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All I Have to Do Is Dream by ContactSH for John Watson
Fandoms: Sherlock (BBC TV 2010), Sherlock (TV)
03 Feb 2026
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John reappears eight months later, on Sherlock’s 21st birthday.
Sherlock is hiding in the upstairs guest en-suite, having masterfully slipped out of his own “party” (several of his parents’ close friends, a few cousins, and Mycroft) before the cake was brought out. He’s sitting on the windowsill, smoking a Dunhill Red he’d deftly pinched from Mycroft’s coat on the way upstairs, when he hears the shower curtain of the bath pull back.
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06 Feb 2026
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•1&2 John notices something is off about Sherlock—subtle, ridiculous, and carefully concealed. By the time the truth surfaces, it’s less about the secret itself and more about who gets to see it.•3 Sherlock is sick/unwell.
•4 Happy New Year.
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16 Jan 2026
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For the First Time and the Thousandth Time by 221b_careful_what_you_wish_for
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
07 Dec 2018
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Injured in a mysterious shooting, Sherlock is sent to a safe house to recover while Mycroft tracks down his assailant. The house, hidden deep in the countryside, is old and drafty, and -- according to rumors -- haunted by a English solider wounded in World War 1. A series of strange events soon has Sherlock questioning his firm disbelief in the supernatural, past lives, and true love.
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17 Apr 2024
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What starts as a simple trip to Gieves & Hawkes for wedding suit fittings spirals into something far more raw. John thinks it’s just about fabric swatches and morning coats, but Sherlock is hiding scars — both physical and psychological — that refuse to stay buried. When a flashback hits mid-measurement, John has to step in, not just as a groom-to-be, but as a soldier, a doctor, and a friend.
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"You don't have to --"
"I know I don't." But Sherlock leaves anyway, spurred by equal parts anger and shame. He promises to be back in 30 minutes with the forgotten milk for Rosie's evening meal.
He does not return.
Later, John will think of that last glimpse of Sherlock's face, the tired hurt, the start of tears. He will think that maybe Sherlock has simply decided to be done with this, to be done with him.
Still, maybe he'd better call Greg, see if anyone's caught a glimpse of the man. Just in case.
Across town, Sherlock plots escape but hopes for rescue, trapped in a situation that he cannot talk his way out of.