#asibe happy

[tllgrrl]

This is the music playing at the end of The Ones Who Live - Episode 4: “What We”, written, showran and starring THE Danai Gurira.

It’s the music that starts to play when, finally back in sync, Mr. & Mrs. BAMF Rick and Michonne are making their way out of a collapsing building, fucking up walkers on their way out. Like they do, those coo-coo lovebirds.

The song is in the Zulu language and begins:

Sonwabile

Siyathandana

Bazamile usohlukanisa, bohluleka

Which translates as:

We are happy

We love each other

They tried to separate us, but they failed.

And yeah, there just might be a fic on the back burner for this.

Damn this show.

#towl spoilers #twd towl #the ones who live #the walking dead #towl music #the walking dead: the ones who live #richonne #rick grimes #michonne grimes #rick & michonne grimes #mr & mrs BAMF #asibe happy #afro pop #amapiano #kabiza de small #somi #Spotify #towl episode 4 #written by danai gurira #danai gurira #andrew lincoln #rogue apostrophe in title has been repaired

[holdmyscripts]

I’m still intrigued by what John was going to say.

#bbc sherlock #johnlock #johnlock bbc #sherlock holmes #gay #john watson #sherlock bbc #sherlock script #tjlc #happy new year #for everyone #asib

[if-came-the-day]

SH: Nothing whatsoever.

#bbc sherlock #sherlock #sherlock holmes #benedict cumberbatch #a scandal in belgravia #asib #sherlockedit #happy birthday Sherlock

[queerholmcs]

longer quotes completed in full below:

a damsel in distress. in the end, are you really so obvious, because this was textbook—the promise of love, the pain of loss, the joy of redemption. then give him a puzzle and watch him dance...

heaven may be a fantasy for the credulous and the afraid, but i can give you a map reference for hell.

the roads we walk have demons beneath—and yours have been waiting for a very long time.

obviously we can't actually include everything here. what do you mean half of these are from tfp. you can tell they let the show become more blatantly unhinged as they went. i was watching the s1 episode commentaries this weekend and can you imagine a world where mycroft holmes was not portrayed by one of the writers. we would have lost out on so much. i might almost be able to be normal about this show seven years after the last episodes have aired. inconceivable.

#sherlock #bbc episode polls #*mine #bbc sherlock #mh

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Five Fics Friday: April 19/24

Happy Friday everyone! Check out today's selection of fics to get you through the weekend! And be sure to give the boosted fic some extra love, as it JUST finished being written! :D Enjoy!!

SIGNAL BOOSTING

The Curious Case of the Casablanca Killer by meet_me_in_samarra (G, 55,886 w., 16 Ch. || Post THoB, Case Fic, Bromance / Friendship, Clever John, John is a Conductor of Light, BAMF John / Sherlock, Sassy John, Cheeky Sherlock) – Deemed a three at best, the case of an invisible burglar in a historic cinema who stole nothing only caught Sherlock’s attention because he was bored. Also, he wanted to do John a favour. In the end, this proved to be a real stroke of luck. Otherwise, Sherlock would have missed an intriguing mystery that quickly ramped up in complexity.

RECENT MFLs

Licence to Kiss by fellshish (T, 13,740 w., 4 Ch. || Post-ASiB, Bond Jokes, Angst and Humour, First Kiss, Bed Sharing, Love Confessions, Mutual Pining) – John loves James Bond. For his Birthday, Sherlock decides to organise a spy adventure. Sherlock begs Mycroft for a real case with some extra gadgets. And perhaps some actors pretending to be criminals. What could possibly go wrong?

Guess Who's Coming for Christmas Dinner by Raina_at (E, 18,623+ w., 2/4 Ch. || WiP || University AU || Fake / Pretend Relationship, Accidental Fake Dating, , Oblivious John / Sherlock, Mistaken for Being in a Relationship, Christmas, Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Alcohol, Past Drug Use, Not-Nice Holmes Family) – Sherlock hates spending Christmas with his snobby parents. John has nowhere to go over the holidays. The heat in 221B is broken and their fridge is empty. Plus, Sherlock's parents will hate John. So of course Sherlock takes John along. It's not his fault that his parents assume John's his boyfriend. Of course John is perfect and all, but Sherlock doesn't do romance. So what harm can there be in pretending, if it makes his parents this mad?

