Masterlist
Disclaimer: I borrow the characters of JK Rowling, Alan Bennett, The Moff and Mark Gatiss and have lots and lots of fun with them. The stories under the cut are just that - stories - and I don't make any money from them. Please don't sue me BBC, Warner Brothers, Bloomsbury or Faber & Faber, I'm in enough debt as it is.
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Last updated: 26th March 2012
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All stories are John/Sherlock unless otherwise stated.
Series
Long Ago (And Far Away)
WWII AU in which John is an army doctor and Sherlock is a codebreaker at Bletchley Park. Instalments are below in reading order.
That Certain Night, R, ~2,380 words
-- WWII AU. A chance encounter late one night leads to Sherlock following John home. I can’t really put it much better than Vera herself: That certain night, the night we met / there was magic abroad in the air.
September 3, 1939, PG, ~1,900 words
-- WWII AU. Sherlock somehow manages to miss the fact that war has been declared. A couple of weeks later, Mycroft knocks at the door and Sherlock strikes a deal.
Christmas Eve, 1939, NC-17, ~2,150 words
-- WWII AU. December, 1939. Sherlock and John share a lazy Christmas Eve at Baker Street in the midst of the ‘Phoney War’.
All that May Fall from the Skies Above, PG-13, ~900 words
-- WWII AU. John and Sherlock shelter from the Blitz the night before they’re both posted.
When the Dawn Comes Up, NC-17, ~3,250 words
-- WWII AU. John and Sherlock share a final few hours together before John goes to fight on the continent and Sherlock goes to break codes at Bletchley Park.
That Lovely Weekend, NC-17, ~3,300 words
-- WWII AU. Sherlock and John share a final weekend together before John is posted to North Africa.
Far Distant Shores, PG-13, ~750 words
-- WWII AU. John, with Mycroft’s help, manages to call Sherlock from North Africa.
As the Shadows Fell, PG-13, ~1,850 words
-- WWII AU. April, 1943. John is reported as missing during the final stages of the North African Campaign. From London, with Mycroft, Sherlock does all he can to find him.
Home Again, PG-13/R, ~2,320 words
-- WWII AU. September, 1943. John has been discharged from hospital and Sherlock stays with him for the first night back at Baker Street. Fitting back into his old life isn’t as easy as he thought it would be.
Together, Somehow, We Will, PG-13, ~2,350 words
-- WWII AU. January, 1944. John has a particularly unsuccessful trip to collect his ration, but a certain someone else has a week’s leave and everything gets that little bit brighter.
When the World is Quiet and Still, NC-17, ~3,200 words
-- WWII AU. January, 1944. Sherlock learns the tale behind John's war wound, which is followed by life and relationship-affirming sex.
NEW January, 1944, PG, ~2,650 words
-- WWII AU. January, 1944. Sherlock and John spend a day together in the flat. Sherlock finds something out that John would probably rather he didn’t know and telephones Mummy to ask a favour.
NEW Back Where You Started From, R, ~3,100 words
-- WWII AU. January, 1944. Sherlock and John go to Sussex for the afternoon. Sherlock’s his usual self.
NEW Lovers Lie Abed, R, ~2,200 words
-- WWII AU. January, 1944. Sherlock's leave comes to an end.
The Detective 'verse
The Detective, PG, ~5000 words
-- Sherlock/Doctor Who crossover
-- John Watson was seven years and three months old when he first met His Raggedy Detective. He wasn’t expecting the bright red telephone box to crash land in his back garden in the middle of the night, but then, who ever expected such a silly thing to happen in the first place?
-- Illustrated version is here
Six Wishes, G, ~2000 words
-- Six times John wished that The Detective would come back.
The Companion, PG, ~5000 words
-- Sequel to The Detective.
-- The Detective was nine hundred and seven years and eleven months old when he went back for John Watson. He’d never planned to crash-land in John’s back garden in the middle of the night, but then, who ever planned for such a silly thing to happen in the first place?
