18 Bookmarks by CirilEowyn
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When John is sixteen, his mum tells him that he’s a god. When John is thirty-six, he meets Sherlock Holmes, which is the bigger shock by far.
(A fic/art collaboration with the super talented tardigrad@tumblr. I wrote. She illustrated and betaed.)
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Sherlock finally finds his God. John is temporarily oblivious. Mycroft is predictably not amused.
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
20 Jun 2014
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Definitely one THE Magical Realism stories in the fandom.
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Sherlock takes a remarkably early retirement at 47, and convinces John that a change of pace would do them both good. They buy an old cottage on the South Downs, and exchange their nonstop life in Baker Street for quiet contemplation, bee studies, and book writing.
They might go completely insane, but sometimes it takes stepping outside of the life you're living to find the life you want.
Sherlock takes one last look out to the horizon, mouth downturned and brow furrowed, before seeming to shake himself and catching up to John with a few long-legged strides. John turns back toward the path cut into the cliffs, climbing steadily toward the rolling downs already green and lush in the weak April warmth.
They reach the top and Sherlock strikes toward the west, back to where their hired Land Rover sits a mile away in a public carpark. John falls into step beside him and takes a deep breath.
“I expected a case,” he starts. “A bit chilly for a walk, really, so. D’you mind telling me what we’re doing out here?”
Sherlock doesn’t even pause, simply tucks his head down against the wind and continues walking.“I’m retiring,” he says simply.
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- Part 1 of Through The Clouds
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The mother was apparently poisoned, the son seems to have killed himself playing Russian roulette. It's a murder and a suicide. Or is it a suicide and a murder?
At least the case is distracting John from the fact that sex with Sherlock was probably a mistake right from the start.
John will learn to cope, one way or another.
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
10 Sep 2013
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One of the most amazing friends to lovers stories I've read in the fandom. Not only is John actually straight and struggling, but we get Sherlock's side as well. The juxtaposition between those two, the misunderstandings... and somehow they still end up on the same page somehow, even if they draw the wrong conclusions. The case is excellent as well. There's humour... omg. In short, this is a must-read in this fandom.
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Mysterious city of sin and intrigue! Sherlock and John meet again in Casablanca.
‘He plays that bloody song all the time,’ John said with a half-choked laugh, pulling a pack of cigarettes out of the inside pocket of his jacket. He extracted two and lit the both of them, handing one to Sherlock without looking at him.
Crossover with Casablanca (1942).
Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
18 Aug 2013
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The perfect little thing to put a smile on your face :D
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
25 Jun 2013
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If you need a good laugh than this is what you want to read :)
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Mistakes of Our Youth by candle_beck
Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes (2009), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
17 Apr 2011
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It's the backstory; it's how they got here.
Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
25 Apr 2013
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Perfectly written marvelous piece of heart-breaking melancholy with a touch of bliss that makes the pain even more poignant. A must-read.
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Sherlock Holmes has been dead for forty months, and John is at last beginning to live his life again. But just when he believes he might be happy, his world crashes back down around him.
John is named a missing person. Someone is pointing DI Lestrade in the wrong direction. And as the days pass, his situation only grows more dire. It seems like the disappearance of his best friend is the only thing that can bring Sherlock Holmes back from the dead.
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- Part 1 of The Fallen
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- English
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- 137,254
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- 31/31
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
13 Apr 2013
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This might be the most nerve-wracking story I've ever read. If you're squeamish, you probably shouldn't read, but if you dare walk in the darkness, you won't regret it!
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A near-unstoppable virus has wiped out most of humanity, and the only hope for Sherlock and John's survival lies in finding the secret location where the government has gone into hiding.
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In the six months since John's marriage to Mary, very little has changed and still nothing is quite the same. With Sherlock run down with exhaustion and temporarily suspended from Yard involvement, a retreat to the ruin scattered cliffs of Mounts Bay may hold the cure more than just the physical ailments of man.
