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Christmas 2023 Part 2: Marked for Later

And here's part two of the Christmas Fic list for this year! Please make sure you check out the lists below for previous Christmas lists! Don't hesitate to add your own recent Christmas and NYE fics below! All will be added on subsequent reblogs! :D

Merry Christmas!

[PART ONE]

See also:

Christmas Fics (Dec. 2017)

Christmas: Oblivious That One or The Other is In a Relationship

Christmas 2019 Part 1 (All Bookmarks XMas and New Years)

Christmas 2019 Part 2 (Marked for Later)

G / T / K+ Rated Christmas Fics (Dec. 2018) (Updated Dec 2021)

Community Recs: Christmas 2020 (Updated Dec 2021)

Christmas Trees / Decorating

Christmas-Time Love Confessions

New Year’s Fics (Jan 2023)

Christmas & New Year's Eve 2023 Pt. 1: Bookmarks & WiPs

Not a Word by notjustmom (NR, 114 w., 1 Ch. || Dancing, Christmas) – Just them dancing in Baker Street.

Big question! The Gift by AnAnYaH (G, 508 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas, Love Confessions, Dialogue Only, Fluff) – Christmas is not far and John has plans for a perfect gift for his little daughter.

Costumes for Christmas by AnAnYaH (G, 518 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas Fluff, First Time, Costume Kink, Christmas Party) – It's a costume party , and Sherlock is late.

Deck the Halls However You See Fit by Yuliares (G, 752 w., 1 Ch. || Canon Divergence, Developing Relationship, Asexual Sherlock, Holiday Fluff, Mary Ships It) – Relaxed domestic holiday fluff. In a nebulous future where John and Mary move in downstairs after Mrs. Hudson retires, the gang preps for their annual Christmas party in 221B Baker Street.

Something red, something green, something sparkly by Silvergirl (M, 1,106 w., 1 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Christmas, Texting, Impending Desperation, Gift Shopping) – If you can't solve a puzzle yourself, ask the experts. Of course, the experts may be utterly useless ... until they aren't.

The Man in Aisle Ten by standbygo (G, 1,395 w., 1 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Christmas, Shopping, Gifts, Original Female Character POV) – It's Christmas Eve, the busiest day for shopping at Harrod's, and there's a guy in aisle ten who's snapping at every sales associate who dares to approach him. It's up to Moira to help him find the perfect present. [TRANSLATIONS: Русский || 中国]

221B's Christmas Tree by SatanDrankMyCoffee (G, 1,634 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas, Fluff, Bratty Sherlock, Domestics, Decorations) – One of the staples of most people's holiday season is decorating the tree; John and Sherlock are no exception.

Mistletoe is a Parasite by Breath4Soul (M, 1,896 w, 1 Ch. || Christmas Party, First Kiss, Mistletoe, Drinking, Dom/Sub Undertones) – It’s Christmas and after some interesting revelations at Molly Hooper's holiday party, Sherlock takes his cue from Mistletoe to take matters into his own hands. Mistletoe attaches, penetrates and absorbs... turns out that is right up Sherlock's alley...

A Little Christmas Spirit by Berty (E, 2,077 w., 1 Ch. || POV Sherlock, First Time, Blow Jobs, Christmas Fluff, Canon Divergence) – Sherlock should really learn NOT to tune John out when he's talking. He might just be missing something important.

Snap, Crackle, Pop by Call_Me_Clarence (G, 2,243 w., 1 Ch. || Pre-Slash, New Year’s Party, Panic Attacks, PTSD / Flashbacks, Dissociation, Cuddling, Caring Sherlock, Christmas Crackers) – John has a flashback during a New Years party. Sherlock tries his best to help.

Home For Christmas? by Bluebellstar (T, 2,572 w., 1 Ch. || Pre-Canon, Pre-ASiP, Captain John, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Sad Sherlock, Big Brother Mycroft, Soft Mycroft, Established Relationship) – Sherlock Holmes wants one thing for Christmas. The one thing he knows he cannot have. He wants John Watson back from Afghanistan. But with John's leave unexpectedly cancelled, Sherlock has to spend another Christmas alone. Part 3 of the Christmas at 221B series

The Christmas Dragon by eragon19 (M, 2,615 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas, Love Confessions, Fluff, Presents) – Sherlock needs to find the perfect gift for John. Luckily a toy in a shop window gives him an idea. Part 9 of the Prompt Fills series

The Joye of Snacks by khorazir (T, 3,373 w. 1 Ch. || Christmas, Baking, Domesticity, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss, Banter) – Christmas is approaching, and Sherlock surprises John with newly acquired culinary skills. John, in turn, simply ... surprises Sherlock.

The Romance Was There by apliddell (G, 4,011 w., 1 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Post S3, Post Mary, Christmas, Domestics, Villain Mary, Platonic Bedsharing, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Angst, Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Love Letters) – In which Sherlock reveals his merits as a housekeeper, and a few other things, too.

Shrivelfigs by lifespossible (T, 4,547 w., 1 Ch. || Teen Harry Potter AU || Christmas, Friends to Lovers, Pining, Fluff) – John and Sherlock were not a couple, ta very much. They were friends--close friends, best friends. But that was it. Just friends. If you asked John, he’d assure you that was the case. But if you got him on the right side of a couple firewhiskies, well, he might be inclined to tell you he thought it was a damn shame they were only best friends.

Crossing Paths by prettysailorsoldier (T, 5,346 w., 1 Ch. || Uni/Teenlock Coffee Shop AU || Crosswords, Christmas, Fluff) – It seemed like a great idea, a 24-hour coffee shop near a thriving university campus, but, when everyone goes home for the holidays, John finds himself trapped in a ghost town, wiling away the hours of the overnight shift any way he can. Of course, that gets a whole lot easier when a handsome insomniac starts making regular visits, and, somewhere between the case files, crossword puzzles, and copious amounts of coffee, John discovers he doesn't mind the late shift so much after all.

The Unexpected Exchange by testosterone_tea (E, 5,703 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas, Secret Santa, Vibrators, Masturbation, Love Confessions, Intercrural Sex, Bisexual John, Demisexual Sherlock, Fluff) – When Sherlock is made to participate in the Yard's Secret Santa exchange, he knew it would be a disaster. But even he didn't expect how much of a disaster it would be.

A Smart-Arse Consulting Detective Is For Life, Not Just For Christmas by Berty (T, 5,788 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas, Friends To Lovers, Trapped, Fluff, Grumpy John, Pining Sherlock, Sharing Body Heat, First Kiss, Frottage, Cold Weather) – So here they sit. Glaring at each other. Locked in an unheated, block-built tack room on a remote farm in Suffolk. With no mobile coverage. On Christmas Eve. Sherlock's definitely NOT on the 'nice' list this year.

If I Knew You Were Coming (I'd Have Baked a Cake) by standbygo (T, 5,850 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TRF, Christmas, Fluff, Baking, GBBO References, Friends to Lovers, Sharing a Bed, Cooking) – John and Sherlock aren't quite sure how they agreed to hold a Great British Bake Off competition... There will be decorative bread, misuse of the French language, terrible mispronunciation of German words, fluff, bed sharing, and profiteroles.

Such a Clatter by ArwaMachine (E, 6,183 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas, Anal Sex/Fingering, PWP, Toplock, Fluff, Hand Jobs) – Christmas is boring, and the guest bed in Mummy and Father Holmes’ cottage is far too loud for Sherlock and John to have any proper fun. Whatever is to be done?

Coup de Foudre by prettysailorsoldier (T, 6,446 w., 1 Ch. || Teenager/University AU || Alternate First Meeting, Skiing, Winter, Sherlock Speaks French, Christmas Fluff) – When John and his friends decide to blow off some steam after finals with a holiday to the Swiss Alps, he's expecting a week of roaring fires, hot chocolate, and snow as far as the eye can see. He is not expecting to fall head over heels for a fellow guest--a young Frenchman known only as "Blue Scarf"--but John's not one to let a little language barrier get in the way, and, with the help of Google Translate, it might just be a Christmas to remember after all. Part 7 of 25 Days of Johnlock

All I Want for Christmas (is Proof) by Raina_at (E, 6,471 w., 1 Ch. || Christmas Fluff, Porn Without Plot, Christmas Party, Gay Club, Costume Party, Mistletoe, First Time, Hand Jobs, Semi-Public Sex, Crack and Humour, Blow Jobs, Undercover for a Case) – John has been ridiculously in love with Sherlock for a while now, but he doesn't want to rock the boat if his interest isn't returned. Their newest case might be the catalyst they need to finally figure out whether they're on the same page. Or: Sherlock and John go undercover at a Christmas party in a gay club. In costume. Things... escalate.

That Time of Year by JRow (T, 6,717 w., 1 Ch. || Post S4, Christmas, Fluff, Misunderstandings, Presents, First Kiss, Confessions, Rosie) – It's Christmas Eve. The tree is decorated, the mince pies are out, and Rosie is fast asleep. Flipping his mobile in his hand, John wonders what Sherlock is doing. Then he wonders, not for the first time, what it means that Sherlock is never far from his mind. Before he can stop himself, John hits the call button.

The World In Solemn Stillness Lay by J_Baillier (T, 6,855 w., 2 Ch. || Post-S4, Christmas, Angst, Medical Conditions, Big Brother Mycroft, Friends to Lovers, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Miscommunication, Family Issues) – Rosie's first Christmas without her mother is approaching fast, and John isn't coping well with the pressures of being a single parent. Can Sherlock scrape his new family back together?

Cross My Heart (And Hope To Die) by prettysailorsoldier (M, 7,306 w., 1 Ch. || University AU || Puppies, Miscommunication, Blow Jobs, Shower Sex, Christmas, Happy Ending) – When John starts acting suspicious in the run up to Christmas, lying about being at work and taking secret phone calls in the bathroom, Sherlock comes to seemingly the only conclusion, that John must be cheating on him. Unwilling to confront him, and apparently unable to make him stay, Sherlock does the only thing he can: leave before he is left. That is, until an unlikely phone call on Christmas Eve turns everything on its head... Part 11 of the 25 Days of Johnlock series

The Deepest Secret Nobody Knows by Raina_at (E, 7,568 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TRF, Christmas Party, Stuck in an Elevator, Light Angst, Semi-Public Sex) – Sherlock is back from the dead. Now all he has to do is get back his Blogger.

of midnight moments and mistletoe by hudders-and-hiddles (M, 7,669 w., 4 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Christmas, First Kiss, Fluff, Mistletoe, Snow) – John and Sherlock are throwing a Christmas Eve party, and the flat is all strung up with mistletoe.

Darkness reigns at the foot of a lighthouse by saintscully (E, 7,682 w., 1 Ch. || HLV Missing Scene, POV Sherlock, Mutual Pining, Light Dom/Sub, Angry Sex, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse, Infidelity, Angst and Feels, Implied Suicidal Ideation, Unhappy Ending) – Why John went back to Mary that Christmas.

The Way Home by Calais_Reno (M, 7,702 w., 1 Ch. || Alternate First Meeting AU || Christmas, Post-PTSD, Injury Recovery, Meeting the Parents, Coming Home, Past Drug Addiction, Developing Relationship, Moving in Together, Falling in Love, POV Sherlock Third Person) – It's Christmas Eve, and Sherlock's landlord has evicted him due to a little misunderstanding about a very small explosion that really only burned the curtains. Mrs Hudson isn't willing to let him move into 221B until after the holiday. He's left with only one alternative: go home. Spend Christmas with his family. On the train, he meets someone who might just be having an even worse holiday. Part 32 of Just Johnlock

Only Friends by HollyShadow88 (E, 7,514 w., 2 Ch. || University AU || Accidental Voyeurism, Christmas / New Year's, Light Angst, Embarrassed John / Sherlock, Roommates, Alternate First Meeting, Anal Fingering/Sex, Affection, Topping from the Bottom, Enthusiastic Consent, Sex Tapes, Student John / Sherlock, Blow Jobs) – John Watson is assigned Sherlock Holmes as his new roommate when he is transferred to his university. Only problem is, Sherlock's hot, and John has to work around his growing feelings for him while also secretly paying for school with an OnlyFans page. With the end of the term approaching, an accidental discovery changes their relationship.

Dear Sherlock by by Tara Laurel (T, 7,729 w., 3 Ch. || Post-TRF, Reunion, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Christmas) – "John was happy. Too happy. Of course Sherlock preferred to see his friend in good spirits, especially after the cloud of depression that had hung over him the past weeks, but this was simply maddening." John's got a serious case of Christmas spirit, but is there something serious hidden behind it - something that surprises & saddens a self-proclaimed sociopath?

Winning a Lost Bet by meet_me_in_samarra (M, 8,214 w., 2 Ch. || Christmas, Pole Dancing, Established Relationship, Costumes, Glitter, Muscular John, Sexy Sherlock, The Yard) – A lost bet makes Sherlock and John perform a pole-dance in costumes at the Yard´s Christmas party. It was supposed to be humiliating but instead the couple nailed it.

Pardon my French by archea2 (E, 8,232 w., 3 Ch. || Christmas, Fluff, Language Kink, Voice Kink, John in Afghanistan, Fever, Drunk Sherlock, Paternal Lestrade, Clothed Sex, Drunken Confessions, Humour) – Sherlock's closet Jekyll resurfaces when he's drunk, making him tender, earnest and extremely talkative with John. It's all fine with John - or would be, if Sherlock's Subconscious bloody let him speak English on these occasions.

Spell It Out by prettysailorsoldier (M, 8,344 w., 1 Ch. || Harry Potter Fusion || Teenlock, Christmas, Love Potion/Spell, Pining Sherlock) – Remaining at Hogwarts over break has become something of a tradition for Sherlock and John, staying behind together ever since their very first year, but, when Irene throws a gift of doctored coconut ice into the mix, plans quickly change, even if John doesn't. Part 6 of 25 Days of Johnlock

Tomorrow by Berty (M, 9,517, 1 Ch. ||PODFIC AVAILABLE || Magical Realism AU || Canon Divergence, Christmas, Hurt/Comfort, Spells and Enchantments, Married John/Mary, Difficult Decisions, Fluff and Angst, Spells and Enchantments) – The night before they travel to Dorset to spend Christmas with Sherlock's parents and John's wife, 221 Baker Street is peaceful with the smell of baking, flickering candles and presents under the tree. But Father Christmas can't be relied upon to bring the boys their heart's desires. Just as well Mrs Hudson - who is NOT a fairy godmother OR their housekeeper, thank you very much - is so good at her job.

Hot Chocolate by ohlooktheresabee (G, 10,756 w., 2 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Post S4, POV John, Idiots in Love, Christmas Fluff, Developing Relationship, Sherlock’s Heart, Affection, Falling in Love, Past Child Abuse, Light Angst with Happy Ending) – With Sherrinford but a distant memory, Christmas season approaches and John Watson is not in the mood. His friend and flatmate Sherlock disappears for a week, leaving him behind again, and John doesn’t think that things can get any worse. However, with a little help from their friends, he might finally start seeing the reasons to enjoy this Christmas after all...

no man is a failure by blueink3 (T, 10,836 w., 1 Ch. || It’s a Wonderful Life AU || Christmas, Whump, Suicidal Ideology, Angst with Happy Ending, Familly, Hurt/Comfort) – “John, you’re talking to a dead girl on Christmas Eve in the middle of the Golden Jubilee Bridge. When I say, ‘perk of the job,’ the definition is vast.” She opens her hands in front of her and gives a tiny bow. “Congratulations, it’s December the 24th, 2016 and you, John Hamish Watson, have never been born.”

The Time Being by prettysailorsoldier (M, 11,008 w., 1 Ch. || University AU || John in Afghanistan, Victor Trevor, Time Skips, Poetry, Goodbyes, Christmas, Fluff, Drug Use, Angst with Happy Ending) – When Sherlock sends John off from King's Cross the day before Christmas Eve, he can't bear the thought that it's really goodbye, no matter how much John insists a clean break is best, so he suggests a compromise: Meeting up in that same place 7 years later. What follows are snapshots of the next seven Christmases, chronicling the changes in each man's life, but just because they're growing separately, doesn't mean they're growing apart. Part 3 of 25 Days of Johnlock

A Tale of Two Soldiers by batslikepastel (T, 14,136 w., 5 Ch. || S4 Fix It, Jealous Sherlock, Misunderstandings, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Christmas, Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Developing Relationship, Cuddling / Snuggling, First Kiss, Stress Baking, Domestic Fluff) – It's Christmas, and Sherlock and John are finally flatmates again after the tumultuous events of the previous year. But a sudden revelation about John's sexuality and James Sholto's unexpected presence throw a wrench into Sherlock's plans, and his jealousy threatens to overwhelm him even as John remains blithely oblivious. Their relationship has reached a turning point, and the ball is in John's court now.

