Sherlolly fanfic: My selection

モリーとシャーロックの物語：私のお気に入り

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My personal Sherlolly fanfic bests so far...: 2017

I started making this list in 2014 and updated it in 2015 and in early 2017 as 2016 update. This is 2017 update, belated again, with a few additions to each category. The new items (not necessarily published in 2017) are in bold. 

The categories have been developed out of those in the original SAMFA held in 2012 and 2013, but now looks rather different. This list is based on my personal preferences. Also, I haven’t read ALL Sherlolly stories. (Who can?) So it is never intended to be authoritative or exhaustive.

The stories with an asterisk are not complete. (M) indicates respective author’s own rating, some for explicit sexual expression, others for some other reasons.

Please reblog if you like it! Many many thanks!

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<Best of the bests>

  I Told You So by Writingwife83

<Best Sagas>

A saga here refers to a series of multi-chapter fics that traces the couple’s history.

By coloradoandcolorado1

The Lonely

Broken Pieces

The Distance

Innuendo (M)

Monster

Overkill

Dark Reaches of the Night

What Lies Ahead*

By Flaignhan

Schoolgirl Crush

Nadir

Miracles

Full Circle

Honesty

Dust in the Air

By Gypsy Rose2014

Gabriel’s Wish

Of Small Boys and Sandwiches* (M)

Ginger Lollipops*

 Wishes (M)

A Summer Story* (M)

Trimming the Tree

Under the Mistletoe* (M)

By thedragonaunt

Life After Death - A Post-Reichenbach Trilogy

  Part One - Aftermath (M)

  Part Two - Consequences

  Part Three - Unfinished Business

Demon (M)

Mother Love (M)

The Other Woman (M)

Loose Ends (M)

Gold (M)

Stolen (M)

Fatal Breath

Holmes for Christmas

Until Death (M)

Grounded*

Quiet Sunday

<Best Romance>

  Benefits of Boredom by Writingwife83

  Blue Christmas (M) by MrsMCrieff

  Catching a Runaway Bride by TheSapphireSky

  Days May Not Be Fair by darthsydious

  Her Own Tale of Love by theheartofadetective

  Sleepy Beauty by PlatinumNib

  So This is Love by onceinabluemoon0013

  The Knight’s Return by theSappyireSky

  The Professor and Mr Holmes by likingthistoomuch

  The Pulse Says It All (M) by SherlollyShock

  The Queen’s Man by writingwife83

<Best “Not Just Romance”>

  Always Molly by LaMorenaReina

  Back-up Plans by EllisHendricks

  Not So Little by PhoebeSnow

  The Sherrinford Tale by Millie 1985

<Best Adventure>

  Did You Miss Me, Molly Hooper? by Sherlocked-Fangirl-x

  Fireplay for Beginners* by hobbitsdoitbetter

  Landing on His Feet* by Vitawash

  Outlaw by AsteraceaeBlue

  Sorcerer’s Apprentice* by patemalah21

  The Ghost and Molly Hooper* by Doctor WTF

  The Honest Thief by hobbitsdoitbetter

  The Pirate and the Doctor (M) by Petra Todd

  When White Petals Fall* by Irisang

<Best Mystery>

 City of Dreams (M) by MrsMCrieff

 Double Cross by steffy2106

 Fatal Breath by thedragonaunt

 Just Human by Lanceletta

 Monster by coloradoandcolorado1

 The Return by D. A. Smith

 The Detective and the Debutante* by EloiseAtThePlaza

 The Lark Ascending by whirligigkat 

 Tinderbox by Anne Louise 2000

<Best Drama>

 Blind Ambition by OpalSkyLoveDivine

 Dear Sherlock, by MudbloodPride

 Deconstructing Death by Emmyjean

 Demon (M) by thedragonaunt

 Dust in the Air by Flaignhan

 In the End (M) by Lono

 Long Way to You by Lanceletta

 Pulling Strings by AuntDidi

 Racing Daylight by Flaignhan

 The Journey by Abisian

 Through the Looking Glass by SherlollyShock

<Best Humour>

  Down Under by cactusnell

  Gentlemen at War by Quarto

  Message Received by Emmyjean

  My, How you’ve grown, in a world of pure imagination by lilsherlockian1975

  The Accidental Boyfriend by lizzieBdarcy

  The Custody Agreement of an Adorable Calico Demon by Bellarsam Chrisjulittle

  The Diary of a Small Angry Pathologist by lilsherlockian1975

  The Million Dollar Shot by milkforthesouffles

  The Natural Science of Happiness Hormones by cactusnell

  The Wiggins Chronicles by lilsherlockian1975

  Winds of Change by Writingwife83  

<Best Angst>

I haven’t been in the mood to read angsty stories for quite a while. So no addition to this category this time. Sorry!

