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40s, she/her. Occasional writer, in love with X-Files, Sherlock & baseball.
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my fics & other things

I just noticed that Tumblr lets you pin posts, so... here's a pinned post!

I'm DiscordantWords. I primarily write fic for BBC Sherlock. I've written some X-Files fics too, but I think those days are mostly behind me now.

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Ficlets:

Sometimes I write ficlets! They usually get posted to Tumblr first, under my little contributions tag. Periodically they'll get rounded up into my Little Contributions collection on AO3. The first chapter in the AO3 document is a table of contents with a title and brief description of each ficlet, so if you're looking for something specific it might be easiest to start there.

Prompts:

I'm always willing to consider ficlet prompts, but I can't make any promises that I'll be able to fill them all. The muse can be fickle. But feel free to send 'em my way!

A quick note on prompts: I usually write Johnlock, though I also like character studies and explorations of canon relationships and backstories. I'm probably not the right person to go to for romantic pairings other than Johnlock (or canon-compliant John/Mary). 

Art:

I’m not much of an artist, but I do occasionally like to make covers and moodboards for fics. Those are here under the dw does fic art tag.

Recs:

Here are some of my fic recs.

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Deleting my Ao3 Fics (sussexbound)

Hey all, if you have ever read my Sherlock, Good Omens or Word of Honor fanfic on Ao3 (written under the pseud sussexbound), please be aware that I will be deleting it all from Ao3 Dec 31st, 2024. So, do with that info what you will between now and then.

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fic recs - september & october 2024

Below are some of the (complete) fics that I've read and enjoyed over the past couple of months.

Fandom is a treasured and much-needed escape for me, though I've fallen terribly behind in my reading lately and am still trying to catch up. If there's a fic you're enjoying (or writing!) that's not on my radar, please feel free to send me some recs.

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“The limp is psychosomatic,” Sherlock agreed, in an uncharacteristically soft tone. “But that doesn’t mean that it’s ‘fake.’”

John pressed his lips together in a thin line. “I don’t see the difference.”

OR - when a chance startling encounter on the street brings back John's psychosomatic limp, it brings complicated feelings with it.

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A FTH gift for @thegildedbee by helloliriels

'London really does look different from up here.'

A patchwork image of John & Sherlock’s London, as seen through their eyes. This is Plot Without Plot (which I'm told is 'the good stuff') 😎😋📸. Meant to be taken in bite-size chunks, as such, I will be releasing one daily. It is a fully finished fic. I hope you enjoy!

OK, I lied and I've been posting 2 daily. 😉💋

CH. 17 & 18 are up!

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fic recs - september & october 2024

Below are some of the (complete) fics that I've read and enjoyed over the past couple of months.

Fandom is a treasured and much-needed escape for me, though I've fallen terribly behind in my reading lately and am still trying to catch up. If there's a fic you're enjoying (or writing!) that's not on my radar, please feel free to send me some recs.

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Hi Steph ! I do realise you get an enormous amount of requests, but I hope you'll find time to answer mine. I hope this hasn't been answered before ?

What are, in your opinion, the most in-character, and BBC accurate Johnlock fanfics you've ever read ?

I'm currently looking for something very canon-compliant, and I'm having a bit of trouble. Any length and rating will do !

Thank you for everything you do ! Your work for the Sherlock (especially johnlock/TJLC) has always been quite remarkable :)

Excellent day to you !

-Mea

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Hi Lovely!

Thank you for your kind words, it's much appreciated!!!

As for in-character fics, I should state here that "in-character" is subjective to each individual, so my idea of "in-character" will be different from other people's!

That said, any of my fic recs on any of my Fic Rec Lists that aren't appended with MFL (because I haven't read them) could be considered what I call in-character, LOL. BUT if you want some of my faves, these will be the ones to start with:

Sorry I can't be more specific, but I genuinely would be listing dozens of fics for you, LOL.

Let me know if there's anything else I can help you with, and again, I hope you enjoy your time here!!! *HUGS*

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afrogeekgoddess:
xercesblue:
shaddicted:
marielikestodraw:
“3 years.”

