Sherlock, John should have known that much by now, never does anything by halves. When he notices the first signs of an approaching sickness, he, despite his best intentions to keep a closer eye on Sherlock, puts it down to stress and exhaustion. And since Sherlock is very adept at claiming to be fine, John only slowly becomes aware of the severity of Sherlock's illness./Sick!fic

Sherlock once told John that heroes did not exist. He was wrong. Rated M for adult content e.g. Slash/Sexual Abuse inc. rape/violence. Part 4 up! *FINALLY UPDATED!*

When Sherlock revealed that he wasn't dead, John was hurt, having spent the last two years mourning his friend. But little did he know, Sherlock too was haunted by the two years away, and what happened to him during that time. Spoilers for The Empty Hearse. Possible trigger warnings. PTSD!Sherlock.

John Watson thought this was it for him after he returned from Afghanistan - runny noses and the tedium of working a job at a private practice. Aimless and bitter, he never thought he would find his purpose again. Enter Sherlock, a little boy desperately needing rescue from the wreckage of his life, and John gets more than he ever thought possible...a family. Kid!lock.

Sherlock may be a genius, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have his fears. Unrelated oneshots putting Sherlock into situations where he gets a little bit frightened. Chapter Six: Failure is his biggest fear.

After getting off the plane, John takes Sherlock back to Baker Street to look after him as he recovers. John wants to know why Sherlock felt the need to get high, and he realizes just how much his friend needs him.

or "Five Times Sherlock Lost his Senses and One Time He Used Them All to Worship John". Over the course of two years, Sherlock loses each of his five senses: Taste, Smell, Touch, Sound, and Sight. John is a saint who takes care of him despite Sherlock's insistence to push him away.

Sherlock is secretly asthmatic. John is mostly annoyed that he has to find out through witnessing an attack or two. Lucky for Sherlock that lives with a doctor, right?

Sherlock wants to be with John as much as John wants to be with him...there's just one problem. As it turns out, sex does alarm him. / Virgin!Sherlock / Top!John / graphic depictions of naughty touching

A series of angsty, and not-so-angsty, sickfic one-shots.

Set after Series 3, when the pair find themselves trapped in a storage cupboard, John gets a glimpse of a side of Sherlock he has never seen before.

"Sherlock was lying on his side in the white hospital bed, his arms pulled in to protect his stomach, his eyes closed. He looked tiny curled up in such a vulnerable position and John felt an odd urge to protect him."

Teen!Lock/Johnlock - Someone overdoses. Someone is fortunately passing by...

It hits them both hard in the morning. Sherlock may well have convinced the others that the drugs had simply "been for a case", but John knows full well there is something much more sinister brewing. Ever the addict, detox hits Sherlock hard this time 'round. Set during HLV directly after the drug test at Bart's and Mycroft's forcible removal from Baker Street. SickSherlock.

A compilation of 4 scenarios in which Sherlock was sick in front of John. And one where the roles were reversed. COMPLETE.

"... I'm detoxing." John didn't know if he was being thick or if Sherlock was trying to admit something to him. "From what?" he asked. "The morphine, John, obviously!" Sherlock swept to his feet, burgundy dressing gown spinning out around him. [Set in HLV, between Sherlock leaving hospital and Christmas. Rated M for material and occasional swearing. Trigger warnings as such.]

companion scene for "Dear John." Sherlock shows up at 221B, as requested, ready to either apologize or beg. (Will make more sense if you've read "Dear John" first.)

Fill for Sherlock Prompt Meme. Prompt: Sherlock reverts to his childhood reaction to injury/illness/trauma of snuggling up to his big brother. Mycroft continues to make calm, polite conversation with their boggling audience, not giving any indication that anything's out of the ordinary. Fluffy!

Sherlock finds an old Watson family album while snooping through John's things and is able to deduce through the photographs that John's father sexually abused him.

Sherlock had realised before how important John's friendship is to him and the need to practise arises. Then John has a flashback Sherlock is thrown into the cold water and needs to learn how to swim fast.

Without warning, the elevator came to an abrupt stop, causing the four passengers to be jerked one way or another, each of them grabbing onto the handle bar that ran along the three walls. "That can't be good." John muttered, looking at the other three. Seconds later the lights went out.

Sherlock knew John would be angry with him when he came back. After all, he's not that much of an idiot. But what he didn't expect was for John to pull out his bisexuality enough for a quick, angry wall shag before he ran. Of course there are more problems with this than the obvious ones.

In a world where someone's physical injuries manifest themselves on the person who is in love with them, John didn't think that there would ever be anyone who was willing to risk falling in love with him - until he got shot on a case, and it didn't hurt. Oneshot. Unrequited Johnlock. See warnings inside.