-- John and The Detective go off to see the universe. It changes them both for the better.
Magical Realism/Fantasy
NEW Bring Me a Dream, PG-13, ~6,200 words
-- Sherlock’s dead, technically. Genius he may well be, but immortal he isn’t, and it’s a long way down from the rooftop of Bart’s to the hard pavement below. After the fall, Sherlock, as a result of some unknown magic, becomes a sandman. He crafts dreams for John and tries to find his way back home.
I Know Thee, Stranger, PG-13, ~4,750 words
-- Archangel AU. Sherlock is Michael, the archangel of fire and war. Mycroft is Uriel, the archangel of repentance. ‘Gabriel’ Lestrade is the messenger archangel. John is Raphael, the healer and protector. It’s 2010. Sherlock is bored. Mycroft is exasperated. Gabriel’s tired. Raphael’s missing.
I have been Searching for my Wings Some Time, PG, ~600 words
-- Sherlock has wings. All his life, they've been fairly small; small enough he can hide them under his coat and no one notices. But when he falls in love with John, they start to grow.
Measuring the Size of the Human Voice, PG, ~1000 words
-- Crossover with The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel. Sherlock and John live in a world where they only have 167 words to say per day.
Whole and Unbroken, PG-13, ~2600 words
-- Something dictates that John and Sherlock can only exist together every leap day, but the connection their hearts have wants otherwise. Magical realism.
Tick Tock, Tick Tock, R, ~1900 words
-- Sherlock removes his heart and replaces it with a clockwork one. Magical realism.
-- warnings: dark!Sherlock
The Sorrows of Young Sherlock, PG, ~750 words
-- Sherlock's sorrow is a compact but unexpectedly heavy ball that John keeps in his shirt pocket. Magical realism.
Crossover/AU
The World Forgetting, by the World Forgot, part one and part two, R, ~10,000 words
-- Fusion/re-telling of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Sherlock and John erase each other from their memories. Sherlock/John, Sherlock/Jim, Molly/Moran
-- warnings: Drug use (not explicitly described), dysfunctional relationships, infidelity, memory loss, emotional manipulation.
The Shape I Take, PG, ~750 words
-- My dear, my skeleton will set like biscuit overnight, / like glass, like ice, and you can choose to snap me back to life before first light, / or let me laze until / the shape I take becomes the shape I keep. / Don’t leave me be. Don’t let me sleep. Sherlock suffers from a type of arthritis called Ankylosing Spondilitis.
Love and Other Deaths, PG-13, ~1,250 words
-- ‘I don’t love you,’ Sherlock whispers against John’s shoulder, his dark hair curling around the white, stretched skin of John’s scar, the top of his arm. Sherlock struggles with the idea of loving John.
Ad Meliora, NC-17, ~3300 words
-- AU. John Watson is a priest undergoing a crisis of faith, Sherlock is a trainee priest who makes it worse.
PWP
I Know What You Like, R, ~780 words
-- Sherlock has questions. John has answers. Spoilers for S2 Ep1, BDSM, D/s themes. First attempt at playing about with S2 canon.
I Know What You Need, R, ~970 words
-- It's nothing to do with punishment or reward or discipline, and neither John nor Sherlock needs it. (Except, maybe, they do). Spoilers for S2 Ep1 and 2, BDSM, D/s themes. Follow-up fic to I Know What You Like.
Dublin, NC-17, ~1500 words
-- Two words: sheet porn.
High on Sensation, NC-17, ~1,800 words
-- John. Sherlock. Fingering. Orgasms. Utter PWP.
A Dozen More, NC-17, ~2200 words
-- John spanks Sherlock. Orgasms ensue. Could be read as a follow-up to High on Sensation.
-- warnings: spanking, BDSM and D/s themes.
You're The One For Me, Fatty, NC-17, ~5000 words
-- John puts on a bit of weight and angsts over it until Sherlock and his magical healing cock convince him that really, it’s alright, and they still definitely want to tap that.
