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Stranger: [Trans!lock AU. TW: discussion of dysphoria, pregnancy. Sherlock is FtM transgender, and very few people know other than his partner. However, due to a faulty batch of hormones, he fell pregnant. He and his partner decided to have the baby, and he's currently four months along.] What time are you coming home from work? I didn't end up going in to the Yard today, and I'm bored. -SH
You: I should be home in about an hour or so. JW
What would you like to do? JW
Stranger: I was hoping you would bring home dinner, and maybe we could watch a film together or something. -SH
You: That sounds nice. JW
Are you in the mood for anything in particular? JW
Stranger: Probably just a pasta or something. You know I'm still a little nauseus. -SH
You: Of course. Anything else I can pick up on my way? JW
Stranger: A pair of pajama trousers? -SH
Mine are too tight. -SH
You: Sure thing, love. JW
Stranger: [...] I have a bump. Properly now. -SH
You: I know. How are you doing? JW
Stranger: You haven't said anything. I didn't think you had noticed. SH
[...] I'm fine. -SH
You: I saw it just before bed last night. JW
Stranger: Happened almost overnight. Caught me off guard. -SH
You: They must have had a growth spurt. JW
Stranger: Must have. Or grown enough that my uterus shifted forward. -SH
You: You feeling alright about it? JW
Stranger: [...] I'm having a lot of feelings. Often. -SH
You: You know if you want to talk about them I'm here for you. JW
I always will be. JW
Stranger: I know you are. I just don't want to upset you. -SH
You: What do you mean? JW
Stranger: I know you love our baby. I don't want you to hear me being negative about all this. -SH
You: Sherlock, I also love you, and I want to make sure you're okay. JW
Stranger: [...] I'm struggling with this. -SH
My body is changing in a lot of ways. I worked really hard to make it look this way and now it's... Changing, without my permission. -SH
You: I know, sweetheart. I can only imagine how difficult that is. JW
But this is only for a certain amount of time, right? JW
And by the end of it, we'll have a baby. JW
Stranger: I know. That's the only thing keeping me optimistic. This particular struggle has a very clear end date, and I like that. -SH
And we'll have our baby. It'll be worth it. I know it will. It's just hard right now. -SH
You: No matter what, you're still the brilliant, amazing man I fell in love with, and you always will be. JW
Stranger: [...] Needed that. Thank you. -SH
You: You know I'll always be here for you, sweetheart. JW
Stranger: I know, love. I'm sorry I've been struggling so much with this. -SH
I've read it starts to get easier around now, though. Once the parent and the baby start forming an emotional connection. -SH
You: You don't have to apologise for anything like that. JW
I think I might have an idea to help with that. What if we started reading them bedtime stories? JW
I know they can't quite hear yet, but it could be nice to talk to them a bit more. JW
Stranger: That's sweet. I try talking to them, but it still feels a little strange. I like it when you talk to them though. -SH
Starting with bedtime stories is a good idea. -SH
You: It's a bit abstract, but now that there's a bump, that might make it easier to get used to. JW
What do you think we should read to them? JW
Stranger: All my sources are saying I should be feeling movement by now, but I haven't yet. It's concerning. -SH
I'm not sure... We could read them some medical texts or something. Unless you think fiction would be a better idea? -SH
You: Of course you'd suggest that. We can do a bit of both. JW
At this point, the movement would be fairly light. If you want, we could talk to the OB at our next appointment? JW
Stranger: I'd like that. You know I worry. -SH
You: Alright. I guess until then, we should be patient. JW
Maybe they'll be more active in the next couple weeks. JW
Stranger: I hope so. -SH
But then again, feeling them move will probably be terrifying. -SH
You: I imagine so, but I'm sure it'll be exciting as well. JW
I can't wait until I can feel them, too. JW
Stranger: Every step of this is exciting and terrifying. -SH
You won't be able to feel them for a little while yet, but you can touch as much as you like in the meantime. -SH
You: I know, you'll get to feel them first. JW
You can bet that I'll be giving that bump a lot of attention when I get home. JW
Stranger: Jealous? -SH
Good. I could use a thorough cuddle. -SH
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You: Maybe a little, but I'll still be mostly excited when it happens. JW
I'm more than happy to give you one. JW
Seems So Easy for Everybody Else is my fave. It was the first translock fic I read and every word still sings in my veins. Used to be on AO3 but isn’t anymore, sorry for the LJ link.
