Words. Pics. Me.
Hi, I’m wordsandpics. I make things — mostly Sherlock-shaped, occasionally other shapes when the mood strikes.
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Current WIP: Standing Orders
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cherry valley forever

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NASA
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Not today Justin
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One Nice Bug Per Day

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Words. Pics. Me.
Hi, I’m wordsandpics. I make things — mostly Sherlock-shaped, occasionally other shapes when the mood strikes.
AO3: wordsandpics
Current WIP: Standing Orders
Original art
Fic covers
Half finished ACD sketches, one of them a little comic project that has to do with the list Watson writes at the start of their companionship. I’ve always enjoyed the coziness with which the apartment is fondly described and portrayed in both books and movies, so this is a small tribute to domesticity and couches, I suppose.
Sherlock fandom
Find the Exit
It is extremely disturbing. He can’t recall the last time he lost himself in here. In his own Mind Palace, no less. How did this happen? And where is the exit sign? The one reading: 221B Baker Street.
He finds many signs on his walk through the corridors but they’re all wrong. They are pointing at the rooms, the nooks, the cabinets, the books, the floorboards; in short, everything. But not the exit to his physical home.
Sherlock is rarely frightened. Not anymore. Not since John moved into his flat. The feeling of fear courses through his body now, though. His claustrophobia – the mania he hasn’t felt in years – has made a dramatic appearance, making his skin crawl uncomfortably.
“I need to find the exit,” he mutters to himself over and over, like a mantra.
Sherlock almost weeps with relief when Mind Palace John magically appears in the hallway outside the library.
“John,” he whispers reverently.
“Fancy meeting you here,” John quips, mirth visible in all his features.
Sherlock wants to kiss him but that’s not allowed. John is his friend, nothing else. He is as heterosexual as Sherlock is homosexual. Not a great match, that.
When Sherlock decides to ask John for the way out, John has vanished. The space he recently occupied still radiates a warm glow.
Million by AtlinMerrick (G) It was yesterday John and Sherlock met, just yesterday.
Taste by A_Candle_For_Sherlock (G) John slowly becoming a bit more queer in how he looks...being with Sherlock lets him embrace dressing and acting how he wants to.
Outside Definition by Itsallfine (T) Sherlock has been called many things. Freak. Psychopath. Sociopath. But John knows him for real: Not just a great man, but a good one, too.
Tag by Kryptaria (G) John is forever the soldier, always presenting a neat, composed facade to the world. Only Sherlock gets to see the real John underneath.
This Kiss by suitesamba (T) Stag Night - back at 221B - in a world where Mrs. Hudson doesn't interrupt the guessing game with the client.
The Case of the Clever Conundrum by ChrisCalledMeSweetie (T) It takes a well-crafted riddle to push Sherlock and John past "Will they or won't they?" to "Oh God, yes!"
Thanks to @chocolamousse for suggesting the fic by @atlinmerrick. If you have a fun fic under 1k you’d like me to include, please drop me a line. Self-recs are encouraged!
Tags under the cut. Thanks for reblogging!
A Thousand Words: Resuscitation
Inspired by the fabulous @dragonnan's Blood and Romance (included by permission)
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Too old for this: my first half-thought as I flail and thrash my way back to consciousness. I’m underwater, aching to breathe, but I’ll die if I do; but it isn’t cold enough, I’m not wet, where the hell I hurt all over and something’s wrong, it’s dark where is Sherlock
If I’m not under water, I can breathe; I open my lips a hair and no water floods in, so I take a careful breath and it’s air. Not sweet, God no, tastes like mould and sewage, but definitely air, and shakily I suck it in.
I blink and try to focus but can’t see anything. Where the hell am I, and where is Sherlock? There—a second complete thought, even if it’s just the ragged scraps from before stringing together into sense, that’s got to be a good sign.
Okay. Okay. Stop, where am I. Listen.
In a silence so loud, a darkness so complete, I can hear my racing heartbeat even over my ragged panting—but nothing else, not close by. I can’t breathe through my nose at all. I try to shift to generate some sound, get some idea at least of what kind of surface I’m near or on. Take stock: everything hurts but I can’t tell from what, I can’t gather any sensory data to extrapolate anything from. (Sherlock would say, deduce. I’m not Sherlock. He’d know what to do to get some clarity here; I’m just starting to panic.)
finish reading on AO3
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A Thousand Words: A picture's proverbially worth a thousand words and often inspires them, though the words may be many more or many fewer, as the Muse decides. Each chapter is a one-shot, inspired (so far) by @kettykika78, @justanobsessedpan, @stephdrawsjohnlock, @bluebellofbakerstreet, @petite-madame, and now dragonnan: more to come.