Only Yesterday by Berty (T, 43,378+ w., 17/18 Ch. || Alternate Timelines / 'Yesterday' AU || Post-TRF, POV John, Grief, Mental Instability, Angst, Unrequited Love, Suspense, Scotland, Hurt John, Developing Relationship, Doctor John, John is a Mess) – Sherlock has been gone for two years and John Watson is doing okay. He goes to work. He sleeps (sometimes). He eats. He has colleagues, some of whom are even friends. He has purpose. If it's not a life as others might view it, it's a fair approximation. It's fine. He's fine. One night the lights go out and when they come back on everything is the same except for one important thing. For John it's the most important thing. And suddenly John is not fine at all.

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Magic Like You by Anonymous (NR [M], 9,714 w., 5 Ch. || LOKI SERIES || Post-S2, Light Angst, Soft, Friends to Lovers, Jotunn Loki, Pining Loki, Heavy Pining, Bed Sharing, Jealous Loki, POV Loki, Living Together, First Kiss/Time) – Loki and Mobius are trying to carve out a new life for themselves after all the chaos and hurt and destruction that was caused by the TVA. This story explores Loki's new life and his relationship to Mobius through magic. (With lots of stupid fun and soft moments along the way, because with these two, it's inevitable.)

#johnlock fic recs #lokius fic recs #my fic recs #five fics friday

[minitelsoleil]

For those of you wondering about the end song of episode 4.

#Afro beats are always a vibe #afro beats #afrobeats #towl #the ones who live #michonne grimes #richonne #michonne #rick grimes #kabzadesmall #kabza de small #ami faku #amifaku #Spotify

[gregorovitch-adler]

I really like this scene in The Blind Banker-

(Sorry for the shitty screencap.)

This is when Sherlock comes to rescue John and Sarah from where they'd been kidnapped and held as hostages by General Shan.

We've seen that Sherlock is quite jealous of Sarah and he's been nothing but hostile to her in this episode before this scene.

But when she's in fatal danger, he drops his cold façade and is genuinely concerned about her safety (along with John's, of course).

There's a similar pattern in ASIB. When John meets Irene in Battersea station, his first thought is about Sherlock's well being and nothing else.

J- Tell him you're alive.

I- He'll come after me.

J- I'll come after you if you don't.

John's jealousy for Irene is painfully obvious in this episode but he's not selfish when he realizes that Irene has been faking her death. He's only worried about Sherlock's mental health at this moment. It's actually very selfless.

This shows that while Sherlock and John can become easily jealous over each other, the jealousy is not till the point of toxicity.

In the end, they both just want each other to be happy.

#johnlock #bbc sherlock #bbc johnlock #sherlock holmes #john watson #jealous sherlock holmes #jealous john watson #sherlock meta #their jealousy over each other #the pining

[amythenortherner]

TOWL EP 4

idk if any of you are 28 days later fans but there’s a song that plays at the end of the movie that just gives you this immense understanding that things are gonna be okay.

It’s season song by Blue States. And it makes me cry every time I here it.

The song at the end of episode 4 gave me the same feeling guys 🥹

I love Danai and this episode was the best so far, as well as the best walking dead episode in a while. I hope she knows how happy we are with it.

#the walking dead the ones who live #towl spoilers #Richonne #rick and michonne #danai gurira #Rick grimes #andrew lincoln #Twd towl episode 4 #Spotify #SoundCloud

[iinkonde]

Hii! It’s me, again. Greet me as I greet you:). Today I’ll be listing the very few pet names, phrases of endearment kwasha kwacima… that I know. It’s Valentimes asibe happy sibe merry.

ps: Don’t hold your breath I’m not good at this.

Xhosa and Zulu translated to English(barely)

Sphalaphala sam = My pretty one

Phakade lam = My forever

Soka lami = My partner

Izinyanya zivumile = The ancreators have agreed

Impilo yami ngeke ibe lutho ngaphandle kwakho = My life would be nothing without you

Inhliziyo yami eyakho, uthando lwami lungangolwandle = My heart is yours. My love for you is greater than the ocean/ ocean deep

Mandibon’ ubuhle bakho ikhanda livele lidume = Your beauty makes my head spin

Ngiyocaca naye = I’m going to marry them/him/her

Noma bengathini wena ungowami = Nevermind the naysayers you’re mine.

