out_there | Entries tagged with fandom: sherlock

This was so wonderful. I loved the magical realism of it, the idea that Mycroft quite literally sees people haunted by their own demons. He sees the world in a way that no one else does but has learned how to effectively hide and smother his own reactions to what he sees. It was a really imaginative and interesting idea.

The Tenth Muse (25365 words) by Vulpesmellifera
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes & Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes/Original Male Character(s), (past)
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Anthea (Sherlock), Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Original Male Character(s)
Additional Tags: Post-Episode: s02e03 The Reichenbach Fall, Canon Divergence - The Reichenbach Fall, Post-Reichenbach, Mycroft Feels, Magical Realism, Greek and Roman Mythology - Freeform, anthea ships it, mystrade, POV Mycroft Holmes
Summary:

It isn't deduction for Mycroft; it's a living nightmare that leads to self-imposed isolation. When Sherlock "dies," Mycroft finds himself reaching out for a golden slice of happiness, just one person to call his own in a landscape of horrors.

These things have brought my fannish joy in the last few weeks.

First, a short comic illustrating a poem. The choice of images and styles on different panels is wonderful and the whole thing reads really well. I enjoyed it.

Another Reason Why I Don't Keep A Gun In The House - Illustration (0 words) by catfishofoldin99colours
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Another Reason Why I Don't Keep A Gun In The House
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Dog, Narrator, Orchestra - Character, Ludwig van Beethoven
Additional Tags: Comic, Illustration, black and white, did i seriously just type ludwig van beethoven as a character tag
Summary:

An illustration of the poem, and a visualisation of what it's like when the neighbour's dog will not stop barking.

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Community is a show that I love. I love all of the characters and the ridiculousness. I love the fun they have with TV genres while at the same time sidestepping stereotypes and making me laugh. But in a fic, I need some ridiculousness and a whole lot of heart, and this story delivers. It's delightful, a five things fic of naps and friendships.

Pretend Like You're Asleep (2797 words) by scioscribe
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Community
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Abed Nadir, Britta Perry, Annie Edison, Troy Barnes, Jeff Winger, Pierce Hawthorne, Shirley Bennett
Additional Tags: Napping, Fluff
Summary:

Five naps members of the study group took, all of which have dramatic impact and significance and aren't at all just related to my love of sleep-cute.

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I love the Mummy. I love Indiana Jones. I don't know why I've never before considered how absolutely fantastic a crossover between the two would be. This fic takes two characters that I love and shows how well they'd get along (or, y'know, how terribly annoyed Indy would be at Rick, even as they manage to save each other and occasionally steal artifacts).

This story has great pacing and wonderful build to the payoff, and is so much fun. Read it.

That One Time in Istanbul (6717 words) by thedevilchicken
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Indiana Jones SeriesThe Mummy Series
Rating: Explicit
Warnings:
Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationship: Henry "Indiana" Jones/Rick O'Connell
Characters: Henry "Indiana" Jones, Rick O'Connell
Additional Tags:
Crossover, Crossover Pairings, First Meetings, First Time, Explicit Sexual ContentAction/Adventure, Hijinks & Shenanigans
Summary:

"Is it a sex thing?" Rick asked, when Indy pulled out his whip.

(Or: five times Indy and Rick (sort of) kisseed.)

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This last one I've held on to for a while, thinking that I'd write up a nice long rec like it deserves, but since I keep not getting there, we'll go with a quick rec instead.

Right from the start, I love this Greg and how down-to-earth he feels, even if he's a bit lost in routine and his job. Right from the start, we have Mycroft as the interferring, orchestrating big brother, posh and powerful but also inherently practical and showing his appreciation in coffee and a bacon sandwich. (For the record, I can totally understand why you'd fall in love with someone who gave coffee and bacon sandwiches.)

I love the slow growth of their relationship. I love that this is very much Greg's story, because anyone who's gone through the trouble of househunting and then found that one place that they adore, that feels like *home* understands how marvellous that feels. (One of the best parts of being an adult, I have to say.) I like the other characters, especially Sally Donovan who feels like such a comrade in arms to Greg -- not someone he'd necessarily befriend by choice, but someone he's worked with long enough to feel some kinship there. I like John and Sherlock and Anthea, and the warmth of memories and worldbuilding in this story.

It really is quite lovely.

