Top Kudos for Johnlock Fics
When I started posting Sherlock fanfics with over 5,000 kudos on AO3, I came up with 19 fics. Since then, we’ve moved up to 47! I get soooo excited to see new additions. (However, I am STILL not gonna read “Alone on the Water” and you can’t make me ;) Also, yay, one just clicked over MERE minutes ago!! - Aug. 2017.
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The Internet Is Not Just For Porn by cyerus, 1.9 k, gen. John is Sherlock’s internet boyfriend - from CANADA. No one thinks he’s real.
Nature and Nurture by earlgreytea68, 203 k, mature. The British Government accidentally clones Sherlock Holmes. Which brings a baby to 221B Baker Street.
Performance In a Leading Role by Mad_Lori, 156 k, explicit. Sherlock Holmes is an Oscar winner in the midst of a career slump. John Watson is an Everyman actor trapped in the rom-com ghetto. When they are cast as a gay couple in a new independent drama, will they surprise each other? Will their on-screen romance make its way into the real world?
What Meets the Eye by worldaccordingtofangirls, 8 k, mature. Amnesia is just another case to solve. Piece together unfamiliar faces, reconstruct the old identity, the lost reality. A challenge that Sherlock could even enjoy. He can read people like books. The man with the silver hair is his boss. The tottering old woman, his landlady. The girl with the worried look in her eyes…infatuated. And as for John Watson? His husband. Obviously.
A Cure For Boredom by emmagrant01, 81 k, explicit. They’d never talked about sex in the year they’d known each other. Well, that wasn’t quite correct: Sherlock had never said a word about sex; John had bemoaned his personal dearth of it on many occasions.
and stand there at the edge of my affection by coloredink, 2 k, gen. “You’ve written love letters,” Sherlock asserted.
The Progress of Sherlock Holmes by ivyblossom, 62 k, explicit. “I had,” he said, “come to an entirely erroneous conclusion, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data.”
The Real Meaning of Idioms by feverishsea, 21 k, teen. After two weeks away, John finally texts Sherlock. He doesn’t expect Sherlock to respond. He doesn’t expect Sherlock to keep texting him. And he really doesn’t expect things to spiral out of control so rapidly.
26 Pieces by Lanning, 28 k, explicit. Mycroft gives Sherlock the apparently simple task of solving a puzzle box containing a stolen microchip. It isn’t simple.
Hitting the Water at Sixty Miles an Hour by what_alchemy, 30 k, explicit. “You love your mother, Sherlock?”John watched the muscles in Sherlock’s jaw jump. He nodded in one sharp jerk. “Then we’re going to her party and making her happy.” John let out a resigned sigh. “As a ruddy couple, you bastard.”
A Study in Intimacy by doodle, 5 k, teen. People don’t touch Sherlock Holmes, not like they touch other people.
Saving Sherlock Holmes by earlgreytea68, 139 k, mature. Sherlock Holmes, schoolboy. Yeah, that basically sums it up.
Once More, With Feeling by cellard00rs, 21 k, teen. To put off his meddlesome, matchmaking mother, John convinces Sherlock to play the role of his significant other. Unparalleled awkwardness ensues.
All the Best and Brightest Creatures by wordstrings, 188 k, explicit. Sherlock sent Jim Moriarty to prison for killing Carl Powers at age ten. This is the story of the consequences.
Alone On the Water by Mad_Lori, 7 k, gen. Sherlock Holmes never expected to live a long life, but he never imagined that it would end like this.
State of Flux by Atiki, 24 k, explicit. John’s marriage is over and he is finally back home (i.e. at Baker Street, where he belongs). Sherlock is awfully insecure and John is awfully hesitant, and they’re both awkward idiots, of course, but they figure it out. Many First Times happen.
Shadows on the Wall by AraSigyrn,18 k, teen. John came back from Afghanistan psychic. Spoilers to The Great Game
The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl by out_there, 32 k, explicit. Sherlock walks into a room and takes all the space right out of it. He does the same inside John’s head.
The Gilded Cage by BeautifulFiction, 326 k, explicit. In a world where Omegas are the property of the elite Alphas, locked away and treasured by those wealthy enough to buy them, John never questioned his flatmate’s secondary gender. Sherlock Holmes was an Alpha through-and through. Wasn’t he?
Two Two One Bravo Baker by abundantlyqueer, 114 k, explicit. Captain John Watson of 40 Commando, the Royal Marines, is assigned to protect and assist Sherlock Holmes as he investigates what appears to be a simple war atrocity in Afghanistan.
Off on the Wrong Foot by Unloyal_Olio, 31 k, explicit. John and Sherlock aren’t flatmates. Instead, John gets a job in Bart’s morgue, and Sherlock attempts to abscond with body parts. Which is just not on.
The Detective and the Demon by oreganotea, 2 k, gen. “Every demon on record is described as either monstrously terrifying or breathtakingly beautiful,” Sherlock says. “I have never heard of a demon with a forgettable face and a propensity for ugly jumpers.”
The Great Sex Olympics of 221B by XistentialAngst, 58 k, explicit. John Watson thinks Sherlock Holmes should admit that he, Watson, is more of an expert on sex than Sherlock is. But Sherlock refuses to concede the point. He comes up with an experiment plan that will resolve the issue. The results will determine who wins the prize. But sometimes even the best thought-out scientific study has unexpected consequences.
