winterdaphne2

A blog about Johnlock from BBC Sherlock // TJLC // Still dreaming happy endings for these two

[winterdaphne2]

Sherlock Writing Portfolio

A summary of my BBC Sherlock writing so far.

Meta

Deciphering the Romance Arc. / The main meta event over at tumblr dot com slash winterdaphne2. A multi-part meta project that offers my TJLC reading of the show up through TAB, as of February 2026.

Meta Masterpost. / My other metas. I’ve changed my mind about some things over time, so I don’t agree with everything that I wrote in some of these. But I still agree with a lot of it! Feel free to read and judge for yourself.

Fic

Last Chances. M, 28,552 words. TSOT canon divergence. Alternates between John’s and Sherlock’s perspectives. / “John’s stag night goes exactly to plan. Well, for John it does. For Sherlock, it doesn’t go to plan at all. After that, nothing goes to plan—not for anyone.”

Forever at a Price. T, 64,226 words. Set during S2. Sherlock’s perspective. / A canon-compliant fic that explores Sherlock and John’s relationship between the pool and the rooftop as Sherlock falls more and more deeply in love. Case fic, pining, and lots of missing scenes.

Eyes Like the Sea. M, 14,055 words. Set after TLD. Sherlock’s perspective. / “Sherlock and John are in love. After the morgue, maybe that isn’t enough anymore.”

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Fic Recs

Fifty Johnlock Fic Recs. / Posted January 2026.

[sidneypagget]

I haven't finished yet. I know.

[harbingerofsoup]

i fear that the longer im a fan of sherlock holmes the less of a fuck i give about moriarty just by virtue of how many adaptations really give a fuck about him

[estrella-creek]

YES.

Absolutely.

Also what's said in the tags. You can actually test how good an adaptation will be by how they make Watson.

People would believe Sherlock Holmes is the most difficult/interesting character to put in the screen, but a bad or good Watson can kill or make the show.

Bad Watson = Non-existent Watson applies here.

I love Watson, and he happens to be Sherlock Holmes's favorite person. How can you even try to understand these characters if you don't understand what they love?

Also, a very important issue that helps me understand why these bad adaptations are so common; to portray true male friendship you need to understand male intimacy, more specifically Victorian's male intimacy, and it's a very, VERY difficult concept for men to understand if they never had it. They can understand and apply the trope "friends to enemies" more easily because for them violence and conflict it's intrinsic to the very idea of what "Being a Man" represents.

To portray men being kind, supportive and loving with each other, holding hands in the dark when they are scared (it's literally in the books, don't blame me, look it up), listening adoringly, to pledge one's honor and loyalty to one another, to "being there to be used"... requires a profound understanding of what intimacy, friendship, manliness and love means.

And I don't think this has nothing to do with them being in love with each other (which I think is true).

First and foremost, they were friends.

Love of the romantic nature it's only an extra in this story (a very important one from my perspective nonetheless).

So, to ask a man (because the author of these adaptations is a man 99.99% of the time) to understand all of this... It will take more time.

[2x16]

i was talking to my mom about cardassians and said something along the lines of ‘what must it be like to be a cardassian civilian. like abstractly knowing the rest of the galaxy thinks of your species as ‘the evil ones’ and kinda sorta knowing your government runs labor camps and torture prisons and is a military empire, and it’s a huge deal for everyone else in the galaxy, but you just like run a restaurant so it’s not a big part of your daily life, so you just like, go about your day and make soup and don’t think about it’ and then halfway through my sentence i actually heard myself and then had to go sit down for like ten minutes. like sat down in a chair and stared at the floor for ten minutes

[winterdaphne2]

Dear Sherlock hive mind:

I have a new fic idea, and for this one it would be helpful if I knew a bit more about (a) how the British army works, and (b) what the war in Afghanistan was like on the ground, especially for British soldiers & army doctors. Does anyone have any reading recs so that I can get a sense of what any of this might have been like for John? Books, long-form journalism, meta posts would all be great!

(Tagging @7-percent and @calaisreno in case they might know of anything? No pressure, of course!)

[calaisreno]

@winterdaphne2 I tagged you on a reblog of my Maiwand post. There's actually quite a bit of info about that battle, considering there were few survivors. John Watson's experience was said to have been based on Royal Berkshire Regiment's Chief Medical Officer Surgeon-Major Alexander Francis Preston, who did survive that devastating battle. I believe that a generation of English looked on that battle the way many of us remember the World Trade Center Bombing or Pearl Harbour.

There is also a blog here belonging to @wellingtongoose - who has a lot of information about military stuff ❤️

To be honest, even Wikipedia has a lot on the British army, where they were fighting each year, details about uniforms and weapons, etc. The Medical Department went through a lot of organisational change during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, so you can figure out who Watson would report to, what his uniform looked like, what sidearms doctors carried, etc. And Wikipedia always directs you to sources, with links if they're online. Older books can sometimes be found on Google Books.

I'll give it more thought too! Thanks for asking! If you think of any specific questions, I love doing research and would be happy to hunt around ❤️

[winterdaphne2]

Thank you so much, @calaisreno!