  Always and Never (M) by theheartofadetective

  Asylum (M) by Adi Who is Also Mou

  Far from the Tree by Petra Todd

  Our beginnings Never Know Our Ends by Elixir.BB

  Return to Me by MizJoely

  Schoolgirl Crush by Flaignhan

  Telling the Bees by satin_doll

  The Beekeeper by Ditsypersephone

<Best H/C>

  A Beautiful Mind by jankmusic

  As You Wish by Alydia Rackham

  Beyond Words by SilverGlimmers

  Delicious by Bellarsam Chrisjulittle

  I Will Try to Fix You by Bellarsam Chrisjulittle

  Louder than Words by Samwise221b

  Secrets by Fiji Dreamer

  Smoke Damage by cactusnell

  The Attribute of the Strong by Bellarsam Chrisjulittle

<Best Sherlock>

  Holiday Romance (M) by MrsMCrieff

  More (M) by Liberi Ad Somnia

  Mother Love (M) by thedragonaunt

  Of Small Boys and Sandwiches* (M) by Gypsy Rose2014

  On Paper by MizJoely

  On the Side of the Angels by Supervillegirl

  The Family Detective by I 4 2 write

  Tiny Ways by Flaignhan

  WillyougooutwithmeMollyplease by Dreamin

<Best Molly>

  Each in Its Own Fields* by dietplainlite

  Fireplay for Beginners* by hobbitsdoitbetter

  Ginger Lollipops* by Gypsy Rose2014

  Mr Holmes and His Maid by Silencebeyondthestars

(The author has deleted this story on major fan fiction sites and it is not available anywhere on the web now. I’m keeping this in my list, though, because Molly in this story is so powerful and convincing. Hope the author will put it back somewhere in the future.)

  Pulling Strings by AuntDidi

  Secrets by Fiji Dreamer

  The Diary of a Small Angry Pathologist by lilsherlockian1975

  Tinderbox by Anne Louise 2000

  Training Session by cactusnell

<Best Kids>

  Arthur in Of Bellstaff’s and Twigs by rainbow letters

  Benjamin in I’m Out Here by Fayth3

  Gabriel in Ginger Lollipops* by Gypsy Rose2014

  Georgina in Uncle Mycroft by TheSapphireSky

  Lydia in Lydia Listens by MizJoely

  Melisande in Daughters, Sherlolly Family by Maejones

  Olivia in All You Have by blogyourfeelings

  Penelope in Sherlock’s Near Death Experience by jankmusic

  Scarlet in Ginger Lollipops* by Gypsy Rose2014

  Scott in All We Have by writingwife83

  Will in Defining Family by GunterRae

  William in Life after Death Part Three: Unfinished Business by thedragonaunt

<Best Toby>

   A Dogs Life by TheSapphireSky

   Gentlemen at War by Quarto

   Overdressed for the Occasion, in The Anthology by jankmusic

   Sherlock v Toby: Winner Take Molls by MizJoely

   The Cat Clause, in Negotiations by HeayPuckett

   The Diary of a Small Angry Pathologist by lilsherlockian1975

   The New Doctor by writingwife83 (Toby makes his appearance from Chapter 4 onwards.)

   Toby and His New Pet by Moonunit

   Whose Flat Is It Any Way? in A Window into Change by Writingwife83

<Best Dogs>

   Blackbeard in A Dogs Life by TheSapphireSky

   Cat in Of Small Boys and Sandwiches* (M) by Gypsy Rose2014

   Delfina in Untitled Tumblr post by jankmusic

   Molly Cocker in New Can at the Pack, Sherlolly Archives (M) by MoniMcCoy

   Redbeard in Benefits of Boredom by Writingwife83

   Redbeard in Epilogue of In the Quiet Places (M) by Kyerie

   Readbeard in Quiet Sunday by thedragonaunt

   Smaug in A Dog Fit for Sherlock Holmes by FluffySherlollyFan119

   Toby in Loss Restored by Amalia Kensington

<Best Smuts>

I don’t normally read many of this kind, but these are so compelling as a story. I have no addition this time, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t any good fics in this category. I just don’t know about them.

   dreams, like soap bubbles (M) by broomclosetkink

   Holiday Romance (M) by MrsMCrieff

   Love Stories and Tournaments of Lies (M) by Nocturnias

   Parva Victoriis (Little Victories) (M) by MizJoely

  The Boyfriend Experience (M) by hobbitsdoitbetter

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Rebka 18 gave me this adorable KidSherlolly drawing. I don't know what the story behind it is. Could anyone write a little fic? Thank you @rebka18, and thank you for liking and reblogging and writing a fic!