[Named for the Circus-P Series] When John leaves to go out of town, Mycroft decides to pay his little brother a visit and ends up turning both of their worlds upside down with one obvious deduction. When one of them confesses and the other can no longer deny their feelings, they decide to go out on the date of a life-time, the happiest they'd ever been. But fate had other plans.

Sherlock has been different since he came home. But while everyone was nursing the secret hurt that he left them all to grieve, Sherlock has been nursing his own secret hurts. And then it all comes to a head at crime scene John must deal with the fallout. A fallout he should have dealt with when Sherlock returned.

Just a little short fiction about Sherlock badly injured and John having to perform mouth-to mouth. Sherlock considers it his first kiss. John does his best to save Sherlock. Very fluffy. Cuteness ensues. Angst.

Prompt 39: Taste. Sherlock is being strangely nice and John is suspicious. Oneshot. Johnlock.

"I don't know which is more humiliating," Mycroft spat, looking down at Sherlock with excoriating, knowing eyes. "The fact that you're thirty-four years old when you have your first orgasm, or the fact that you're so frightened by your feelings you have to pump yourself full of cocaine and heroin just so you can forget the fact you have them."

Sherlock is still shaken up by his reaction to Irene Adler and her riding crop and can't figure out why. He drags John to go meet Irene, who is happy to help design an experiment which ultimately involves lots of toys, Sherlock tied naked to a bench, and John cataloging responses on a chart because Sherlock wants to be all scientific about it. It's hard to just observe, though ...

Are your legs tired? Because you been running through my mind ALL day long... Sherlock texts John by accident. Just a short Omegle Sherlock RP with me as John.

John gets Mycroft to discuss his childhood with Sherlock, and finds out where things went wrong. Despite his hard façade, Mycroft appears to miss those days when he and Sherlock only had each other, and he certainly seems to care.

It's been months since John's last got off properly (i.e. not just by himself), and he's more than a little frustrated. Sherlock is out of town on a case, but deduces the reason for John's mood and bluntly offers to help via text. Smutty little lemon with some humor (it's Sherlock, after all!) and delightfully explicit without actually being all that naughty, anatomically speaking.

Even Sherlock Holmes got sad. Never-mind that he didn't show it until something bad happened... like his Mum dying. Good old John-Sherlock h/c/angst goodness, set after Series Three but no major spoilers.

Missing scene from His Last Vow. Spoilers for season three, of course. What John felt and saw when he found sherlock.

Nothing happened to Mycroft to make him fear the dark. God knows the world is dark enough in his head, he shouldn't be afraid of the darkness outside. But he is. Always has been. - Holmes Brothers fic, spoilers for series 3, episode 3.

Sherlock and John go on holiday. Sequel to 'The Last Drop' and 'The Temper Between'

"Mycroft's ill." / "And you're taking care of him?" / "Yes." A sick fic featuring ill!Mycroft and overprotective!Sherlock.

He smiled because he was getting out, he was free. Free from the bores of everyday life, of the mind-numbingly dull society that he'd been forced to live in. No one could stop his escape, no one cared and he didn't mind. Sherlock Holmes smiled because he was going to kill himself and he couldn't wait. AU. Warnings for suicidal themes

Even Sherlock is human, and in the early days of their friendship, John witnesses one such event. Johnlock, if you squint.

After a traumatic incident, Sherlock becomes trapped in the darkest part of his Mind Palace. The only thing that can still reach him is John's voice.

After seeing Henry's therapist John realizes he had underestimated how bad Sherlock's panic attack had been. He finds Sherlock having another one alone in their room. Short h/c thing. Doctor!John. Missing Scene from HoB

Prompt: After years of dating and months of planing, Sherlock has planned out the most perfect way to propose to John. Too bad Murphy's Law is a bitch. Everything that could go wrong does. Sherlock throwing possibly his worst tantrum yet ensues

An explosion. Then, silence. Two friends. - When John loses his hearing, Sherlock's and his relationship is put to the test. Will John regain his hearing, or will he forever be a burden for Sherlock? (eventual J/S)

After running off by himself again, Sherlock is forcibly given a dose of LSD. Unable to tell the difference between reality and hallucinations, he unwillingly and unknowingly gives everyone an unfiltered look into his own mind. And what they see is startling. OneShot. Mentions of child abuse. Wear wichever goggles you choose.

John comes home to find Sherlock's most horrifying experiment yet. Johnlock. Spoilers through the end of season two.

'Tell me about Sherlock,' his therapist says gently. 'What do you want me to say' A post-Reichenbach fic. May be triggering for some readers. Angst/romance/hurt/comfort and more. Johnlock.