(…)

HEAD CANON.
John: I would have thought I was as trustworthy as your brother.
Sherlock: Of course you are, John!
*sobbing*
John: You could’ve told me.
Sherlock: No, I couldn’t have.
John: Why? Because I’m not as clever as you are?
Sherlock: No. Because you had too much to lose.
John: *bitter laugh* You mean Sarah?
Sherlock: You have a life, John. You have a career, you have your habits, you have relationships. But me, I had nothing but Moriarty. I couldn’t drag you down with me.
John: But I would have gone with you anyway.
Sherlock: Precisely.
“John… are you genuinely chastising me… for doing the one unselfish thing I’ve done in my life?  The one time I truly tried to protect the one person who matters the most to me… and you think that’s wrong? Or is it because it’s so unexpected from a man like me?  Is it so wrong to try to be, just this once, a good man?”
“You don’t realize it do you, Sherlock?  I never needed you to be that good man.  I never needed you to be unselfish.  You wouldn’t… you wouldn’t have needed to prove it if… if I hadn’t failed you.  If I had been there… with you… to save you… you wouldn’t have needed to be a good man.  That should’ve been me.  I should’ve been that good man.  I should’ve been the one you depended on, the one you’d count on to be with you every step of the way.  And in that final step, over the falls… I failed you.  I failed you, Sherlock.”
“I never needed you to save me, John.  I just needed you alive.”
“DAMN IT, SHERLOCK, I NEEDED YOU ALIVE TOO, AND YOU MADE ME BELIEVE YOU WERE DEAD!”
Super indulgent reblog of my own art but seriously, the writing in the comments is killing me. You guys :___: here, have a bucket of my creyes.

This piece still kills me every time. 

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Hi there! Do you know of any fics with john and sherlock raising rosie that take place when she's a bit older, like in the 10-20 years old range?

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Hi Lovely!

Oh gosh, good question... If I have any they'll be on my Parentlock lists:

But here's what came up with a quick tag search on my offline lists. If you guys have some to add, please do list them for us!

OLDER ROSIE FICS

Evermore by SosoHolmesWatson (G, 2,068 w., 1 Ch. || Post-S4, 5-Year-Old Rosie, Love Confessions, Song Fic, Parentlock, Oblivious John, Pining Sherlock, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Disney Songs, Beauty and the Beast) – For the past years, John and Sherlock have lived at Baker Street again, raising Rosie together--as friends and nothing more. Ever since the little girl has watched her first Disney movie, she is obsessed with princesses. When John comes home one day, he finds his friend and his daughter in the middle of a reenactment of her current favourite. Part 1 of Made of Music

Made of Music Series by SosoHolmesWatson (T, 6,464+ w. across 2 works || Series WiP || Post S4, Parentlock with Rosie, First Kiss, Mutual Pining, Friends to Lovers, Cuddling, Love Confessions, Angst with Happy Ending) – For the past years, John and Sherlock have lived at Baker Street again, raising Rosie together--as friends and nothing more. Ever since the little girl has watched her first Disney movie, she is obsessed with princesses. When John comes home one day, he finds his friend and his daughter in the middle of a reenactment of her current favourite.

A Quiet Life by DiscordantWords (M, 25,176 w., 6 Ch. || Post S4, Retirement, POV Sherlock, Awkwardness, Established Relationship, Family Dynamics, Minor Character Death, Questionable Parenting Choices, Non-Linear Narrative, 20 Year Old Rosie, Meddling Mycroft, Pining Sherlock, First Kiss, Love Confessions, Angst, Sherlock Whump) – There had been three days of silence and a funeral. Sherlock had the terrible feeling that whatever happened next would depend, entirely, on him.

How To Unfold a Heart by elwinglyre (E, 25,477 w., 7 Ch. || Post S4 Fix It, BAMF John, Mentioned Eurus, POV First Person Sherlock, Case Fic, Fluff, Slow Burn, Topping from the Bottom, 3 Yr Old Rosie, Introspection, Sexual Fantasies, John Worship, Ogling, Hand Holding, Kidnapping, Domesticity, Sherlock Whump, First Kiss/Time, Doctor John, Caring John, Soft Sherlock, Sensuality, Touching, Crying, Love Confessions, Anxious Sherlock, Rimming, Toplock, Fingering, Bossy Bottom John) – To Sherlock’s dismay, John’s return to Baker Street with Rosie is only temporary. Sherlock’s daily visits to Regent Park with John and Rosie illuminate his lost childhood memories and missed opportunities. But with each trip to the park, Sherlock also feels a growing sense of hope. That is until the past horrors return unexpectedly in a cryptic note folded in the shape of a heart. To decipher the message, Sherlock must uncover the nature of the hearts around him, including his own.