Silent Night by khorazir (M, 15,060 w., 1 Ch. || Codebreaker / WWII / Imitation Game-Inspired AU || Care Fic, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Dev. Rel., Reunion, PTSD John, Christmas) – It’s Christmas Eve 1944, and Sherlock Holmes has received his most precious gift already: after a long, dangerous deployment, Surgeon Captain John Watson of the Royal Navy has unexpectedly returned from the front. As if this weren’t enough, there’s a case. Both events make for a night full of promise, excitement, and the difficult task of getting reacquainted with the man Sherlock hasn’t seen in three years and feared he’d lost forever. Part 2 of Enigma

A Story That Is Almost, But Not Quite, Entirely Unlike Blue Carbuncle by Iwantthatcoat (M, 16,468 w., 10 Ch. || Blue Carbuncle Adaptation, Holmes Parents, Christmas) – It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and the Holmes Family is all set to have one of those unimaginable Christmas dinners— but the game is afoot, as Mummy’s friend is caught up in a Christmas mystery.

The Secret of Hazel Grange by SilentAuror (E, 18,153 w., 1 Ch. || Post S4, Christmas, COVID-19 / Pandemic, POV Sherlock) – John has a secret, and Sherlock is bothered. Trapped together at Baker Street during the lockdown, the tension only grows worse as Christmas draws nearer...

Serendipity by Calais_Reno (T, 18,222 w., 3 Ch. || Serendipity Fusion || Christmas, Romance, Coincidences, First Meetings, Misunderstandings, New York City, Fate and Destiny) – A bit of New York Christmas fluff, based on the 2001 movie.

Breaking Christmas by MissDavis (M, 18,606 w., 18 Ch. || Christmas, Established Relationship, Fluff, Nipple Piercing, Ficlets, No Angst) – Join me in some established relationship Johnlock as I attempt to make Sherlock and John participate in some Seasonal Fucking Cheer.

Welcome Christmas by MissDavis (T, 18,774 w., 24 Ch || Post S4, Christmas, Winter, Parenthood, Canon Compliant, Hurt/Comfort, Mutual Pining, Bed Sharing, First Kiss) – Join John and Sherlock at Baker Street as they celebrate Rosie's first Christmas and beyond. From Rosie crawling around the flat as they tiptoe around each other en route to their first kiss, to a happy retirement with a young grandson who wants to be just like Grandad and Papa, this fic shows how Sherlock and John celebrate Christmas together through the years.

Mistletoe and Misdemeanours by Robottko (T, 20,738 w., 12 Ch. || Coffee Shop AU || Christmas, Fake Relationship, Coffee Shops, Victor Trevor, First Kiss, Holmes Family, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Family Drama, Kidnapping) – When Victor Trevor backs out of the Holmes family Christmas at the last minute, Sherlock panics because he has no way to impress his parents. Thankfully there is a handsome army doctor with nowhere to go in his coffee shop, though it would be more helpful if he were a bit more willing.

High Mountain Tea Leaves by disfictional (E, 23,207 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TFP, TD-12, Friends to Lovers, Fluff and Angst, Travel, Case Fic, Miscommunication, Shower Sex, Masturbation, Chinese Language, New Year’s Kiss, Toplock) – A mountaintop robbery on a Japanese-occupation-era train where the only item stolen was a small case of mysterious tea leaves in a backpack? An ideal Christmas gift, two days late. Sherlock convinces John to travel for tea.

Danger Nights by khorazir (T, 23,591 w., 3 Ch. || Post-TLD, Friends to Lovers, Mentioned Parentlock, Pining, First Kiss/Time, Winter, Folklore, Wales, Spooky Elements, Bed Sharing, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Spooky Elements) – According to folklore, the nights between Christmas and Twelfth Night are the most dangerous of the year. During them, the Wild Hunt rides, and ghosts and demons come out to haunt unsuspecting and misbehaving folk. An investigation of a series of strange occurrences leads John and Sherlock to Hay-on-Wye on the Welsh Marches, to face ghosts weird and ancient as well as close and personal – and perhaps to start the new year on a more hopeful note than the previous one.

All Roads Lead Home at Christmas by reveling_in_mayhem (T, 25,709 w., 24 Ch. || Post TRF, Christmas, Happy Ending) – Perhaps Christmas could truly be a time for miracles, for some. But John didn't believe in miracles. Not anymore.

Sherlock Holmes & The Mysterious Ex by Gatergirl79 (M, 27,942 w., 16 Ch. || Family, Romance, Holmes Family) – Sherlock and John are forced to spend Christmas with Sherlock’s family. An unsettling idea especially when John will have to play ‘Boyfriend’ thanks to Mycroft. But why exactly does Sherlock want to avoid a family party?

If There Were Any Time For A Miracle by Berty (E, 31,732 w., 3 Ch. || Jealous Sherlock, Mutual Pining, Christmas, Birthday Party, Misunderstandings, First Kiss/Time, Fluff, Sherlock’s Violin) – John and Sherlock are spending Christmas at the Holmes' family home. Sherlock has a plan that John doesn't know about. John has a wish that Sherlock doesn't know about. If there were any time for a miracle, this would be it.

Miracle on Islington High Street by Jaybeefoxy (M, 33,006 w., 7 Ch. || Christmas, Holmes Family, Mystrade, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Fluff, Magical Realism, Friends to Lovers, Papa Lestrade, Rosie Watson, Caring Greg) – It's Christmas, and Greg does a favour for someone, only to receive a strange favour in return.

Consulting for Christmas by ohlooktheresabee (G, 40,153 w., 6 Ch. || Far Future Post S4 / Older Rosie, Thriller, Case Fic, Pre-Relationship, Christmas, Paris, POV Alternating, Fluff, Light Angst, Mutual Pining, BAMF John, BAMF Sherlock, Friends to Lovers, Idiots in Love, Jealousy, Misunderstandings, Mistletoe, Ice Skating, Heist, Awkward Romance, Developing Relationship, For a Case, Background Mystrade, Angst with Happy Ending) – The Louvre Museum in Paris is planning to host the celebrated Winter Fabergé Egg for its winter exhibition - quite the feat as it has not been on public display since 2002. However there is a snag: whispers of a world-renowned master-thief with his eyes set on the valuable prize. The curator has asked the famous Sherlock Holmes to consult on security, but the detective needs a lot of convincing: he is after all a bit busy with trying to woo a certain clueless ex-army doctor… At the same time, John is attempting to balance work, missing Rosie who is off on her gap year, a volunteer gig at a local London orphanage, and seething jealousy upon the arrival of an apparent old friend of Sherlock’s. Attempting to foil the heist of the century while remaining friendly and objective might just be a step too far... A Christmas crime caper packed full of misdirection, miscommunication and mistletoe, set against the romantic backdrop of London and Paris in the winter. Thrown into all this, will our two idiots finally manage to see what has been right in front of them all along?

12 Lays of Christmas Series by distantstarlight (E, 45,164 w. across 12 works || Post-S4, Stand-Alone Ficlets, Christmas, Friends to Lovers, Gratuitous Sex) – This series is made up of stand-alone ficlets of varying sizes, all resulting in Johnlock via a number of different routes, and all from my exhaustion fevered brain. Some will have sex and some will not. You don't need to read them in any particular order but I hope you enjoy them when you do. Happy Giftmas Everyone!

Erosion by saintscully (E, 53,386 w., 12 Ch. || Post TFP, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Mutual Pining, Case Fic, Christmas, Implied/Referenced Suicide, Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-Con, Minor Character Death, Emotional/Psychological Abuse, Psychological Trauma, Divorce, Estrangement, Family Issues, PTSD, Medical Conditions, Mentions of Dementia) – Sherlock’s father falls ill, leaving the surviving family members broken and rudderless. James Sholto shows up in London unexpectedly, his intentions unclear. John has to navigate the consequences of crime, illness and death and their impact on his frayed relationship with Sherlock.

Fairytale of New Scotland Yard by Ewebie (M, 57,858 w., 30 Ch. || Mystrade and Johnlock, Christmas, Advent Fic, Christmas Party, Christmas Presents, Christmas Dinner, Accidental Cuddling, Accidental Bed Sharing, Sharing Body Heat, Holmes Family) – This is a Christmas love story:Greg Lestrade loved Christmas. He loved winter, the bite in the air, the flurries and occasional actual snow, the colorful lights, the sometimes loud decorations, the songs, the singing, the parties, the people, the presents, the surprises, the food and the drink, and the genuine good cheer... Mycroft Holmes hated Christmas. He hated the winter, the cold actually made his knee and hip ache - though that was not something others were ever to know - the tiny crystals of frozen death that fell from the sky to disrupt the proper function of transportation were terrible, the blinking lights and loud noises brought about his migraines, the abysmal excuse for what passed as music - not to mention the people singing it, dear Lord - the ever increasing social obligations and nonstop political kowtowing, the people, the sheer volume of people... Part 7 of Guess My Race Is Run

You Teach Me and I'll Teach You by Burning_Up_A_Sun (E, 61,165 w., 15 Ch. || Teacher AU || Coming Out, Blow Jobs, Shower Sex, Bed Sharing, Christmas, Rimming, Homophobia, Beach Sex) – Dr. John Watson, with his recent PhD in music education, takes a job at Jesup Arts Magnet Middle School, where he meets the most obnoxious, irritating, fascinating, handsome gifted History teacher. With no where to live, John accepts Sherlock Holmes' offer of sharing a house on Baker Street. But will a Southern community accept two male teachers in a relationship or will they be forced to quit? Part 1 of the Adult Education series

6 Simple Rules For Dating John Watson by prettysailorsoldier (M, 81,958 w., 22 Ch. || Teenager / University AU || Cheating, Christmas, Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Roommates) – John Watson's love life may have had its ups and downs, but at least it had some structure. That is, until Sherlock Holmes showed up on his doorstep.

So Grant Us All a Change of Heart by ArwaMachine (E, 83,276 w., 5 Ch. || Christmas Carol Fusion || T6T Compliant, Pining, Angst with Happy Ending, Smut, Temporary Character Death, Drug Use / Reference, Suicide) – It’s Christmastime at Baker Street, but things are far from festive. Mary is dead, John and Sherlock’s friendship is all but ruined, and Sherlock has become a right dick about everything. More convinced than ever that sentiment is objectively useless, Sherlock needs a little paranormal intervention to see the error of his ways or else run the risk of losing all that is important to him.

A Telling Touch by MiyakoToudaiji (E, 91,656 w., 28 Ch. || Post-TRF Divergence, Reunion, Hurt/Comfort, Drama, Soldier John, Friends to Lovers, BAMF John, Doctor John, War, Syria, Violence, Blood, Injury, Fighting, Soulmates, True Love, First Kiss / Time, Slow Build, Romance, Christmas, Family, Holmes Manor, Childhood Memories, Sherlock’s Violin, Case Fic) – After Sherlock’s death, John manages to get himself re-enlisted and is sent back to war. But when two series of gruesome murders link home and outland together, John is suddenly faced with more battles than he could have imagined.

By A Thousand Cuts by 7PercentSolution and J_Baillier (E, 95,662 w., 21 Ch. || Surgeon / Medical AU || Angst, Family Issues / Dynamics, Drama, Established Relationship, Autism Spectrum, Ableism, Depression, Romance, Hospitals, Neurosurgery, Anaesthesia, Doctor!John, Doctor!Sherlock, Christmas, Therapy, Psychological Trauma, Childhood Bullying, Career Crisis, Anger, Hurt/Comfort, Addiction, Sensory Processing Disorder, Parenting, Holidays, Whump) – It's hard to let go of the past, especially when going home for the holidays. An incident just before Christmas brings unpleasant memories to the surface, and the wounds Sherlock carries may take more than just time to heal. Part 11 of the You Go To My Head series

Wild About Harry Series by PlaidAdder (T, 397,189 w. across 9 works || Harry/Clara and Johnlock, Post-TRF, Canon Compliant, Dancing, Case Fics, Morning After, Teamwork, Drug Use, Doctor Who Crossover, Christmas, Alcoholism, Fix It Fics, Alternating POVs, Established Relationships) – This started as a post-Reichenbach fic and turned into a series in which Harry Watson is a repeating character. John and Sherlock get together in the first story ("Empty Houses") and thereafter it's either developing relationship or established relationship. Most of this is case fic and long, but there are a few shorter ones.

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Mutual Attraction 94k , pre ASiP, different first meetings, casefic, pining

The day when a homeless drug addict and a suicidal ex-soldier met was the beginning of something until then unheard-of: Mutual Attraction. Of course, not all was what it looked like in the first place but the days of boredom, loneliness and lack of purpose were history. A case had to be solved, lives had to be saved and a developing relationship had to be tackled.

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Here I Am -series, the pornwithoutplot which evolved into pornwithplot with feels and whump

The Toe that didn´t belong 6.9k, Part One

Every time John thought back to the occasion the funny thing was that the first thing he had noticed to be out of place had been a…toe.

The Embers still glow when I´m sober 14,5k, Part Two

When Sherlock woke up the morning after he actually felt good. Which was completely unexpected. Although he was sort of anxious about John´s reaction when he would notice that the punk who did not belong in his bed and who had coaxed him into having shameless sex last night was still there.

Gravity is missing from everything 23.5k, Part Three

People bumped into him, cussing and throwing death glares. Blocking their way, Sherlock stood frozen in a throng of commuters. “Are you high?” one shouted into his vacant face. Funnily enough he actually was not. This was all John´s fault. Inflicting a date on him. To have dinner.

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Learn My Scars, 38k, written for whumptober 2022, Serbia and the aftermath

After being thrown down and strangled, Sherlock leaves John in the restaurant, angry and deeply hurt. When John follows Sherlock to 221b, he learns that Sherlock’s scars have not been acquired by “gallivanting around” for two years.

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The 13th Book 26.5k, a magical realism AU with demon Sherlock

Summoning a demon was actually quite simple if you could avoid getting killed in the process. Therefore, only the powerful, the desperate or the stupid would attempt it. John Watson was likely the first, definitely the second but hopefully not one of the third kind.

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Wretched and Divine – series punklock and doctor John

Wretched and Divine 5.1k, Part One

Dr. John Watson is on call at the A&E when he attempts to treat a very special patient. Instead he finds himself a very special treat.

The Aftermath is Secondary 19.5k, Part Two

Will John and Sherlock really go on the agreed date in the infamous punkrock club “The Misfit”? Will their sexual tension finally be resolved? Is it really going to be dangerous? And will Sherlock really wear the promised fishnet top? (Oh God, yessss!)

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Sherlock’s Secret Laboratory Journal 6k, my outlet for writing cracky hilarious Sherlock, will become a series with adding a chapter for each new experiment

What does a helplessly pining but absolutely clueless Sherlock do in order to woo an oblivious John? He turns to the internet for advice on the art of seduction and notes the experiments in his secret laboratory journal.

Oyster and Mushroom Soup 9k, Sherlock’s latest attempt at seduction, Part 2 of the Secret Lab Journal series

Sherlock’s second try to win over John involves a lot of special cooking recipes.

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Slowly Suffocating 9.5k, TLD fix-it, written for whumptober 2023

Getting suffocated took some time. Enough time for Sherlock to ponder what went wrong. Hopefully also long enough for John to arrive and rescue him. Culverton Smith applied more pressure, impatient to turn Sherlock into a dead thing.

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Winning a lost bet 8.2k, pole-dancing at the XMas party

A lost bet makes Sherlock and John perform a pole-dance in costumes at the Yard´s Christmas party. It was supposed to be humiliating but instead the couple nailed it.

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Until the final breath escapes 1.9k, spooky Halloween fic

In a world turned hostile they hold onto their love until the final breath escapes.

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Sherlock Ficlets for Writing Challenges 20 ficlets under 1000 words

#my Sherlock fanfics #masterpost #as of dec 2023

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helloliriels · 1 year

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L I R I E L S C H A P T E R E D F I C S

■ Completed Works | Fall 2022 ■

LONG LOST 🤍

A brother? Watson has a twin brother? An identical twin? Why didn't he know this sooner? ... and how is he supposed to compete, when the man shows up and catches Sherlock's eye.