Inhliziyo yami ishaya kancane mangizwa izwi lakho = My heart beats settles when I hear your voice

Thandiwe = Beloved

#wakanda forever #queen ramonda x reader #okoye x reader #nakia x reader #t’challa x reader #shuri x reader #riri williams x reader #ayo x aneka #black panther 2 #iinkonde

[asherlockstudy]

Hi!

Do you know why does Mycroft lie to John about Irene's fate in Karachi in ASIB?

Also, why does John say that Sherlock nearly despised her in the end when he clearly didn't? (I mean, this thing was the primary source of John's jealousy in the whole episode, wasn't it?)

All these weeks have been super crazy for me, sorry for this delay!

So, this was a question that really tormented me back in the day but I hadn't landed on a conclusion I deemed 100% safe. However, I am now leaning towards the realisation that we should take this scene at face value because Mycroft did NOT lie to John.

Mycroft waits outside 221B, hoping to meet John returning home. John is surprised to see him. Mycroft clearly is anxious to tell Sherlock himself: a) he can't decide which version of the story to tell Sherlock and b) he dreads that Sherlock might get emotional and he won't be able to deal with it. Given all the Eurus / Trevor context, we now know that Mycroft is terrified of how Sherlock will take the death of another person who is significant to him. We also know now that Sherlock considered Mycroft a terrible actor, which makes Mycroft even more anxious to lie in front of Sherlock. Mycroft points out that he neither smokes nor frequents cafes, making clear that he gets out of his way with all this situation.

Mycroft tries his story to John, Irene managed to get into a witness protection program in America. The fact that he uses promising speech like "She will survive... and thrive but he will never see her again", shows genuine sentimentality by Mycroft and not any mood for scheming. He asks John to convince Sherlock that he won't meet Irene again but at least she will continue having a happy life. There is no reason for Mycroft to say "she will survive and thrive" other than that he truly believes this would make Sherlock happy, as clearly neither Mycroft nor John cared whether Irene would survive and thrive. This is further proved by Mycroft's conviction that Irene was THE woman for Sherlock. He suspected that in the mortuary and he fully believed that when he told Sherlock "I drove you into her path. I am sorry. I didn't know (that you also like women)." Mycroft was effectively misled that Sherlock was in love with Irene. Of course Mycroft did not know Sherlock deciphered the email for John and not Irene and Irene did exactly nothing to correct his false impression. But this is why Mycroft is sorry. When John cedes to tell Sherlock, Mycroft tells him sadly that Irene is actually dead, and he does mean it as a truth This gives John a pause too, because even though he initially claimed Sherlock didn't care about Irene's fate, a finality like her actual death is something that even John fears it could sadden Sherlock. Mycroft is clearly lost and asks John what they should do.

If Mycroft wanted to mislead John, then he wouldn't ask his opinion. But, also, there's no reason for Mycroft to mislead John in this case. Whichever version was true, the result was the same; Sherlock and Irene would not meet again, so it's not like John had any antagonism, let alone that Mycroft wouldn't care so much about it. Besides, Sherlock and John had gone on with their lives normally during these two months, there was no reason for Mycroft to add a lie out of nowhere, especially since John seemed confident Sherlock despised Irene in the end.

So, the face value truth is:

John: Was it definitely her? She's done this before. Mycroft: I was thorough, this time. It would take Sherlock Holmes to fool me and I don't think he was on hand, do you? John swallows hard.

John Watson, always right. I understand that Mycroft sounds so suspicious here but perhaps it's a false perception because we know exactly this is what happened. However, it must actually be just tragic irony. Sherlock managed to fool Mycroft and he helped Irene disappear. Irene is NOT in a witness protection program in America. This is the lie Mycroft came up with because he thought Irene was dead. The only accurate information Mycroft has is that Irene was caught by terrorists in Karachi two months ago. Sherlock was secretly and independently following Irene's moves as he knew she was in mortal danger. He disguised himself as a terrorist, pretended to behead her and helped her escape while he confirmed her to be dead to the other terrorists. Since the terrorists believed her dead, this is the information that reached Mycroft. This means that after Irene fled, her and Sherlock's ways parted forever. Sherlock thought he paid her back, in a way, for her love.

