Rec: An Avalanche of Detour Signs

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A long and satisfying Greg/Molly story that presents the first two seasons of Sherlock from Molly's point-of-view and then makes its own way forward from there.

An Avalanche Of Detour Signs (56053 words) by gyzym
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Molly Hooper/Lestrade (Inspector), [Molly Hooper/Jim Moriarty], [Molly Hooper/Sherlock Holmes (unrequited)]
Characters: Molly Hooper, Lestrade (Inspector), John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Anthea (Sherlock), Sally Donovan, Anderson (Sherlock)
Summary:

In which Molly Hooper gets a job, gets a degree, breaks a heart, has her heart broken, falls in love, keeps a secret, saves a life, runs a morgue, falls apart, pulls it together, and finds exactly what she didn't know she was looking for--not necessarily in that order.

Sherlock Recs from Previous Journal for ease of Reference

[purplecat]

In which it turns out that John is, in fact, the leader and oldest brother of the four horsemen of the apocalypse. He wants a vacation, in part because he's worried Sherlock will figure this out. Unfortunately his siblings are not going to make this easy.

Much funnier than it has any right to be really.

Part 1, Part 2 [John/Sherlock, Harry Watson, Mycroft, Anthea, Moriarty, 12,000 words, crack]

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Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: John/Sherlock
Length: 5,404 words

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Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: PG13
Characters/Pairings: John, Sherlock
Length: 2.9k





What is this?: This fic very cleverly asks what would have happened if it had been John who climbed in the taxi at the end of a A Study in Pink, and so John who found himself facing down Jeff Hope over the poisoned pills. The result is clever, funny and revealing of the differences in John and Sherlock's characters.

A Study in Sherlock by bendingsignpost

What is this?: This is an AU based on a Brandon Flowers (video) in which John is a British Army hostage retrieval expert and Sherlock keeps getting kidnapped. Worth it for the great Sherlock voice and the dry humour.

Part 1 and Part 2 by kate_everson

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Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John, Sherlock
Rating: None given, I make it U, but it's in a kink meme so don't say you weren't warned.
Length: Probably short story length but, again, this is posted as a series of comments to a kink meme.





What is this?: If you encountered Tom's Midnight Garden as a child then the premise here will be obvious and if you liked the children's book then I think you'll like this story which captures well the disorientating and dream-like quality of the book. If you haven't read Tom's Midnight Garden, I'm not sure what you would make of this. All John's life he has dreamed of a garden, but now there is a child in it, a child called Sherlock Holmes.

John's Midnight Garden by anonymous.

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Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock, John, Lestrade
Length: Flashfic





What is this?: If you have never heard of Mornington Crescent the game then this short flashfic is going to leave you totally bemused. If you have heard of Mornington Crescent then this is exactly how it would happen. Really, to say any more would constitute spoilers!

The Goodge Street Gambit and the Controversial Non-Holmesian Principle

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Excellent case fic which stands out, in particular, for filling out Sally Donovan's character and letting John Watson shine.

The Green Blade (72929 words) by verityburns
Chapters: 15/15
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Lestrade (Inspector), Mycroft Holmes, Sally Donovan, Anderson (Sherlock), Mrs. Hudson
Additional Tags: Case Fic, Bromance
Summary:

As a serial killer hits the headlines, the police are out of their depth and the next victim is out of time. With faith in Sherlock Holmes at an all time low, this is a case which will push loyalties to the limit... WARNING: COMMENTS CONTAIN SPOILERS!