#model!lock

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Even the modelling magazines ship Johnlock

Other fake magazine spreads for the Modelling AU:

Sherlock

John

Moriarty

Lestrade

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Ugly Duckling by Testosterone_Tea 

7k, NC-17, Fluff & Smut, 

Author Summary: “ Sherlock has spent his life thinking that he’s ugly, and it really wouldn’t bother him except for two things: a) he wants John to like him, and b) he finds himself on a case involving underwear modeling. But apparently body positivity comes with a bloody side dish of serial killing, and John in nothing but pants is very distracting. What’s an ugly duckling to do?”

My Summary: This is like kind of a casefic but not really, as it is very focused on Sherlock and his emotions surrounding the situation. I absolutely love the trope, I love the cleverness of the case, Johns reactions and encouragement and the absolutely heart warming first time. I reread this often. I remember this fic seeming a little OoC when I read it the first time, but really, the fragile side of Sherlock isn’t really explored that much on the show, so it’s reasonable that it’s open to interpretation. 

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I made a magazine spread for John Watson as a male model because I have no self-control 😂 I am so going to have to write this damn AU (but not before I make one for Sherlock). 

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Okay, the final one for the night (Moriarty and Moran tomorrow!).

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Annnnd, Sherlock gets his model magazine spread, too.

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Another Modelling AU fake magazine, this time ft. Moriarty (and a bit of Sebastian). 

Also, guessing that picture of them together is a manip - if anyone knows who made that, let me know, and I’ll make sure to add credits! Just know it is not mine.

Eventually, I’ll write this fic, but I gotta make a bunch of fake magazines first, apparently. 

You can see the other magazines here (more to come!):

Sherlock

John

Lestrade

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WIP Poll!

Okay folks, now that I’ve finished my two Fandom Trumps Hate fics, and immediate and inglorious, I’m trying to decide what WIP to dedicate my time to. I have a few options, and I thought it would be neat to see what people think.

I’ll list the WIPs I have in mind, with a description of the plot, and, if people can reply or reblog with their choice, that would be great! Number or title is fine.

1. And Vow for Something Completely Different

Johnlock AU, mostly light and humorous. Inspired by this post, John and Mary are casually dating for about 3 or so years. Friends keep asking them when they’re gonna finally commit, but neither are really into it. John’s fine to settle, Mary is, too, but there’s no real big love between them. One drunken night with their friends, the suggestion comes up to have a wedding and invite a celebrity, with the likelihood they won’t attend, and will probably just have their assistant send a gift basket. Perfect, Molly knows one! This guy named Sherlock Holmes, who, before he made it big with some patents, used to use their lab at Bart’s for his research. Super standofffish, not very friendly, but now stinkin’ rich. Exactly the kind of rich dude to send a basket and never RSVP to a wedding. John and Mary jokingly agree, then, with next day sobriety, make a weird pact that if, for some wild reason, this Sherlock Holmes RSVPs yes to the wedding, they’ll actually get married. 

Guess what? Mycroft forces Sherlock to go, telling him to be ‘more sociable’, and now John and Mary have to get married. But how will their tenuous, half-serious agreement hold up when Sherlock arrives and John is smitten? 

Fun, AU, Kinda Cracky, Fluffy.

2. Balanced Equation

This is the Johnlock Unilock fic I have been working on for ages. My plan is to complete it before posting, but we’ll see. I have a good chunk written, and it is my literal child. Like, it is my favourite fic, but I keep pushing it aside to work on other WIPs. Sherlock and John are in their 20s, both struggling through young adult life. John is a very closeted bisexual with bonafide alcoholism, trying to hide his sexuality from his peers and his parents, for fear of invoking the same anger his sister Harry received from their abusive father when she came out to him. In a flash of brilliant lack of thought, he gets blasted at a party, and ends up grinding up on a very attractive, tall, dark-haired man. They kiss, they dance, they grind, they part. 

Sherlock is a super self-destructive young man with a crippling drug habit. Growing up as the ‘freak’ has made him withdrawn and cold, but it is all a facade. In his efforts to push everyone away, and drown his loneliness in chemical oblivion, he really only has one friend, Molly Hooper, who gives anything like a care about him. He attends house parties, enjoys making out with complete strangers who don’t try too hard to know him, and is unambiguously gay af. John grinds up on him at a party, and Sherlock is a little disappointed things don’t go further. 

Turns out they’re assigned lab partners the day after said party. Cue angst, terror, chaotic bisexual John Watson, and just some general heart-ripping misunderstandings (and some very stupid decisions).

AU, Angst, Pining, Smut, and a Happy Ending (and likely a sequel!).

3. In Every Storm

Sherlock and John are finally together. After years of miscommunication, death threats, and drama, they are finally a couple (maybe even married). But John still hasn’t dealt with everything he’s been through, and it begins to come between them. John is distant, withdrawn. Sherlock can feel him slipping away. He knows he is losing him. In a fit of desperation, Sherlock makes a mistake that could be unforgivable, but, at this point, he would do almost anything to reach John. However, what he has done might be too much to move past, and he might end up losing John for good.

Angst, Broken Heart, Not Sure About a Happy Ending.

4. Smoke and Mirrors

Model AU! Sherlock Holmes is a 25-year-old print model, making a name for himself and taking the male model community by storm. He is a cold, distant man, but, when he gets in front of the camera, everything changes. He can be warm, he can be sultry, he can be mysterious. Sherlock’s control over his body and emotions allow him to be a chimera in front of the camera, and his dedication echoes his intensity. Thanks to a rough, very public break-up with Jim Moriarty, a fellow model, his reputation has been deeply tarnished, and he is doing his best to navigate the blow to his rep. 

John Watson is an older, “short” male model. Struggling to stay relevant in a field that already “sells him short” thanks to height and age biases, John has clawed and fought for everything he has achieved. His manager, ex-boyfriend, and best friend, Gregory Lestrade (a semi-retired older male model) is his manager. When Greg takes on Sherlock as a client in his male model mentoring work, John is less than impressed by the young model, who ‘looks about 12′. Over time, and with Lestrade convincing John that Sherlock isn’t what the tabloids say he is, John finds he actually likes the new kid on the block. But, as their friendship (and something more?) begins to develop, speculation and rumours abound, threatening to tear down the tenuous start to their relationship before it has even begun. And Moriarty, with his new partner and squeeze, Sebastian Moran, seems hellbent on having Sherlock collab with his new agency, Criminal - whether he is willing or not. 

AU, Johnlock, Modelling, Smut, First Times.

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All right, folks! Let me know what you think! And please do not take these ideas as your own. I am fine if people are inspired by any of these fic ideas, but please credit me if you write something from it.

Thanks!

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Heyo, folks! Some interest seems to exist around my Johnlock Modelling AU. Let me know if you want to be tagged when I finally post some actual writing!