A Sense of Home (50401 words) by snorklepie
Chapters: 12/12
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Greg Lestrade & John Watson
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Anthea (Sherlock)
Additional Tags: Friends to Lovers, First Time, Greg Lestrade & Sherlock Holmes Friendship, Holmes Brothers, Greg Lestrade & John Watson Friendship, Mycroft Whump, Protective Lestrade, Sherlock is unimpressed, Fluff, Minor Angst, Eventual Smut, a lot of background johnlock, Greg Lestrade gets his groove back, Bisexual Angst, Mycroft Feels, Pretty much non canon compliant after The Blind Banker, Not Canon Compliant, No Mary Morstan, Slow Burn
Summary:

On paper, a bacon sarnie and a cup of good coffee isn’t exactly the kind of thanks one should receive for rescuing someone’s family member from an overdose; but Lestrade thinks that it’s possibly the best one he’s ever received.

This is a wonderful post-s4 story that I enjoyed in every way. I'm usually not a fan of switching POVs but it worked wonderfully here, to see both Sherlock and Mycroft from sympathetic angles, to see that they are both very different and very similar, realising things in different ways and at different speeds, but eventually finding such a wonderful peace and connection between the two of them.

I loved Euros in this, how sharp and opaque she can be, shifting in what she shows to different people. That she felt like a geniune unknowable threat, something terrifying and yet so easily overlooked. This story extrapolates her influence, what she might do next and how she could do it, but I also loved filling out the Holmes childhood. The sheer oddness of parents refusing to acknowledge a member of the family (which must have happened for Sherlock to delete the memories); Mycroft's ability to resist her growing as he got older, the stronger influence that she had over everyone when she was younger; the very skewed perspective that Mrs Holmes has of Mycroft, which left me wondering how much influence Euros had over her parents as a child, how easily she could have turned the family narrative into Mycroft as a "sneaky, sullen, jealous little boy" while "Euros was smarter, and Sherlock happier".

I also really liked everyone else in this. John's growing anger underlying everything, that feels as if it needs to be acknowledged before John and Sherlock can continue. I loved the description of Molly "tender as a deep blue bruise" and finding a way to live more of her life away from the madness of Sherlock. The steady support of Lestrade, who keeps encouraging Sherlock to be a good man, and is there when John can't be, and for Mycroft, the cooler, more professional advice of Lady Smallwood.

It's a deeply satisfying read.

Stands The Church Clock (50056 words) by The Spike
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Ensemble, Sherlock Holmes, Lady Smallwood
Additional Tags: Mycroft-centric, Post-Episode: s04e03 The Final Problem, Fix-It, Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort
Summary:

Say, is there Beauty yet to find
And Certainty? and Quiet kind?
Deep meadows yet, for to forget
The lies, and truths, and pain? . . . oh! yet
Stands the Church clock at ten to three?
And is there honey still for tea?
-The Old Vicarage, Grantchester by Rupert Brooke

"..if you are telling me Euros has magical mind-control powers, I’m going to recommend you be sectioned to a very good, very private mental health facility right this minute."

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Post-TFP / S4 story, but oh, breaks your heart in the best of ways. Poor little Mycroft.

everyday is like Sunday (2467 words) by SarahT, Sarah T
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes & Sherlock Holmes
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' Family
Summary:

Mycroft was thirteen.

Today, I am having ~~cake~~ a muffin for breakfast and basking in a pre-birthday gift:

Every Day Is a Gift, After All (691 words) by misbegotten
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Characters: Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes
Additional Tags: Slice of Life, Fluff, Birthday
Summary:

Greg marks Mycroft's birthday whenever the situation calls for it.

My favourite line: "It's a floating holiday."

*hearts*

Recs for two stories I've enjoyed reading. First of all, an SGA AU rec. Something I loved so much about SGA and McShep was how well the characters could translate into other stories and other settings and still be *them*. For instance, a Pretty Woman fusion with John as a hooker? I can totally believe it here and enjoy all the happy feelings that come from this lovely story:

King of Wishful Thinking (19666 words) by margarks
Chapters: 9/9
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Rodney McKay/John Sheppard
Characters: John Sheppard, Rodney McKay, Elizabeth Weir, Jack O'Neill, Daniel Jackson
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pretty Woman Fusion
Summary:

Wrote this back in 2006. Posting old fics to AO3.

Based on the movie Pretty Woman, but with an SGA twist.

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Second rec is for a Mystrade fic that I enjoyed. (I'll also say that it might just be me, but the ending felt a little quick -- nonetheless, I really enjoyed the rest of this story, so I think others might too.) What I liked about it was how it took s4 canon and extrapolated from there: the idea of Mycroft and Lestrade previously being lovers (which wouldn't be mentioned in the show since John's our POV, but could be possible), a different background for Lestrade (which I wouldn't have considered, but I love how there's a few canonical details used to support it), and an internally logical extension of how Eurus could be a threat. I really enjoyed the internal logic of it, and how well it works with canon.

