In Between

Title: In Between
Author: Iolre
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, John/Jim, Sherlock/Jim, Mycroft
Warning: R, slash, drug abuse (Sherlock), suicidal (Sherlock)
Length: Novella
Status: Completed

Broken and battered by an old girlfriend, months after he's home from Afghanistan, John is forced to seek refuge at Asylum - a home for men with nowhere else to go. When he meets and begins to bond with his eccentric roommate (who is even more broken than he is), John realizes that maybe - just maybe - he can heal again.


AO3



There is a sequel but I decided to only rec this story. It is much stronger on the impact than the sequel. The sequel's a bit fluffier.

Same author as:
First Meeting

A Study in Lullabies

Title: A Study in Lullabies

Author: shooting-stetsons

Fandom: Sherlock

Characters: John/Sherlock, OMC (baby), Jim/Sherlock, Mycroft, Lestrade

Warning: PG-13, genderbender( fem!Sherlock), child abuse (Sherlock)

Length: Novella
Status: Ongoing

In which Sherlock Holmes is a woman with an infant son.

AO3

Read it. Now.

Sherlock with a child is something that has been done before, but not often. Here, John knowingly enters the strange relationship they develop. From the beginning, he suspects that he will end up  as a father without actually "having gotten" some. Yet, he moves in.

You really feel the love between them, and the love they feel for the baby.

What the Body Betrays

Title: What the Body Betrays
Author: shenanygans
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Jim/Sherlock, OMC (baby Hamish)
Warning: NC-17, rape, het, genderbender, pregnancy, injury
Length: Medium
Status: Completed


Sherlock has been acting stranger than usual. She's been throwing up at crime scenes and leaving the flat at strange hours, not telling John where she's been going or why. John's worried and begins to wonder if their friendship will survive whatever Sherlock is hiding from him. And Sherlock knows that she won't be able to hide her secret for very long.....



At AO3

I liked Sherlock in here. She's just.... BAMF, and reckless, and yet caring, and intriguing... yeah.
It's not exactly the genderbender part that I loved about this, it's rather the her depiction. It sends just this lovely message: no matter which gender, Sherlock will always be... Sherlock.

Professional Boundaries

Title: Professional Boundaries
Author: ureshiichigo
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Lestrade, Jim/Sherlock (one kiss)
Warning: R, slash, AU
Length: Novella
Status: Completed


John is a recently graduated PhD student teaching his first class at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Sherlock is a college freshman who moved to the United States three years ago. John is happy to have such an enthusiastic student, but he's starting to wish Sherlock didn't come to *every single one* of his office hours. He's scaring off the other students. 


At FF


Another AU.
It is not original, and the drama is not that well-written. What's nice, though? Why do I rec it? Overall, it's rather enjoyable. Rename the characters and you have a nice slash story you could sell in a book store. The reader simply wants to see how both of them end up together - not that there are many obstacles besides their own prides.

Kiss It and Make It Better

Title: Kiss It and Make It Better
Author: cumberpatchcats
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Jim/Sherlock
Warning: NC-17, slash, violence, drug abuse, non-con
Length: Novella
Status: Completed


John is a normal pre-med student who wears ugly sweaters. Sherlock is an anti-social genius with a disputable past who seems like he doesn't even want to be here. John is quite set on changing that.


At FF


University Johnlock; well-done, fluffy, angsty, a nice mix of everything. John was rather intriguing - while many stories feature strong, dominant Sherlock (even as a bottom), this story shows strong, well-balanced John as a main attraction.

The Art of Seduction

Title: The Art of Seduction
Author: flawedamythyst
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Sherlock/OMCs, Lestrade/Mycroft, Lestrade/Sherlock, Sherlock/Jim
Warning: NC-17, slash, violence, drug abuse, mention of several kinks, injury
Length: Novella
Status: Completed


Sherlock ran a website called The Science Of Seduction, on which he gave advice on the best ways to get laid, wrote blog entries detailing the results of his various sexual 'experiments' and generally contributed to the stereotype of 'every gay man is a sex-mad playboy'. John avoided the thing like the plague.


At LJ


Pt 1: The Art of Making an Acquaintance (Prequel, Lestrade/Sherlock)
Pt 2: A Study in Pulling
Pt 3: The Distressed Doctor
Pt 4: Changing the Game


Is there anything more beautiful than a screwed-up Sherlock which is fixated on sex instead of murder?
This is completely canon but for that fact :) So enjoy.