8 Chapters, 23,289, M, for prompt by @discordantwords 'sometimes it's twins', Crack treated seriously

L.O.V.E. 🤍

John Watson just wanted a soulmate. His sister just wanted this game to be over ... enter Sherlock Holmes. Fate it seems, has it's own plans ... and the game? Is never over!

14 Chapters, 27,777, M, runaway groom, inspired by Only You, fall fics

GIVE MY LOVE TO THE CHEF 🤍

John visits the restaurant regularly after the fall. On Friday nights, they serve him the perfect dishes. Dishes that make him feel homesick and happy. Somehow ... the chef always knows what he wants ...

12 Chapters, 18,557, M, Post-TRF fix-it fic (and maybe restoring the Landmark's honor)

PLAYING CUPID 🤍

"He's going to be rude to you. Incurably rude. Buy you can NOT let him push you away!! Do you understand this, Mike? Tell me you understand how important this is?!"

What if Sherlock sent Mike out, to bring Watson back? What if he was taking no chances on that chance meeting?

5 Chapters, 10,087, G, pre-ASIP meeting

SPIN THE BOTTLE 🤍

Have you ever played this game before, Sherlock?

6 Chapters, 8,120, M, Spin the Bottle, Truth or Dare, for @sherlockchallenge prompt: bottle

LOST PUPPY 🤍

What if Sherlock followed John home from their first meeting at the lab, like a little lost puppy ...

2 Chapters, 7,804, G, @peepingcreek prompt, Crack treated (almost) seriously

PAPER HEART 🤍

John gets to introduce Harry to Sherlock and see what she makes of him. While Harry notices a bit more than John or Sherlock have either had the courage to say out loud.

6 Chapters, 7,417, G, also part of 2021 challenge

I LOVE LAMP 🤍

It was a ridiculous whim ... buying the lamp. He couldn't resist. It looked like something out One Thousand and One Arabian Nights. Why did it feel like ... it was holding a secret?

6 Chapters, 7,411, T, Crack treated seriously.

LOVE POTION NO. 9 🤍

Sherlock pretends to be under the effects of a love potion, to hit on John Watson and see how he takes it? It may not have been the best of plans ...

5,210, G, Teenlock AU, Harry Potter AU

THE GIRLFRIEND MIXUP 🤍

Sherlock was used to John getting his girlfriends mixed up, sure. He just wasn't used to being included IN that bunch ...

3,300, G, for @ohlooktheresabee challenge, orig. in 'February: The Month of Love & Grief'

Will be posting a full list of oneshots and prompt fics next, as well as masterlist of poetry.

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#johnlock fan fic #johnlock fic rec #masterpost #helloliriels #chaptered fics #sherlock fandom #bbc sherlock #sherlock au

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notagarroter · 1 year

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I posted 2,774 times in 2022

45 posts created (2%)

2,729 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@the-sign-of-tea

@migurin

@thetimemoves

@theleftpill

@lazy-crooked-barbarian

I tagged 646 of my posts in 2022

#dracula - 131 posts

#lol - 21 posts

#my comment - 19 posts

#other people's meta - 17 posts

#ask - 15 posts

#original post - 15 posts

#not sherlock - 8 posts

#lmao - 7 posts

#eurus - 7 posts

#acd - 7 posts

Longest Tag: 131 characters

#it's weirdly comedic to imagine dracula rushing downstairs to grab the laudanum bottle and drug the wine before the maids catch him

My Top Posts in 2022:

Just binge watched sherlock for the first time and something and came across your blog. In your opinion do you think Sherlock has professional combat training, maybe trained as a professional but decided to opt out of doing it? Or did he learn from experience? Him holding his own against Mary's former partner must say something.

What an excellent question!

I think there are two plausible answers here... One is that Sherlock has a history working for whatever government agency Mycroft is supposed to represent, and got his training that way. Now, Sherlock implies on a few occasions that he refuses to work for Mycroft (like in ASIP and TGG), and sometimes they clearly work at cross purposes (like in HLV). But Mycroft does offer him work in HLV (which Sherlock is forced to accept by the end of the episode), and he probably wouldn't be able to do that if Sherlock didn't have some pre-existing relationship with whatever intelligence agency, along with appropriate training.

The other likely possibility is suggested by the original canon. In Doyle's stories, Holmes tells us that he has studied a martial art called Baritsu -- probably a reference to Bartitsu, a wacky but real fighting method drawing together jujitsu, boxing, and cane fighting, among others. If our Sherlock was engaged in something similar, he might be basically self-taught, or perhaps working with private trainers or sparring partners.

Personally, I think the first option is a bit more likely, but the second is more fun. ;)

Anyone else have different headcanons for where Sherlock got his training?

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This video is giving me so many feeeeeeeeeels

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Re: Dracula

I keep seeing posts here observing that Bram Stoker's original readers would not have been as versed in vampire lore as we moderns are -- vampires would have been a new concept to them, right?

I just want to say, no, not really.

In addition to Carmilla and Polidori's Vampyre, may I introduce into evidence the hugely popular but now largely forgotten Varney the Vampire?

Varney was serialized between 1845-47 as a "penny dreadful" and was basically the Twilight of its day. Even people who didn't read it would have heard about it.

Point being: when Victorian readers read about two pinprick holes in Lucy's throat, they would have known EXACTLY what that meant.

See also

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I'm very sad that my dash doesn't have one single post of Sherlock saying "am I the current king of England?"

I don't have time to make or hunt for gifs! Someone needs to get on this, please.

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My #1 post of 2022

lmao we're in the new yorker for being weird has-beens

Tumblr is something like an Atlantis of social networks. Once prominent, innovative, and shining, on equal footing with any other social-media company, it sank under the waves as it underwent several ownership transfers in the twenty-tens. But it might be rising once more. Tumblr’s very status as a relic of the Internet—easily forgotten, unobtrusively designed, more or less unchanged from a decade ago—is making it appealing to prodigal users as well as new ones.

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The Tumblr users I spoke to, both new and returning, cited a few unfashionable aspects that keep them using the platform. Tumblr’s main feed doesn’t shuffle posts algorithmically based on what it determines might appeal to a user... Posts appearing in the feed are undated, and many accounts are pseudonymous, creating a respite from the frenetic exposure of other social media. Users spoke of the platform feeling disconnected from the “real world”—no President would ever try to shape world events with a Tumblr post.

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What makes Tumblr obsolete, for the moment, are the same things that lend it an enduring appeal. The fact that it maintains a following should remind us that we use social-media services by choice; no platform or feature is an inevitability.

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#tumblr2022 #year in review #my 2022 tumblr year in review #your tumblr year in review #lol tumblr got shirty with me about my failure to tag most of my posts #cut me some slack dude!#I'm busy and usually scrolling tumblr at the end of the day while half asleep #also this is clearly a sherlock blog #I'm not going to tag every single sherlock post when 90% of them I've reblogged many times before and tagged them back then #anyway this was fun #though I thought I had better original posts this year lol #I wish it had saved some of my best replies/reblogs of other people #I think I had a couple good ones

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theories-just-for-funzies · 3 years

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Here’s a list of Sherlock theories I came up with and that stuck in my brain for these past years of slowly losing sanity. They’re nothing extremely exciting, most of the time it’s just different interpretations of pre existing things.

No I will not write any meta on these for the foreseeable future, if anybody is truly cracked in the head and ends up wanting to write metas on any of these: good luck folks.

1) STAIRS:

a) There are 17 steps to get inside 221b, therefore there should be a total of 17 episodes before we actually know what’s going on behind the curtains.

b) Based on point A, going up the stairs means getting closer to the truth, going deeper. Descending the stairs means going outside of the building, looking at the facade of something. (See the “Mary building” in HLV has no stairs because “Mary” is a lie, there’s nothing to get inside of) (see also scary insane Moriarty at the end of the stairs in Sherlock’s mind palace in HLV, who’s just the stereotypical crazy bad guy with no human trait, Sherlock goes there because he needs to calm down, and there’s nothing more comforting than having a bad guy that’s just a bad guy instead of a complex, full human)

2) MARY, MUGNASSEN AND MORIARTY:

Yall already know how magpies are associated with Moriarty on multiple occasions. They’re also the theme of John and Mary’s wedding, Mary works for Moriarty, that’s a fact, not a theory. Good, now that we’ve established that: Mary works WITH Moriarty, not for, since s1, she just has something in her own interest for staying in the game now, John. I’m guessing somewhere along the road of aiding Moriarty (after the wedding, because as the magpies in the decorations suggest, the wedding was also part of the plan) she actually grows attached to John/manipulating him. She strays or plans to do so, from Moriarty’s plan because she wants to keep John alive and for herself, Magnussen finds out about this “pressure point” and threatens her to tell Moriarty, who would most likely kill her, hence why HLV.

Also I said she works WITH Moriarty because I believe magpies to be indications not only for Moriarty, but mor specifically Mary and Moriarty both working together.

3) BLUE / WATER

Any time there is a dead body there’s a blue detail in the scene, the skull painting’s background is blue, when Sherlock jump the trash bags are blue, ecc. Blue equals death. (I remember reading a blue meta a couple of years ago, but I don’t think it associated blue with death)

Carl powers died in: water. Also according to s4 Victor was drowned as well. Water = death.

There’s a lot of blue and water in s4, especially in TST, it’s like a Hannibal episode but with blue and water instead of black. That’s because I believe either Sherlock or John are dying in a hospital, as supported by a LOT of other theories. Depends on whose point of view is s4, because the stairs (see point 1) in 221 are 10 steps, a platform (TAB), and 6 steps, so something must have changed in how we see things when we turn on the platform.

4) 13th

You can just take a look at my last post . 13 years after bbc Sherlock started would be the same year when ALL canon Sherlock Holmes stories would be copyright free. In TST Mycroft (aka Gatiss) looks at the note and then says “Put me through Sherringford, please. Yes I’ll wait”, meaning the prison will last 13 more years, meaning no s5 till 2023.

Also why should anybody name a secret super-prison after Sherlock when the one contained is his sister. It doesn’t really make sense.

5) GREEN

In the first few minutes of ASIP this is very clear, more specifically the entirety of John’s solo apartment is green, the same green we also see on the wall facing the streets in 221b, the same wall that makes its way inside shots like John reacting to Sherlock and Janine kissing. So yeah, I believe the acid yellowish/green tint/color stands for (in lack of a better word) loneliness, with maybe a bit of bitterness, longing and sadness peppered in. Bonus point in TEH in the restaurant, John has a reflected white light on the side of his face, but as soon as he knows Sherlock is alive the white light takes a subtle green tint. Bonu bonus point John and Mary’s bedroom is green. Ok now I’ll stop, but you get the idea, a lot of green.

6) MOLLY

Based upon the last picture in the “spoiler” chess photoset for s4.

Sherlock black-horse Holmes is alone doing checkmate, but on Moriarty/Mycroft side we still have 4 pieces: the king (Moriarty), the tower (knowing/willing Mary), Mycroft knowing/unwilling-white-horse Holmes, and a pawn, that I believe to be Molly. Why Molly you ask? First of all, her name starts with an M and that’s sus, but also she dated Jim so she had onscreen direct interactions with Moriarty, and that’s more than I can say for everybody else. So yeah, I believe Molly may be part of Moriarty’s plan but she’s not aware and I would argue it also goes against her will

7) REDBEARD / MORIARTY / VICTOR / DRUGS

Now this is where my tin hat really shines, to the point where I wasn’t even sure if I should’ve put it in here, but alas, for the sake of fun times and maybe sparking somebody else’s genius, here we are. Also bare in mind you can read these points collectively, individually or anything in between, since I repeat, these are just for the sake of it and I didn’t give them too much thoughts.

b) Based on point A Victor is the birth name of Moriarty. Something happened to/ with Victor (most likely something very traumatic) causing him to leave. Victor “died” and was reborn as Moriarty.

a) Redbeard is Moriarty, as acknowledged by Eurus when she greets him in TFP.

d) Like point C but Sherlock and Victor didn’t even know Moriarty was part of the school

c) Victor, Sherlock and Moriarty were best buddies in school, Moriarty was jealous for the lack of attention because we all know Victor wasn’t Sherlock’s friend, and killed him, causing Sherlock’s trauma

e) Moriarty had a crush on Victor, Victor died in the fire in the country house mentioned in TFP, Moriarty wants to “burn Sherlock’s heart” in revenge, therefore “I owe you a fall”

f) Whatever happened to Victor, Sherlock is now traumatised and gets his first overdose, as bonus gift he also gets memory issues.

g) Moriarty is the one getting Sherlock on drugs and therefore causing the overdose

BTW just so you know I believe point F, G and Moriarty killing Victor to be the only actually valid points in this last bunch, the rest is just me throwing ideas like it’s a sticky hand on the wall

K I’m done, bye

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stedesdimple · 3 years

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When do you think they realize they are in love with the other ? I feel like John knew in S2 and Sherlock had an epiphany in Serbia but what do you think ?

john: knew he was attracted immediately, even if he didn’t have a word for it. you see him battle it throughout S1, begin coming to terms with it in S2, and then things get flipped upside down after the fall.

I WILL SAY that i believe for john, sexual attraction came before realization/self-admittance of love. i can imagine him having sex with sherlock pre-fall before confessing his love. after the fall though… ho boy that’s an essay

so i would answer your question with the hiatus between S2 and S3 while believing sherlock is dead. i think sherlock’s death helped him realize, voice, and mourn the love he had from sherlock, which is why his character makes such a shift whenever sherlock comes back. i could go further but i’ll reel it in lol

sherlock: i think sherlock knew he was in love with john well before TRF. i think he knew he was in danger of it since ASiP, but i think he discovered it by moriarty proxy in TGG. i genuinely believe S2 onwards shows us sherlock in love, but pre-fall it was with the expectation that it would never be reciprocated, something he could live with. his years away during the fall gave him the time to think about john over. and over. and over. and once he returns we see a shift where he cannot live (mostly) unaffected anymore like S2. he loves john and it’s going to kill him if he says nothing, but if he says anything he believes john will stop talking to him, which would also kill him. he’s in a horrible limbo and that’s why S3 and S4 he’s just constantly depicted through ben’s acting choices as the equivalent of a kicked puppy

final answer: romantic love recognized with sherlock in TGG, and john after TRF. sexual attraction is another story and the journey is NOT perfectly linear, moreso for john

#these are all my opinions due to interpretations during the show #y’all can have different answers but these are mine!

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alltingfinns · 2 years

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Many Happy Returns

Okay, so last I left off my rewatch was October 2020. In my defense, the last year has been hectic and stressful irl, on top of being sucked back into the supernatural fandom. But goddammit, tomorrow’s my birthday, I’ve got a bunch of saffron bun in 221B shape. I’m continuing the rewatch as a treat to myself.

And yes, it is convenient that there’s a tiny shortie between TRF and TEH. Even if I originally didn’t see this until after I had watched s3.

Music cue from TBB so we know we’re in east Asia.

Why didn’t she shave her head? Or at least put those flowing locks in a bun or a ponytail? She’s infiltrating a convent of Buddhist monks!!

Although it is Anderson telling the story, so maybe this was a pre s3 hint about unreliable narrators?

Lestrade agrees with me.

(But my iPhone doesn’t agree with Lestrade being correctly spelt, so clearly apple is a hater.)

Anderson ragging on Lestrade while theorizing about Sherlock is just such a character transformation.

Lestrade banging his head on the table. I saw so many gifs of that scene before I ever realized that I had missed a short special.

So Anderson lost his job specifically because he tried to prove Sherlock was alive. He was in forensics. He had to know the details of the crime scene report and seen that it didn’t add up.

This is so important specifically because of the theory he presents in TEH. One that involved turning the body of Moriarty into a double for Sherlock. Meaning that there was a body that was presumed to be of Sherlock, but none for Moriarty. He had reason to suspect Moriarty was on the roof and probably killed, but no body. That would make sense as Moriarty’s (real or fake) suicide was messy and would have left ample evidence.

I’ll save the rest of that speculation for TEH.

“He’s getting closer.” Do distances even really matter in this age though? Even when on the run, enough resources can take you anywhere. (Also in TEH he’ll be way further east, so yeah…)

Is this the first time since ASiP that we’ve seen the RAMC mug? Is it the primary visual clue that John is severely depressed and suicidal? (It’s practically impossible to divorce the first appearance of that mug from seeing John’s gun and his one-apple-with-coffee breakfast.)