Build My Kingdom on a Fault Line (30331 words) by Echo
Chapters: 14/14
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes & Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes & Sherlock Holmes
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Rosamund Mary "Rosie" Watson
Additional Tags: Suicidal Thoughts, Suicide Attempt, Post-Episode: s04e03 The Final Problem, Heavy Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Depression, Swearing
Summary:

Mycroft spent most of his life building his empire for one purpose; to keep Sherlock safe. But it wasn't enough, and with everything crumbling around him he makes a plan. It will work. He will be gone, Sherlock will be safe, and there will be minimal collateral damage.

Then Gregory Lestrade gets himself involved, and even that one last plan begins to unravel.

This is such a wonderfully satisfying story. I loved everything about it (and can't believe I've only just discovered it now). It felt really well placed and gave someone with very little skiing experience (read: a tabogganing trip as a kid) a clear idea of the comfort and luxury of the ski lodges, the beauty of the view, and the more mundane realities of Greg's life working in the village.

I'm fond of a well written holiday fling (and disappointed that life doesn't follow the meet-cute rules of narratives, honestly) and I do love a good AU, and this hits both requirements. It's a lovely holiday romance, with a few very hot scenes, and the conclusion feels possible and well earned.

I also loved the Holmes in this, especially Sherlock who is both obnoxious and brilliant. You can clearly feel how much Mycroft cares for his family, and simultaneously how deeply infuriating he finds them (especially Sherlock, but certainly his mum too).

Cold Hands, Warm Heart (51553 words) by chasingriver
Chapters: 14/14
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes/Lestrade
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Mummy (Sherlock), Sherlock Holmes' Father
Additional Tags: Skiing, Alternate Universe, Canada, Explicit Sexual Content, Oral Sex, Mutual Masturbation, Fluff and Smut, Light Angst, Happy Ending, Holidays, Winter Mystrade Exchange, Romance, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, First Meetings, Anal Sex, Rimming, Suits, Suit Porn, Suit Kink, Suit Sex, Not Suitable/Safe For Work, Deepthroating
Summary:

Mycroft has a country to run, and the last thing he wants to do is go on a ski holiday with Sherlock and his parents. When he gets there, a ski instructor named Greg changes his mind.

Sometimes, what I really love about a Mycroft/Lestrade story is the acceptance of middle age and real-world concerns, how staying the night with someone seems great, but after a while the commute becomes impractical and moving in together makes more sense. If you can agree on where you want to move and what the place needs to have.

This is a lovely little established relationship story about Mycroft and Greg moving in together. The areas are well described for those of us who don't know London well and there's such a nice shared understanding of what they value in life. One of those stories where the relationship makes emotional sense and you can see it working very well for them both.

Move (8531 words) by justonemore11
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holmes), Bill Wiggins
Additional Tags: Mystrade Valentine's Calendar 2018
Summary:

In which Greg and Mycroft enter the London property market and narrowly manage to avoid being crushed by centuries of urban decay and renewal, and decades of family baggage.

(This is an addendum to my story "Not So Final", but can be read as a standalone piece. I think you will find it resonant if you have ever bought a place to live, made out a will, moved to a new city and had to choose a neighborhood, and/or have parents.)

Thanks again to Mottlemoth for organizing

Mycroft/Lestrade fusion with Jane Austen's "Persuasion". It really is lovely.

True Minds (25330 words) by green_violin_bow
Chapters: 5/5
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sir Walter Holmes, Lady Russell (Persuasion), Admiral Croft (Persuasion), Mrs Sophy Croft (Persuasion), Louisa Musgrove, Henrietta Musgrove, Charles Musgrove, Jane Musgrove, Mr Moriarty-Holmes
Additional Tags: persuasion au, Alternative Universe - Persuasion, Alternate Universe - Jane Austen Fusion, background Johnlock, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss, Engagement, Marriage Proposal, Pining, Flashbacks
Summary:

Eight years ago, the nineteen-year-old Mycroft Holmes was persuaded to give up his engagement to Lieutenant Gregory Lestrade of the British Navy. Now the naval officer has returned to England, paid off and in search of a husband or wife. Events conspire to bring Mycroft and Gregory into the same social circle once again, though Mycroft is – must surely be – the last man on Earth that Captain Lestrade would think of now.