Just Transport is beautiful and long. Good right from the beginning. It gets a little heavy in later chapters. Always read the tags! Stay safe, ilu
A Guide to Binding houses a non-binary Sherlock and goes over unsafe binding habits. It’s sickly sweet and includes Supportive!Mycroft. 10/10
Bloom goes over the affects of HRT in some trans men, specifically the increase in sex drive. If you catch my drift.
Ignite features trans!John Watson and Sherlock’s wacky idea that he should help John by supplying him with a myriad of sex toys. Nicer and more fluffy than you’d think.
Pelvic Bone is a short and sweet trans!Mycroft one-off, actually inspired by an offhand comment of Sherlock’s made during the fic “Ignite”.
There are more I’m sure, but this is just off the top of my head. @kinklock has a very nice Translock ficrec list you can read here. Hope you have a good day!
Do you guys know any blogs about Sherlock being trans or queer or anything like that?
We sure do, Nonnie! Thanks for your question. :3 By queer, we’re assuming you meant gender queer, though we’ll include genderfluid as well. If that’s not what you meant, please let us know!
Here’s a blog that’s all genderfluid!Sherlock (and if I may say so myself, the asks and head canons are phenomenal): http://genderfluidsherlock.tumblr.com/
And then here’s a blog for Sherlock as FTM transgender: http://fuckyeahftmsherlock.tumblr.com/
thisisnotascrapbook does loads of beautiful art of Sherlock as genderqueer/fluid as well, like this piece (here.)
and then one of my favourite renditions of a genderfluid Sherlock was done by theridingcropsart (here), so you can check them out as well!
Here are some trans!Sherlock and trans!John fics: (clicky) It even has parentlock! :D
And if any of our followers know of any more good blogs, please let us know!
Fics with ftm!Sherlock | 47 fics | last updated 14.7.2016 | Genderfluid!Sherlock Master Post
The Syntax of Things by what_alchemy
When John looked at him, Sherlock felt whole, felt like he was who he was meant to be. Not a freak, an oddity, or a monster in-between.
(worse than) nicotine by wistful_joy
“What has happened to my beautiful daughter?” Mrs. Holmes says, distraught, fingers outstretched, reaching toward Sherlock’s newly-shorn head.
Sherlock looks up, eyes bright and full of something half manic, half exultant. “I killed her,” she says, viciously, and Mycroft wonders if he ought to have recognized the signs sooner.
There Is A Crack In Everything by Lexigent
She’s immune to your consultations, he’s quite aware of what he’s going through.
Obvious by katesfolly
John accidentally discovers something about Sherlock's past, says the wrong thing, and wishes he hadn't.
Seems So Easy for Everybody Else by etothepii
He signs his correspondences to the police as Sherlock H, as he always has, and he signs his letters to his parents as SH — they can take what they will from the S. He signs his school assignments S. Holmes, and manages to get away with it because he is the only Holmes in his classes.
Just Transport by unofficialsherlockian
He'd always felt wrong in what he was physically. Mentally is where he'd always been comfortable. Then again, the body was just transport. But that didn't mean that he'd always thought that, or accepted it.
Beneath by bittergrapes
Sherlock is hiding something, and it’s pissing John off. ftm!Sherlock/bisexual!John.
The Translock Series
Passing by Soujinesque
A what-if in which Sherlock is female-to-male transgendered, pre- and post-op, and John is awesome.
Towards the Light by Caidyn (WIP; last updated 3/2014)
Sherlock Holmes has always been different. Seventeen and in Uni is just one of those things. For his while life he's never felt right in his body; the frills and dresses never quite worked the way Mummy wanted them to. But even when he finally decides his fate in life is to become a he, he's met with problems on all sides.
The Fallacies of Simple Observation by bloodofthepen
“If you observed, John, or even looked, you would know that my aversion to people is nothing compared to people’s aversion to me.”
The doctor stopped; replaced the bags in the corner. He leveled his eyes with the detective’s. “All right, Sherlock—what’s the real reason?”
“Don’t play with me, John.”
“I’m not. I’m asking you a question because I care about the answer.”
“You don’t want to play this game, John; you will lose.”
“Sherlock, stop it. I’m not playing any games. You've given me only secondary reasons for avoiding the hospital, and since I’m the one who has to patch you up every time you decide real medical attention isn't necessary, I deserve to know why.”
“No.”
“No?”
“You’re a doctor,John; observation of the human body is your industry. You do not ‘deserve’ to have me make an audible confession of what you have already seen.”
