tonnaree wrote:

Wholocked wrote:

I read the Sex Olympics one last night. OMFG that author is brilliant. Went to read the rest of her stuff and realised I had already read, and loved, all of them. Rec seconded!!

I've passed up the sex olympics a couple of times.  Didn't care for the title and didn't like the idea of John and Sherlock having sex with other people.  After hearing you guys rave about it I finally gave it a try.

Oh MY.

This author gives good smut.    Swear I actually got light headed a couple of times!

But it really wasn't just PWP.     There was plenty of emotion to be had and her characterizations rang true for me.

*thumbs up*

Although I really need to stop reading things like that on my break at work.  Makes it very hard to concentrate for the rest of the afternoon.
 

Exactly! I'm not really into PWP either, and went into reading the Great Sex Olympics of 221b with skepticism, but found it to have some surprisingly wonderful emotional character development. And also surprisingly, both John and Sherlock felt fairly in character for me. I do much prefer stories that if they happen to have a lot of sex to also have some strong character relationship emotional stuff too 

SilverMoonDragonB wrote:

tonnaree wrote:

Wholocked wrote:

I read the Sex Olympics one last night. OMFG that author is brilliant. Went to read the rest of her stuff and realised I had already read, and loved, all of them. Rec seconded!!

I've passed up the sex olympics a couple of times.  Didn't care for the title and didn't like the idea of John and Sherlock having sex with other people.  After hearing you guys rave about it I finally gave it a try.

Oh MY.

This author gives good smut.    Swear I actually got light headed a couple of times!

But it really wasn't just PWP.     There was plenty of emotion to be had and her characterizations rang true for me.

*thumbs up*

Although I really need to stop reading things like that on my break at work.  Makes it very hard to concentrate for the rest of the afternoon.
 

Exactly! I'm not really into PWP either, and went into reading the Great Sex Olympics of 221b with skepticism, but found it to have some surprisingly wonderful emotional character development. And also surprisingly, both John and Sherlock felt fairly in character for me. I do much prefer stories that if they happen to have a lot of sex to also have some strong character relationship emotional stuff too 

The last scene had me in tears.

SilverMoonDragonB wrote:

tonnaree wrote:

SilverMoonDragonB wrote:

Exactly! I'm not really into PWP either, and went into reading the Great Sex Olympics of 221b with skepticism, but found it to have some surprisingly wonderful emotional character development. And also surprisingly, both John and Sherlock felt fairly in character for me. I do much prefer stories that if they happen to have a lot of sex to also have some strong character relationship emotional stuff too 

The last scene had me in tears.

All this talk about it has me wanting to read it again! 
 

I was afraid of this one (the title didn't inspire me at all)....but I think I will try it.....you seem to love it!

I'm trying to find fics on FFnet now as I seem to have exhausted AO3!!! FFnet is less search friendly though.

Here's one I just read and I enjoyed it quite a lot. It's not Johnlock or slash but I'm putting it here anyway because I still think you guys will enjoy it

In Between - http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8898957/1/In-Between
In between Sherlock's death and return, John found himself In Between. Death and life, worthlessness and purpose, weakness and strength. With the help of friends, both old and new, John learns how at least cope with the loss of his best friend. He learns how to live again and discovers new things to keep him going, even if it's not the same anymore.

The story is quite original to begin with and ends with a revised Empty House-like plot. It's a bit grief/angsty so - fair warning there. Anyway, I liked it.

SolarSystem wrote:

SilverMoonDragonB wrote:

There is one I read not long ago called "The Great Sex Olympics of 221B", I'm sure you can guess from the title what it's about...may not be for everyone, understandable, and though there is (as the title suggests) a lot of sex in it, the reasoning behind it, how it's written (funny, dramatic as well as...intimate) and the story itself is actually interesting...kinda draws you in *coughs* , heh . I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would.
Anyway, here's the link; http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8394542/1/The-Great-Sex-Olympics-of-221B
 

 
Finally got around to reading this and couldn't really stop once I'd started. Thanks, Silver, for recommending this, I had a great time reading it, it was hot and fun and quite dramatic at times and... did I mention hot? Of course the last chapter was just... wow, really, ehm, let's say: hot.
 

Hehe, you're welcome!  It is awesome isn't it?  Yes, quite hot indeed, also emotional and meaningful too, with a funny and interesting story, it's the combo of all those things that I love about it . I just found it when browsing fanfiction.net one day, and eventually I gave it a read. 
 

SilverMoonDragonB wrote:

SolarSystem wrote:

SilverMoonDragonB wrote:

There is one I read not long ago called "The Great Sex Olympics of 221B", I'm sure you can guess from the title what it's about...may not be for everyone, understandable, and though there is (as the title suggests) a lot of sex in it, the reasoning behind it, how it's written (funny, dramatic as well as...intimate) and the story itself is actually interesting...kinda draws you in *coughs* , heh . I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would.
Anyway, here's the link; http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8394542/1/The-Great-Sex-Olympics-of-221B
 

 
Finally got around to reading this and couldn't really stop once I'd started. Thanks, Silver, for recommending this, I had a great time reading it, it was hot and fun and quite dramatic at times and... did I mention hot? Of course the last chapter was just... wow, really, ehm, let's say: hot.
 

Hehe, you're welcome!  It is awesome isn't it?  Yes, quite hot indeed, also emotional and meaningful too, with a funny and interesting story, it's the combo of all those things that I love about it . I just found it when browsing fanfiction.net one day, and eventually I gave it a read. 
 

Yes, it's awesome! I especially liked (apart from it being, uhm, hot...) how our boys slowly but surely become aware of their feelings for each other - and how they finally allow themselves those feelings. Writing this from Sherlock's and John's point of view at times also worked really nice. I might read this again eventually...

tonnaree wrote:

If Metal Had a Choice
by anarmydoctor

http://archiveofourown.org/works/350073


 

" Because jumping before a bus is less dangerous than kissing John on the mouth, and because this is the story of a kiss that doesn’t happen."
Thanks for recommending that one. It is quite different, I enjoyed it a lot.

Not sure if this will interest you avid Johnlock fans (of which I count myself there, too!) but this woke me out of a dead sleep at Five AM today and I had to get it out. Make of it what you will, it's short.
http://archiveofourown.org/works/950227

tonnaree wrote:

That was lovely! Thank you for sharing with us.

*just finished reading* It was lovely! Draws you in, nice to see prose like that...

I love this little section here;








"There is now a quirk to that mouth that can be so full of knives or taste of caramel so sweet in the rain. Those blades of honesty that we all fight against; some still do. I stopped fighting long before what I believed was the end. Most people cannot face their own demons when seeing their reflections in the wide, sharp, silver blades. Like the blade Lady Justice carries at her side."






*sigh* Meaningful and romantic 
 

crazybbcamerican wrote:

Not sure if this will interest you avid Johnlock fans (of which I count myself there, too!) but this woke me out of a dead sleep at Five AM today and I had to get it out. Make of it what you will, it's short.  http://archiveofourown.org/works/950227  

I loved it. Sweet and romantic, and you do well setting the scene, allowing the reader to see, smell, hear everything going on, something not all authors excel at, to say the least. The only thing I spotted that was odd was how you don't use contractions-- was that a conscious style choice? Because it reads kinda awkwardly because of it. But other than that, I thought it was well done and a nice, pleasant read. Thanks for sharing!