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* Recommended by Polaris, bregalad
* Comments: For all your Holmes/Watson shipping needs. Katie's fics are long, plotty, incredibly detailed and emotionally resonant. She has an excellent knowledge of the canon and the period; several stories deal with canonical incidents - and how they may have occurred differently than Watson chose to record them - and historical events ([http://www.liquidfic.net/fullofgrace.html Full of Grace] deals with Oscar Wilde's imprisonment; [http://www.liquidfic.net/presburyletters.html The Presbury Letters] with [[World War One]]). My personal favorite is [http://www.liquidfic.net/threefavours.html The Three Favors], which deals with Holmes' return to London after Reichenbach.
** Seconded. Her stories are amazing and you'll fall in love with her characterisations.
** This troper agrees, her characterisations are amazing and her writing style is beautiful.
** Her livejournal account (with some notes, stories properly arrayed by the author and podfics) can be found [http://katieforsythe.livejournal.com here]. And yes, they are highly recommended.
** Agree as well. This trooper read [http://www.hwslash.net/content/sochange1.html The Sign of Change] before seeing the second movie and couldn't avoid mixing both works together. Her stories have a great canon feel.
''[http://www.hwslash.net/frames.html Sacrilege!]''
* Status: Ongoing-35 chapters.
* Synopsis: This are the alternate annotations of the Dr. John Watson, those who had not place in the adventures of the First and Only Private Detective of the World Sherlock Holmes, telling those everyday occurrences, mishaps and the insight of such an analytical mind.
* Comments: A beautiful compilation of short stories that detail the other side of the Coin in the life of Watson and Holmes, outside their adventures. Construct a profound and quite touching close relationship between the two(Bromance, not the obligatory Slash fic) and a door to the psyche of Holmes, who at times can be quite immature, lonely, childish and downright petty but at the same time more noble that the works would paint him. It's fluffy, funny and so hurtful. The solution of cabin fever is hilarious {{spoiler|they play hidden game}} and face the music ''will'' make you cry. It had over other 30 works if you want to check it out.
''[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5377610/1/The_Fall_at_Reichenbach_Revisited The Fall at Reichenbach Revisited]'' By [http://www.fanfiction.net/u/536348/rabidsamfan rabidsamfan].
[http://featherfish.livejournal.com/196763.html#cutid1 The Baker Street Record] by Featherfish (Crossover with [[House of Leaves]]. Contains slash, explicit sex.)
* Recommended by Count Choculitis, Tropers/Starshine
* Pairing: Holmes/Watson
* Synopsis: Described by the author as an exercise in dual pastiche, this crossover begins with Holmes and Watson discovering a door in their {{color|blue|house}} were there wasn't one before. Holmes starts going mad trying to wrap his mind around it. Where does it lead? <s>{{color|red| Is there something inside it?}}</s> And then [[It Gets Worse]]. It should be noted that this is really not primarily a ship fic, but it contains Holmes/Watson slashiness and one scene of explicit sex.
* Comments: What can you expect from the story? Uh... creepiness, postmodernism, footnotes, and general awesomeness. Captures the voice of both works marvelously, and is full of clever allusions and surprises. In-character while showing the characters' descent into desperation and madness, and contains a touching portrayal of the bond between Holmes and Watson. Complete.
** Seriously, this is a work of art. And if you're not into Holmes/Watson, don't let that put you off. The way she works it in is ingenious.
*** Speaking as someone who has never read House of Leaves and didn't really like Holmes/Watson before she read this fic, it is absolutely amazing. I would say it's the best fanfic ever written, but I'm not sure that description does this work justice. Best fanwork ever is probably more accurate.
[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1808766/1/Confessions_of_the_Master Confessions of the Master]. Recommended by [[Tropers/Regina Titania|ReginaTitania]].
* Possibly the longest Holmes/Watson slash fic on FF.Net, this 214k+ monster is ''still'' WIP and comes pretty well recommended. It tells a dark story of love between Holmes and Watson, especially in the face of Victorian society and Watson's parental responsibilities, along with several more hypotheses regarding their backgrounds.
** Told in the Watsonian style, one really feels as though Watson himself wrote this, although the use of footnotes does crack the illusion quite a bit. This story is something intriguing and attention-grabbing. No questions said; it is a tragedy. Take it like it is.
[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5244083/1/The_Adventure_of_Hecate_House The adventure of Hecate House] by Eyebrows2
* Recommended by Tonnocal
* Pairing Holmes/Violet Hunter
** As Sherlock Holmes investigates an enigmatic doctor who makes extraordinary claims, he uncovers a fiendish web of dark crime. Can he & Watson unravel it before danger overtakes them? And what role does ex-client Violet Hunter play?
* Neither crude nor crud, this is pure Sherlock Holmes. The leading lady features in one of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, and is true to Conan-Doyle's representation of her.
[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5750693/1/Wills_Story Will's Story] by [[CSI Clue]]
* Recommended by Tonnocal
* Summary: After a murder at the Grande, Constable Clark and Mr. Holmes help to rescue a damsel, and Clarke gets more personallly involved.
*** He was Will long before he was a William Clark, constable, and to his friends he was still Will when off-duty, which wasn't much these days. He roomed at a respectable house run by a retired army sergeant and his wife, and he sent home part of his pay every month to his old dad who was out in Weymouth.
[http://archiveofourown.org/works/98886 Marriage á Trois] by Sorrel
* Recommended by Java
* Pairing: Watson/Mary/Holmes
* Synopsis: In the aftermath of the Blackwood case, Mary determines that if she wants to have a successful marriage, she must find a way to integrate Holmes into her relationship with John. It's a decision that will have a number of unforeseen consequences, as she becomes far closer with the famous detective than she ever could have imagined.
* Comments: This fic is wonderfully realized, and I loved the gradual inclusion of Holmes. Follows the 2009 film.
[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7589347/1/A_Journey_to_the_Core A Journey to the Core] by Nunewesen
* Pairing: Watson/Holmes
* Synopsis: Dr. Watson is finding himself unusually uncomfortable in his friendship with Sherlock Holmes. He decides to take a break to clear his mind, but finding the source of his uneasiness seems to be making things even more difficult...
* Comments: This fic feels like it could be canon. The romance between Watson and Holmes feels natural. It is rated M for explicit sexual content, but it is tasteful.
[http://toft.dreamwidth.org/449869.html Homo Ex Machina] by Toft
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