“Yeah good. Much better.”

He’s clearly not, but I do think he looks better here than at the start of TEH.

Greg has stuff of Sherlock’s. Does he take it to Mycroft who we know he knows? No. Does he take it to Mrs Hudson who is still keeping Sherlock’s flat as it was? No.

He takes it to John.

Who has moved out. Who was Sherlock’s friend. Or widower.

Seeing the mask from the canon story “The Yellow Face” is interesting for two reasons

Obviously not a story you could adapt to a modern age. It was great for the time it was written, but it just wouldn’t work now. But the nod is cute because the story is frankly adorable in a way. (If a little creepy if you think too long about a little girl having to live like that for so long.)

The character important line of “Norbury” which they use in TST. (Although again a line that is important to John’s character is given to another character.)

“Hey, you know the man whose death you can’t move past? Here’s some footage of him you’ve never seen before, so you can pretend he’s still alive.” (Paraphrasing)

“Maybe I shouldn’t have brought it” like he immediately sees the effect on John.

“Probably won’t even watch it” scene instantly fades over to John’s preparation to watch it.

With some liquid courage.

You know. The drinking there’s subtext about and all that!!

The fact that they made a point of him putting the bottle away. Because he knows it won’t stop at one glass if he has the bottle at the ready.

“What I should do at the end? Smile and wink? People seem to like it.”

Besides my common refrain of “people = John”, this is very autistically coded of him. Needing validation that a gesture that is supposed to be “natural” is the right one to make.

Oh god that tight smile at Sherlock’s essay about how John’s friends hate him.

Actually how many of John’s friends do we ever actually meet in the show? I’m still not sure how they got all those people for the wedding.

“No, only lies have detail.” That’s what makes John close his eyes and shake his head.

Maybe he’s thinking of the detailed explanations he gave Irene for why jealousy couldn’t possibly apply to him in regards to Sherlock.

“You can stop being dead.”

Maybe it’s because of the last year of destiel derangement syndrome I’ve had. But I feel like John is more confident that Sherlock can return from the dead than Dean was that an angel who’d already done that multiple times could do it again.

Or maybe it’s because John is the ultimate denial master.

Pause. When the doorbell rang. Not stop. John can hit pause on Sherlock but he can’t quit him.

I don’t know when I will continue this. I just know that I don’t want another year to pass.

A new year is okay, so maybe the New Years weekend.

Maybe.

#rebecka’s sherlock rewatch #sherlock #sherlock meta #drink code #john watson is a disaster #also if you want to point out that cumberbatch is horribly ignorant about autism #I already know and don’t care #he didn’t write the lines #they can still be autistically coded #he can act as an autistically coded character and not realize it simply because he’s that ignorant #far from alone at that #I had an honest to god doctor say to me #you say you are autistic but your medical journal says you have aspergers #is that a mistake we need to correct?#like people overall are so fucking ignorant about autism and the different forms and expressions it takes #so honestly the fact that Benedict is drawn to and relates to a lot of autistically coded characters that he refuses to see as autistic #that tells me something about how that ignorance may be hurting him more than it does me #goddammit this rant doesn’t belong in these tags #but I’m keeping it here because I know from experience how people get when you interpret a bc character as autistic

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elldotsee · 5 years

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I am incredibly excited about your new story - Proving a Point. It seems like it is the story I have always been waiting for! You mention it’s an idea you have had for a while. Are you writing something you have always wanted to read? Where did your inspiration come from? If this is set pre ASiP will Sherlock still be full of the snarky, arrogance we saw there? Any little tidbit you can offer up to further whet our appetites? I love your writing and am so looking forward to this.

Dearest Nonny,

Thank you for your kind words! I hadn’t checked my tumblr inbox in awhile, so I don’t know how long this has been waiting to be seen by me, but I’m glad I saw it today! ICYMI, we have posted three chapters of Proving a Point so far, and if you haven’t yet done so, I’d encourage you to subscribe on AO3 so the newest chapters will come right to your inbox :)

We are *very* excited about this story too. The inspiration for it came from the novel Me Before You, that stuck with me long after I finished the last page a few years ago. A recent rewatch of the movie triggered this Sherlock AU in my head and I started working on my own version. My very enthusiastic med-beta turned into my beta turned into my coauthor as the two of us became more and more entranced by this idea.

I *always* write what I want to read and this story is no exception. Not only is it full of wonderful medical realism, and more hurt/comfort details than you can count, it also brings in some truly heavy questions of ethics and free will and happiness.

The beginning of this fic takes place in a parallel setting to ASiP and much of that episode is echoed in our first two chapters. Our Sherlock is still snarky, but he lacks the confidence to be arrogant. He is in a bad place physically but also (possibly more importantly) mentally. The same goes for John. We spent a lot of time exploring the John that we’re introduced to in ASiP - the lonely, depressed man suffering from severe PTSD, and we expanded on that. There aren’t any shortcuts to happiness in our fic and our hope was to make it as realistic as possible.

That’s not to say, though, that there aren’t plenty of moments of sweetness, as everyone has come to expect from a story about our favourite consulting detective and his army doctor (and hopefully from an elldotsee story)! There will be plenty of that, indeed, as they navigate some tough situations together.

Thanks so much for the ask. I can’t wait for you (and others) to read our story

#tumblr ask #our readers are the best #elldotsee writes #and rambles about writing #elldotsee AND jbaillier write together #and it's magical

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batterseas · 6 years

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Remember how we started with John Watson like this?

And then towards the end of the episode he ended up like this?

Remember how John wasn’t depressed and sad like he was in the beginning of ASiP, for the entirety of S1?

Also remember how he stopped dating after that Christmas party in ASiB? And he still wasn’t depressed or sad? Or crying in his bed, like before meeting Sherlock?

In fact, remember how in the beginning of THoB, Sherlock is the one frustrated while John is perfectly calm and happy with the way things are? Even though he’s not dating.

And the same goes for the beginning of TRF. John’s happy, he even teases Mycroft. And he still isn’t dating.

And then in TEH, throughout the episode, John is miserable. And he’s back to sleeping like this:

Actually, the only two times in the episode when you’ll see John truly happy, are these:

Then in HLV, he’s again having a nightmare while sleeping with his wife.

Other instances of John being in a good mood in S3 include the Stag Night (which he spent with Sherlock) and while he’s listening to Sherlock’s best man speech or when he looks at Sherlock after the pregnancy news. And in HLV, the first time you see him smile is when he’s with Sherlock and he says that “I think we both would find that embarrassing” line to Mycroft and Sherlock laughs.

(I’d mention instances from S4 too but then that would involve me thinking about it or watching it and I love myself enough to not torture myself so I won’t.)

You remember all of that? Good. What’s the common factor in all of the instances where John seems happy? Sherlock.

His happiness isn’t related to a girlfriend or a wife, he needs Sherlock to be happy. He needs Sherlock to feel content with his life. He was miserable before he met Sherlock, after Sherlock “died” and after he got married to a wife who he “loved.”

While we’re at it, let’s remember John’s TLD speech where he says that he wanted more and that’s why he cheated, implying he wasn’t happy with a wife. He also wasn’t satisfied even after he cheated. He had two women in his life, yet he still wasn’t satisfied or happy. But he was perfectly fine when he had stopped dating altogether and was living with Sherlock pre-TRF.

John says in his blog entry for Sherlock’s return that he knew Sherlock was out there and therefore couldn’t stay away. He might’ve lived a suburban life with his wife and managed but he knew Sherlock was “out there and alive” and yet he still couldn’t have him. All he’d wanted for two years was Sherlock to return and when he did, John couldn’t be with him as much as he wanted to. He was still solving cases with Sherlock, he could’ve continued that way. But he wasn’t happy with that either. It’s not the cases John wants, it’s Sherlock. He didn’t mourn the death of the cases for two years, or the adrenaline, he mourned Sherlock’s death. As much as Sherlock thinks John likes danger and the “thrill of the chase” (which he does), John needs Sherlock more. He’s a “drug” for John, just like he said in his blog.

It’s Sherlock’s absence that makes him depressed and miserable. John is “an addict in need of a fix” and Sherlock is his fix.

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EMP/Unreliable Narrator/Alibi/Editing All Give Sherlock His Audience

First off, you haven’t read meta Sherlock S4 as Epic Theatre, I strongly recommend it.

M: You’ve met him. How many ‘friends’ do you imagine he has? I am the closest thing to a friend that Sherlock Holmes is capable of having. John: And what’s that? M: An enemy. John: An enemy? M: In his mind, certainly. If you were to ask him, he’d probably say his arch-enemy. He does love to be dramatic. John: Well, thank God you’re above all that.

ASiP - Unlike in canon, John begins blogging in order to tell about his life, not to see that Sherlock receives credit for his work. The Detective Inspectors rotate out, rather than being limited to Lestrade and Dimmock. The press receives Wrong! texts that make them an audience. Lestrade and crew are the audience for the drugs bust, and then the moment of realization. His big fan though, is explained as Moriarty. Lestrade’s crew take photos. John thinks Sherlock is amazing, despite “This morning, for example, he asked me who the Prime Minister was.” By T6T, this isn’t amusing anymore, and John tells Sherlock he knows the answer already. Mycroft monitors Sherlock via CCTV, and communicates with John. Film noir and horror references to The Third Man and Nosferatu begin.

TBB - Seb’s staff becomes the audience, and then John, Sarah, and Soo Lin. There’s even an acting troupe. Moriarty is still a big fan.

TGG - Sherlock meets his fan, Moriarty. John and snipers are the audience to their little drama.

ASiB - Sherlock’s audience is with The Queen. It’s actually with his brother, the representative from Buckingham Palace, and Irene, but he finds out Moriarty is still taking an active interest in him. He comes in costume to meet Irene. Lestrade takes video of the outcome, and John takes care of Sherlock.

THoB - Henry, Louise, Dr. Stapleton, and John all become a captive audience. Henry through fear, and being targeted. Louise through John, and then at gunpoint, Stapleton because she has to prove she’s innocent, and John through Sherlock directly. In John’s case though, it backfires, because Sherlock not only says he doesn’t have friends, but John is left to wonder how far Sherlock will go to prove he’s clever. The TARDIS is in a background shot.

TRF - John warns Sherlock they have to be more careful, which will take away Sherlock’s audience. The press is again Sherlock’s audience, but they’re turning against him. Kitty Riley (who later becomes a prototype for Mary-see links below) assists “Richard Brook” with her journalism. Moriarty is the “good old fashioned” villain. John and the snipers are the audience when Sherlock jumps, but Sherlock also has actors, crew, and props that help him. Sherlock no longer has John as his audience, and this is going to result in a lot more film/tv/lit references–things will built-in audiences.

MHR - John receives the box of items from Lestrade, including the DVD that is the Sherlock version of the DW episode “Blink”, where they literally use a script to “communicate”. This mini episode marks where the DW/Torchwood and Rathbone/Bruce overlaps (the LMS train engine) really escalate. Sherlock, although not present, still has John as his audience. Sherlock talking about John’s friends not liking him will come up in TEH, talking about Mary and the wedding guests.

TEH - Restaurants full of people, John, and Mary are Sherlock’s audience, and he even comes in costume. Sherlock’s fan club finds out he’s alive, but a scenario involved Moriarty being put in colored contacts and a face mask to pass as Sherlock, as if his build and height wouldn’t give him away as someone else. Anderson does video of Sherlock’s explanation. The TARDIS is on the wall. Mary is Rathbone/Bruce The Woman in Green and takes over the traits of previous season villains. Sherlock has an audience as he rescues John, his Damsel in Distress, but John is more important. Still, Magnussen has footage in his MP.

TSoT - The Best Man Speech gives Sherlock the wedding guests and Sholto as captive audiences, John calls Sherlock a drama queen, and the villain is the photographer. Stag Night through TFP will mimic the ending of Casablanca.

HLV - Sherlock hasn’t seen John, and has no audience, as he’s in a drug den. We’re introduced properly to Magnussen, the power of MP, and pressure points. There is a camera when Sherlock goes to propose to Janine. Mary kills Sherlock, and his audience is all in his MP, except for Mary and Magnussen. We know from a script segment that Magnussen called the paramedics, and Sherlock’s heart monitor goes backwards. Mary is shown to be a facade through her projection on the buildings. John is furious, but supposedly still decides to be with her, so Sherlock shoots Magnussen for them both. That eliminates Sherlock’s favorite audience, because he is sent away. *Why did Mycroft and crew even film Sherlock shooting Magnussen?

HLV Deleted Scene - Magnussen hides evidence about Mary’s identity and her shooting Sherlock from the police, but offers it to Sherlock. Lestrade wants video, but he and John discover Sherlock has escaped. *Explanation…Eurus.

Alternatively…

TAB - Everyone in the episode is an actor and audience member. It’s set up like a play, and Sherlock says, “The stage is set, the curtain rises, we are ready to begin.” Shotgun wedding mimics TSoT, and romantic entanglement first appears, as well as Watson needing Patience (as opposed to Hope or Faith). John is once more the primary audience, because this is Sherlock’s gay fever dream. Sherlock reads John’s blog from when this was the case, before. Mary is dressed her in Miss Evangelista (DW Silence in the Library ghost/intro to River Song, who later shoots the hero), the brides and Moriarty are all in costume. "Suicide street theatre, murder by corpse – Lestrade you're spoiling us"

Clue: The Movie, where everyone is running around lying about their identities, wearing costumes, there’s a secret messenger, odd phones calls, weapons, a government agent (who might be homosexual, and definitely works for Hoover, who was a “crossdresser” like Uncle Rudy), and a lot of editing/Alternate endings.

Sherlock Season 4 It’s Not A Game Anymore - That’s Because It’s A Play

T6T - MI6- Same primary audience as HLV, though Lady Smallwood’s name is edited. Aquarium- Same primary audience as in TAB–John, Mary, Mycroft, and Lestrade. Lestrade is fixated on receiving credit, but can’t due to John’s blog. We suddenly have more DIs, which goes with ACD canon. Shark tank mimics Magnussen’s office from HLV, and integrates in another film noir. Mary, the facade is killed by Norbury, which goes back to MHR. Rosie, the Sherlock mirror established by John and Lestrade, is only Sherlock’s audience when Mary isn’t around or conscious. Objects and people disappearing, then reappearing. Technology not working the way it should. These “issues” will continue throughout S4, because someone is remembering/forgetting and/or editing. Sherlock’s reoccurring nightmare is Granada’s Eligible Bachelor & Musgrave Ritual, with his only audience being Ella.

TLD - Sherlock running around quoting the play ‘Henry V’ by Shakespeare. Mycroft doesn’t see all footage when speaking to Lady Smallwood, because it is held back by other people in the room. The blog has gone downhill, and John isn’t receiving credit anymore, so Sherlock is receiving his audience back in a time when John has supposedly written him off (What did the note say? Isn’t that what people do…leave a note?) Faith/Eurus leaves a note of her own. Sherlock has a captive audience in hospital. John is also living Billy Wilder’s (yes, of TPLoSH fame), The Lost Weekend. Most of the ending takes place in someone’s mind, John’s confession isn’t recorded, and Culverton says he doesn’t know what happened–but he owes John (so a mirror owes his life to himself). Mary is still around, handling objects, and it turns out the hat, cane, and umbrella may be recording devices. Voice bleed-throughs abound, and this will happen in TFP, too. Romantic entanglement returns from where it was first discussed in TAB, and the subject of Irene (sex with women), is put to rest. A time gap, and obligatory Epiphany cake, occur after the hug–suggesting Sherlock and John spent the night together. Sherlock has back his most precious audience–John. This continues through TFP.

TFP - Mycroft watching home movies looks like Magnussen watching films in his own MP, and the macabre events staged by Sherlock and John mimic various horror films, as well as Granada’s The Devil’s Foot hallucination. Suddenly, Magnussen is back in the music, and the voice overs continue. The Patience grenade appears, igniting what happened in the greenhouse during TAB. Discussion of Mycroft as Lady Bracknell in production of Wilde’s 'The Importance of Being Earnest’. Further pressure points become an issue, and include integration of Rathbone/Bruce Voice of Terror. COSTUMES!! Eurus is being filmed all the time on CAM, and the numbers are in the same sequence as the cameras used in the train portion of TEH. MRI scans are visible. Moriarty is in pre-recorded footage, and Eurus monitors things the way Mycroft usually does. Mycroft is locked away, and later chastised for what he did regarding Eurus. **John, Daddy Holmes (John’s mirror), and Eurus (Sherlock mirror) are all Sherlock’s primary audience. Sherlock turns his attention to saving John, instead of his own brother. Rosie shows up in 221B at the end, along with Mrs. Hudson, Molly, and Lestrade. Mycroft is still in Sherrinford, maybe as a Mofftiss mirror incapable of seeing John as anything else besides Sherlock’s blogger or friend, despite Sherlock saying John is family.

