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Marva · December 17, 2013 9:57 pm

Marva wrote:
There was a great fic I read once but I forgot to bookmark it and I can't find it anymore. Maybe somebody here can help me out?

The fic was of medium length, but covered the whole life of John & Sherlock. At one point, John married Mary but still maintained a very close relationship to Sherlock, which was accepted by Mary, too. After she died John only lived with Sherlock. A recurring theme in the fic is Sherlock's wish to go to Kenya one day to see elephants there (which never comes true, though). The fic was very very sweet and I don't remember even if it was a true slash fic, just that John & Sherlock were bonded by a very caring and attentive love for each other .

I'd be really glad if someone could tell me the name if this story.

I found it!

It was actually in the Masterlist :D

http://archiveofourown.org/works/383095?view_adult=true
Title: A Conversation Held with the Lamp switched off

Even the title is poetic. I can highly recommend it!

KeepersPrice · December 18, 2013 12:22 am

ancientsgate wrote:
http://archiveofourown.org/works/160340

Cheater, by Mazarin221b.
Short, should be labeled pre-slash, even though it isn't, and I was mind-boggled how the author caught both their personalities so well in her words. I could *see* them. Lovely work.

Oh! Lovely 'double-entendre-ing' about what truly is at the heart of their relationship. Playful and funny! I loved it!

ancientsgate · December 19, 2013 5:29 am

Short, hot, very "them", as viewed through our rose-colored slash glasses.
Summary: John tries to get Sherlock's attention. He succeeds spectacularly well.
I Mean I Need to Love by Mazarin221b
http://archiveofourown.org/works/156826

ancientsgate · December 19, 2013 5:40 am

More hotness, tinged with jealousy, and trust issues, and want. Not to mention just a touch of humor. Lovely work. Another short one, but whew! *wipes sweat from brow* This is actually a sequel to Closer, but can stand alone. Wanted by Mazarin221b.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/161666

ancientsgate · December 21, 2013 5:44 pm

Compare their relationship to the Fujita Scale , which is used for measuring the damage a tornado causes, whydon'tcha? Okay.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/866792

Measuring Damage by teahigh

kittykat · December 22, 2013 9:57 pm

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9947200/1/Under-The-Mistletoe

http://ennisjackgal.livejournal.com/116131.html

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1095333

ancientsgate · December 23, 2013 4:47 am

So We Go Round the Sun by teahigh.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/835167

This one is for those who enjoy angst. I LOVE angst; it's my fave kind of fan fic. No easy answers here, no easy ending, no easy anything. The story is set post-Reichenbach, and it's John/Mary as well as John/Sherlock. I really enjoyed it. It carries a warning about partner betrayal (infidelity), so if that's a squick for you, don't touch this one.

ancientsgate · December 23, 2013 4:35 pm

The Paper of His Skin by teahigh
http://archiveofourown.org/works/463710

I've read 1000s of slash fan fics over the last decade, in 3 different fandoms, and I've never read anything like this. Part fantasy, part romance, part angst, but all well-laced with the inevitability of a John-Sherlock relationship in this lifetime. Some couples are just meant to be, yeah?

tonnaree · December 23, 2013 5:07 pm

Hmmmm, think I'll read that one for lunch.,

ancientsgate · December 27, 2013 9:53 pm

OK, so Christmas was two days ago. It's always Christmas in our hearts, right? *smile* I found this, loved it, wanted to share. Short and sweet.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/606240
Last Christmas by mazzarin221b

KeepersPrice · December 28, 2013 3:10 am

Lovely, AG. I've been appreciating all the short Johnlock stories you've been posting lately. 'Short' works perfectly for me during this busy season. Keeping hunting them down if you have the time. I always like the ones you find.

ancientsgate · December 28, 2013 4:23 am

KeepersPrice wrote:
Lovely, AG. I've been appreciating all the short Johnlock stories you've been posting lately. 'Short' works perfectly for me during this busy season. Keeping hunting them down if you have the time. I always like the ones you find.

Thanks for letting me know. I'll definitely keep posting the ones I enjoy. I do love a novel-length story, but I understand what you mean about how the short ones fit our lives a lot better many times. I found a list of Xmas stories on mildredandbobbin's tumblr, and so far, I've read a couple of them. The list had about 20 stories in it!

stoertebeker · December 28, 2013 9:52 am

ancientsgate wrote:
OK, so Christmas was two days ago. It's always Christmas in our hearts, right? *smile* I found this, loved it, wanted to share. Short and sweet.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/606240
Last Christmas by mazzarin221b

Oh, this was so sweet. Thank you for the link!

kittykat · December 30, 2013 4:43 pm

Nightmares, a hurt/comfort Johnlock story I wrote today ^^

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9973479/1/Nightmares

http://ennisjackgal.livejournal.com/117017.html

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1110136

Wholocked · January 1, 2014 12:13 am

Took out the "from forum members" part of the title of this thread to avoid confusion as to it's purpose

KeepersPrice · January 1, 2014 12:32 am

Awww...nice little story, Kitty. A sweet bedtime story to send us into a new year and a new era.

Schmiezi · January 1, 2014 9:23 am

Wholocked wrote:
Took out the "from forum members" part of the title of this thread to avoid confusion as to it's purpose

KeepersPrice · January 1, 2014 6:10 pm

Have we had this one? I'm not sure. It's short, a bit fluffy and rather nicely written, I thought.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/289734

ancientsgate · January 2, 2014 2:06 am

Bye bye, everyone. In order to avoid spoilers, I'll be gone from the forum until after the last episode of S3 airs in the US, Feb. 2. I miss you already! Have fun, now.

Marva · January 8, 2014 10:43 am

I recently discovered that some fics have some kind of "add ons" or "bonus material" (actually this is a huge understatement) which I'd like to share with you.

First a fic that I already rec'd here recently:A Finger Slip by Pawtal (http://archiveofourown.org/works/601000/chapters/1083777) which solely consists of text messages (and phone calls) and where John accidently wrote a text message to a wrong number- to Sherlock! Obviously it is AU but it is so great, it already made it to the top of my favourite fanfics list.
There is a kind of complementary fic to this one whose author, Katzedezimal, works closely together with Pawtal: A Slip of the Finger (http://archiveofourown.org/works/667835/chapters/1219753). This fic is written as conventional prose and fills out the gaps that are left by A Finger Slip (because of the texting format, many things have only been hinted at). It is a great read, too!

The other thing I want to call your attention to is some artwork for earlgreytea68's well-known "Letters" (http://archiveofourown.org/works/570058). This fic consists of letters Sherlock writes to John (with no intention of ever sending them) while he is "dead". Somebody took the effort to actually write these letters down on paper, just as Sherlock would have done it: http://havetardiswilltimetravel.tumblr.com/post/69734030288/if-you-havent-read-earlgreytea68s-series

I'll never stop admiring how this fandom creates more and more wonderful stuff!