This is a Christmas treat that I came upon last night. It's upbeat and fun, and I really like the Mycroft and Greg here. I can totally believe that someone who takes videos of Sherlock for future mockery and sometimes yells when others are hungover would find a cheeky, mischievous glee at challenging the Diogenes and convincing members to wear hideous Christmas sweaters. I also like Mycroft in here, someone clearly powerful, someone who spends a lot of time ensuring the world continues to turn as expected, but also someone who's very fond of Greg and finds him extremely amusing. That's what I really love about this, that Mycroft and Greg know each other so well and appreciate each other, that they both accept each other for who they are.

(I also loved the difference in how they influence people. That Mycroft may be all Professional Ramifications and knowing the family background of every member, but Greg learns all the staff names. They can both clearly see the politics around them, even if Greg only plays to amuse himself and is far too clever to get involved in Mycroft's job in any way.)

Diogenes (5902 words) by Mottlemoth
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Additional Tags: Mystrade Advent Calendar 2017, The Diogenes Club, Humour, Established Relationship, Married mystrade, Greg Holmes-Lestrade, Playful Greg, Dominant Mycroft, Mischief, Shenanigans, Greg is a Rascal, Christmas, Desk Sex, Secret Santa, Christmas Jumpers, Powerful Mycroft
Summary:

There were plenty of reasons to marry Mycroft Holmes. Membership of The Diogenes Club just happened to be a cheeky bonus. As Greg Holmes-Lestrade finds himself in mischievous mood and with the chance to spread some festive cheer, the Diogenes is in for quite the Christmas miracle.

Because I enjoyed these and you might too.

First, a sweet little first date story (Mycroft/Lestrade):

Stigma (12299 words) by Mystrade_Dispatch
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes/Lestrade
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade
Additional Tags: first date story, First Kiss
Summary:

"Stigma (n): A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person.

Stigma (Lepidopterology): A patch of modified scales on the wings of males of some butterfly species that release pheromones during courtship."

Thanks in part to his own daring, Greg gets to know a whole different side of Mycroft.

Second, a Torchwood/Sherlock crossover in the five things type format that was charmingly fond of both Mycroft and Ianto:

A Good Many Family Trees Are Shady (6519 words) by blackkat
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Torchwood, Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ianto Jones & Mycroft Holmes, Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones, slight Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Jack Harkness, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Ianto Jones
Additional Tags: Family, Angst, Humor, Tragedy, 5+1
Summary:

(Or, five times Ianto Jones called Mycroft Holmes 'Tad', and one time Mycroft called Ianto 'Son.')

These days, to get me reading a series you have to sneak it in. It has to start with a good story that stands on its own, that makes me want to read more and that can be read in relatively small chunks. While this series is 200K, the longest story is the first at 38K and the rest are a very comfortable 5K - 20K per story. I enjoyed the Greg POV mostly used for this story, the insight into living around a job that comes with a security detail and secret overseas trips, and I always love stories where Lestrade plays a meaningful role in younger Sherlock getting clean and staying clean.

I've been reading this series for the last week, on and off, and really enjoyed it.

Puppet on a String (38518 words) by kazvl
Chapters: 9/9
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes/Gregory Lestrade, Mycroft/Greg
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Gregory Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes, OCs, Anthea
Additional Tags: references to drug abuse, case files
Series: Part 1 of Fire and Ice
Summary:

"Afraid I'll embarrass you?" mocked Sherlock, looking up suddenly, his stare spearing Mycroft where he sat.

Sherlock was too thin, too dirty - it was always a bad sign when he neglected personal hygiene - and he looked as if he hadn't slept for a week.

"Oh, that ship sailed some years ago. You've been vocal enough about what you don't want. So tell me, brother dear, what is it you do want?"

"You to leave me the fuck alone," said Sherlock venomously.

Several heads turned. Mycroft ignored them. He took such incidents for granted when he was with Sherlock and had never cared what strangers thought - unless required to do so by his job.

Sometimes, the best part of a crossover is wondering how two characters could possibly get on, and then being happily convinced that they absolutely would.

Smoke by esama
Fandoms: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)Sherlock (TV)
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Gary "Eggsy" Unwin, Mary Morstan/John Watson
Words:48420

I am terribly lazy and procrastinating sharing this simply because it didn't have a handy share button. I am very spoiled these days.

Things I love about this fic:
- scheming, powerful, morally dubious Mycroft
- persistent, hard-working, determined Lestrade
- John and Sherlock being likeable and annoying in equal measure
- an angel mythology that's half Good Omens and half Supernatural (and that wonderful feeling that after working against someone for centuries, you actually have more in common with them than with your own rarely-seen higher ups)
- wings!

