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"wakey wakey, Mr Asterin~" a familiar, annoying voice calls for Archer, and true to the boy's ability, Archer gasps awake. He curses himself for believing his dream to be reality this time. His eyes fly open and he's met with the same faceless boy as he is every day.. or what he assumes are days. "You were out long this time. So fun watching where your dreams wander every time again." Archer lurches against his chains, trying to bite the boy's finger, which had been pointing in his face while he was talking.
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- Part 2 of Archer/Leo series
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- English
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SPOILERS FOR END OF SERIES 2/START OF SERIES 3!!!!!!
He couldn't shake the tightness in his chest. He hadn't experienced these types of sleepless nights since coming back from Afghanistan. Each long close of his eyes was the same flash of images where Sherlocks body was hopelessly falling to the ground. Then all he could see was the pouring of blood, staining the concrete with the memories of what him and Sherlock were.
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OR!! John after Sherlock passes. It's one hell of a two years.
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John is emotional and Sherlock confesses his feelings (Takes place the night Sherlock says “It is a currency that I do not know how to spend.”)
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something med school did not cover by ivymidnights
Fandoms: Sherlock & Co. (Podcast), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
12 Aug 2025
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Sometimes, John finds that he’s frustrated with himself for struggling so terribly with it all. It’s not as if they’d known each other for very long in the grand scheme of things. Why is it weighing so heavily on him? Why can’t he just move on? Does he even have the right to mourn? To grieve?
John is allowed two days of isolation before his mum intervenes.
A bit more than half a year on, John still struggles with Mary’s death.
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Sherlock gets REALLY drunk and confesses to John, so he ends up telling John that the reason why he faked his death was because if he didn't John would have died. (And Ms. Hudson, however he doesn't say this)
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The Doctor’s Sickness by detective_sarcasm
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes (1984 TV), Sherlock & Co. (Podcast), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
17 Feb 2025
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“I’m fairly certain you do need your prescribed medication though.”
“I’m a doctor, Sherlock. Please just,” John hesitated his voice cracking under the weight of his words, “just leave me be.”
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John has PTSD and stops taking meds. Sherlock is concerned but also Sherlock, so they’re both just trying their best.
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A super short story about how John Watson has a 25-year plan.
or well.
had.
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His therapist tells him he needs to let himself grieve. His therapist doesn't know what their talking about, he has nothing to grieve. His therapist tells him sherlock is-
Sherlock is...
His therapist tells him to take time to himself, to reflect, to not shut himself away from the world. His therapist told him to have a good Christmas.
John wonders, as he lays in bed, no hint of snow behind the frosted windows, no decorations lining the walls of his house, no presents under the nonexistent tree, what having a good Christmas really means to him anymore.
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It's Christmas day and John finally exits the denial he's been trapped in for months, but is it truly worth it in the end?
-Set the Christmas after Sherlock fakes his death-
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"Love you, Goodbye." by YeahSureMaybe for mushroomdance
Fandoms: Sherlock & Co. (Podcast)
17 Oct 2024
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As they looked into each other's eyes, there was an understanding that they loved each other; no matter what came their way, they were still family.
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- Part 2 of Lucky Ones
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It has been approximately 11 months since he met sherlock.
It has been 11 months since he fell in love with sherlock.
And it will be many more months until his secrets will finally be told.
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John Watsons guide to love.
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Just slice of life moments of John watson being able to regress and escape the stress of his adult life. That is until Sherlock decided to make an unexpected return.
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A nice shirt marks the start of something new by Multifandom_damnation
Fandoms: The Gifted (TV 2017)
19 Jan 2022
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It wasn't heavy, not to John, but to a regular person, it might have been. John clawed it off his face and frowned, confused, at the pressed white shirt with navy buttons folded in his hands. It rustled as he turned it over in his hands. "You brought me... a shirt?"
"A nice shirt. A very nice shirt. A very expensive shirt," Marcos corrected as he joined John on the ground, opting to lean against the wall beside the sink instead of lying on the floor. "You remember that heist we tried to pull with Esme and her sisters, at the 'Humanity Today' rally?"
"The one that went horribly, terribly wrong?" John asked. Zingo whined as if in agreement.
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John and Sherlock visit Sherlock's grave after his return. John drowns in memories.
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I Want My Tears Back by orphan_account
Fandoms: Constantine (TV), Constantine: The Hellblazer (Comics), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
20 Nov 2018
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In which Hogwarts gets yet another DADA teacher in Harry's eighth year
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Sometimes, John is needy.
Sometimes, being told you are loved is the most painful thing in the world. Sometimes, John can't listen to it.
Sherlock tells him anyway.
Other times, Sherlock is needy. It's a bit harder for them to manage than John being needy: Sherlock has always accepted and seen John's humanity.
It takes a while longer for John to come to terms with Sherlock's humanity.
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[Podfic] coming to terms by consulting_smartass (orphan_account) for threadoflife
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
07 Mar 2017
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After the incident in the morgue, things between Sherlock and John have changed. It takes a while for John to notice, but once he does, he's beyond horrified.
Time to come to terms with himself.
Even when John Watson is fighting his demons, he always tries to be better.
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After the incident in the morgue, things between Sherlock and John have changed. It takes a while for John to notice, but once he does, he's beyond horrified.
Time to come to terms with himself.
Even when John Watson is fighting his demons, he always tries to be better.
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- Part 1 of coming to terms
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It's been a few weeks since Sherlock Holmes jumped off a building and left John alone.
Alice has been giving John his space, but it's time to pick up the pieces.
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- Part 2 of A Cup of Tea
- Language:
- English
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- 1,440
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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Ella thinks it would do me good to keep a diary, but there’s no fucking way I’m ever going near that blog again. So.
Here it is.
Diary of John H Watson.
God help us all.Series
- Part 6 of Season Four Premiere Flashfic
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(Prequel to The Who Do You Love Series) John isn't doing so well after Sherlock jumped.
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- Part 3 of The Who Do You Love Series