15 Bookmarks by Too_Oldforthisstuff
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John Watson is what happens when a man can no longer see a reason to go on.
John Watson is what happens when a man starts to let go.
"It is what it is."
John Watson is what happens when what "it is" becomes too much to bear.
This is a story of the life, death, and resurrection of John Hamish Watson.
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- English
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- 280,226
- Chapters:
- 73/73
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22 Jan 2021
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For the First Time and the Thousandth Time by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
07 Dec 2018
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Injured in a mysterious shooting, Sherlock is sent to a safe house to recover while Mycroft tracks down his assailant. The house, hidden deep in the countryside, is old and drafty, and -- according to rumors -- haunted by a English solider wounded in World War 1. A series of strange events soon has Sherlock questioning his firm disbelief in the supernatural, past lives, and true love.
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"You love this, being Sherlock Holmes."
He had once. When had it all gone so wrong?
Fully completed, not a WIP. Updates will post twice a week.
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Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
25 Jun 2018
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beautifly written and set in the far away Alaska wilderness
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Gimme Shelter by SinceWhenDoYouCallMe_John
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
12 Oct 2017
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All John Watson wants is the feeling of a freshly waxed surfboard under his feet and the hot California sun baking down onto his back. To finally go pro in the newly formed world of professional surfing and leave the dark memories of his past behind him as he rips across the face of a towering blue barrel. To lounge beside the beach bonfire every evening with an ice cold beer tucked into the cool sand beside him and listen to Pink Floyd and the Doors while the saltwater dries in his sun bleached hair.
That's all he wants, that is, until the hot young phenom taking Oahu and the Hawaiian shores by storm steps up next to him in the sand in the second round of the 1976 International Surf Competition.
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- English
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- 159,368
- Chapters:
- 21/21
- Collections:
- 4
- Comments:
- 2,140
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- 1,749
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- 700
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29 Mar 2018
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John can't seem to find his place in the world, and he's just about to give up trying. Sherlock discovers a sickening trail of corpses that lead him right to the good Doctor. Somewhere along the way these two discover each other, in more ways than one.
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- Part 1 of Tho' it were ten thousand mile
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- English
- Words:
- 121,713
- Chapters:
- 32/32
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- 1,150
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Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
27 Feb 2018
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most unusual work in this AU I've read. Complex case fic.
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This is the story of The Fall. When Sherlock chose to jump off the roof of St Bartholomew's Hospital to save his friends, he could not have anticipated the devastating and far-reaching consequences. He wasn't the only one who fell that day.
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- 3
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- 567
Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
28 Nov 2017
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Such a great read! Gives us a much better Mary than Mofftiss did.
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24 Oct 2017
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Not Broken, Just Bent by Schmiezi
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
15 May 2016
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"For a second, I allow myself to remember teaching John how to waltz. There is a special room in my mind palace for it. A big one, with a proper parquet dance floor. For a second, I go there. I remember holding him, closer than the World Dance Council asks for, excusing it with the fact that we are training for a wedding, not for a competition. For a second, I feel his hand on mine again, smell his sweat, hear the song we used. For a second, I allow myself to love him deeply. For a second, only a second, that love reflects on my face."
Fix-it for S3, starting at the end of TSoT. Written from Sherlock's POV.
If you like to see Mary as one of the good guys, you might want to stop reading right here.
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- English
- Words:
- 87,585
- Chapters:
- 43/43
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 1,391
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- 1,495
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- 413
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Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
29 Mar 2017
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Be prepared for heart break, but a really happy ending.
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Alpha Sherlock and Omega John are in a relationship. Prime Sherlock and Prime John are not. So what happens when a freak fold in the universe switches one John for the other?
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- English
- Words:
- 152,872
- Chapters:
- 26/26
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- 2
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- 3,471
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- 5,952
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- 1,534
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- 112,215
Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
06 Mar 2017
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Wonderful story of "mind swaps" and parallel universes. Intreging and with a happy ending.
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Because words were magic, because they only would come out when they had the right feel and sound, he couldn’t say simple things like: Dad, leave Harry alone for once or Hey, Amy, do you fancy coming out to dinner with me?
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- English
- Words:
- 7,693
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 372
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- 6,138
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- 1,436
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11 Feb 2017
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The Iceman Cometh by Polyphony
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
11 Nov 2012
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Title from the Eugene O'Neill play of the same name. An intriguing puzzle tempts Sherlock to accept Victor Trevor's invitation to the French Riviera, but all is not what it seems. Frustrated by the case and increasingly concerned about an absent John, Sherlock uncovers far more than he was meant to and is forced to become a fugitive, pursued by those on both sides of the law, as he fights for his freedom and the lives of all those around him.
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- English
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- 60,011
- Chapters:
- 19/19
- Comments:
- 144
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- 403
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- 107
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- 11,082
Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
20 Jun 2016
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Six months after Sherlock didn't go off on that mission to eastern Europe after all, all is well at 221B Baker Street. Little Rachel is just beginning to sleep through the night. John and Sherlock are sleeping with each other. Charles Augustus Magnussen is alive and unwell and just about bankrupt. And Mary is nowhere in sight.
Obviously the events of "His Last Vow" were not what they seemed. What really happened? How did we get here from there?
Well, we're going to find out. Backwards.
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- Part 5 of Wild About Harry
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 52,215
- Chapters:
- 28/28
- Comments:
- 387
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- 525
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- 150
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- 17,698
Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
29 Mar 2014
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This story fill every plot hole and time gap in season three and does it in a way that is totally consistent with what we are told. An amazing story told backwards.
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Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
21 Mar 2014
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Time Travel for John and Sherlock and Holmes and Watson.
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DI Lestrade said Sherlock Holmes was a great man, and one day, if they were very lucky, he might be a good one. John Watson is many things, but lucky isn't one of them.
This is the story of how the impossible happens.
ETA: (Available in chapters format here.)
ETA: (COVER! fiorinda_chancellor made me a cover and I'm touched and honored. It's gorgeous.
ETA: The fabulous and dedicated Miamam translated the series into Czech, which is a stupendous and generous undertaking that's been in the works for literally months. I'm humbled and so very, very grateful.
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- 79,237
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- 10
- Bookmarks:
- 1,140
Bookmarked by Too_Oldforthisstuff
17 Feb 2014