Thank you to all the artists who do fanworks: you are a constant inspiration. And to the betas (@copperplatebeech for this ficlet) you are a godsend. And to the readers: we wouldn't be posting our stories without you.
Thanks for reblogging! Let me know whether to tag or untag you.
Standing Orders: Complete!
Captain John Watson stumbles into an arrangement with Major James Sholto. In a warzone, it can’t mean anything. There are rules. John learns them. He becomes exemplary.
Read it on AO3 here.
the best fanfiction you've ever read was written by a woman in her 40s before she made dinner for her kids. it was written by a teenager after school when they should've been studying for a history test. and a barista came up with the idea while they cleaned the espresso machine and busser fact-checked it on their break and the post-doc edited between writing grant proposals and the nurse apologized for typos in the notes after a long shift and behind every drabble and one-shot and multi-chapter fic there is a person with a wonderful and interesting and chaotic life and it is such a privilege that we get to be apart of it because they decided to do this thing we all share, for fun.
Happy PrideMonth 🌈
I wish all of you a wonderful start to Pride Month.
I hope this June brings you joy, acceptance and visibility, and lots of colorful moments.
Take care of yourselves, be proud of who you are, and have a beautiful Pride Month
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Yes Sherlock, consent is sexy, but I'm pretty sure that man is SURE.
Chez 1895 - Now Complete!
Chapter 6 - The Impossible Star
Summary: The tension in the kitchen is almost palpable. It's caused by two Frenchmen Mycroft has seen snooping around the neighbourhood. Things are getting serious and Sherlock is about to panic.
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@ninasnakie @7-percent @lhrinhampstead @chriscalledmesweetie @missdeliadilisblog
@salmonsown @oetkb12 @jawnscoffee @gay-ass-bitch @acumberlockedgirl
@willamholmeswatson @whatnext2020 @mydogwatson @redmondcollege @thegildedbee
@ilovegayangels @elizabethhoodstyles @xmengal03 @riversong912 @givemesherbet-blog-blog
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@macgyvershe @kholkate @fookincarrotsandpotatoes28 @talkativeanxiousturtle
@twoandahalfdimes @desi-yearning @johnlock-and-tea @llcsecret @jobooksncoffee
@original-welovethebeekeeper @readingwithgwen @gomielka @rosemelodyshah @221biandconfused
@ghostofnuggetspast @quiscustodiet @battledress @xjessicafaithx @peggyhh
@procrastinatorasfuck @writing-is-like-breathing @susanwhynow @debzwez @hot-on-my-watch
@solarmama-plantsareneat @the-cat-writer @futurewr1ter @copperplatebeech
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*yana voice* very sad
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i love mixing my comfort medias!!!
Chez 1895 (hath updated!)
Chapter 2 - Another Day at the Circus
Summary: To avoid embarrassing himself in front of the staff, Sherlock spends the afternoon and evening in the patisserie, doing the most dreaded job there is. Of course, the Consulting Executive Chef doesn't stoop so low as to call it that; he loves all task even if they are time-consuming and laborious.
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@totallysilvergirl @keirgreeneyes @calaisreno @raina-at
@meetinginsamarra @safedistancefrombeingsmart @gregorovitch-adler @topsyturvy-turtely @peanitbear
@phoenix27884 @bs2sjh @brandiwein1982 @a-victorian-girl @221beloved
@ninasnakie @7-percent @lhrinhampstead @chriscalledmesweetie @missdeliadilisblog
@salmonsown @oetkb12 @jawnscoffee @gay-ass-bitch @acumberlockedgirl
@willamholmeswatson @whatnext2020 @mydogwatson @redmondcollege @thegildedbee
@ilovegayangels @elizabethhoodstyles @xmengal03 @riversong912 @givemesherbet-blog-blog
@couldbecannibal @2old2b-fangirl @dw91165 @jonkwatson @binx72
@macgyvershe @kholkate @fookincarrotsandpotatoes28 @talkativeanxiousturtle
@twoandahalfdimes @desi-yearning @johnlock-and-tea @llcsecret @jobooksncoffee
@original-welovethebeekeeper @readingwithgwen @gomielka @rosemelodyshah @221biandconfused
@ghostofnuggetspast @quiscustodiet @battledress @xjessicafaithx @peggyhh
@procrastinatorasfuck @writing-is-like-breathing @susanwhynow @debzwez @hot-on-my-watch
@solarmama-plantsareneat @the-cat-writer @futurewr1ter @copperplatebeech
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Sherlock dipping Watson 🤭
🗣️please boost this guys this took forever‼️‼️‼️‼️
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Top five horror movies
1- this phone call.... its my note
2- why would it upset you what other people say about me
3- THATS WHY HE STAYS
4- Sherlock is actually a girls name
5-Yes of course I forgive you
6- we never had a dog
7. What might we deduce about his heart?
8. He’s entitled.
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