It's interesting that John swallows hard when Mycroft doubts Sherlock could have saved Irene. He is pretty stone-faced throughout his encounter with Mycroft but now worry creeps in. Perhaps John remembered that Sherlock wasn't home for like a couple of days two months ago and deep inside John fears that Sherlock is the type of person who would run to Irene's rescue? He hopes he is wrong and he suppresses this momentary suspicion.

John is also torn about what to do. He hesitantly follows Mycroft's advice. Sherlock looks genuinely interested in what has become of Irene. He asks whether she's back in London, whether she's back on the game. This proves that they parted ways for good after her rescue and also that Sherlock didn't have anything to do with sending her to America or collaborating with Mycroft for it or whatever. No, Irene's traces are lost for good now. Neither Mycroft nor Sherlock know where she really is. When John tells him where she supposedly is, Sherlock appears a little surprised, but then mostly believes it if with a little hesitation. However, it seems that later Sherlock was able to decode Mycroft's lie as we see in "TSOT" that he says "God knows where she is". As a sidenote, Irene sends him a black rose when Sherlock is hospitalized in HLV. She is most likely pretty close to Sherlock, and certainly not in America, but she never shows up in Sherlock's life again.

Once he learns her case is closed, Sherlock shows disinterest in anything else, including the prospect of seeing her again. (He also does not wish to see her case file, as he knows everything inside it will be crap from the point of Karachi onwards.) Seeing this growing disinterest, John tries to tell him the "truth" just to not be a liar to his best friend since Sherlock doesn't care much anyway but Sherlock breaks him off and asks for her phone. John perceives this as a love gesture and eventually doesn't tell him what Mycroft told him.

Now, as to why John thought Sherlock despised her, I think that was mostly wishful thinking on his part. Sherlock had been played by Irene and this wounded his ego and then John chose to see everything in his reaction as evidence of Sherlock's anger. But this wasn't the case. John actually contradicts himself in front of Mycroft. I already wrote he looks pretty stone-faced, distant, he has a somewhat defensive posture. Mycroft tries to open up about Sherlock's sentimental nature but John shoots his attempt down. Perhaps it is too much for John at the moment to consider that Sherlock has emotions (and romantic ones), and especially to contemplate this in the presence of Mycroft. "He's not like that." "He doesn't feel things this way." "I don't know." And yet, in just the previous episode it's revealed to us that John thought and hoped Sherlock was a hero who wanted to do the good thing. And two episodes later, John confesses he thought Sherlock was the most human human being he ever met. So... his attitude towards Mycroft was closed-off, guarded and fake.

#johnlock #sherlock #tjlc #bbc sherlock #john watson #mycroft holmes #irene adler #a scandal in belgravia #asib #gregorovitchworld #ask #meta

[ladysolitaire]

Can't Fight the Moonlight – A Sherlolly Fic

Summary: Written for Sherlolly Screamfest 2023

Prompt fill for thescriptorium: “as a werewolf i can personally talk to dogs and boyohboy does ur little pug have some tea to spill…”

Werewolf!Molly dog sits for Sherlock and finds out exactly where she stands in his life.

Rating: T

Word Count: 8,623

A/N: This fic is set in the same Being Human (UK) fusion AU as Monster In The Moonlight, where Molly Hooper is a werewolf and Sally Donovan is a vampire (although this is only mentioned in this fic). While this can be read as a stand-alone fic, I still recommend reading Monster In The Moonlight for some background information.

This fic is also set after ASiB but before TRF.

I’ve been using the listing photos of the house that the production used for Molly’s kitchen in TFP as reference for Molly’s house in my fics.

Shoutout to Taylor Swift and Spotify’s daylist for helping me finish editing this fic!

Hope y’all enjoy this one! Happy Halloween!

If I owned Sherlock and Molly Hooper, then Sherlolly would have been explicitly canon and Mofftiss won’t be able to touch them. All mistakes are mine and are probably due to lack of sleep.

Happy Halloween!!!