Other supporting meta and tags are under the cut…

@holmesianscholar @monikakrasnorada @may-shepard @antisocial-otaku @devoursjohnlock @sarahthecoat @mrskolesouniverse @swimmingfeelsinajohnlockianpool @ebaeschnbliah @posh-boy-clever-boy @sherlockshite @gosherlocked @inevitably-johnlocked @simpleanddestructivechemistry @darlingtonsubstitution @jenna221b @sherlockshadow @kateis-cakeis @tjlcisthenewsexy @queerdraco @green-violin-bow @sherlockians-get-bored @princesse-des-lucioles

EMP/Unreliable Narrator/Editing

Justifying Holmes/Watson or Johnlock as a Player in the Drama (Part I)

MHR and Dr. Who “Blink” ( x ) and The MHR Box of Goodies ( x )

Can I Be Of Assistance? BBC Sherlock and The Secret of Sherlock Holmes (The Granada Play)

Sherlock Loving His Touch of the Dramatic

Anyone in Sherlock and How John in TGG Started It Off

Magnussen & Mycroft & Mary (Magnussen’s MP looks like Mycroft’s theatre)

Nothing to Edit or How Lestrade Helps the Editing Process

**A Happy Ending (Mycroft has been an idiot)

Why Was Magnussen Being Shot Filmed?

Sherlock With The Hat From Hell (hat recording)

It Is Possible For the Victim To Do It If They’re Lying (umbrella and cane recording)

A Composite of Villains (Assumes many Mary/Moriarty connections)

Mary is KITTY Riley

Mary is Also Molly (Or how Molly is used)

Why Irene Adler is in TLD & Just Another Source for Mary (Inc info on the morgue scene as memory of Sherlock being beaten.)

Mary is Also Ian from Janus Cars

Kitty is Magnussen while Moriarty is Richard Brook

Ajay as Memories of Torture, Snipers, Bombs, and Moriarty’s NATO Code

Other Related Meta

Mrs. Hudson is Sherlock’s Audience and Transport in T6T & TLD

Sherlock and John Became a Couple in TLD Part I

TFP Not the Real Molly

Lit, Film, and TV References Master Post

MHR and Dr. Who “Blink” ( x )

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Special Off-season Atrocities Edition

THE SEA EAGLE

MAKING RUGBY LEAGUE GREAT AGAIN!!!

“The off-season has been a complete train wreck” – Todd Greenberg

Depending on who you are or who you talk to this has either been one of the more memorable off-seasons in recent times or perhaps the off-season from hell.

The NRL have a proud tradition of off-field incidents (think Julian O’Neil, Schlossy’s shue, Todd Carney, Bubbling etc) and proving that the current crop of players are not to be forgotten they have really stepped up to the plate in a race to the bottom since season end 2018 with an almost endless procession of moronic behaviour that quite frankly can only be associated with the great game that is rugby league.

Some might say that this off-season ranks as one of the Director of Controversy’s finest moments, however even the great man is prepared to conceded that in some instance’s players have over stepped the mark with incarceration now a distinct possibility for some offenders.

The Sea Eagle apologises for the length of the missive, but the NRL players involved are solely to blame for this.

Disgraceful by any standard': Lewd details of Bulldogs players' Mad Monday antics

The Bulldogs forward who appeared to perform a sex act on himself and allowed a club staff member and a teammate to do the same during drunken, public Mad Monday celebrations has previously fronted court for alcohol-related misbehaviour.

Adam Elliott, 24, and his teammate Asipeli Fine, 26, were cheered on by Canterbury-Bankstown rugby league club staff and players as they stripped off their clothes and separately had liquid poured over their genitals while dancing on the terrace of the Harbour View Hotel, in view of the public and Sydney Harbour Bridge climbers.

Both men avoided convictions after appearing before Deputy Chief Magistrate Jane Mottley in the Downing Centre on Monday, having each pleaded guilty to wilful and obscene exposure for the September 3 antics in the Sydney CBD.

"You have exacted enormous reputational harm upon yourselves," Ms Mottley told the players before sentencing them both to a conditional release order, requiring them to be of good behaviour for two years.

The court heard Elliott had previously fronted a magistrate over a drunken misdemeanour, which resulted in him receiving a good behaviour bond for property damage in 2014.

"Mr Elliott has a habit of making poor decisions whilst affected by alcohol," Ms Mottley said.

In 2016, Elliott was issued with a criminal infringement notice for larceny, resulting in him paying a fine.

In an explicit set of agreed facts seen by the Herald, the depraved conduct began at 5.20pm, with CCTV capturing Fine and Elliott removing their shirts. "Fine can be seen tensing and slapping himself on the back of his shoulder with friends cheering him on," the facts say.

"About 5.25pm, Fine removes his pants and underwear and walks around the terrace area fully naked. At one point Fine picks up a stool and places it over his right shoulder before moving it over his left shoulder whilst at the same time placing his hand on and off his penis."

Elliott then removed his pants and got onto a table to dance before being helped back down by a club member. "At the same time, Fine can be seen raising a bench stool above his head whilst thrusting his pelvis backwards and forwards, moving his penis up and down," the facts say.

"Fine does not discourage this action but continues chanting and cheering with the crowd."

The third time Elliott removes his clothing a member of their party can be seen "grabbing his exposed penis and masturbating it for approximately four seconds whilst Elliott stands there with his hands raised in the air. This is then followed with another club member pouring a schooner of alcohol on Elliott’s penis."

The facts say Elliott appeared to perform a sex act on himself, in view of hotel staff, with the crowd continuing to cheer.

"At 5.37pm, whilst still standing on a table in the rooftop terrace area, a club member (player Zac Woolford) can be seen reaching between Elliott's legs, from behind, and grabbing his penis and appearing to masturbate him," the facts say.

According to court documents, Elliott and Fine were able to be viewed from street level while standing on the table, and people completing the Bridge Climb "have an unobstructed view of the rooftop terrace area of the Harbour View Hotel."

Ms Mottley said the men's conduct, "fuelled by alcohol, stoked along by the crowd", was "disgraceful by any standard of decency."

Sea Eagle Comment: A pre-curser to what was to come with the Dogs providing a tasty entrée. The Sea Eagle has previously dealt with this matter, which in the main was a case of boys being boys and a storm in the proverbial tea cup. In making the comment “Disgraceful by any standard' one can only hypothesize as to what the appropriately named Deputy Chief Magistrate Mottley might have thought of some of the events which were to follow.

The Sea Eagle is also somewhat bemused by the comment that Bridge Climbers could have taken in the Dogs antics. Yeah sure, if they had a telescope mounted to the top of the bridge.

Independent investigation undertaken by the Sea Eagle reveals that to have full view on the roof top terrace of the Harbour View Hotel, one would need to have an elevated position in an adjacent building. Coincidentally, it is understood that journo’s and photographers from the Daily Telegraph just happened to be in such a position during the Doggies afternoon’s festivities.

Coach Dean Pay was there which is a good thing from a team viewpoint. Suggestions the Dogs will get the spoon in 2019 are well wide of the mark. People like Dean Pay do not get the spoon.

Jarryd Hayne released on bail to appear in court in December on sex assault charge

Jarryd Hayne was released on bail in the early hours of Tuesday morning after being charged with aggravated sexual assault and will face court next month.

The out-of-contract NRL star handed himself in to police on Monday afternoon after a sexual assault allegation was made by a woman who, according to reports, alleged she suffered injuries during an initially consensual sexual encounter with Hayne in the Hunter Valley on September 30.

After voluntarily attending Sydney’s Ryde police station he was arrested and subsequently charged by police. He was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Burwood Local Court on December 10, a police statement said, without naming Hayne.

After questioning by detectives from the sex crimes squad, Hayne was charged with aggravated sexual assault — inflicting actual bodily harm. The charge carries a maximum 20-year jail term if Hayne is convicted. The NSW Criminal Code states for “circumstances of aggravation” means circumstances in which “the alleged offender intentionally or recklessly inflicts actual bodily harm on the alleged victim”.

It’s understood the alleged victim was interviewed by the NRL’s integrity unit before the matter was referred to police.

A spokeswoman for NSW Police told news.com.au: “Police are investigating following reports a woman was sexually assaulted by a 30-year-old man in late September.

“The investigation is being led by detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad.”

He also created headlines when he left the Eels to play in the NFL, running out for the San Francisco 49ers in late 2015. However that one-year stay was plagued with drama, with Hayne still defending a civil court rape case made against him while living in the United States — an accusation he has long vehemently denied.

Sea Eagle Comment: The Director is well and truly distancing himself from this one. Surely social hook-up sites like Tinder (and Grindr if need be) has to take the initiative and provide users with the following “WARNING – NRL PLAYER – SWIPE RIGHT AT OWN RISK”.

Why the NRL Integrity unit was approached at all , let alone before the Police were called, is in itself confusing. What an oxymoron that is. NRL and Integrity hardly can be in the same sentence. What did the complainant think the NRL would do, discipline Hayne, send him to gaol and get her compo? What a joke the NRL Integrity is and forever will be. That ridiculous unit should be disbanded immediately and their budget devoted to grass roots rugby league.

That said Mr Hayne has alleged prior form in this area and women in general would be within their rights to steer clear of him for the foreseeable future.

Things are not looking good for Mr Hayne and his dreams are fast evaporating. It’s more likely now to be a nightmare where poor old Jarryd wakes up naked in a shower, to find himself being introduced to Bubba and surrounded by hairy tattooed men. Even more alarmingly, the handling errors that plagued poor Jarryd during his playing days return and the soap is dropped !!!!

Greg Inglis apologises for his ‘very disappointing’ drink-driving charge

Greg Inglis has been suspended for Australia's two-Test tour of New Zealand after being charged with mid-range drink driving just hours following his appointment as Test captain, with Boyd Cordner set to take over the side.

The 31-year-old South Sydney Rabbitohs star was yesterday charged with mid-range drink driving and speeding after being stopped in his Mercedes on the Great Western Highway near Lithgow.

He was making his way home to Sydney from Dubbo, where he’d spent the long weekend playing in the Koori Knockout.

Inglis is accused of returning a positive roadside breath test, before being taken back to Lithgow Police Station where he allegedly blew 0.085. His licence was suspended on the spot and he’s due in court on November 18.

Inglis had said earlier today he hoped to retain the captaincy and his place in the side, but coach Mal Meninga and NRL CEO Todd Greenberg confirmed the suspension this afternoon. "Greg is not just a great player, he is one of our best role models, but he made a poor decision on this occasion," Mr Greenberg said.

He deserves full credit for being up front today by apologising and taking full ownership of his mistake. "It is a mark of the man that he has accepted responsibility for his actions and I have no doubt he will overcome this setback and retain his status as a true leader in our game."

The indigenous footballer told reporters he is "sincerely apologetic" about the charge and said he will continue to work with the NRL, Australian selectors and the Rabbitohs through the legal process. "I’d like to apologise to the public, I know where I stand in the game as a role model to the community and what I’ve been charged with is unacceptable on my behalf," he said.

"I think I let a lot of people down because of where I stand in the game as an indigenous role model and I think I let a lot of kids down and a lot of people down. "I’m standing here before you and putting my hand up and know that I did make a mistake and that’s the bottom line. I’m very sorry, I’m very apologetic.

Sea Eagle Comment: Ordinarily this incident would be a big deal with the incumbent Australian Captain caught DUI, well over the limit, 10 hours after what must have been the mother of all benders. Former Australian Cricket Captain Steve Smith got 12 months ban and what he did wasn’t even illegal by community standards and no member of the general public was endangered.

Even more disturbing was the comment from NRL CEO to the effect of "Greg is not just a great player, he is one of our best role models” So true Mr Greenberg. Let’s face it, with the atrocities in this off season a DUI is now well and truly role model stuff.? And let’s not forget previous (unproven as charges were dropped) allegations back in 2009 of domestic violence against his then partner.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/origin-star-greg-inglis-tells-of-assault-charge-shame/news-story/3e8db9b595be4940b0b6fd8d5e532a67

It has since been reported that Inglis is currently 15kg over his normal playing weight, and will not be fit enough to return in Round 1, suggesting his off-season bender has continued well after this incident. Surely, as a professional athlete one of the primary goals is to ensure that you are in peak physical condition to partake in your chosen sport.

Incoming Super Coach Bennett won’t tolerate it one would have thought.

St George-Illawarra star Jack de Belin charged with sexual assault

New details have emerged in the sexual assault case involving Origin star Jack de Belin and a 19-year-old woman at a unit in Wollongong.

NSW State of Origin player Jack de Belin has been granted conditional bail after he was charged with aggravated sexual assault. The alleged incident involved a 19-year-old woman at a home unit in Wollongong in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The 27-year-old St George Illawarra Dragon forward voluntarily attended Wollongong Police Station on Thursday afternoon and was charged with one count of aggravated sexual assault in company and was granted conditional bail to appear at Wollongong Local Court on February 12.

The NRL said the integrity unit has been advised.

The St George Illawarra Dragons said in a statement the club is taking the matter “very seriously”.

De Belin was reportedly at a Wollongong nightclub in the early hours of Sunday with a group of people, which included the woman and a fellow rugby league player. According to The Daily Telegraph.

She reportedly hopped into a taxi with de Belin and a lower grade player and was under the impression they were headed to another club, but instead ended up at the apartment, the Nine Network reported.

The 19-year-old reportedly went to the bathroom, and when she came out she said the players were naked and sexually assaulted her.

De Belin has denied the allegations and any wrongdoing.

The Dragons released a short statement following the star players arrest and subsequent charge by Wollongong detectives.

“The St George Illawarra Dragons have today been advised that forward Jack de Belin has been charged with sexual assault following an alleged incident in Wollongong on Sunday, December 9,” “The club is taking the matter very seriously and have been working with Jack and all relevant authorities, including the police and the NRL Integrity Unit, since this time.

“Jack has been provided with welfare support to enable him the time and opportunity to deal with the matter.

“As this is a police matter to be considered by the court, the club is not in a position to make any further comment at this time.”

Sea Eagle Comment: If these allegations are proven they should throw the book at De Belin. Again, if proven a lengthy NRL ban and possibly gaol time is on the cards. But let us wait for the courts to decide his fate.

This incident also supports the Sea Eagle’s previous suggestion of NRL only venues where the general public receive the usual warning NRL PLAYERS FACILTY – ENTER AT OWN RISK.

Again, a disturbing comment from Dragon’s Management “Jack has been provided with welfare support to enable him the time and opportunity to deal with the matter” Perhaps a more prudent statement would have been along the lines of “Jack if your found guilty, good luck mate you’re on your own”.

Wests Tigers recruit Zane Musgrove charged with aggravated indecent assault

A former South Sydney player and Wests Tigers recruit has been charged with aggravated indecent assault after an incident last month. Wests Tigers recruit Zane Musgrove has been charged with a range of offences, including aggravated indecent assault.

Nine News reported Musgrove and a companion were accused of aggravated indecent assault after an incident at the Coogee Bay Hotel last month. Both men reportedly handed themselves into police earlier this week and will face court next month.

“Following inquiries by detectives, a 22-year-old man attended Maroubra Police Station on Wednesday 5 December 2018. “He was arrested and charged with assault with act of indecency, aggravated indecent assault — offender in company, and common assault.

“Both men were granted conditional bail to appear at Waverley Local Court on Wednesday 23 January 2019.”

The Wests Tigers released a statement on its website about the incident. “Wests Tigers have been made aware of an alleged incident involving player Zane Musgrove. The club has alerted the NRL Integrity Unit of the matter,” the statement read.

“Wests Tigers takes its position in the community very seriously and will work with the NRL Integrity Unit and NSW Police on the allegations. “The club will make no further comment on the matter until the investigation is complete.”