Her, Forever Dead by anonymous
Always Stays the Same (Nothing Ever Changes) by balthesar
Sherlock can't remember sitting for the photographer, can't remember ever liking the evidence of it, but it used to resolve into something, if dissatisfying, then at least coherent.
Bloom by magikspell
They'll kiss, and they'll touch, and they'll make each other ache with pleasure, but this-- this is something, isn't it?
Reuptake by Shayvaalski
When Sherlock asks John to help him get on anti-depressants, John doesn't at first think any of it; after all, he wants to do what's best for his partner. It's when it becomes apparent than Sherlock is taking them for reasons almost entirely unrelated to depression that things get a bit, well. Complicated.
Untitled by pastelmidna
Nothing about him is wrong. This strong man with prominent cheekbones and fierce eyes, dressed impeccably in the finest suits money can buy. You want to be him. You want to stop being Violet and become Sherlock.
All Over Again by bauble123 (WIP; last updated 12/2014)
When they were kids, and Sherlock still identified as female, John and Sherlock were friends. They even 'dated' in junior school. Come secondary school, though, they drifted apart, John becoming popular and Sherlock ever more lonely. Then Sherlock moved to London, and John to the army. Sherlock realised she was not a she, but a he, and acted on that, and John discovered he was bisexual. Years later, at a school reunion, John finds someone pacing up and down indecisive: Sherlock.
Before the Lobotomy by Bit_Not_Good
Sherlock gets top surgery.
Carpe Diem by theofficialsherlockholmes
John would take care of Sherlock for the rest of his life, should the other boy allow him to.
Hit and love by InMyMind11
Sherlock and John have known each other for a month and they are both interested in being more than friends, but Sherlock doesn't want anything to happen because it means he will have to tell John he is transgender and he is sure he will lose him. One day some boys learn that he is a transman and they use the information to humiliate him in front of everyone. John happens to be there and it's how he learns it.
Or the classical trope of John defending Sherlock against assholes and then being freaking amazing about Sherlock being transgender
Will-o'-the-Wisp by queervulcan
Sherry has always been a doll that Mummy dressed up, a doll that Father paraded around to his associates, and a doll that Mycroft could mold into a mini him.
Sherlock hated it.
Think of Me As Your Soldier by misswatsonholmes
Maybe the only thing John needed was a little push to realise they could be more, and if Sherlock’s surgery happened to be it then it had worked well on more ways than just one.
Sherlock Was Never a Girl's Name by TheTARDISDatabase
When Sherlock was ten, her mother had taken her shopping for clothes, as she had shot up tall in the past weeks. Sherlock pointed to the boys section.
“Can I get my clothes from over there?” She asked. Her mother pulled a face.
"No, Sherlock. Those clothes are for boys.“
Adventures in Sexting by CassidyStark
A teen AU where Sherlock is a nervous trans guy and John is very flirty.
A Good Man by CassidyStark
AU where Sherlock is a teenage FTM and looking for love in all the wrong places
Still alive by InMyMind11
Sherlock has known he was transgender for a while now and he decides to come out to his parents, but they react badly and Sherlock end up trying to kill himself only to be saved by his best friend John who doesn't know anything about Sherlock being trans.
Beautiful Handsome Bones by Catherss (WIP; last updated 9/2014)
“See, Willamina, it looks good on you. I don't know why you don't wear dresses more."
"Yes, mother." He replies, his forced voice wrongfully high, hands soothing over the front of it in a way that suggests not an urge to keep it neat but an urge to get it off his skin.
Queer Q-ties by watsonaname
Sometimes I come up with random translock headcanons and sometimes I turn them into ficlets. I'll probably add more in the future, so have some drabbles about two queers falling in love.
Sherlock Is Actually A Girl’s Name by orphan_account (WIP; last updated 2/2015)
Sherlock doesn't want to fall in love with John. He really doesn't. Because in a new city and in a new life he's managed to keep it a secret. But if he does fall in love with John and let's John fall in love with him, then John will come to know, and John might leave him. After all how could John possibly understand? How could he possibly accept it? That his best friend, Sherlock Holmes, was born a woman. That 'Sherlock' is actually a girl's name.
A Room Untended by Red
Sherlock had thought he'd excised his heart, years ago. The arrival of John complicates matters, but then, life has rarely been simple.
Passing by rainbowjehan
Sherlock is ftm. John finds out.