#sherlolly screamfest #sherlolly #sherlolly fanfic #sherlock x molly #otp: you've always counted and i've always trusted you #sherlock #bbc sherlock #ladysolitaire writes #fic: can't fight the moonlight #fic series: claws and fangs #ladysolitaire original #text #links #coloured text #sherlolly screamfest 2023

[mermaidsirennikita]

Hollywood does have a pretty big problem with not letting jewish actors play jewish characters so on grounds of that alone I do think the role should have probably gone to a jewish actor. Jake apsolutley would have commited to portrying Leonard Bernstein's sexuality. He's comfortable with playing queer roles and he definitely would have put more work in than Bradley because he's that kind of performer.

I would definitely have preferred to see a Jewish actor get the role--but if we're being real about this specific case, the Bernstein estate (presumably Lenny and Felicia's kids controlling that estate) sold the life rights to Paramount and Amblin. Amblin being Spielberg's company. Spielberg is the one who tapped Bradley to direct (after Scorsese dropped out... and boy did Scorsese end up making the better movie), and initially it seems Bradley was the choice to star, but then once Spielberg saw ASIB he also went for him directing, which I imaaaagine was wrapped up in him writing it. So I can't say this was just a case of Hollywood not wanting a Jewish actor to have his go at it. The Bernstein estate did sell the rights, but it does sound like Spielberg, one of the most prominent if not the most prominent Jewish filmmaker in the industry, had that Cooper connection.

I think that even the narrative that Jake "lost" the rights has been a little simplified, because he really didn't lose them to Cooper, it seems--he lost them to Paramount and Amblin, with Spielberg having a lot of decision power and Cooper being the second choice as a director. A lot of what happened here is that for whatever reason the estate chose the pitch for the rights that didn't favor Jake. I imagine that a ton of it was financial. But based on Jake's comments, I also imagine that his pitch had a lot to do with Bernstein's identity as a Jewish man, his struggle with it etc.

Obviously, the estate wouldn't know exactly what the final product would be, as scripts evolve etc. It doesn't even sound like Cooper was on the horizon when they sold the rights, and I will say, if I was looking at a pitch for a movie about my parent and one was slotted to be directed by Scorsese and one wasn't, I would have a lot of trouble turning the Scorsese option down. But I also can't help but wonder, based on how happy the estate seems to be with the Cooper version despite its near erasure of Bernstein's relationships with men and his and Felicia's political activities, if they liked the idea of a less "controversial" movie. Did they know that would include toning down Bernstein's struggles as a Jewish man? I don't know. Did they have the power to make stipulations in the sale? I don't know. Probably a lot of it was financial. But I do think it's pretty clear that the estate had the option to sell the rights with a project in the pipeline that would, at the time, almost definitely star a Jewish actor. And they didn't, and Spielberg had the power to cast a Jewish actor, and he didn't. So that's a really complicated aspect of this.

But yeah, I'm personally not a big fan of Jake but I do think he's talented and I for sure think he would've made a 1000000% better project. And admittedly, that's a low bar to clear lmao. But still.

[philosophyunknwn]

#the lyrics are so beautiful and the vocals match #music #SoundCloud

[if-came-the-day]

SH: Happy new year,John.

#bbc sherlock #sherlock holmes #benedict cumberbatch #john watson #martin freeman #johnlock #a scandal in belgravia #asib #sherlockedit #happy new year

[amyreadsandstresses]

AMY'S DAILY FIC REC

Hardly daily, but here are some BBC Sherlock fics I've read recently

*(My Heart) In Your Hands - doodle

2 works, 6k, Johnlock, Angst with a Happy Ending, Irene Adler

When John finds a photograph signed My dear Sherlock, I remain very truly yours. Irene x framed beside Sherlock's bed, it damages their relationship in a way he hadn't thought possible.

*Tu Me Mnquais - Mytrice

3k, 1/1, Sherlock Holmes/Victor Trevor, Mrs. Hudson, John Watson, Classical Music

When Sherlock finds out that Victor is playing his first concert in London for six years, he knows that he has to be in the audience. What Sherlock doesn’t know is how his friends will react to meeting the man he can’t live without.