An investigation into a new case resonates powerfully with Sherlock, reminding him of his past, of things he's never shared with anyone, not even John. Mentions of child abuse, death.

Sequel to Worthless. As John and Sherlock deal with the aftermath of Sherlock's rape, new complications arise, such as Moriarty's return & the progression of their own relationship. Rated for adult themes incl. Slash/violence. COMPLETE

Sherlock is back from the dead and his relationship with John is developing. But it all comes to a brutal halt when John discovers that he's gravely ill. As time runs out John worries how Sherlock is going to survive without his blogger. SLASH JOHNLOCK ONESHOT CHARACTER DEATH

For the past few days John has noticed a sadness surrounding Sherlock. Deciding it has gone on long enough, John finds out what is going on. He finds out Sherlock has really gotten the wrong idea, after hearing part of a conversation, and John has to set his love straight on a few things.

"Sally had always said that someday, they'd be standing around a body and Sherlock Holmes would be the one who put it there. But now they were standing around his body and what it was doing to John Watson was more than she could bear." Unrelated to Reichenbach. No character death.

A quiet night at 221b escalates into something much more serious. And it all starts with a shattered teacup. Rated T for some brief language and minor mentions of self-harm.

Someone told him once that walking with Sherlock meant seeing the battlefield. That didn't mean he expected to find them tucked away in quiet London flats. Rated T for brief strong language.

Written for the H/C bingo prompt: pneumonia. John goes away for a few days and returns to find Sherlock sick. (This one got away from me. It's rather long.)

"He made it down the stairs in record time, and blew out into the cold London evening, his mind so on fire with fury that he hardly noticed the other pedestrians. He took off down the street with a swift stride, not sure where he was going and not caring, as long as it was somewhere, anywhere away from Sherlock Holmes." Sherlock makes John furious - for a reason.

John Watson had been fixing up a soldier's broken arm when the missile hit. Sherlock eventually chooses texting over sign language, but on occasion he and John will share a joke or two about Anderson in silence. Sherlock loves the way John laughs and decides he'd very much like to hear his name come from those lips.

Set between Scandal and Hounds, John has his last straw when he's not noticed at all at a party. Stand alone but makes some references to "The Aftermath".

Or, "Five Times Sherlock Nearly Died, and One Time He Really Did." Rated T for language, and possibly graphic injuries. Sherlock whump. No slash. WARNING: Character death in final chapter!

Being an epilogue to Chapter 7 of my "Near Death Experience" fic. Presented in several parts. POV alternates with each chapter. Rated T for potentially graphic illness and swearing. DISCONTINUED

The next time that door opens, John Watson will kill the person on the other side.

Or, "Five Times John Misdiagnosed Sherlock, and One Time He Didn't." In which the author relentlessly humiliates John. No spoilers. Rating for possible language, and detailed references to disordered eating.

When Sherlock, John, Donovan and Anderson find themselves locked in a small confined room, Sherlock's severe claustrophobia is exposed, revealing more about the detective than the three ever could have expected. Family secrets, Hurt/Comfort and hopefully major Angst. Warning - child abuse references; I teared up while writing it. Now Complete.

A bomber's latest victim causes John to have an emotional breakdown and accidentally hurt himself. Sherlock can't protect him from this, but he can hold him as he cries. H/C, friendship/bromance not slash . Rated T for blood and minor gore.

Set post fall no spoilers . On the anniversary of Sherlock's death, John reluctantly agrees to go to a concert with Sarah. A text from Mycroft though suggests the words to one song are not quite what they seem...

Sherlock knows everything. Of course he does. It's like when he looks at you, he sees right into your soul within the first ten seconds. Within two minutes, he knows where you grew up. Fifteen, and he knows your deepest darkest secrets.

Five times John had to perform first aid on Sherlock and one time Sherlock had to perform it on John. SPOILERS for both series and after. NOW COMPLETE

"Surely this isn't your first headache, Sherlock." The idea was preposterous. How many people got through life without ever having a headache, even once? Johnlocky. It comes and goes.

After the fall Sherlock starts writing texts to John. Of course, he never sends them... Until he does by accident. Post Reichenbach fic but not angsty.

John is no longer able to cope with Sherlock being dead. It's a dreary morning when he decides to head to the graveyard for one final visit. Perhaps now he'd be able to find peace. Warning: mentions of suicide/self-harming.

John is upset when Sherlock sends him home while they are on a case. What he figures out is that there was more than one reason for it.

Harry steals John's phone over dinner and starts texting obscene things to Sherlock. What happens when John goes home? Sherlock/John. Rated M for language and slash.

Unbeknownst to John, he kind of just broke Sherlock.

'This most recent piece of research confirms his hypothesis: every item of clothing John owns is long-sleeved.'