Sea Eagle Comment: It was at this point that all holiday leave for NRL Integrity Dept staff was cancelled and all available staff called back to League HQ. Even Todd Greenberg cut short his holidays to deal with the never-ending saga of atrocities. It’s also good to see that NRL clubs are taking such a serious position on such allegations. Surely if the clubs (and the NRL) were taking such a serious stance on this type of behaviour it wouldn’t be occurring.

Cowboys player Scott Bolton pleads guilty to common assault after touching woman's thigh

North Queensland Cowboys player Scott Bolton has pleaded guilty to common assault eight months after he was accused of grabbing a woman at a bar in Sydney's east. Bolton, 31, was at the Bondi Beach Public Bar with teammates when he touched a woman on the upper thigh as she moved away from a couch.

The woman had been sitting alone, looking at her phone, when Bolton approached her and "slumped down" next to her. She tried to slide away, but Bolton moved closer to her, and as she stood up to walk from the area Bolton reached forward and touched her thigh.

Police were called to the venue after the woman made a complaint to bar staff. The entire interaction was captured on CCTV. The next day, Bolton was charged with assault with an act of indecency, with police alleging he had grabbed the woman's genitals.

That allegation was withdrawn at Waverley Local Court and Bolton pleaded guilty to common assault for touching the woman's thigh. Bolton was not convicted and was given a 12-month conditional release order, which requires that he be of good behaviour.

Silent as he left the courthouse, Bolton later released a statement saying he had been determined to "strenuously argue in court" that he had never at any time acted indecently towards the woman. "I am not proud of the behaviour I displayed on the night and want to assure everyone I will not place myself in a similar position again," his statement read.

"I am sorry my actions on that night have caused distress to so many people including the lady, my wife and my family."

"I also want to apologise to the club including my teammates, members, partners and fans of the game I love."

In sentencing Bolton, magistrate Greg Grogin said the footballer "is not placed on a pedestal by the court" and was given the same leniency any member of the public might expect.

"His behaviour was unacceptable. The community needs to be protected from behaviour such as this," Mr Grogin said.

According to agreed facts presented to the court, Bolton is unable to recall some of the evening's events, apparently due to his level of intoxication.

Sea Eagle Comment: He has been dealt with. He is lucky it ended the way it did. In any other off-season it would be top line stuff. In the 2018/19 off season it hardly rates a mention.

Tigers forward Chee-Kam charged over assault of ride-share driver

Wests Tigers forward Michael Chee-Kam is to face court on a charge of assaulting a ride-share driver at Bondi Beach. The 26-year-old Samoa international was one of two men who are alleged to have punched a ride-share driver through his window during a night out on the weekend.

"About 10.30pm on Sunday 30 December 2018, a 26-year-old man was driving north on Campbell Parade when he was allegedly assaulted by two men who were on the road," a NSW Police statement said. "The two men, aged 18 and 26, allegedly punched the man repeatedly through the open driver’s window.

The men were arrested and both served with a Field Court Attendance Notice for the offences of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and common assault.

"They are expected to appear at Waverley Local Court on Tuesday 5 February 2019."

The NRL has been informed of the claims against Chee-Kam, who has made 54 top-grade appearances for the Tigers and Manly since his debut in 2014. "The integrity unit is aware of the matter but as there are charges involved it wouldn't be appropriate to comment further," an NRL spokesman said.

Sea Eagle Comment: Refer comment above re: Zane Musgrove. Nothing else to add. If proven, the player is a community menace and should be banned.

Dylan Walker pleads not guilty to domestic violence with ‘retraction statement’ to be issued to police

Rugby league star Dylan Walker will plead not guilty to charges of domestic violence against his fiancée Alexandra Ivkovic, who is now expected to issue a “retraction statement” to police.

The Manly Sea Eagles star walked out of Manly Local Court today hand-in-hand with his 24-year-old fiancée and mother of their six-month-old son, after appearing over a domestic violence charge and an apprehended violence order.

In court, Mr Walker’s lawyer, Ramy Qutami, said: “My instructions are he enters a plea of not guilty to the offences,” and that Ms Ivkovic would be retracting the statement she made to police.

The 24-year-old footballer was arrested and charged with common assault and assault occasioning actual bodily harm after Ms Ivkovic suffered cuts to her shoulder, leg and feet in Dee Why on December 6.

The Daily Telegraph reported that the former Miss Universe Australia finalist ran out of the couple’s apartment last Thursday night after Mr Walker allegedly pulled her hair in a fight over a video game.

Mr Walker was picked up from Manly Police Station late into the night of December 6 by Sea Eagles coach Des Hasler.

Despite Ms Ivkovic’s expected retraction of her statement, it is understood police could still press charges.

The pair drove out of their home together for court yesterday, but walked into the courthouse separately.

They sat next to each other in the courtroom and spoke amicably between themselves, before holding hands as they walked out of the courtroom.

Sea Eagle Comment: From allegedly overdosing on prescription opioids and almost dying, to breaking his hand punching a door, poor old Mr Walker can’t seem to avoid trouble. Mr Walker needs to grow up and ditch the x-box. Surely Manly must be fast losing patience with the troubled centre and unless Des Hasler can install some much-needed discipline he should or will be shipped on.

This incident raises a number of disturbing issues.

Firstly, the fact that Walker’s partner has retracted her statement and was seen holding hands with him as they left court (published on front page of the SMH). This in the face of what was at the time, an existing AVO whereby Mr Walker was expected to keep his distance from the complainant. Only a rugby league player would see this as a relatively smart thing to do.

Secondly, Manly CEO Gorman reportedly stated on Sea Eagle news (see Manly website for that) - that Coach Hasler had been to visit the complainant soon after the alleged incident. What an NRL Coach could offer in that situation is unclear? Frankly, none of it is the Manly club’s concern. If Walker is guilty, deal with him. If not, let him play. But don’t get involved.

Surely, this was time for Ms Ivkovic to cut her losses and head for the hills (be that Seven Hills, Castle Hill or the Beverly Hills, it matters not- just look at the big picture and leave).

Lastly and even more disturbing is how Mr Walker can attract a former Miss Universe Australia finalist??? It beggars belief.

Tape (s) allegedly involving Canterbury Bulldogs player Dylan Napa emerges

New footage has emerged appearing to show Canterbury Bulldogs star Dylan Napa performing a lewd act on himself, while he watches a friend shadow box.

The emergence of the tape comes only a day after an alleged sex tape involving the player was released online. As the leaks continue, it has been reported Napa has made contact with the police to report the breach of his own privacy.

The most recent footage, which has been viewed by news.com.au, begins by showing a fully clothed person shadow boxing before the camera pans to a near naked man, allegedly Napa, touching himself.

Napa has just begun his three-year contract at the Bulldogs, with the club releasing it’s second statement surrounding the issue in as many days. “The club is aware of a further social media video that has emerged today that was taken several years ago,” the statement read. “The club can confirm that Dylan Napa has received legal representation and advice from senior legal-council, as well as made contact with the NSW Police and the NRL Integrity Unit. The club is supportive of Dylan and is providing welfare support. The club will not be making further comment at this time.”

Sea Eagle Comment: Following in the footsteps of Conrad Hurrell and Adrian Lam, Big Papi (as he is now known) thought it would be a good idea to make a porno. It’s fair to say in hindsight that Big Papi wasn’t thinking which given some of his past history is not surprising.

It is also worth remembering that if you must engage in such behaviour it is best practice that it is not filmed, just ask poor old Joel Monaghan! Leave this stuff to the professionals – Ron Jeremy, John Holmes (RIP), Randy Spears, Rock Hard, Dirk Diggler, Hung Lo, Izzy Cumming, Dick B. Swellen, Dick Trickle and Lexington Steele.

As an aside, it is not well documented how a porn star chooses his name. Rumour has it, you choose a combination of the street where you lived as a child, your mother’s maiden name, or the name of your first pet. On this basis, it seems that Dylan Napa may well have lived on Papi Street as a child, but that is mere conjecture. Try yourself and see what you would be called?

STOP PRESS – it has been reported that an even more salacious video (if that’s possible) has been doing the rounds which allegedly shows Big Papi appearing to snort a white powder like substance off another NRL players appendage. If this is the case Big Papi has truly outdone himself and ranks with the likes of Julian O’Neil and the great Todd Carney when it comes to outright stupidity, and should be dealt with accordingly.

Police investigating after entire Cronulla Sharks squad is banned from sailing club over fracas

The entire Cronulla Sharks squad has been banned from a popular sailing club in the Sutherland Shire as a result of a late-night incident that the police are investigating.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported on late Friday night that the Cronulla Sailing Club took the extraordinary decision to ban the entire squad from its premises after a series of scuffles broke out at the venue on December 21 that involved several lower grade players.

Police were called out to the club to deal with the disturbance and an investigation is ongoing. Sharks officials have also opened a probe to determine what happened on the night.

The Herald speculated that due to the seriousness of the decision to ban the entire squad that some first-graders may have also been involved — or at least failed to stop the fights.

However, Sharks chief executive Barry Russell declined to expand other than to say that they are treating the incident “very seriously”.

“I can confirm there was an incident, which is being investigated by the club. The club has informed the [NRL] integrity unit and is working with police with their investigation,” he told the Herald. “We will take the appropriate action once the investigation is concluded.”

Cronulla Sailing Club licensee Ken McKay, a former NSW Police Assistant Commissioner, refused to divulge what transpired at his venue on the night in question.

“There will be no comment from the Cronulla Sailing Club as there is a current and ongoing investigation being conducted by the Licensing Police at Cronulla as well as an investigation being conducted by the CEO at the Sharks,” McKay said.

The incident occurred only two days after Shane Flanagan was deregistered and the Sharks were fined $800,000 by the NRL due to the coach breaching the terms of his 12-month ban from the peptides scandal in 2014 by communicating with the club that year.

John Morris has since been named as head coach by the Sharks while Flanagan prepares his response to the NRL. Flanagan has until the end of January to appeal his deregistration.

The Sharks are also awaiting the outcome of an NRL salary cap investigation after Russell last year self-reported to head office potential breaches of the rules involving third-party deals.

Sea Eagle Comment: The Sharks are a disgrace and the deregistration/resignation of Coach Flanagan should just be the start. Already under investigation for salary cap breaches, there must now be a royal commission into their premiership win in 2016 as surely such an unlikely event must have resulted only as a consequence of some form of malpractice (drug taking, salary cap rorting et. al.). Do we dare to dream the Sharks are stripped of the title, yet again finding a way to lose the unloseable?

Club captain Mitchell Pearce has thrown his support behind the Knights’ tough new sanctions for players who find trouble off the field.

Mitchell Pearce says Newcastle’s tough new stance on poor behaviour is fair and necessary as the NRL club’s rebuild continues. “We’ve got to evolve” Pearce stated as he backs club crackdown on bad behaviour

The Knights have drawn a line in the sand for 2019 by fining young prop Jacob Saifiti $50,000 — $25,000 of which will be suspended — after he was knocked unconscious and broke his leg outside a pub last month.

Pearce is tipped to act as sole captain under coach Nathan Brown this season after impressing in shared duties with Jamie Buhrer in his arrival at the club in 2018. The 29-year-old has attracted his share of controversy in the past, forced to attend a Thailand rehabilitation clinic following his infamous drunken Australia Day antics nearly three years ago.

And he has no qualms with the club’s tough stance on poor behaviour. “There’s a lot of pressure on players and high-profile people, but it comes with the territory and there’s a lot of perks in rugby league now,” he said.

“There’s a reputation we have to live up to... we’ve got to keep developing into a really professional outfit to evolve on and off the field.”

Sea Eagle Comment: Refer photo above. Can any of these comments by Mitchy be taken seriously.

South Sydney announce no player engaged in misconduct in video scandal

A SOUTH Sydney internal investigation into the nude video scandal cleared Sam Burgess of misconduct, contract breach or violation of the code of conduct.

In screenshots taken by an unamed girl, one of the Souths players alledgly pulls his pants down to show off his genitalia while in another a player bares his backside.

The woman alleges she made contact with one of the players through Instagram.

She allegedly says phone records show one player repeatedly called her, even after she had made it clear she wanted to be left alone.

The woman contacted The Daily Telegraph after she said repeated follow-up emails to the club demanding action fell on deaf ears.

SOUTH Sydney then officially revealed the results of the club’s review into the video scandal that has rocked the Rabbitohs on the eve of their preliminary final.

A statement released by the club cleared their players of any actionable misconduct or breaches of their NRL playing contracts, the NRL Rules or the South Sydney code of conduct.

A spokesman for the NRL said that, based on the information available, the NRL was satisfied with the position the Panel has reached with respect to the allegations against players.

“If any additional information emerges it will be considered,” the spokesman said.

A panel which included Rabbitohs chairman Nick Pappas and CEO Blake Solly were assigned the task of investigating the complaint, which was originally made in May of this year.

Karyn Murphy of the NRL Integrity Unit was also involved with the panel.

“Representatives of the panel interviewed South Sydney players and staff,” the statement read. The complainant was interviewed privately by Ms Murphy.

“The complainant declined to be interviewed by the panel, and did not want her identity disclosed, which the club has respected. “The panel has also reviewed all available documentary material. “The Rabbitohs have no further comment to make at this time.”

South Sydney’s premiership charge was thrown into turmoil earlier this month when The Daily Telegraph exclusively reported the complaints made by a woman following a Facebook messenger call with several players earlier this year. Burgess tweeted: “I have not sexted anyone”. “I fully cooperated with the inquiry as I said I would.”

This comes after the Daily Telegraph revealed that the woman, 23, had briefed the NRL on the email complaint she made to the club the day after the May 26 incident.

The woman involved spoke to investigators from South Africa, where she is currently travelling. She told them she sticks by claims made in emails sent to the Rabbitohs following the May 26 sexting incident using the star player’s mobile phone.

In an email sent to the Rabbitohs in May, the woman complained she was left feeling violated and disgusted by the social media exchange.

Integrity unit officials have also reportedly quizzed up to nine South Sydney players about the night in Auckland following the Rabbitohs’ 30-10 win against the Warriors in round 12.

The woman initially complained to the club she was left “violated and disgusted” after a “funny FaceTime” chat turned lewd without her consent — with two stars exposing their private parts.

She writes in the first email sent the following day: “It started off as a funny FaceTime with the group of boys and because I am a huge NRL fan I was on quite a high.

“However after the 5th 6th and 7th call coming from one of the players by himself in his room, I began to feel violated and disgusted as a result of it.”

Sea Eagle Comment: Wow. Playing out your personal affairs in this way is something else. Yet again, in any other season this would be headline stuff. Hardly rates a mention in 2018/19 off-season talks.

Knights centre Tautau Moga charged with common assault

The NRL has been hit with yet another off-field scandal with Newcastle centre Tautau Moga charged with common assault.

Moga, 25, allegedly slapped a taxi driver twice in the head on Boxing Day in Newcastle and was subsequently charged by police on January 9.

According to The Daily Telegraph, Moga and another man allegedly were refused entry into a King Street pub before getting into the taxi.

Moga will face court on March 21, six days after the Knights’ Round 1 game against Cronulla.

The Newcastle Knights were made aware of an incident involving a player on December 26, 2018,” the statement read.

“The club alerted the NRL Integrity Unit at an appropriate time and are co-operating with the NSW Police.

“No further comment will be made.”

Moga joined the Knights ahead of the 2018 season and made four appearances before suffering an anterior cruciate ligament rupture which ended his season.

Knights chief executive Phil Gardner didn’t rule out sacking Moga.

We have been notified of an incident and we expect the player to be charged if he hasn’t already been,” Gardner told the Newcastle Herald.

“We won’t take any direct action against the player until that plays out. My understanding is he slapped a taxi driver.

“If he pleads guilty, than we will deal with it under our new behaviour policy.”

Meanwhile, according to Channel 7, Knights playmaker Mitchell Pearce is also being investigated by the Integrity Unit following an assault at the wedding of Steve Roach’s son, Liam. Police are not investigating the matter at this stage.

Earlier this week, Gardner said the club had taken a new hard-line stance against poor behaviour after prop Jacob Saifiti was fined 25 per cent of his salary for bringing the club into disrepute following an incident outside a pub in early December.

Sea Eagle Comment: Only days after the ridiculous comments (refer above) made by Mitchell Pearce, this happens.

The wrath of Todd: NRL boss talks tough after the off-season from hell

NRL chief executive Todd Greenberg returned from holidays a week early after a score of off-field atrocities, capped with the leaked videos of Bulldogs prop Dylan Napa. He spoke to all 16 club captains via a conference call on Monday morning.