*Thoughts In The Night - stories_in_howls

1k, 1/1, Sherlock Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Depressive Thoughts, Papa Lestrade

Sherlock's not okay. When his personal demons torture him in the middle of the night and he fears, that they will win this time, he calls Lestrade.

*Fimbriae - digitalOriole

724, 1/1, Johnlock, Wingfic, Fluff

Sherlock's wings possess fringes along the edges of the feathers. Owls possess similar, singular characteristics, allowing them to hunt their prey at night, utterly silent.

*A Raging Hornest's Nest - 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for

6k, 6/6, Johnlock, Irene Adler, Pining, Post ASiB, Past Adlock

Irene Adler is dead, but Sherlock's phone is suddenly making that unmistakable noise again. Feeling threatened by Irene's possible return, John confronts Sherlock, setting off a chain of memories and realizations.

*John's Jumper - Small_Hobit

1k, 1/1, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Christmas

John is in hospital and Sherlock looks for comfort.

**Feather's Verse - Kryptaria

4 works, 23k, Johnlock, Demon!John, Ducks, Human-ish Sherlock, Wingfic, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL

No one has ever stayed with Sherlock longer than a month. At least, no human. Fortunately, John Watson isn't about to let the little things - like biohazardous experiments and the constant threat of danger - get in the way of his friendship with a very special, very brilliant man like Sherlock Holmes.

#bbc sherlock #sherlock holmes #sherlock bbc #johnlock #sherlock fanfic #tjlc #sherlock wingfic #adlock #sherlock fic rec #amy's fic rec #papa lestrade #mycroft holmes #irene adler

[inevitably-johnlocked]

Hiiiiii

Do you have any fics where john or sherlock are mutants/ have powers?

Hi Lovely!

OOOOOOOHHHH I love this; I have a few fics that could be qualified as "CLOSE" to mutations and superpowers, but not 100%. I have a lot more "changelings" than anything else. I've compiled together some of the ones on my MFL list as well, but I can't guarantee that they're mutants in them since I haven't read them.

If anyone has any fics that they can suggest, please do! I'm kind of into MCU fics right now so if I can have Sherlock-style in there too, that would be awesome! PLEASE let us know if you have mutant or Superhero Johnlock fics!!!

MUTATIONS or SUPERPOWERS

See also:

Magical Realism Where John is the Powerful One

Telepath / Empath AU

Hybrids and Shapeshifters

Soaring Above by Corporate_cards (G, 394 w., 1 Ch.  || TRF, Light Angst, Superpowers) – "Have you ever though about having a super power...?" Part 2 of the Random Things I've Written In Class -- Johnlock series

The Frost Child by twistedthicket1 (M, 9,994 w., 2 Ch. || Frozen-ish AU || Magical Realism, Christmas, Angst, Fluff, Powerful John) – In a world where people are born with a Gift of varying levels, simple John Watson is the last person one might look at when thinking of any strong Magick capabilities. Hiding comfortably in the shadow of Sherlock's brilliant deducing abilities, John is content to keep it that way...

Conductivity by Coquillage Atlas (K,11,051 w., 8 Ch., FFNet || Fantasy and Friendship) – John Watson, alone in London with a healing power he can hardly bear. A description of his life with magic, before and after Sherlock. SEQUELS: Resistance || Reciprocity

Invisible by chappysmom (K+, 25,947 w., 11 Ch., FFNet || No Slash, semi-canon compliant) – John had had the knack for as long as he could remember. It wasn’t that he could become invisible, exactly. The laws of physics worked quite well in his vicinity, thank you very much. It was just that people tended … not to see him. SEQUELS: Still Invisible (ASiB) || Too Visible (THoB) || Invisible Once More (TRF)

Left by lifeonmars (M, 45,153 w., 9 Ch. || Magical Realism, BAMF!John, Slow Burn) – John Watson is left-handed. He’s tried not to let it affect his life, but as any Lefty knows, that’s almost impossible.