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Back-up Plans

This story by EllisHendricks skilfully combines a delicately shifting relationship between Molly and Sherlock around the time of Rosie's christening seen through Mary's eyes and Mary's pondering on her past and its possible consequences in the future, which leads her to make a big decision.

We know what is going to happen later, but the story avoids recounting the incident and focuses instead on Mary's thinking and feeling, and Sherlock's and Molly's subtle and not so subtle behaviours. It is a lovely piece, in which everyone is so human.

Back-up Plans

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Love sick Sherlock

The other day someone asked MizJoely about stories of Sherlock experiencing new feelings with no idea of what they are. I supplied a few stories in Mizjoely's post. This is a list developed out of that exchange. 

Lovesick by lilsherlockian1975

Love Sickness by momoiro yuki

Sherlock Holmes has a crush by ReneeLaRoux

The Dying Detective by waitingtobedistributed

The second half of Chapter 8 of All We Have by writingwife83, in which Sherlock consults John about his health

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I just want some soft fics where Sherlock realizes he'd do anything for Molly - and I know that's really broad and a little too vague but do you know anything like that?

Anyone have any faves?

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I wonder if More by Liberi Ad Somnia ( @liberiadsomnia) fits your bill? 

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A list of my little lists of Sherlolly stories

I've been making lists of Sherlolly stories with specific themes for some time now. I thought making a list of those lists may be helpful for people new to the fandom, as @waiting-to-be-disributed suggests, as well as for me to keep track of what I have read. 

Whereas MizJoely's Sherlollilists are thorough and each category is general enough to include as many stories as possible, my themes are more narrowly defined and, as a result, include much fewer titles. I prefer fluffy happy stories. So those lists are definitely biased.

I keep finding more good stories. And authors keep publishing new stories. So I sometimes add new items by editing the post. I still need to find a way to update my followers without too many reblogs. In the following list, the ones in bold have been updated since the very original post. Please check them, if you are interested, to see what is different from the one you reblogged and/or liked. In each list the added items are marked with ++. Thank you so much for your patience!

Here's the list as of 18 June 2017. I listed the lists in a reverse chronological order of publication.

Best dogs in Sherlolly fan fictions

The Scarf

Molly and Sherlock adopt a kitten

The Coat

Sherlolly Parenting

Molly is not a Pathologist

Sherlolly Writers I Miss (This is a list of authors.)

Single Parent Sherlock Meets Molly

The Georgina Holmes Universe

Uncle Mycroft

30 Day Sherlolly Challenge

My personal Sherlolly fanfic bests so far...: Updated 2016

Newspaper Problems

The Alethea Holmes Universe

Molly Goes on Holiday

Injured Sherlock: Updated 2016

Injured Molly: Updated 2016

Sick Sherlock: Updated 2016

Sick Molly: Updated 2016

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I accidentally closed the tab before I hit the Ask button. So I'm not sure if you got my previous message. I'll repeat it again with a bit of alterations just in case: This could be a follow-up to mychakk's ask. How about Sherlock panicking when Molly's contraction starts? I love your brilliant ideas as well as your lovely drawings.

no prob  here you go 

Molly. Sherlock for ods sake calm down now gimme  son shoes  and  lets go  to the hospital im ok 

in where molly  dosent have that much of a pain and she is so chill  

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This was on my ask! How cute they are! Thank you, rebka18!

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This is the other drawing by @rebka18 about Sleepy Beauty by PlatinumNib. Yes, this happens in the story. (BTW this happens to be my 221st post.)

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This, and another one to be posted, are what @rebka18 kindly drew on my request. The pocket Molly, she calls her, based on Sleepy Beauty by PlatinumNib. I'll quote from it again:

If there could be a giant Sherlock and she could live tucked away in his coat pocket. Preferably the inside pocket, the one closest to his heart so she could fall asleep to the tune of it beating with his love; and sometimes he would take her out to hold her in the hollow of his palm and Molly would smile at him and hug his finger. She loved him so so bad.

 It's a very lovely story. You'll appreciate these drawings even more when you read it. Thank you so much, rebka18, for these adorable drawings!