Born This Way by candle_pretense
Sherlock is a FTM transgender man. John is intrigued.
The Shape of You by ureshiiichigo
John just found out Sherlock is trans, and now he can't stop thinking about him, even though he's started dating Greg. Sherlock is grumpy. John is confused. Greg is amused. All three are sexually frustrated. Sounds like a normal day at 221B.
Untitled by inula_conyza
A Series of Inconsequential Events by kahvi
The murder of a transperson has Sherlock particularly agitated, as he himself is FTM. John refusing to let up asking about it is not helping.
From bully to boyfriend by theshortgirlintheredcoat
This fic follows a teenage John reluctantly bullying a Trans Sherlock. They become boyfriends and many cliches happen.
really a girl’s name by funeralshenanigans
Mr and Mrs Holmes had a son and a daughter.
Sherlock knew differently.
Mummy was smart, all mathematical numbers and he didn’t blame her for not understanding a formula that didn’t add up right; girls are girls, boys are boys and it’s so easy to find x when everything worked the way it was meant to.
In Spite by ben (WIP; last updated 1/2016)
"Your friend was found dead at seven thirty three yesterday morning. Since then we have identified him and -" he stopped. The room began to blur. Sherlock tried to stand up but his legs wouldn't move. He felt crippled under the blow of the news.
Summer Heat by Schattengestalt
Sherlock is eager to go out with his best friend, John Watson. He does not care that they are supposed to reach a new heat record on this day and he does not take any precautions when he ventures outside. Certainly, the heat will not affect him in any way... will it?!
Constellations by giantflyingskelesnurtle (WIP; last updated 5/2015)
The last time Sherlock saw John Watson, he was a cheerful med student, dreaming of the military. The last time John saw Sherlock Holmes, he was a pre-T chem student who still used ace bandages as a chest binder.
They went their separate ways years ago, but now the world is giving them a second chance; and maybe this time, things will turn out right.
Not Your Girlfriend by captainjohnwatson (WIP; last updated 7/2016)
John thinks he's dating a girl and Sherlock doesn't know how to tell him the truth.
Foolish Words by Schattengestalt
John stumbles over Sherlock's best hidden secret, when he overhears an argument between Mycroft and his brother. It's John's decision to make, if this discovery changes his feelings for Sherlock in any way.
Break Free by Schattengestalt
Sherlock has a secret and he is afraid that his family will stop loving him, if they find out about it. One day though, Sherlock can not bear the burden of his secret anymore and he shares it with Mycroft, although he fears the worst.
I’m Ready by GubraithianFrie
Sherlock is nervous about his first date with his best friend and takes a trip down the memory lane on how they became what they are now.
Everything I am by Schattengestalt
On most days, Sherlock likes what he sees in the mirror, but sometimes he just can't stand the sight of his own body.
Notice Me Senpai! by GubraithianFire (WIP; last updated 6/2016) NEW!
Sherlock and John meet through tumblr.
A Girl’s Name by Caseyrocksmore NEW!
He could leave John with a piece of himself. He could give John a secret. He could come clean about the one other thing he hadn't told his best friend, the thing that didn't matter to anyone but Sherlock now.
"Sherlock is actually a girl's name."
Sherlock Isn’t a Girl’s Name by Penniless Cosplayer NEW!
Sherlock was a little boy who lived with his mother and father and older brother. The problem was, everyone insisted that he was a little girl named Andrea. This little boy grew up to be a man, like he was supposed to. Not everyone liked that. Trans!Sherlock
So I read this post ( <3 ) and it reminded me of this absolutely beautiful, heartbreaking, but ultimately with a happy ending fic: Seems So Easy for Everybody Else by etothepii, and I wanted to rec it again, because it's still one of the best fics I've ever read in the fandom.
Summary: He signs his correspondences to the police as Sherlock H, as he always has, and he signs his letters to his parents as SH -- they can take what they will from the S. He signs his school assignments S. Holmes, and manages to get away with it because he is the only Holmes in his classes. FtM!Sherlock.
Title: Seems so easy for everybody else Part 1 and Part 2
Author: Etothepii
Rating: T
Genre: Angst
Length: Words 15,000
Summary: He signs his correspondences to the police as Sherlock H, as he always has, and he signs his letters to his parents as SH — they can take what they will from the S. He signs his school assignments S. Holmes, and manages to get away with it because he is the only Holmes in his classes. FtM!Sherlock.