Edited by Renadolce
Winner for Best Characterization in the 2014 Holmsies Awards
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- Part 1 of Naked, Stripped, and Raw
Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
22 Mar 2013
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If you want your heart torn up and ripped to shreds than read this. And no, neither Sherlock nor John die or get seriously hurt. The pain is all emotional...
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Written for Merlinlefay, who won me in the FuckYeahJohnLockFanfic 10,000 Followers Giveaway. Her prompt was: "I’ve been listening to Christmas songs a lot lately and Wham’s “Last Christmas” comes to mind. I’m a sucker for angst, but I’d appreciate a happy ending, if possible!” Well, it may not be as angsty as you like, but trust me, I nailed the happy ending. Merry Christmas!
That Earth-shaking revelation, then, leads to a problem, and one that Sherlock realizes should be solved quickly, before John’s dates turn into girlfriends or boyfriends, because sometimes girlfriends or boyfriends can turn into wives or husbands while your back is turned. Every time John hums happily at the mirror as he shaves, splashes on a little gift cologne Mrs. Hudson bought him for Christmas, Sherlock is drawn back to that night by the fire, and the way John’s touch had made the world stand still.
Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
26 Dec 2012
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If you read only one Christmas story, try this one :)
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Of course, they don't get around to falling in love until the world is ending.
Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
16 Dec 2012
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The world is ending in a tumble of emotions.
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Post-Reichenbach. The return, the fallout, the pieces you pick up.
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- 9/9
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
10 Dec 2012
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There's ton of Reichenbach stories out there and many of them excellent, but still this one stands out. The writing is excellent, the characters feel spot one, but that's not the only thing. It deals with many different issues at once, like Sherlock having to kill, John's wife dying, Sherlock's first sexual relationship, etc. There actually is bad sex and it's still hot! For those worried, it does end happily after all the angst and miscommunication. I highly recommend this.
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Sherlock Holmes has long been fascinated with (and haunted by) the tragic story of his namesake cousin. When his nightmares about it grow unbearable and he starts seeing hypnotherapist Jim Moriarty, however, Sherlock begins to wonder whether he himself is his cousin's reincarnation. Have Sherlock and the modern John Watson known each other before this life? Can Sherlock solve a nineteenth-century murder and prove the historic Dr. Watson innocent, and also solve the current string of oddly-posed unidentified corpses?
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
15 Nov 2012
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Now this story is about reincarnation, which might not be your cup of tea, but if I've learned one thing about Sherlock fandom is that the writers here can make everything your cup of tea. The story starts a bit slow but starts building up to an amazing finale that will leave you satisfied and your mind occupied trying to unravel all the details that were right there in front of your eyes. I love it when puzzle pieces fall together at the end.
It's also a loving observation of ACD Holmes and if you have not read it yet, this will make you read it :)
So if you need something to keep you occupied for a few days and leave you with a "good story high" then go and read this, you won't be sorry!
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As far as initiation rites go, kidnapping a human doctor from a defended town ought to seem extreme. When James Moriarty offers him the challenge, Sherlock never considers saying no. (Fantasy vampire AU)
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- 11/11
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
11 Nov 2012
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Now vampires might not be your thing, but this story is a work of art and you should read it. Actually I envy you if you haven't read it yet because of "that vampire thing". Really, this is nothing like any vampire story you've ever read. You'll enjoy it, I vouch for that!
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Drift by atropabelladonna1120
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
24 Jan 2012
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Sometimes, the greatest sadness comes not from falling or dying. Sometimes it comes simply from drifting apart.
(Post-post-Reichenbach. A nod to "His Last Bow", in which ACD depicts Holmes and Watson as having somehow lost touch with each other for several years).
Spoilers for Sherlock (BBC) S2.
Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
23 Sep 2012
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The saddest that could ever happen to them, sadder than one of them dying, would be for them to drift apart.
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echoes through time by chellefic
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
13 Feb 2012
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Mummy sends a trunk from the Holmes cottage in Sussex to 221B. Its contents alter the way John and Sherlock see themselves and one another.
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The thing is: Sherlock thought that the two of them would have forever to figure it out.
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Bookmarked by CirilEowyn
26 May 2012
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One of the saddest stories I've ever read...