Oh so sorry to hear that friend. Hugs to you & here’s some upbeat Johnlock fics I’ve read fairly recently …
Happy Johnlock
The Newlywed Game: JohnlockEdition by patternofdefiance, 9 k, explicit. Utterly adorable bit offluff. John and Sherlock go on a Newlywed Game show for a case so Sherlock canstudy the host. The questions are adorable, the sex scene after is sweetnesspersonified. Well written, and very cute.
Taste by a_candle_for_sherlock, 500words, gen. John is dressing differently, letting himself branch out more thesedays.
Ten Years bytoyhto, 28 k, mature. A friend tells Rosie Watson that her parents aren’ttogether for real, because they don’t kiss. But we do, John says. (Pretendrelationship for others.) Author isn’t a native English speaker, and some ofthe grammar is off, but the story is well worth pushing through!
Bread and Wine and Curry Once aWeek by cwb, 8 k. explicit. Johnis trying to tease out Sherlock’s romantic life when his flatmate admits tobeing attracted to someone. John wants to help. He suggests Sherlock write thisperson a letter, ask them out, etc. and then wishes he hadn’t given suchhelpful advice. Imagine his surprise when he finds a letter addressed to him inthe flat. (Locked to AO3.)
The Chauffeur and The Consultant by eragon19, 6 k, mature.Invalided home from Afghanistan, John Watson takes a job as a chauffeur withStamford’s Limo Service to make ends meet. The work is mundane, with hisclients usually ignoring him for the most part, until he drives his firstrun-away-groom; Sherlock Holmes.
Where the Grass Is Greener by chemma66, 8 k, explicit. Sherlock indulges in an herbal soother ofhis own for a case. John catches him in the act, and joins in. Dancing,munchies, and sexy times soon follow.
Alternative Facts bySwissMiss, 10 k, explicit. It was so nice to see they’d finally got thingssorted. After all they’d been through, they deserved to be happy. (Or: Fivetimes people imagined what John and Sherlock get up to in the bedroom, and onetime we see what they really get up to.)
The Harbour Becomes the Sea byscullyseviltwin, 3 k, explicit. Porn with feels. John and Sherlock’s firsttime. John sails right past his sexual identity crisis and into Sherlock.Almost poetry. LOVELY!
Barter Systembybrbsoulnomming, 6 k, explicit. Prompt:I’d love something about Sherlock & John’s clothing barter system in thisverse! Bring on the “Sherlock wearing John’s sweaters” fics! Or,Sherlock and John form a bartering system. Well, Sherlock does, anyway.
The Mole byChrisCalledMeSweetie, 18 k, teen. Ten strangers must work as a team to winmoney on a reality TV show hosted by Mycroft Holmes. The twist? One of them isa mole, hired by the producers to sabotage the game. Such good fun!
Colour Me In by QuinnAnderson,2 k, mature. There are many different ways to say “I love you.”Sherlock can’t seem to find the right one.
What He’s Like bymagikspell, 2 k, explicit. Virginlock. First time, slightly awkward realisticsex. “I’m so in love with you,” John says, a statement of fact.“I will never not be in love with you.” Sherlock is so embarrassed.Talking and laughing in bed.
Portugal by youngdarling, 5 k, teen. Sherlock and John“accidentally” get married, and John doesn’t freak out at all.
Anti-ClockwisebyPoppyAlexander, 5 k, mature. Everything about Rome is a disaster, and nowSherlock has (inadvertantly?) passed John a lockpick that fits the clasp of aPandora’s Box.
34 Rules and Two Addendums: Not Gaybyscuttlesworth, 5 k, mature. John starts a list. It’s only in his head, ofcourse; if you write something down in the flat, it immediately ceases to beprivate, even if you password protect the file and name it something completelyinnocuous like “taxes”. So this is the list of Not Gay he keeps inhis head.