BBC "Sherlock" for Canon Addicts
Welcome!
We like to think of this collection as the home of the best of canon-compliant BBC “Sherlock” fanfiction that AO3 has to offer.
We collect stories of outstanding quality that explore and expand on the canon of the show without deliberately violating or re-writing it - all genres, all ratings, all lengths. We also collect well written crackfic/humour/parodies.
If you’ve written a story that fits our bill, feel free to submit it! (After you’ve read the Rules and FAQ, please.)
If you’re looking for reading material, feel free to browse, and don’t forget to leave feedback for the authors! And if you’ve read a story elsewhere that should be on here but isn't, make us a bookmark.
For the Complete Index of All Works and Bookmarks in the collection to date, listed by genre, era and characters, go here. We hope it's a helpful starting point for finding your favourite kinds of stories.
To see the latest submissions at a glance, go here.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Father Christmas by starfishstar
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
06 Dec 2014
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“I did the calculations,” Sherlock said, an incongruous statement in his piping child’s voice. “It doesn’t work. He’d have to visit a whole bunch of houses every single second. He’d have to travel faster than the speed of sound.”
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- Part 1 of Brothers, Bitter and Sweet
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Skinny Guys Fight Till They're Burger by Lindentreeisle (Captainblue)
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
28 Jun 2011
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It's not a case, there's no puzzle, but it's adrenaline and intelligence and another man trying honestly to hurt you, and for as much as three glorious minutes at a time your mind is running with the throttle open and you are not bored.
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up all night by michi_thekiller
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
17 Jan 2014
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These are the longest eleven hours of John Watson’s life.
Takes place during His Last Vow. (The missing scene, in the hospital, where John waits by Sherlock’s bedside.)
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Mycroft Holmes is scrupulous about paying his debts. But how can he thank John Watson without veering into dreaded sentiment? A companion story to "The Highgrove Ritual".
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Lestrade doesn't know where they are, they're both shot, and only one of them has a chance. Major character death.
Random bookmarks
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From the Voicemail of the British Government by in_the_bottle, lavvyan, podlizzie
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
29 Jul 2012
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A week in the life of two of Mycroft's minions as they report to his voicemail.
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When Sally and Greg prevent Sherlock from committing suicide when he thinks John has been killed, Sherlock and Sally reconsider each other.
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Four Times Sherlock Holmes Bent the Truth, and One Time He Was Completely Honest by PipMer
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)
19 Dec 2019
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What it says on the tin: Four times Sherlock Holmes lied, and one time he told the truth. Takes place post-Series 4.
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This time it's Sherlock who needs to go to Casualty.
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- Part 1 of Watson's Woes JWP 2019 fics
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"‘Bee Ay Em Eff’. Hm, that's a new one on me. Do you know what it means, Sherlock?"
John might not know what it means, but there are many little ways in which he proves the acronym suits him.