context

So, wanna play? Tag me if you use them, just to see what you came with...

Cheers

[broadwaylover17]

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/Molly Hooper, Anthea/Mycroft Holmes, Eurus Holmes/Jim Moriarty, Eurus Holmes/John Watson, Mary Morstan/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Molly Hooper, John Watson, Mary Morstan, Eurus Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Anthea (Sherlock), Jim Moriarty Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - He's Just Not That Into You (2009) Fusion, Fluff and Angst, John is a Bit Not Good, Adultery, Clueless Sherlock, Clueless Molly, Heartbreak, Humor, Miscommunication, Misunderstandings Summary:

Inspired by the film "He's Just Not That Into You," London-based friends and lovers try to maneuver their way through the intricacies of relationships. Anthea wants commitment from Mycroft, who has no interest in marriage. Molly is tired of waiting for someone to text her back and finds help from Sherlock, a consulting detective who happens to give really good dating advice. Meanwhile, Mary has trust issues with her husband John, who can't trust himself around Eurus.

[inevitablemoment]

Chapter Thirteen: There's No More Fear To Force Us To Retreat

As the group prepares their rescue mission, Anthea and Molly reconcile.

[pennywaltzy]

What Could Have Been, What Will Be In Its Stead (11/12)

And here is Eurus! What could she possibly want?

What Could Have Been, What Will Be In Its Stead - When Sherlock dies, he leaves behind a woman he planned to marry and a child he did not know about. Mycroft is determined to take care of them both in his brother's stead, but nothing is ever as easy as one plans. That is the true Holmes legacy.  

READ PART 1 | READ PART 11 | SERIES PAGE

They had just gotten to the cinema when Mycroft’s mobile rang. Molly knew very few people had the number so if it was ringing it was probably state business. “I can go back home if you need me to?”

He checked and saw it was Andrea. “Perhaps. It’s Andrea.” He answered as soon as he could. “Hello?”

“She’s speaking again.”

Mycroft’s eyes widened. “What has she said?”

“She wants to meet Molly.”

“Absolutely not.” His protective hackles went up. “She’s still a danger.”

“Mycroft?” Molly asked. “What’s going on?”

“Eurus wants to see you,” he said.

“Alright.”

If Mycroft had been surprised by his sister talking, he was even more surprised by Molly’s reaction. “I can’t--”

“Sherlock had wanted me to meet her, eventually. He didn’t want secrets between us.”

If his father had been able to suss out the feelings between them, so would Eurus. And she could put them to deadly use should she have the urge. But Molly looked so resolute. “You can’t see her alone,” he said finally.

“That’s fine,” Molly said with a nod.

Mycroft turned his attention back to his call. “Have the helicopter waiting. It appears Eurus will have her gift after all.”

   ---  

Molly’s presence as they went back to the place that still gave him nightmares helped, but he knew he wouldn’t feel better until he found out what Eurus wanted. They entered the facility and saw Eurus had been given her violin. She must have either been well-behaved since she started speaking again or she had been quite persuasive.

He hoped fervently it was the former.

“You don’t look like I imagined.”

Eurus stopped her song and turned to face Molly. “You look exactly like Sherlock described, except you’re pregnant.” Eurus looked Molly up and down. “He didn’t know, did he?”

“No, he didn’t,” Molly said, shaking her head.

“Sometimes his sense of perception failed him,” Eurus said. “Boy or girl?”

“Boy.” Molly pulled out the sonogram picture and held it up. “You can just barely see his penis, but it’s a boy.”

“Good.” She looked over at Mycroft. “It’s your duty to keep her safe.”

“I know,” he said. “I plan to.”

“Good,” she said again, but this time she ignored both of them to pick up her violin and start playing again.

After a few moments, Mycroft nodded towards the exit. Molly moved first and Mycroft followed. “So.”

“She misses Sherlock,” Molly said, casting a glance back “Can she keep a copy of the sonogram photo?”

“No, unfortunately. I’m surprised she has her violin right now, to be honest.” He paused. “She doesn’t frighten you?”

“Not really,” Molly said.

“She should,” he replied. “But my parents will be happy she’s speaking again if she chooses to speak around them.”

“I think she will,” Molly said, turning to look at him. “You three are all she has left.”

“Aside from her nephew that you’re carrying,” he pointed out. “And you.”

“Well, yes, but I’m not family.”

“She only wants members of the family to visit,” he pointed out. “As far as she’s concerned, you’re part of our family.”

“I see,” she said quietly, lapsing into silence. Mycroft didn’t know why Eurus had wanted to meet Molly or what she had gotten out of the meeting, but the sooner they left, the better he knew he would feel.

[mousedetective]

Molly + Anthea planning to trick the Holmes brothers into a double date. Purple. (Sherlolly and Mythea is life)

And after nearly two years I finally answer this! I’m so sorry for the long wait, Nonny.

Tricks For Treats - Molly & Anthea scheme to get a double date with their preferred Holmes brother, though it doesn't go quite as planned.

Read @ AO3 | Help Me Survive? | Commission Me?

“So we need a trick for a treat, agreed?” Molly looked over the piss-poor canteen coffee to Andrea. This plotting was necessary to get them the thing they wanted most: a date each with their preferred Holmes brother. And Mycroft’s party would be just the place to have the date: public event, good liquor and lots of places to sneak away to should the occasion arise.

Andrea nodded and then gave Molly a smile indicating she, too, was all ready to trick Sherlock while Molly tricked Mycroft. A done deal, sealed over coffee and a scone.