What did you tell the captains?

I said, "Stop looking at head office. You guys need to own some of this stuff". If someone does something wrong, the NRL is asked, "What are you doing about it?" The senior people in the game, the people who lead their clubs, they need to own this stuff. That’s what they’ve committed to do today with their playing groups.

Sea Eagle Comment: Todd, there is no doubt the players own it. Have a look at what they have achieved, albeit it is bad, but they own it!

What did Greg Inglis say?

GI’s first thing was to apologise. He said he was embarrassed and sorry for his actions.

Your decision to give him a character reference for his court appearance last week for drink-driving charges didn't go down well with other clubs ...

I’m sure it didn't. But he was the guy we selected to be the captain of Australia. I know him well. I've known him for a long time. He asked me to do that and I was happy to do it. If there’s players I do have a relationship with, and I’ve worked with GI with his various challenges, I was happy to help him out. I’m unapologetic about giving him a reference.

Won't lengthy bans and heavy fines send a stronger message to the players?

We will do that.

Are you talking life bans for those found guilty of some of the serious sexual assault charges the likes of Jarryd Hayne and Jack de Belin received over the off-season?

We don’t talk like that because we have the ability to register players or not. No-one was more horrified by those police charges than I was. But the courts have to see those charges through to the end. What I can say is if players are found guilty of those sorts of offences, they no longer have a place in the game. I can’t make that any clearer.

Sea Eagle Comment: Todd, did not the NRL create a rod for its own back, when it let Russell Packer, a player who had served time for bashing someone in the CBD whilst under the influence, back into the NRL! The players genuine think they can come back, in a perpetual redemption scenario and the NRL has allowed it. Why are you surprised at where the NRL currently finds itself?

Seen the Napa tapes?

I was gobsmacked by the stupidity. The message I gave to the players today was, 'If you put something into a WhatsApp group, we will treat it exactly the same as if you put it on social media. Because the propensity and the likelihood of it to get out publicly is high, if not probable. If you’re sending video footage around to other people, what you’re doing is putting your whole career, your livelihood and the reputation of the game in other people’s hands.

Sea Eagle Comment: Todd, it’s not much of a porno. But if that is how Big Papi likes to roll, who are we to stop him? At least let him get some acting lessons. A Big Papi pizza franchise beckons, surely- and who knows, one day the game’s major sponsor.

The 2050 NRL GF brought to you by Big Papi Pizzas, the gift that keeps on giving.

While we can all chuckle about "Big Papi" and whatnot, the videos do erode the game's reputation when it comes to what it thinks about women. Agree?

I agree. It’s not good enough. People say the game is so resilient. I'm sick of hearing that. The game deserves more than that. We need a reset here. You’ve heard me say 18 months ago, “The game needs to grow up”. I can’t think of a greater time for the game to genuinely grow up.

Sea Eagle Comment: Todd, the NRL has no reputation. It cannot be possible now, surely, to bring the game into disrepute. It is in disrepute and has been for some time. These debacles have blown up like a puffer fish on steroids. Tough words indeed by the NRL CEO, but really, words are just that, words. Players are simple people, some say the IQ has in fact dropped into negative territory in past years, but that is conjecture. .

As far as the Sea Eagle is concerned there is only one way to rid the game of these off-season atrocities - that being to do away with the off-season completely. Simply put, if there was no off-season there would be no off-season atrocities. The Sea Eagle is advocating a 12-month non-stop NRL competition, perhaps with 1 week off following the GF and then straight into the next season. Sure, there would be more injuries and burn-out of players, but on the positive side teams could extend there playing rosters from 25 to 50, thus taking even more potential delinquents off the streets and into an environment that would curtail their desire and opportunity to offend. It would be a TV and media rights bonanza for the NRL and viewers starved of league would not have to put up with the usual array of second-rate sports and reality dribble that proliferate during the summer months.

An idle NRL player is a dangerous commodity, to himself, to his WAG, the community at large, and the game. As the off season 2018/19 has surely established.

STOP PRESS – AND NOW WE HAVE THIS

Ben Barba sacked from Cowboys after ‘domestic violence incident’ at Townsville casino

Ben Barba’s comeback to rugby league is in tatters after a “disgraceful” incident at a Townsville casino left his Cowboys contract in tatters.

Ben Barba’s planned comeback to Australian rugby league is in tatters.

The controversial playmaker, sacked by North Queensland hours after he was touted for an NRL redemption, has become yet another ugly blotch on the NRL’s ongoing battle with off-season misbehaviour.

Barba had his Cowboys contract torn up on Friday night in relation to an incident at a Townsville casino, the same day the 29-year-old was officially unveiled as fullback for the indigenous All Stars.

The Courier Mail later reported Barba allegedly “attacked his partner and mother of their four daughters, Ainslie Currie”.

It is unclear whether police charges have been laid, however Townsville police are reportedly investigating. Channel 9’s Danny Weidler reported CCTV cameras had recorded the incident. The club informed the NRL integrity unit of the matter on Friday before moving quickly to sack Barba later in the day.

“When a player joins the North Queensland Cowboys he agrees to abide by the terms of the contract,” Cowboys chairman Laurence Lancini said on Friday. “After an internal investigation, it has been determined that this player has acted in contradiction to both the terms and the spirit of that agreement.”

The development comes six years after Currie was forced to deny being assaulted by Barba when photos of facial injuries, believed to be hers, were published in a newspaper. Then-Canterbury chief executive Todd Greenberg, who is now NRL boss, was heavily criticised for standing Barba down at the time but not sacking him.

The February 15 All-Stars match was Barba’s first opportunity to play in Australia since he was banned for his second illicit drug strike following Cronulla’s maiden grand final win in 2016.

Sea Eagle Comment: The Cowboys have done the right thing in ripping up Barba’s contract. This grub has prior form for domestic violence (and other misdemeanours) and should be rubbed out for life and not allowed to play rugby league in any jurisdiction. In the past it has been far too easy for delinquents like Barba to run off to the English Super league or rugby and the NRL should be taking steps to prevent this from happening.

Interesting to note that Barba had links to the Sharks winning GF in 2016, further supporting the Sea Eagle’s demand for some form of investigation be conducted into this most unlikely of premiership victories.

THE SEA EAGLE

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Hello Steph!!! I was wondering if you or your wonderful followers have recs for me. I'm looking for fanfics with a deep study of Sherlock character. His past, his behaviour etc. Maybe without ships? But I'm ok with johnlock tho. Thanks ❤️

Hey Nonny!! *HUGS*

OOOF Most of my fic recs are Johnlock stories, so I do apologize for that... I DO have a list I put together for "Introspection" type fics, which are essentially character studies or either character so I can use your ask for that list, but I think you'll also find some stuff you'll like on these lists:

POV Sherlock 1st & 2nd Person

POV Sherlock 3rd Person Pt. 1: Fluff

POV Sherlock 3rd Person Pt 2: Hurt/Comfort & Whump

POV Sherlock 3rd Person Pt 3: Angst/Angsty Fluff or BAMF Fics

Fics in “Sherlock’s Voice”

If anyone has something more catering to Nonny's request, please do, but for now, let's see these Introspection fics!

INTROSPECTION / CHARACTER STUDIES

The Moment When by drekadair (K, 509 w., 1 Ch. || TGG Fic, Friendship, First Person POV Sherlock, Introspection, Worried Sherlock) – Sherlock sees John in the pool, and doubts. Set during the end of "The Great Game." (FFNet)

The Hollow Man by HHarris (G, 639 w., 1 Ch. || John’s Chair, Introspection, Sherlock’s Big Feelings™, Post TRF, Angst, Emotional Turmoil, POV Sherlock, Pining / Sad Sherlock) – Still reeling from the apparent loss of his one and only friend, Sherlock returns to 221B for the first time after the events of The Reichenbach Fall.

Five Seconds by xXLadyLovelaceXx (K+, 658 w., 1 Ch. || TGG Pool Scene, Friendship, Introspection) – In the half-second before Sherlock shoots the jacket, John notices something. (FFNet)

Back in the Saddle by grannysknitting (M, 1,577 w., 1 Ch. || Post TGG AU, Donovan POV, Observation / Introspection, Protective Sherlock, Injured John, Case-ish Fic) – Their first return to solving crime after the pool and the explosion. (FFNet)

Upon This Throne by ifonlynotnever (T, 1,773 w., 1 Ch. || Pre-TRF, Angst, Romance, Sherlock’s Mind Palace, Introspection, Imagery, Pining Sherlock, Drug Use, Passage of Time) – Inside Sherlock's mind is a Palace. Inside the Palace are many rooms. Within the largest room is the Throne. Upon the Throne sits the King. (FFNet)

Love and Bombs by Spark Writer (T, 1,780 w., 1 Ch. || Post S3, Romance, Angst, Pining Sherlock, 1st Person POV Sherlock, Introspection, Ambiguous Ending) – Love and bombs aren't all that different, John. In the end, they're almost indistinguishable. (FFNet)

You Can Imagine The Christmas Dinners by johnsarmylady (T, 1,780 w., 1 Ch. || Friendship, Family, Introspection, Fluff, Post-ASIP) – Set the morning after a Study in Pink, John sits and contemplates Mycroft's words. (FFNet)

Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil by PipMer (T, 1,895 w., 1 Ch. || Alternate Universe || Deaf John, Mute Sherlock, Friends to Lovers, Romance, Fluff and Angst, Character Study, Morse Code, Love Confessions) – John is deaf. Sherlock is mute. There are no two people more suited for each other.

Spectrum of Mourning at the Funeral of a Solitary Man by TheBookshelfDweller (T, 1,956 w., 1 Ch. || Angst, Grief, Friendship, Sherlock First Person POV, Introspection) – Because each kind of love produces its own kind of grief, a long-ignored voice tells the story of five mourners of Sherlock Holmes, a man who in the end, was all but solitary. (FFNet)

The Lie-In by KendylGirl (M, 2,000 w., 1 Ch. || POV Sherlock 1st Person, Bed Sharing, Fluff, True Love, Introspection) – Five months after his return, John and Sherlock spend a day in bed. Part 2 of When to Let Go

Study in John by chappysmom (K+, 2,158 w., 1 Ch. || Post-ASiP, POV John, Introspection, Friendship, Nightmares, Caring Sherlock, John’s Limp) – After the events of "A Study in Pink," John lies on the couch in Baker Street and thinks about the whirlwind events of the day. What is he getting himself into? (FFNet)

Coming Full Circle by KCS (K+, 2,358 w., 1 Ch. || Alternate TGG, Friendship, Drama, Violence/Death References, Drugging/Poisoning, Kidnapping, BAMF John, Moriarty POV, Introspection) – Moriarty had John for almost six hours between his abduction and the showdown at the pool - more than enough time to implement a Plan B for his escape should Sherlock call his bluff with the fake bomb vest. (FFNet)

It's All Fine by AkoyaMizuno (T, 2,459 w., 3 Ch. || Post-TGG, Introspection, Mild Angst, Friendship) – Sherlock never asked what happened in the hours between John being kidnapped and the events at the pool. It occurs to him, days after the fact, that he probably should have. (FFNet)

Overture by Kate_Lear (M, 4,435 w., 1 Ch. || First Kiss / Time, Friends to Lovers, Angry John, Introspection, Developing Relationship, Embarrassed / Insecure Sherlock, Morning After, Bed Sharing, Cuddles / Limpet Sherlock) – A short snippet on how John and Sherlock might have got together.

Days Go By by Hummingbird1759(T, 4,454 w., 6 Ch. || Angst, Friendship, Post-TRF, Introspection) – The characters' lives go on after the Fall... sort of. (FFNet)

When Your Belly's in the Trench by Morgan_Stuart (T, 4,743 w., 1 Ch. || PTSD, Character Study, Rescue, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Implied Torture, Trauma, Danger, Drama, Kidnapping/Captivity) – The next time that door opens, John Watson will kill the person on the other side.

Applied Linguistics by what_alchemy (M, 4,837 w., 1 Ch. || Possessive / Anxious Sherlock, Introspection, Bed Sharing, Past John Whump, Est. Rel., Marriage Proposal, Sherlock Loves John So Much, Word Play) – “He wants to shake John by the shoulders, wants to open his mouth and swallow John whole. Wants to marry him.” Sherlock searches for the right words.

Bound Into the Fire by Tara Laurel (T, 6,672 w., 5 Ch. || TEH, Suspense, Hurt/Comfort, Introspection, Bonfire Scene, John Whump, Mary is Nice) – "John sometimes compared Sherlock Holmes to the flaming beast in his mind...Not such a bad way to go, John mused. Being consumed by Sherlock. Dying in his fire. No. This was different. He was burning alive. Not figuratively. Not some flowery metaphor. Burning." There was no two minute stay of execution. "Amazing how fire exposes our priorities." (FFNet)

Victim, Bait, Hero, Friend by KimberlyTheOwl (T, 7,887 w., 1 Ch. || Post-TGG Epilogue, Angst, Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Introspection, Past Kidnapping / Torture / Implied Rape, Panic Attacks, Worried / Possessive Sherlock, Lestrade is a Good Friend) – Some insights into why John was perfectly willing to throw everything away for a chance to kill Moriarty at the pool. Trauma, ugliness, and finally healing. Some nice supporting work by Lestrade as well. (FFNet)

A Friend Indeed by Sanru (K+, 8,190 w., 1 Ch. || Missing John, Friendship, Drama, Introspection, Possessive Sherlock, Worried Sherlock) – Something has gone terribly wrong with a supposedly simple case. John Watson is missing. While the search for him is proving to be fruitless, it has made Sherlock realize that having an emotional attachment to someone may have its disadvantages but he liked being able to call John his friend. Now if only he could find out what happened to him... (FFNet)

The Skin Over My Heart by standbygo (E, 8,849 w., 1 Ch. || Post-Hiatus, Fake Relationship, Case Fic, Dog Tags, Military, Homophobia, Gay Bashing, POV First Person Sherlock, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss / Time, Declarations of Love, Undercover, Haircuts, Flashbacks, Touching, Pining Sherlock, Hospitalization, Metaphors, Introspection, Hand Jobs, On the Couch, John’s Past, Angst with Happy Ending) – Sherlock and John are still trying to adjust to Sherlock's return from his hiatus when John's friend Bill Murray brings them a case. Someone is targeting the LGBTQA+ members of Bill's unit. John and Sherlock go undercover at the unit, but when they end up having to flirt to flush out the suspect, Sherlock realizes he's in over his head.

Illogical, even. by magikspell (E, 9,119 w., 1 Ch. || Grey-Ace Sherlock, Character Study, Growing Up, Victor Trevor, Romance, First Time/Kiss, Sherlock-centric) – Five reasons Sherlock never believed in love and one reason he does now.

A Is For Aftermath by ElvendorkInfinity (T, 10,567 w., 1 Ch. || Injury / Whump, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship/Pre-Slash/Bromance/Platonics, Hallucinations, Introspection, Insecure / Worried John, Big Brother Mycroft, Alternating POV, Anxious Sherlock, Self-Deprecating, Mildly Possessive Sherlock, 3G Moment) – John is still hallucinating, Sherlock cannot sleep, and Lestrade has a new case for them. But will life at 221B ever be able to return to normal? Epilogue to M is for Moriarty. (FFNet)

Always the sun by Rose de Sharon (K+, 12,377 w., 3 Ch. || Song Fic, Alternate Post-TGG, Friendship/Bromance, Hurt/Comfort, Introspection / Reflection, Injury Recovery, Obsessive / Protective Sherlock, Nightmares, John’s Past, Bed Sharing / Cuddles) – Sherlock ponders about how much his life has changed since John has become his flatmate. (FFNet)

To be loved by Strange_johnlock (E, 12,436 w., 8 Ch. || Post S3, Established Relationship, First Person POV Sherlock, Pet Names, Soft Sherlock, Mild ADHD, Protective John, Captain Watson, Body Appreciation, Bottomlock, Rough Sex, Travelling for Holidays, Introspection, Sherlock Loves John So Much It Hurts) – John is so deeply integrated into the work, both as my conductor of light, and as a great shot with a vicious right hook who tackles men -and women- no matter their size all in my defense. He protects me with all he can without question, and this loyalty is surely more than I deserve. Or: Sherlock is counting his blessings.

holding steady by darcylindbergh (E, 12,724 w., 4 Ch. || Post S4, Love Confessions, First Kiss, Growing Old, Gone Fishing, Mood without Plot, Soft Sherlock, Caring Sherlock, POV John Third Person, Anxious Sherlock, First Kiss / Time, Touching, Feeling Old, Sherlock Worship, Crying Sherlock, Cuddles, Comforting, Introspection, Retirement, Hand Holding, Forehead Kisses, Caring John, Bed Sharing, Emotional Love Making) – Sitting on a thick wool blanket at the end of a rickety dock side-by-side, legs dangling over the edge, a styrofoam container of wet, dark dirt between them, they’re fishing. John knows what this is about. This is about finally figuring it out.