-- warnings: weight issues
Drabbles/Odds-and-Ends
A Softer World Drabbles, PG-13
-- In the caves behind my house I found A Softer World.
Remus/Sirius
2010
How Soon Is Now?, R, ~1700 words
-- written for the rs_games 2010.
-- non-magic AU - set during the 1984-85 UK Miners' strike. Four snapshots of the life of Remus Lupin, a young striking miner, and the start of his relationship with Sirius Black, a grammar school boy and son of a local councillor.
-- warnings: lots of blue language
The Tide Was Just Going Out, PG, ~700 words
-- A day at the beach a few months after the boys have left school.
And The Kitchen Table Exists Because I Scrub It, NC-17, ~3250 words
-- written for a_shadow_there for the rs_small_gifts exchange 2010.
-- Remus and Sirius adjust to life with one another again. Post-Azkaban/Lost Years.
-- warnings: dubious consent, angst, swearing, graphic sex, rimming, unprotected sex outside the relationship (but not cheating).
-- I'm immensely fond of this.
Hello, Dolly!, PG-13/R, ~4200 words
-- written for myprettycabinet for the rs_small_gifts exchange 2010.
-- A non-magic AU in which Sirius Black comes across one of London’s most popular drag queens, Dolly, who in her spare time calls herself Remus Lupin and likes the colour brown. Fred and George feature as does Neville/Harry.
-- warnings: language, adult themes, drag, camp, silliness, Barbra Streisand.
2011
You Can Pin And Mount Me, Like A Butterfly, NC-17, ~1200 words
-- written for the R/S Anon Kink Meme that ran Jan-Feb
-- OotP era. PWP. The boys are interrupted.
A Saucerful of Fag Ends, NC-17, ~1250 words
-- written for the R/S Anon Kink Meme that ran Jan-Feb
-- First War era. PWP. The boys smoke in the bath then get it on.
Moony/Padfoot Last Drabble Writer Standing Contest
-- Drabbles here written for mp_ldws from February--March
Week One: They Condemn What They Do Not Understand, R, 250 words
-- OotP era. Caught in the act.
-- Week one winner! Look at my pretty banner!
Week Two: Your Light Fingers, NC-17, ~300 words
-- Post-Hogwarts. Discovering a new kink.
Week Three: Real Isn’t How You Are Made, It’s A Thing That Happens To You, PG, ~300 words
-- Lie Low At Lupin's.
Week Four: If Only It Could Be Like This Always, PG, ~300 words
-- AU. Remus and Sirius at Oxford in the 1930s.
Week Five: Mother Knows Best, NC-17, ~200 words
-- OotP era. Jealous!Sirius.
-- warnings: angst, dub-con, implied infidelity, implied alcoholism, implied depression.
And Left Unsaid Some Things, R, ~500 words
-- written for epithalamium's gorgeous artwork. Tattooed!Sirius. Whee!
Other
Your Father's Son, PG, ~750 words
-- A 2nd-person character study of Teddy Lupin and his relationship with his father.
Posner/Scripps
2010
sacred_20 challenge
Genesis, R, ~1250 words
-- prompt 7: gen.e.sis.: an origin, creation, or beginning.
2011
The Baker Street Irregulars
--Historical AU in which Posner and Scripps are members of the Special Operations Executive acting as spies and saboteurs in Nazi-occupied France.
1 - The Game's Afoot, PG-13, ~2150 words
-- Scripps is recruited to the Special Operations Executive.
2 - Role of a Lifetime, PG-13, ~1300 words
-- Dakin gets Posner on board using his powers of persuasion.
3 - Si tu Vas à Paris, PG-13, ~1500 words
-- Posner gets dropped into France, Scripps picks him up.
4 - David Get Your Gun, NC-17, ~3600 words
-- Scripps, Posner and the gang pull off their first act of sabotage as a team.
-- warnings: violence
April, 1944, R, ~1000 words
-- Scripps and Posner get a minute to themselves.