---

“Sherlock, you know Mycroft hates it when you go to his parties. Everyone pays attention to you and not him, and while usually, he can milk it for some favour in the government, this year...” She trailed off. “You’re rather persona non grata after Magnussen.”

“Yes, I realize that,” Sherlock said sourly, carefully measuring the purple and foul-smelling caustic substance he had in his hand into the flask he needed it to be in.

“I heard he was thinking of asking Miss Hooper to go,” she said nonchalantly. “After all, she has done him some enormous favours in regards to you and your actions, and her department is in dire need of an increase in funding. A few small requests to talk, a few dances, it could be quite a beneficial event for her.”

“She’ll be bored to tears,” he replied, but his hand was beginning to shake.

“Well, I suppose you could come as my plus one, just to help relieve her boredom,” she said.

Sherlock was silent for a long while. “I’m not going in costume.”

Andrea smiled to herself as she looked down at her phone. Step one was taken care of. Step two was to change his mind about the costume, but she could work on that later.

---

“I appreciate the invitation,” Molly said with a smile. She had made sure she had all his favourite indulgences during their tea, the ones he allowed himself just a nibble of. And she made sure she had her finest brew made. Now all she had to do was make sure Mycroft went to the party alone in the specific costume Andrea would be pairing hers with. “I think I’ll be going as Dorothy Gale. What will you be going as?”

“I’ll let my assistant sort out my costume, as per usual,” Mycroft said, eyeing the currant cheesecake. Molly went to cut him a slightly larger slice than usual, as this played right into Andrea’s plan and he deserved to be rewarded ahead of time. “If I attend, that is. There is always something bound to come up.”

“If you do go, I’ll bring one of these just for you and I to split in your kitchen,” she said. “When the guests get stiflingly boring.”

Mycroft eyed the cheesecake. “Throw in chocolate dipped biscuits and we have a deal.”

---

“Molly canceled on your brother,” Andrea said when Sherlock arrived before all the rest of the guests. Apparently, some things even the best of plans could not compensate for. “She sent her apologies but something came up at Barts so she’ll have to miss out on the festivities tonight.”

Sherlock looked down at the tuxedo and tails he wore, frowning. “Then what was the point of me coming at all? These things are a bore.”

“I have a sampling of the desserts and the dinner for her if you want to take it to her? I heard it has to do with a case. You might rank it a four, solve it before she spends too much time and share a meal with her? I can have a second serving made.”

Sherlock nodded, taking the bag of food from Andrea. There might be some hope for her friend after all...and maybe some for her as well.

---

Molly looked forlornly at the outfit on her coat rack. She’d enjoyed the idea of going as a glorified flapper from the twenties, and even had her hair done nicely, but here she was in a jumper and slacks, going through old case files in her office. There was a knock at the door and she looked up to see Sherlock there, slightly slack-jawed in a suit and tails with two bags that smelled delicious in his hands. “You have a case?”

“I do,” she said. “You have food?”

“I do,” he replied. “Perhaps I can help. So you don’t have to miss my brother’s party? Judging by the style of your hair you were the intended match to my costume.”

“I’m sorry for the trick, Sherlock,” she said. “We just thought you and Mycroft would never pay attention to us unless we arranged things, but then...” She waved her hand at the files. “The best laid plans of mice and men and all that.”

“We’ll solve the case quickly and you’ll get your dance with me tonight,” he said, smiling at her. “But let’s enjoy the food while we work?”

“Lets.”

---

She had enjoyed the looks on Mycroft’s face when he looked in her direction, his vintage formal wear outfit the perfect compliment to her outfit as Anastasia from the cartoon. He may not have realized she was supposed to be Anastasia Romanov, but he did realize they were supposed to match, and therefore he had kept her close, and not just to work. It had been nice, but soon enough she could see he needed a break and so she gave them an excuse to leave, taking his arm and guiding him to the cavern he called a kitchen. The courses had been served and there was little catering staff in the area, and she went to the refrigerator and pulled out a currant cheesecake. “She did send her apologies.”

“A trustworthy woman, even with the trick,” he said with a soft smile.

“No trick, there really is a case. Barts doesn’t want to let Scotland Yard have the files so Molly is currently going through them. If your brother has his way, though, she’ll arrive in a bit. He might even solve the case to impress her.” Andrea went for a knife to cut the cheesecake. “Did I impress you?”

“Greatly,” he said. “Princess Anastasia, from the film?”

Andrea laughed softly. “Yes. That makes you Dmitri.”

“I’ve been in far worse positions, and far less interesting costumes.” He reached over and put a hand on hers to still her movement for a moment. “Thank you for this moment’s peace.”

“You’re welcome, Mycroft. We’ll enjoy it while we can.”

---

As the end of the evening neared, Andrea and Molly both got their dances and their men and a bit of time to make use of the discrete places in Mycroft’s fortress. The next morning, there was fresh coffee, leftover currant cheesecake, and two women who were wearing their costumes from the night before in Mycroft’s kitchen, trying not to wake the still sleeping men.

A definite treat, after all, it should be told.

[incorrectmystradequotes]

Mary: Morstan!

Molly: Hooper!

Mary: MORSTAN!

Molly: HOOPER!

John: Why are they both shouting their own last names?

Anthea: *not looking up from her blackberry* They’re arguing over which one to use when they get married.

[drarreckyninja]

sherlock: home alone as kids

lestrade: tries to sled down the stairs but ends up with a concussion

mycroft: strategically builds a blanket fort

irene: takes a bubble bath but forgets to turn off the water

john: has a one-person dance party

molly: tries on all her outfits like a solo fashion show

sherlock: tries to make cookies but nearly burns the house down

anthea: orders a pizza and eats it all