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A Dog Fit for Sherlock Holmes

Molly and Sherlock have a new pet puppy, but no one knows what breed. So there's a betting going on at New Scotland Yard. Soon the Watsons and some doctors at St Bartholomew's Hospital are included in the bet. 

The explanation of everyone's logic of betting on a particular breed is fantastic. The author, FluffySherlollyFan119, must know dogs very well. And the cumulative effect creates humourous tension. Then, when John finds out what kind of dog this pet is, the story explodes. 

This is a great story with a very good narrative structure and surprises. 

A Dog Fit for Sherlock Holmes

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Sleepy Beauty, or a fan art needed

Below is a quotation from Sleepy Beauty by PlatinumNib. I would like a drawing or two based on this. Could anyone do it please? If you know anyone who could, please tell them about this post. Thank you!!!

If there could be a giant Sherlock and she could live tucked away in his coat pocket. Preferably the inside pocket, the one closest to his heart so she could fall asleep to the tune of it beating with his love; and sometimes he would take her out to hold her in the hollow of his palm and Molly would smile at him and hug his finger. She loved him so so bad.

The story depicts what happens when Molly and Sherlock are on their way back home from a dinner in a fancy restaurant. It's short but very beautiful and moving with lots of details. And Sherlock is extremely sweet. Read it, if you are not an artist!

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Best dogs in Sherlolly fan fictions

This is going to be a part of My personal Sherlolly fanfic bests so far...: 2017, and I thought I'd post it just as a preview of the entire list for my followers. Those in bold are new additions to the 2016 list. Enjoy.

<Best Dogs>

  Blackbeard in A Dogs Life by TheSapphireSky

  Cat in Of Small Boys and Sandwiches* (M) by Gypsy Rose2014

  Delfina in Untitled Tumblr post by jankmusic

  Molly Cocker in New Can at the Pack, Sherlolly Archives (M) by MoniMcCoy

  Redbeard in Benefits of Boredom by Writingwife83

  Redbeard in Epilogue of In the Quiet Places (M) by Kyerie

  Readbeard in Quiet Sunday by thedragonaunt

  Smaug in A Dog Fit for Sherlock Holmes by FluffySherlollyFan119

  Toby in Loss Restored by Amalia Kensington

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I’ll be at Pasadena curiocon this weekend!

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A bit like merman Sherlock?

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The Scarf

Thank you very much for your interest in my list of coat stories. Honestly I never expected it would be popular. (Well, popularity is by my humble standard…) So I thought a next list would naturally be the Scarf. 

Body Heat by TrivialQueen

Cashmere (E) by Gypsy Rose 2014

Matchmaker Matchmaker Make Me a Match by darthsydious

Scarf in Furtively: A Sherlolly Collection by terrified

Scarves and Love Series by LadySolitaire83

Until We Meet Again

Right Here Waiting

Through Distance and Time, I’ll Be Waiting

Motivation (M)

Sherlock’s Blue Scarf by Truly Sherlockian

Sherlock’s Scarf by MrsMCrieff

Sherlock’s Scarf (M) by Starswirling

The Scarf (M) by sherlollymouse

Untitled  by ditsypersephone

[rebka18]

sherlock who  are whe watching again ??

sherlock nervous AF  cause  of molly 

for :cath100 hope you like it 

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This is for me! Thank you @rebka18!!!

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Molly and Sherlock adopt a kitten

For some reason or other Molly and Sherlock decide to adopt another feline.

A New Addition (or Two) by FluffySherlollyFan119

Cat by darthsydious

Cat Person in 221 Sherlollipops by MizJoely ++

Her Pet by Dreamin (WARNING: MCD)

KittenPressure by lilsherlockian1975

KittenPressure II:The Taming of the Shrew

KittenPressure III: The Rescue of Arthur Pendragon

KittenPressure IV: A Mad Managerie

The Custody Agreement of an Adorable Calico Demon by Bellarsam Chrisjulittle

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The coat

Sherlock's coat has always been important in his life, but sometimes it is even more important than usual. Here are some stories where the signature coat plays a significant role.

A Tiny Belstaff by lilsherlockian1975

Body Heat by TrivialQueen ++

Embracing Change by cactusnell

Every Detective Needs a Good Coat by vonPeeps

Of Belstaff's and Twigs by rainbow letters

She Wears It Well in 221 Sherlollipops by MizJoely

Sleepy Beauty by PlatinumNib ++

The Custody Agreement of an Adorable Calico Demon by Bellarsam Chrisjulittle ++

When She Misses Him by theheartofadetective