If you have not checked out Kinklock’s site, you should. She has the lists to end all lists and links to almost any persuasion. I have the utmost respect to the effort she put in cultivating this list. Hats off to her.
My fics: my ao3 (also my bookmarks)
Fic Rec Lists (by request or by my weird preferences)
Catching Each Other Masturbating
kinklock’s own kink fic list
Platonic Smut or “Just as Friends Helping Friends”
Riding - Sherlock riding John & John riding Sherlock
Sherlock Coming Prematurely
Teacher John / Student Sherlock
Love at First Sight (love at first sight is totally canon, but the fics are AUs)
Prostitute John/ Virgin Sherlock
Sci-Fi AU (Space, Aliens, Robots)
Other (Specific Characteristics):
Miscommunication / Misunderstandings
Trans or Intersex Characters
(Unconventional category system, aaaaand terrible descriptions provided by yours truly)
XO by MirithGriffin. John is brought onto an alien spaceship to be Sherlock’s mate. The aliens are jelly. Of their love, and literally, they are made out of jelly. You think this is crack and then it actually makes you feel things you haven’t felt in years, so go now my children, reeadd.
They Mostly Come Out at Night by tawabids. Aliens crossover. I can’t emphasize how good this fic is and how you do not need to love Alien/Aliens to get it (though of course I am an alien fangirl soooo maybe I lie). Sherlock is the little girl in Aliens except you know not a little girl, and John is Sigourney Weaver kind of.
ROT-13 by berlynn_wohl. Spaceman! John intrigues not-a-spaceman Sherlock, look it’s cute, just read
Software Malfunction by tiger_in_the_flight_deck. But can a robot sherlock learn to love? yes. yes he can. If you read this, please go directly to the Fluff category immediately following the experience.
Made in Man’s Image series by thequeergiraffe. Sherlock being a strange android at an all robotic hospital. This also answers the above question, and yes, there are robot sex antics.
All The Best and Brightest Creatures by wordstrings, Do I even need to tell people to read this, like it’s wordstrings, what else do you need to know? Love at first sight plus asexuality plus an extra sadistic moriarty PUSH ALL MY BUTTONS why don’t you.
Random Numbers by songlin. Cute platonic relationship mush
The Regent’s Park Regulars by Basingstoke. Sherlock is a swan except his name isn’t Sherlock and John is a duck and Lestrade is a zoo keeper, and you should already be sold by now.
Wild Kingdom & Mating Snarl by AxeMeAboutAxinomancy. I need to stop re-reading these, BUT SO GOOD? Not technically animals but there is a lot of lion sex consideration.
The Swan Triad by Pennin_Ink. This series starts off all like cute John and Sherlock meet cute, hating each other as kids, true love, happy end- and then suddenly shit gets serious and magical.
A Beginner’s Guide to Apiology by VictoryCandescence. John and Sherlock meet for the first time as old men pals and like my entire heart hurts in a good way.
The Keeper of Things by myswordfishmind. *clutches chest and sighs*
The Sea in a Chasm by wiggleofjudas. John goes through his teenage rebellion years and Sherlock’s like fiiine I have a house and some bees when you calm down.
Not Exactly Location, Location, Location by doodle. The boys going house hunting and Sherlock is cray <3 <3 <3 <3
The Declaration by flawedamythyst, Sherlock being a goof and John being a cranky old man, all my fave things <3
Bel Canto by bendingsignpost. Phantom of the Opera!!!
The Measure of a Gentleman by i_ship_an_armada. Pride and Prejudice!
Un Homme Dangereux by IShouldBeOverThis. Les Liaisons Dangereuses! (which Cruel Intentions is based on) wherein Sherlock writes letters to Mycroft like watch me bag this dude oh shit wait I’m in love. This crossover actually makes a lot of sense to me because holmescest slides in nicely but johnlock rules out
No Strange to the Cold by objetpetitaJane Eyre!!! so much love for this, words cannot describe
Once Below a Time by lotherington. Atonement!!!
Unsettled by AxeMeAboutAxinomancy. His Dark Materials (The Golden Compass)! A+++ for use of daemons as a plot device
The Loss of Flesh and Soul by deuxexmycroft. Red Dragon/Hannibal = everything I love in one place
Collared by VelvetMace. Slavery and sex, but mostly dub con not so much full non con? (that isn’t comforting ashleigh)
Playing the game by KeelieThompson1. Fave fave fave, dark vampire stuff, but in a very blase, no one is overly upset, kind of way - everyone’s like put his dick in a cage who even cares any more. (I’m going to give this the award for worst description).
Cross Wired by Pretty Arbitrary. I know this category is labeled dark, but this shit is extra dark like satan’s ass crack dark. John finds a journal of Sherlock’s that is, let’s say, not kittens and rainbows.
Dehumanize Me by deuxexmycroft. Sherlock makes John his prison bitch, aand yeaah.
Duvet (Green) by mazarin. Mind palace things! I love mind palace things.
A Quiet Murmuration by cathedral_carver. KISSIES.
The Adventure of the House That Was Not Empty by ancientreader. Where Moran is inadvertently a matchmaker.
This Thing All Things Devours by cypress_tree. 80’s sci fi movie fic (you can already tell why I like it) humans are genetically engineered to stop aging at 25, when the numbers on their arm start counting down, and the only way to get more time is to earn/borrow/steal. John, obvi, is a gambler and Sherlock is basically immortal. Time to solve some TIME THIEVING.
Bring Me Back To Life by yalublyutebya. meeting in a WWI psychiatric hospital my god this fic does things to me
Long Ago and Far Away by lotherington. Long series of adorableness and world war angst.
echoes through time by chellefic. John reads fanfiction Watson’s journal about him and Holmes being lovey dovey and gets ideas!
The Man No One Liked by shouldbeover. Where Sherlock is John’s valet for a visit to a Downton Abbey style place and - quelle surprise - there is a murder to solve!!!!
Captive Hearts by Nana_41175. I say period piece, but this isn’t really set in real earth medieval times. Sherlock is a mask wearing, hawking prince (this should be enough to sell you on it) who semi-captures highlander!John. Etc. etc. etc. things get hot.
Tarts and Vicars aka Priest!lock (I’m so glad this is a category)
The Beast of Baskerville by Mildredandbobbin. Priest!Sherlock (I KNOW, normally it is priest John) and John meet up on their way to a village where there are mysterious wolf-related deaths and mayhaps Sherlock is rethinking that whole celibacy business.
Ad Meliora by lotherington. Priest!John getting all seduced
All We Ought to Ask by achray. Period piece with Reverend!John like but MY FAITH
Stranger at the Gate by bendingsignpost. This is like if Sherlock was a vampire but a super cute baby vampire who hasn’t gotten his vamp sea legs just yet. Like he’s manipulative as shit and lies like crazy but this is the cutest he’s ever been to me. no plot explanation provided just read it
Playing the game by KeelieThompson1. This is dark and vamp related so it comes up twice. Did I mention it was dark? Vamplock turns John into a vamp and then Johnvamp complains about it for a few centuries.
Night Shift by corpsereviver2. John is vamplock’s body guard :D
Preservation by Mildredandbobbin. PINING AHOY and let’s of sex while pining for each other, which I didn’t even think was possible, so kudos.
The Orchard by DancingGrimm. My fave Sherlock loses his v card story ever. I have a soft spot for Prostitute! John.
Safe Distance by merripestin. Really enthusiastic virgin!Sherlock with added bonus of sexuality crisis John!
Wild Kingdom & Mating Snarl by AxeMeAboutAxinomancy. You already know about this one. Sherlock is dumb.