The Velveteen Doctor by Lantean_Drift (M, 12,815 w., 1 Ch. || Angst, Dev. Rel., Introspection, Mild Whump, Taking Care of Each Other) – A series of events that show John just how real he has become to Sherlock – like a bright, brilliant flash of colour in an otherwise greyscale world.

Pattern Behaviour by SilentAuror (E, 14,835 w., 1 Ch. || POV First Person Sherlock, Jealous Sherlock, Pining Sherlock, Introspection, Stroppy Sherlock, Light Humour, Friendship, John Takes Care of Sherlock, First Kiss/Time, Wall Kisses, Fluffy Angst, Happy Ending) – Sherlock doesn't even know why he resents John's dates so much. Until the day he does know. Slight angst, unrequited feelings (but don't let that scare you off!)

Hope for Heroes by Richefic (K+, 16,887 w., 5 Ch. || Post-TGG Fic, Introspection / Flashbacks, Friendship/Epic Bromance, Hurt/Comfort, Worried/Anxious Sherlock, Sherlock Admires John, BAMF John, John Deduces, Fancy Party, John’s Self Esteem, Domestics) – In the final moments of "The Great Game" Holmes hopes he will have the chance to tell his flatmate that he was wrong. Heroes do exist after all and the one in front of him is called Dr John Watson. (FFNet)

And A Doctor by stillwaters01(T, 24,962 w., 6 Ch. || Five and One, BAMF John, Hurt/Comfort, Doctor John, Friendship, Character Study) – It was only when people actually saw John working as a physician that they began to understand: that it wasn’t just about bullets and IEDs and trauma care under fire. That “doctor” actually covered a pretty wide field. And that John was bloody good at covering ground. 5 times Dr. Watson treated others and 1 time he treated himself.

A Quiet Life by DiscordantWords (M, 25,176 w., 6 Ch. || Post S4, Retirement, POV Sherlock, Awkwardness, Established Relationship, Family Dynamics, Minor Character Death, Questionable Parenting Choices, Non-Linear Narrative, 20 Year Old Rosie, Meddling Mycroft, Pining Sherlock, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Angst, Sherlock Whump) – There had been three days of silence and a funeral. Sherlock had the terrible feeling that whatever happened next would depend, entirely, on him.

How To Unfold a Heart by elwinglyre (E, 25,477 w., 7 Ch. || Post S4 Fix It, BAMF John, Mentioned Eurus, POV First Person Sherlock, Case Fic, Fluff, Slow Burn, Topping from the Bottom, 3 Yr Old Rosie, Introspection, Sexual Fantasies, John Worship, Ogling, Hand Holding, Kidnapping, Domesticity, Sherlock Whump, First Kiss/Time, Doctor John, Caring John, Soft Sherlock, Sensuality, Touching, Crying, Love Confessions, Anxious Sherlock, Rimming, Toplock, Fingering, Bossy Bottom John) – To Sherlock’s dismay, John’s return to Baker Street with Rosie is only temporary. Sherlock’s daily visits to Regent Park with John and Rosie illuminate his lost childhood memories and missed opportunities. But with each trip to the park, Sherlock also feels a growing sense of hope. That is until the past horrors return unexpectedly in a cryptic note folded in the shape of a heart. To decipher the message, Sherlock must uncover the nature of the hearts around him, including his own.

To Mend Icarus by AlessNox (T, 28,347 w., 14 Ch. || Post-TRF / Pre-S3 Divergence, BAMF John, Anger, Fighting, Sex, Bed Sharing, Stalking, Case Fic, John’s Past, Introspection, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Crime, Mythology, Darkness) – After a case lands John Watson in court, he tells Sherlock that he is leaving. Not understanding why, Sherlock decides that the only way to learn the truth is to investigate his flatmate, Dr. John Watson. Sherlock finds that coming back is not enough to fix all of the damage that he caused by leaving. A post Reichenbach, post reunion re-discovery fic.

Another Auld Lang Syne by DiscordantWords (M, 30,234 w., 31 Ch. || Post S4, Mutual Pining, Alternating POV, Introspection, Parentlock, Christmas, New Year’s, First Kiss, Past Drug Use, Angst with Happy Ending, Drinking, Sherlock Whump) – There had been years of missed chances.

Lucifer's Gardens by ampersand_ch (E, 32,679 w., 12 Ch. || GERMAN VERSION|| Romance, Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Murder, Poison / Drugging, Mystery, John Undercover, Academic Club, Therapy, Rituals, Jungian Archetypes, Doctors & Physicians, Grief/Mourning, Esotericism, Hospitals, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Love Confessions, John Falls In Love With Another Man, Jealous Sherlock, Crying, Doctor John, Hand Holding, First Kiss/Time, Mysticism, Hugging, Touching) – John goes undercover for an investigation as a favour to Lestrade in a village in Suffolk. The events surrounding the case awaken deep-seated fears in Sherlock. While John begins to come to a realisation of what he needs in Lucifer's Gardens, Sherlock tries to find a way to reach John – in more ways than one.

There's Someone On Your Shoulder by halloa_what_is_this (NR, 41,215 w., 6 Ch. || Pining Sherlock, Introspection, Daydreams, Sherlock Loves John So Much it Hurts) – Sherlock trips and falls head over heels in love, makes a lot of lists and stares, stares, stares.

Triage by scullyseviltwin (E, 51,612 w., 14 Ch. || Character Injury, Introspection, Pining Sherlock, Falling in Love, Slow Burn, Sherlock POV, Toplock) – Sherlock’s mind goes exceedingly, devastatingly quiet and gray-blank. When he speaks it’s through a thick haze, it’s through molasses, he’s so disconnected from the words that it may as well be the unconscious shooter speaking.

Spare Parts by Raina_at (E, 63,497 w., 10 Ch. || 24th Century / Futurism AU || Post TRF, Pre-TRF Relationship, Case Fic, Mutual Pining, Estrangement, Reconciliation, Science Fiction, Reunion, Nightmares, Angry John, Cybernetic John, Emotional Discussions / Heart to Heart, POV John, Scars, Past Drug Use, Forehead Touching, Emotional Lovemaking, Kissing, Apologies, Kidnapping, Rescue Mission, BAMF John, Bed Sharing, Top Sherlock) – Two years ago, Sherlock Holmes jumped off the roof of New London Hospital. Two months ago, he walked into John's clinic as if no time had passed at all. John hasn't seen him since. But then Sherlock knocks on John's door with a case he can't say no to, and while figuring out why the biggest manufacturer or synthetic limbs in the System is going after veterans, they also need to find out whether there's a way to fix what's broken between them. Part 1 of Realigning Gravity

Drawn to Stars by Silvergirl (E, 109,272 w., 60 Ch. || S4 Compliant to TLD / TFP Doesn’t Exist, Sherlock’s Italian Adventure, Sherlock/OC and Johnlock, Jealous John, Mutual Pining, Misunderstandings, First Kiss/Time, Idiots in Love, 3 Part Story, Slow Burn, Inexperienced Sherlock, Bottom Sherlock, Introspection, Multiple Alternating First and Third Person POV, Separation and Reconciliation, Emotional Love Making, Love Confessions via Letters, Angst with Happy Ending) – After the Culverton Smith case Sherlock is clean, working, and looking for a romantic partner—since John has told him that’s what he needs. Shame John didn’t mention he was interested in that role himself, before Sherlock went off to Rome with a gorgeous Italian copper to try to fall in love and become a complete human being. Part 1 of the Drawn to Stars series

Against the Rest of the World by SilentAuror (E, 151,714 w., 20 Ch. || PODFIC AVAILABLE || Post-TRF, Hiatus Fic, POV First Person Sherlock, Present Tense, First Kiss/Time, Big Brother Mycroft, Escaping from Capture, Soft Sherlock, Toplock, Insecurity, Infidelity, Travelling, Introspection, Pining Sherlock, Depression, Fantasies, Yearning for the Past, PTSD Sherlock, Suicidal Ideation) – Sherlock has been away from London for nine hundred and twelve days and counting, and has no idea what sort of reception to expect when he finally returns.

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Eurus and Mycroft's Gambit in TFP

I was thinking of the recent @thepurplecarbuncle post about what Mycroft told Sherlock at Baker Street in TFP: "the man you are today is your memory of Eurus". I agree with her incredulous response, in that I can see how it sounds false, like a pure retcon-- it sounds ridiculous-- because it *is* ridiculous and it's meant to be, on one level. Obviously, if it's taken to be literally about Sherlock's deepest self, his best self, that can't be true. Sherlock is a kind man, a 'good man', as Lestrade says later in the same episode. So it's textually not *literally* true. But at the same time, Sherlock's not *only* that man that he'd become thanks in part to John Watson, is he? As Ivy told me so eloquently, the whole point, whether here or in Mary's reference to who Sherlock and John 'really are', is about the *duality* in Sherlock and John's natures.

Sherlock is kind and good, but that hasn't always been the persona he's been inhabiting, is it? Him standing with Moriarty on that rooftop, promising Moriarty that he's not one of 'the angels' wasn't all that long ago, and Sherlock had shot Magnussen while proclaiming himself to be a 'high-functioning sociopath' just recently. And that persona, including Mycroft's spiel in ASiB about heartbreak being inevitable and how 'caring is not an advantage', had always seemed to be tied to Mycroft and his influence. Still, you can't just take Mycroft at face value, 'cause he's playing the role he's always played. If anything, he's more obvious about it in TFP than ever before, explicitly taunting John to Sherlock's face 'cause he knows Sherlock would always choose John-- would always choose *sentiment*-- and he wants to make it easier on Sherlock. As usual, Mycroft tests and prods both John and Sherlock at Baker Street, rather than being straightforward. Mycroft certainly isn't simply saying that Sherlock is some kind of Eurus lite(tm), and he always has been his whole adult life. He'd just called Sherlock a 'dragon slayer' in HLV; he *knows* Sherlock for real. The point is that he *hasn't* been like Eurus, but Sherlock's made some deeply unnatural and unnecessary choices to shut himself off from friendship and emotional intimacy because of trauma from events related to Eurus he cannot remember. Of course... that's not established text, at least until TFP. We just have clues and foreshadowing. In TAB, Sherlock insists 'I made me' (although he then thinks of Redbeard when there's a dog barking in his Mind Palace). And indeed, Sherlock's choices in response to Eurus-- at the beginning and the end, in TFP-- are shown to be very much his own. He certainly made himself what he is by *choice*, even if he's not conscious of it afterwards.

The Final Problem has various callbacks and parallels (the big one to THoB, for example, that I've discussed recently). Besides the differences in the vector (Sherlock's own mind rather than a hallucinogenic drug with Henry), I think it's important to note that Sherlock *chose* to forget in a way Henry didn't. Sherlock isn't just a victim of a crime, but still the active protagonist. His conversation with Mycroft at Baker Street can also be a callback to ASiP. That's where we first heard Mycroft say John could be the 'making of' his brother, 'or make him worse than ever'. As Ivy summarized, TFP works as the resolution of Sherlock's arc, and so we had to answer the question of why does Sherlock actually say he's a 'high-functioning sociopath'? Why does he say being alone 'protects' him? When people dismiss the entirety of TFP, it's easy to miss the issues of characterization continuity and the sense in which things may actually make sense in unexpected ways.

I should emphasize that I don't think Sherlock's trauma is meant to be definitive to his personality. The question of whether Mofftiss always intended this reveal since Series 1 is interesting but ultimately irrelevant in practice. It's enough to say that Sherlock's always worn part of his 'Sherlock Holmes' persona, the 'high-functioning sociopath' self, as armor. It's never been natural. It's not because he's naturally a misanthropic loner (like Mycroft), who thinks of other humans like goldfish. This doesn't mean that he's *not* different in his own way, or that he didn't mean it when he told Mycroft in TEH 'why would anyone mind?' But unfortunately, Sherlock struggles to fully accept or accommodate his own humanity even after TEH (though the process has begun at that point). In HLV, he regressed from his touching, emotionally open wedding speech to tell John that romantic love was 'human error', and in TAB he actually cries, overcome when Watson acknowledged his humanity. John has had a tendency to believe Sherlock could work miracles-- in TRF, he wanted him to not be dead as 'one more miracle'-- which had long been an ongoing issue, as @stephisanerd described in her classic meta. So it's more like this childhood trauma is just the specific trigger to what was always an ill-fitting illusion of all-knowing supremacy that Sherlock put on as a defense mechanism. And *that* is Eurus's fault (indirectly, at least); essentially, Eurus herself is the DFP personality with nothing underneath, in a much more personal, less metaphorical way than Moriarty had been. If Moriarty is the 'virus in the data' in TAB, Sherlock's response to Eurus had corrupted his operating system in this metaphor.

Whether Eurus was intended from the start or not, I essentially think she is simply the mechanism. It was always pretty clear that Sherlock was carrying around some pretty toxic ideas about what kind of things he should aspire to for himself. There were some unrealistic standards he held himself to, but he also has some extreme convictions about sentiment and 'romantic entanglement' leading only to heartbreak. In a sense, we'd always blamed a sibling for this: we'd just blamed *Mycroft*. Mycroft said lots of insensitive things and provided a sense that Sherlock's family life was cold, or at least complicated (especially pre-S3). Then we met the Holmes parents, and it seemed like Mycroft and Sherlock were actually a product of a 'normal', happy home... if one with a math genius mother. But Mycroft's clear resentment at Christmas (and his 'file' of complaints about his parents) and Sherlock's avoidance and awkwardness still seemed... a bit odd. Clearly, some kind of issues were not being addressed. A lot of issues, as it turned out, although in some ways the Holmeses really were a supportive, even ordinary family. The parents just really didn't know what to do with Mycroft and Sherlock, let alone a girl like Eurus, it appears.

I think it's clear that Mycroft always felt he had to take care of things invisibly, to be 'the adult' (even if Mummy didn't appreciate it in the end: another statement there's no need to simply accept at face value). He couldn't just tell Sherlock that he thought he wasn't dealing with the issue properly; if anything, sentiment really isn't Mycroft's area, as he said in TEH. But he worries about Sherlock... 'constantly', as he told John from the start. Mycroft has always placed a lot of stock on other people's potential influence on his little brother. He's seen how sensitive he is; how deeply he can be hurt. So of course, if he thought John Watson could be 'the making of' Sherlock after 24 hours, he's the type to blame Eurus's bad influence for Sherlock's unfortunate conviction he was a 'high-functioning sociopath' (a descriptor he'd be most likely to have heard applied to Eurus, not himself). Mycroft's gambit in ASiP was that John could break through to him, somehow, though this didn't mean he'd start suggesting Sherlock open his heart anytime soon. Both brothers had been burned, and Mycroft was very, *very* protective (after Eurus came the drugs, after all). Mycroft always knew how much both John and Sherlock resisted and doubted him and anything he said, so he *couldn't* be straightforward even if he wanted to. It's true that even at the wedding, Mycroft still warned Sherlock not to 'get involved'. It's not that he meant the opposite, necessarily-- but he really does worry about Sherlock and his tendency to have 'danger nights', after all, and this wasn't baseless, as HLV demonstrated. However, surely Mycroft still believed John to have been a good influence. Even if both of them admired Eurus a little too much, surely Mycroft knew Sherlock would need to choose John, and could be counted on to choose John in TSoT.

In the end, Mycroft asked John to 'take care' of Sherlock after his overdose in TAB: the ultimate sign of trust. He definitely thinks John has fulfilled his early promise in ASiP, and could be trusted with Sherlock's future-- Mycroft's only pressure point. Even so, in TFP Mycroft suggests Eurus remained a hugely formative influence, primarily in negative ways. And in certain ways, I'm sure that's true. The man Sherlock is today is a product of his past, just like any other man. However, that's not *all* he is, and I think that by the end of TFP, Sherlock's made peace with that.

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