I was actually thinking about the 21st-century war and BBC canon, but I think that almost all of your suggestions still apply and seem really helpful!! Thanks for directing me to @wellingtongoose's blog, especially. I think I'll probably start there and with the "War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)" Wikipedia page and then see where that takes me. Fortunately, I have access to a university library (and a pretty fantastic public library, too), so I suspect that I can get access to pretty much any book that I might need.

If I think of any specific research questions that I could use some help with, I'll let you know! Thank you so much for offering!

[primedirectiveposting]

[lesvegas]

A few years ago while trying to find ways to commit suicide as painlessly as possible, I came across a PDF of Dr. Paul Quinnett's The Forever Decision. Thinking it might go into actual methods of suicide (I read an article once that actually did that and was trying to find it again) I started to read it, and I think I only got about two pages in before I was crying too much to actually see the words.

I downloaded the PDF to my hard drive and I open it again whenever I'm feeling too suicidal to do much else, but not enough to start booking a ride to the hospital. And every time without fail I only go up to a few pages before backing off and choosing to live another day just because suicide suddenly seems even more unbearable than whatever the hell upset me in the first place.

All the book really does is [I'm pulling a summary from GoodReads here as, again, I've read no more than 5 pages] "discusses the social aspects of suicide, the right to die, anger, loneliness, depression, stress, hopelessness, drug and alcohol abuse, the consequences of a suicide attempt, and how to get help."

But it also starts with the author kindly asking the reader to complete the book before going through with anything, and for some reason I'm compelled to really just try to read it all before finalizing everything. Despite not yet completing it (hopefully never will) I think I can safely say it's saved my life at least a few times now.

It's intentionally legal to copy and redistribute this book to keep it as accessible as possible, and it's very easy to find, but here's a link for it anyways.

[winterdaphne2]

Dear Sherlock hive mind:

I have a new fic idea, and for this one it would be helpful if I knew a bit more about (a) how the British army works, and (b) what the war in Afghanistan was like on the ground, especially for British soldiers & army doctors. Does anyone have any reading recs so that I can get a sense of what any of this might have been like for John? Books, long-form journalism, meta posts would all be great!

(Tagging @7-percent and @calaisreno in case they might know of anything? No pressure, of course!)

[pippinstook]

in the pale moonlight..........

[artaudmatic]

My work for the @very-sincerely-yours-zine !

What an incredible honor to be surrounded by such talented creatives in a celebration of queer life, love, and perseverance 🩵🩵🩵

I settled on a triptych design with the left and right panels depicting each man’s ’death’ (Afghanistan and Reichenbach Falls respectively) and a sort of ‘revival’ in the center as they finally come together. Of course the retirement cottage and plenty of Victorian flower language is included as well.

I hope y’all got your copies and enjoy! Thank you again for the chance to contribute to this fantastic project 🩵🏳️‍🌈🏡

[camillo1978]

@k2dangergirl was the wonderfully generous winning bidder on my @fandomtrumpshate offering. Thank you so much for your donation to the TransLifeline!

The requested picture is inspired by a scene in the classic Sherlock fanfic:

  The Whore of Babylon Was a Perfectly Nice Girl (link to AO3) by out_there

[winterdaphne2]

"People I'd Like to Get to Know Better" Game!

Thank you so much for the tag, @naefelldaurk!

Last Song: Ladies Room by Olivia Dean, although my favorite songs by her are actually Echo and Dive. Echo always makes me think of TEH, and Dive makes me think of a scene from one of my favorite fics, because everything gets converted into Johnlock in my brain I guess.

Currently Watching: I recently rewatched the Guy Ritchie Sherlock Holmes movies for the first time in many years! I really enjoyed the first one. I didn't take it that seriously, and with that attitude it was fun :D

Current Obsession: Y'all don't even have to ask me this one, my obsession is permanent.

Currently Reading: I'm rereading The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings for the first time in what must be at least ten years. Right now I'm about halfway through The Two Towers, and I'm loving these books!

Currently Working On: My FTH fic. I think I've also decided what my next writing project will be ;)

Last Google DuckDuckGo Search: How to get to [REDACTED] from [REDACTED] via public transit.

Tagging @ohwatson, @tryingtimes22, @devoursjohnlock, @belladonnaxy, @221b-carefulwhatyouwishfor, @marsdaydream, @lololollywrites, @givemesherbet-blog-blog, @hesagoodone, and anyone else who sees this and wants to play!

[kinklock]

hi everyone and happy you fucking saying psychopath murders can’t be feminists holy shit

[kinklock]

seeing a post claiming moriarty would be a feminist like…..this is somehow more outlandish to me than usual moriarty stanning, you really gonna sit there and tell me that someone who would make a woman call herself “this stupid bitch” while she had a bomb strapped to her has the makings of a feminist, not to mention blowing an old blind lady up , but like alright, yall do you i guess ,

[real-sextronaut-deactivated2016]

Okay, but he’s a terrorist,, he’s gonna be strapping bombs to people??

[kinklock]

i am genuinely fascinated by what you are trying to imply here

[telepaxh-deactivated20170204]

…….Are you fucking saying psychopath murders can’t be feminists holy shit.

[maracu-ja]

a Classic*

[tendergazes]

“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”

[winterdaphne2]

I finally finished a first draft of my FTH fic last night 😭

[fideliant]