Hi Steph! I recently got into f1 and i was wondering if you have any fics where john and sherlock are racers? I thought it would be interesting for them to be in that sort of environment, especially since john is a thrill-seeker and enjoys danger, i thought racing might give him that same rush.
Hi Lovely!!!
I know of these few, only because I've been meaning to read them forever and haven't LOL:
The Chequered Flag by littleweedwrites (T, 9,405+ w., 6/16 Ch. || WiP || Racing Car AU || Car Accidents, Implied / Referenced Homophobia, Eating Disorder, Death Mention, Therapy) – John Watson used to be a top class racing driver, before. Now he's a wreck and if he stands any chance of getting back behind the wheel he needs all the help he can get.
Fly Very High by yalublyutebya (E, 46,533 w., 31 Ch. || Racing Car / Formula One AU || Rivalry, Permanent Injury, Hate/Angry Sex) – John Watson was born to be a racing driver, and even a crash isn't enough to keep him out of a car for long. But coming back is not that easy, especially when he meets his new teammate, Sherlock Holmes. Part 2 of Formula One AU
Red Lights Out by days_of_storm (E, 333,458 w., 103 Ch. || Formula One / Car Racing AU || Mechanic John, Driver Sherlock, UST, Friendship, Pre-Slash, Romance, Perfect Cooperation, Accidents, Manipulation, Slow Burn) – John Watson is an overqualified mechanic and former rally driver who works for McLaren. Silverstone GP is impending when he meets Sherlock Holmes, a prodigy driver whom nobody takes seriously, except for McLaren boss Greg Lestrade.
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I imagine there's more by the author of the first one since it's part of a series, LOL.
And I did a search for "racing" on my offline lists and I got this one for Horse Racing:
In the Deep, Where Dark Things Sleep by HardlyFair (M, 184,979 w., 26 Ch. || Scorpio Races AU || Graphic Violence, 1960′s, Slow Burn, Past Drug Use, Bed Sharing, Water Horses, Folklore, First Kiss/Time, Horror Elements, Vet!John, Protective John, Magical Realism, Horse Racing, Mutual Pining, Angst with Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort) – The closer time crawls to November, the more water horses the Scorpio Sea spits out. The colder Thisby becomes. Sherlock Holmes is an islander - completely surrounded by the water. John Watson, he knows, comes from the mainland and lives for the Races. On the first of November, Sherlock will race. The man holding steady by his side is someone he never expects. A Scorpio Races AU (Maggie Stiefvater), but no knowledge of the book needed.
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ANNNNND I cannot forget about this legendary Bike Racing fic that I have also been procrastinating on:
Slipstream by khorazir (M, 290,208 w., 25 Ch. || Tour de France / Sports Cycling AU || Room Sharing, Cycling Injuries, Discussions of Drugs/Doping, Awkward Romance, Hurt/Comfort, Bickering, Case Fic, Strangers to Friends to Lovers, Internalized Homophobia, Mutual Pining, Bed Sharing, Jealousy, Bi John / Demi Sherlock) –It’s going to be the last Tour de France for professional cyclist John Watson. Despite the hardships of cycling more than 3000 kilometres in three weeks, in blistering heat and torrential rain, over dangerous cobblestones in northern France and the mountains of the Alps and the Pyrenees, battling thirst, hunger, injury and exhaustion, not to mention bitchy rivals, doping allegations, and the ever scoop-hungry press, he is going to enjoy the ride, damn it. That’s what John keeps telling himself – until he meets his new teammate, Sherlock Holmes, who adds a whole new list of problems as well as an extra dose of excitement to John’s life.
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Sorry these are all the ones I know, but I would love more if y'all got them!
Feel free to give us more, friends! I hope, in the meantime, that these will scratch that itch for you, Nonny!! :D