Sherlock gets food poisoning while John is away and it's up to Mycroft to take care of his little brother. In the process, confessions will be made and Sherlock will learn that caring is not always a disadvantage. not slash lots of H/C, family-fluff.

"A muffled boom caused Sherlock to turn his gaze upward. Then, in a rush, something huge surged past him, John's hand clawed at his shirt then was gone and a garbled, bubble-encased scream burst from John's lips." My own ending for The Great Game.

Leave it to Sherlock to make a proposal sound logical. Sherlock/John. Oneshot. Mainly just fluff. Established relationship.

John and Sherlock return to 221B after the pool. It's the middle of the night, the air heavy with the consequences of Sherlock's actions that they must now face. Spoilers for A Scandal in Belgravia. No slash.

John's face crumples in on itself and the hurt that's been rattling around between his bones suddenly erupts into a painful bloom, and he falls. Sherlock Holmes, even in death, remains the only man capable of bringing John Watson to his knees.

Or: The Many Ways In Which John Watson Rescues Sherlock Holmes From His Own Idiocy. As we join the boys, Sherlock has sustained an embarrassing injury which only John can treat. Things can only get worse - in a funny, hurt-comfort-sick-fic kind of way!

Mycroft gets a phone call from a badly injured Sherlock, but finds him in an even worse state than he could have imagined.

Sherlock Holmes and John Watson had their own language. It was a language of few words and minute facial expressions, and John had learned that it was nearly the only way to have an honest conversation with his eccentric flat mate. Edited June 15, 2013

When John told Sherlock he was moving out, Sherlock couldn't tell him that he has feelings for John. Instead, he got drunk. What happens when John comes home and Sherlock's filter is offline?

Sherlock and John find themselves living under constant threat in the year following the incident at the pool. After the latest attempt on Sherlock's life, Lestrade and John must try to pull their friend back together.

Sherlock and John are pressed together in the most compromising position, in a closet, while hiding from criminals. John should be scared, but it's hard to be when your mouth is only a few inches away from your infuriatingly captivating flatmate...

It's sinking in that he's alone here, bleeding out in this alleyway, and he doesn't want to die like this.

Two pills. One poisoned, one harmless. One for John, one for Sherlock.

Study in Pink spoilers. Sherlock has been curious for quite a while as to what resides within a password-locked folder on John's laptop. One day, he decides to find out... with a very surprising outcome. John/Sherlock.

While investigating a case, Sherlock is sexually harassed by the new DI, who also happens to be John's friend. At first to everyone but Sherlock it is seen as harmless flirting, but then it starts getting more obscene... WARNINGS: RAPE,VIOLENCE

A case leads Sherlock & John to a Holmes family friend's mansion, and to an event in Sherlock's past that he would rather not revisit. S/J friendship/tentative romance; past S/Victor Trevor. Adult situations & language, refs to underage sex & suicide.

Sherlock has a strange turn, John is worried and Mycroft is the only one who seems to know what's going on…

"What's on here is a body, and that body can be useful to me. If it's difficult for you to see, then in the future you can wait outside."

The pale figure gasps against the table, limbs cruelly stretched spread eagle and tied down. Red rivulets of blood run down his torso as a silver knife glints in the light. "P-Please," he sobs.

Sherlock has been hiding a medical condition from John. One day, at a crime scene, John finds out in the most dramatic way.

-Fingers begin prying open his jacket looking for a wound and John would really like to swat at them. No, he's not hit anywhere, he's just damn sick.- John Watson has a fever.

John finds Sherlock in an abandoned house, completely destroyed. WARNING: Dark material involving non-con, torture, and general nastiness. Please read with caution.

John is kidnapped, driven right off the face of the earth, by a group of men who will do whatever it takes to find out more about one Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Companion to 'For Thou Art With Me', but can stand alone.

John finds an interesting way to stop Sherlock being rude. Lestrade is suitably disturbed by this. John/Sherlock, mild sexual content, written for a prompt.

John is hurt when Sherlock forgets to meet him again. What is their friendship worth? Meanwhile, Sherlock has a dramatic confrontation with Anderson, which will change everything. Can John help Sherlock recover? ADULT THEMES/RAPE WARNING. COMPLETE!

Sherlock needed to feel every beat of his heart, every rise and fall of his chest as he breathed. It was the only way to completely assure himself that John was alive and right there next to him, and not dead, no, never dead… John/Sherlock

Written for a kinkmeme prompt. Sherlock makes deductions about a loved up couple nearby. John realises it sounds exactly like them. S/J

"He knew this would happen, and you still won't leave because you're a self-sacrificing idiot. You're the one he'll burn to get to me, can't you see that?" Sherlock/John