My sign of the best AUs are the ones that leave me wanting more, leave me imagining what else might happen in that universe and how they'd react, and this is a nice series of three stories that worked really well for me. I love the idea of Mycroft as Hell's Great Tactician (who's really decided to ignore the Great War for a while because human politics is his idea of fun) and I love Lestrade as an outclassed angel, someone who knows he's not Mycroft's equal but that doesn't mean he isn't going to try to help humanity anyway. Plus, wing smut. (Mmmmm, wings.)

(Also, the mention of Aziraphale in the second story made me grin. Mostly because I could imagine Lestrade and Aziraphale chatting over a cuppa. I could even imagine Crowley there. However I bet that Crowley would avoid Mycroft as much as he could, because Crowley's general approach to powerful demons is to slink away and hope he wasn't noticed.)

Signum Crucis (12806 words) by manic_intent
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Good Omens - Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, Crossover, Angel!Lestrade, Demon!Mycroft, Interfering!Sherlock, Clueless!John, Wingfic, wing!kink
Series: Part 1 of Pater Noster
Summary:

Good Omens!AU. Mycroft trades favours and requests that Lestrade keep an eye out for his current vessel's little brother. Lestrade begins to suspect that having to babysit the impossible Sherlock Holmes is all just a new stage in the technical if highly one-sided war that he's been waging against Mycroft's influence, an opening salvo from Mycroft against his sanity, maybe.

I wanted to rec this story earlier, except I kept thinking of it as the "start with a blowjob" story and couldn't remember title or author. But I remembered enjoying it. (I have a weakness for romance that starts with sex and works it's way up to feelings.

I like a busy, impatient Mycroft and a Lestrade who's not going to let him get away with just ordering the world around him to suit him. And snarky. I love these two being sarcastic together.

"Then can we get on with this, please?"

"This? You mean the mind blowing sex?"

"At this point, I would be happy with really quite ordinary sex."

I also like that it starts as sex and sarcasm but builds to a rather satisfying plot. There's action and intrigue, ulterior motives and clever manipulation, and an interesting insight into Mycroft's life. (Which only looks dull from the outside.) A story that's worth re-reading.

Sinking the Land (34302 words) by emungere
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Anthea (Sherlock), John Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Summary:

Three weeks ago, Mycroft Holmes picked Lestrade up outside New Scotland Yard and made him an offer he'd been unable to refuse, despite his best judgement. Mycroft had sucked his cock, dropped him off at home, and Lestrade hadn't heard a word from him since.

Now, the door of the black car swung open as Lestrade drew level with it. He could just see Mycroft's profile, hawkish nose and shallow chin limned by the orange glow of the streetlight.

Because fannish gifts are the best kind! Because starting a day with Mycroft/Lestrade smut is the best thing ever. Because I love Greg's frustrated annoyance and his urge to protect, and Mycroft responding to things unsaid -- and how hot it is, and the level of trust and mutual respect there.

Proprietary Marks (466 words) by misbegotten
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Characters: Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes
Additional Tags: Established Relationship
Summary:

Adrenaline is the aftermath of crisis.

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Because, oh, a world where John met Mycroft first, a world where John's loyalty might not be to Sherlock and the disastrous results of that. Sometimes, the dystopias make you so glad of how canon actually turned out.

you'll never be alone in the bone orchard (9114 words) by Sarah T
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes
Summary:

John Watson meets Mycroft Holmes one day early. The world tilts slightly on its axis.

Because I love a good Clint POV wiht his subpar adulting and his llama puns that don't work out loud and his tendency to imaginatively name things:

Five Things that Don't Help Clint Sleep (at Least in Isolation) (4184 words) by florahart
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Characters: Clint Barton, Phil Coulson, Natasha Romanov (Marvel)
Additional Tags: 5+1 Things, Getting Together, fluffarama, shut up I like sap, Sandwiches, not quite that kind of curtain fic but there is a curtain, Clint wears hearing aids
Summary:

Clint isn't that good at sleeping, and he's tried a lot of things. But well, maybe they turn out to be useful practice in the long run?

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I also love an interesting story that takes a completely new twist of characters (I'm suddenly thinking of the original SV Five Things fic here and how astounding unique it was when I first read it). And this is an interesting idea done very well. With a happy ending.

When I Look in the Mirror I See Double (12110 words) by etothepii
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Mycroft/John/Mycroft
Summary:

Mycroft and 'Anthea' are one mind in two bodies. Literally.