The Heart On Your Sleeve by flawedamythyst, 5 k, teen. Sherlock stared at the imperfect circle on his left wrist in horror, then sat down on his bed with a bit of a thump. After over thirty years, his heartmark was finally showing activity. This was not good.
Left by lifeonmars, 45 k, mature. John Watson is left-handed. He’s tried not to let it affect his life, but as any Lefty knows, that’s almost impossible.
The Sum of Us (Mostly Calculated by Everybody Else) by Linpatootie, 9 k, teen. John decides to come out. More or less. Not that he’s gay or anything. He’s just bumming his flatmate.
A Quiet Murmuration by cathedral_carver, 4 k, teen. Just pay me back with one thousand kisses.
Dilaudid by Lintilla, 62 k, explicit. In a world where omegas are coveted by the most exclusive alphas, John Watson chooses to live undercover. With the help of medication, John lives as a beta letting no one know his true nature. After moving in with Sherlock Holmes, the most amazing alpha he’s ever met, he wonders how long he can keep his secret.
I’m Not Actually A Pervert by dorothydonne, 7 k, explicit. John Watson isn’t actually a pervert. Really. He’s just a bit sexually frustrated. Honestly, he’s never done anything like this before.
Dear John by wendymarlowe, 23 k, explicit. With Sherlock dead, John eventually (under duress) makes a profile on an online dating site. And falls into a long-distance relationship with an enigmatic partner who reminds him of Sherlock in all the right ways. (Hint: it turns out to be Sherlock.)
The Quiet Man by ivyblossom, 157 k, explicit. “Do you just carry on talking when I’m away?”
Let You Kiss Me (So Sweet and So Soft) by out_there, 8 k, gen. The first time Sherlock kisses him, John keeps his eyes open, and so does Sherlock, and mostly, he wonders what Sherlock could possibly be up to. There’ll be some logic to this.
Electric Pink Hand Grenade by BeautifulFiction, 67 k, explicit. “If Sherlock’s brain is a hard drive, then these attacks are an electro-magnetic pulse.” Sherlock Holmes does not do anything by half, not even a migraine. It falls to John to witness one of the greatest minds he has ever known tear itself apart, and he must do his best to help Sherlock pick up the pieces.
Acceptable Behaviour by bbcatemysoul, 3 k, mature. Sherlock isn’t really sure why John wants to shag him, but he’s certain that if he’s careful to behave properly about it, John can be persuaded to keep doing it. In other news, John is a good boyfriend and Sherlock is an idiot.
Curious Case by Cleo2010, 44 k, explicit. After burning his hands, Sherlock’s unable to release his ‘tension’ in the usual manner. Who should he turn to? His totally, completely straight friend and flatmate who’s totally not into Sherlock or his boy parts at all. Definitely.
echoes through time by chellefic, 21 k, explicit. Mummy sends a trunk from the Holmes cottage in Sussex to 221B. Its contents alter the way John and Sherlock see themselves and one another.
you are a paradigm by 1electricpirate, 10 k, mature. Sometimes, only sometimes, when Sherlock is very far away and absolutely guaranteed not to return for at least three hours, John sits on the sofa and lets the tea make itself. In which John is (reluctantly) a wizard, Mycroft is (apparently) omniscient, and Sherlock is (surprisingly) oblivious.
Applied Linguistics by what_alchemy, 4 k, mature. “He wants to shake John by the shoulders, wants to open his mouth and swallow John whole. Wants to marry him.” Sherlock searches for the right words.
Amenable by Resonant, 6 k, explicit. You certainly never forgot who you were kissing with Sherlock.
Learning Curve by allfinehere, 41 k, mature. John is a Kindergarten teacher. One of his students, a boy named Henry Holmes, refuses to speak in school. John is determined to get to the bottom of it, and that is how he meets Sherlock Holmes.
The Loss of Flesh and Soul by deuxexmycroft, 69 k, mature. WIP. Five years after John Watson puts the murderous Sherlock Holmes behind bars, a vicious copycat killer emerges. A reluctant John is pulled out of retirement to seek the expertise of the only man who can help, a man who has developed an unsettling obsession with John himself. Crossover with Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs
Lifetime Achievement by Mad_Lori, 47 k, explicit. John Watson has just won an Oscar and gotten engaged in the same day. Now what? (Sequel to “Performance in a Leading Role”)
Seven Moons by ladyflowdi, 66 k, explicit. “This is happiness?” John asks, utterly heartsick, holding up his wrists and rattling the chains. “You’ve sold me for six gold mines and protection along the northern border.”
Working on the Edges by earlgreytea68, 56 k, mature. No matter where you put Sherlock and John, they click. Including the Winter Olympics.
A Terrific Soporific by antietamfalls, 11 k, teen. Sherlock, a long-time sufferer of insomnia, is forced to share a bed with John at a hotel while on a case. To his astonishment, he finds that spending the night next to John helps him sleep and becomes determined to maneuver himself back into John’s bed.
Midnight Blue Serenity by BeautifulFiction, 151 k, explicit. When Sherlock infiltrates a club in order to track down a serial killer, his altered appearance is enough to make John question his assumption that Sherlock is beyond his reach. However, is he the only one who appreciates his flatmate’s charms, or is Sherlock at risk of becoming the next victim?
He’s Not Paid Enough to Deal with This Shit by janonny, 9 k, teen. One of the first things John did was to write up step-by-step instructions on how to conduct a proper job interview before handing it over to Mycroft for his perusal. There were no kidnapping, deserted car parks or stolen therapy notes anywhere on that list.