Out There by DiscordantWords (T, 131,695 w., 10 Ch. || X-Files Fusion || Past Soldier John, Panic Attacks, POV Alternating Present Tense, Anxious John, Canon Adjacent, Deductions, Obsessive Sherlock,, Travelling, Sherlock’s Family, Jealous Sherlock, Mind Palace John, Awkward Flirting, Kidnapped/Abducted John, Semi-Reverse Reichenbach, Worried/Anxious Sherlock, Hospital, Slow Burn, UST, Case Fic, Government Conspiracy, Aliens, UFOs, Mutants, Mutual Pining, First Kiss, Coma John, Forehead Touching, Hand Holding, Drinking/Bars, Past Jolto) – FBI Special Agent John Watson, medical doctor and army veteran, is assigned to assist eccentric genius Sherlock Holmes with paranormal investigations on the X-Files project.

How to Build a Heart out of Ashes by Teumessian (E, 144,931 w., 31 Ch. || Changeling AU || Slow Burn, Drug Use, Mentions of Child Abuse / Bullying, Mentions of Student/Teacher Relations, Uni-Age) – In an AU where a small number of the population become Changelings at a young age, at 17 John Watson believes he's destined for Normal life but then the Change takes him and he is sent to the Baker Institute. There he meets Sherlock Holmes.

MARKED FOR LATER

(I Love You) Infinitely by helloliriels (T, 20,072+ w., 14/16 Ch. || WiP || Marvel Cinematic Universe AU || Post-TRF, Post Infinity War, Not Endgame-Compliant, Super Humans, Happy Ending) – With a snap of his fingers, Thanos had caused the heartache and loss of half a planet's population. And Watson, of all people could have kissed the glove that did so. Part 2 of the Liriels Chaptered Fics series

Trenchcoats and Capes by jomochi (T, 35,275 w., 3 Ch. || Superhero AU || UST/URT, Mutually Unrequited, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Love Confessions, Secret Identity, Hero John) – He’s twirling a strand of hair around the finger of his other hand. His coat, which honestly looks more like a cape than anything, is spread out beneath him. His chest rises and falls slowly with calm breaths, the tight black material of his suit stretching to accommodate the movement. John has seen many pictures of him but not one did him any justice. The sight before John is breath-taking. It isn’t right. Evil shouldn’t look this good.

The Alchemystics by elwinglyre (E, 69,014 w., 16 Ch. || Full Metal Alchemist Omegaverse AU || Non-Traditional ABO Dynamics, Major Character Injury, Angst, Human Transmutation) – Since youth, Sherlock was forced to hide who he was from the world. That time has ended. With the world torn apart, he must embrace who and what he is: an alchemystic and an omega. Fortunately, he finds another, John Watson, who is a true compliment to himself. With Watson’s help, Sherlock strives to obtain what’s needed to right the world. But the past, present and future aren’t aligning, and what is needed to succeed comes at a high cost: for to gain, something of equal value must be lost--that is Alchemy's First Law of Equivalent Exchange. No one knows this lesson better than Sherlock. He’s lost his father, his brother and his arm attempting to bring his mother back from the dead. What will he need to sacrifice to save the world?

The Destruction of Ice by All_I_need (E, 91,682 w., 28 Ch. || Psy - Changeling Crossover/Fusion || Changeling John, Psy Sherlock, Murder Investigation / Case Fic, Slow Burn, Touching, Forced Lack of Emotion, Silence Protocol, Sci-Fi Elements) – The year is 2081 and Sherlock Holmes never expected to encounter a threat to his Silence, the conditioning that keeps him sane and unfeeling. John Watson, on the other hand, never thought he'd find a flat in London. He certainly didn't expect to find one that comes with a Psy flatmate: brilliant, emotionless and more intriguing than John would like. When a series of brutal, random murders shakes London to its core, it is up to them to stop a vicious psychopath - preferably before Sherlock's latest experiment gets them both killed.

A Vintage Exceptionally to Your Liking by EmmyAngua (E, 95,334 w., 19 Ch. || Alternate Dimensions AU || S3 Fix It, Lies, Angst, Pining Sherlock, Superpowers, Domestics, BAMF Mary, Hiatus, First Time, Magical Realism, Slow Burn, Colliding Universes, Moral Dilemmas, Betrayal, Mary’s Past) – Sherlock and John met seven years earlier than canon and fell in love. When John dies, Sherlock is introduced to the concept of alternate dimensions and given the opportunity to visit a different universe where he can have a second chance with a new John Watson. A love story across alternate dimensions.

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