Chaperones by MissDavis (T, 34,114 w., 7 Ch. || 11 Years Post-S4, Fake Relationship, Parentlock, Disney World, Bed / Room Sharing, Friends to Lovers, Fluff, First Kiss, Obsessive Sherlock, Insecure John) – Right. Of course. Everyone assumed they were a couple and no one would question it. John put his elbows up on the table so he could rest his head in his hands. "You want to pretend to be a couple so we can chaperone a trip to Disney World with Rosie's class and you won't have to share a room with a stranger?" "Exactly." Sherlock beamed at him. "Don't worry about the cost. The Birmingham case last month paid more than enough to cover expenses for all three of us."

MARKED FOR LATER

About Being Gay by A_Candle_For_Sherlock (G, 1,088 w., 1 Ch. || Post S4, Coming Out, Friends to Lovers, Idiots in Love, First Kiss, Romantic Fluff, Older Rosie) – Rosie looks up from Sherlock’s picture book about poisonous plants, gives Sherlock a look and asks, 'Are you gay, Sherlock?' and Sherlock, without missing a beat, just says 'Yes,' and continues drinking his tea, and Rosie says 'Ah,' and goes back to her plant book, and John nearly doubles over in the corner.

Are You Gay? by orphan_account (G, 2,299, 2 Ch. || Parentlock with Rosie, Older Rosie, Fluff) – Some boys at school called Rosie "Gay." She doesn't exactly know what that means, but maybe her dad does?

Hope is sweet by Lock_John_Silver (T, 2,977 w., 1 Ch. || Post S4, Parentlock with Rosie, Valentine’s Day, Developing Relationship, Pet Names, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss, Classical Music, Idiots in Love, Endearments, POV Sherlock) - Sherlock wants to be more than John’s best friend. Has wanted it for ages, truth be told. So, when Molly comes up with an idea, that to some extent involves three year old Rosie, Sherlock doesn’t hesitate.

"Daddy, who do you like?" by OnlyForward (G, 3,441 w., 1 Ch. || Parentlock / 6 Year-Old Rosie Fic) – Rosie is in the phase where she constantly asks questions. This leads to questions like "Who do you like" and develops, eventually, to "Why don’t you kiss Sherlock?"

If Equal Affection Cannot Be by blueink3 (E, 31,156 w., 3 Ch. || Post S4, Family, Retirement, Grown Up Rosie, Angst, Reunion, Loneliness, Sussex, Fluff, Sexy Times, Happy Ending) – Sherlock fled London a couple of years after John left him in hospital with nothing but an old walking stick and a half-hearted goodbye. Rosie grew up thinking that Sherlock died when he committed suicide in front of her father by jumping from Barts' roof. So it's somewhat awkward when they run into each other in a Sussex general store between the loaves of bread and the Mars bars...

Consulting for Christmas by ohlooktheresabee (G, 40,153 w., 6 Ch. || Far Future Post S4 / Older Rosie, Thriller, Case Fic, Pre-Relationship, Christmas, Paris, POV Alternating, Fluff, Light Angst, Mutual Pining, BAMF John, BAMF Sherlock, Friends to Lovers, Idiots in Love, Jealousy, Misunderstandings, Mistletoe, Ice Skating, Heist, Awkward Romance, Developing Relationship, For a Case, Background Mystrade, Angst with Happy Ending) – The Louvre Museum in Paris is planning to host the celebrated Winter Fabergé Egg for its winter exhibition - quite the feat as it has not been on public display since 2002. However there is a snag: whispers of a world-renowned master-thief with his eyes set on the valuable prize. The curator has asked the famous Sherlock Holmes to consult on security, but the detective needs a lot of convincing: he is after all a bit busy with trying to woo a certain clueless ex-army doctor… At the same time, John is attempting to balance work, missing Rosie who is off on her gap year, a volunteer gig at a local London orphanage, and seething jealousy upon the arrival of an apparent old friend of Sherlock’s. Attempting to foil the heist of the century while remaining friendly and objective might just be a step too far... A Christmas crime caper packed full of misdirection, miscommunication and mistletoe, set against the romantic backdrop of London and Paris in the winter. Thrown into all this, will our two idiots finally manage to see what has been right in front of them all along?

Here We Go Again by disfictional (E, 46,687 w., 10 Ch. || Mama Mia-Inspired Fusion || Post-S4, Older Rosie, Alternating POV, Reunion, Retirement, Case Fic, Mutual Pining, Coming Out, Parentlock, Weddings, Fluff and Angst) – Ransacking some old trunks, Rosie Watson finds her father's old journal filled with remnants of a blog he used to keep about his association with Sherlock Holmes. In an attempt to meet the man who had a profound impact on her early years, Rosie invites the long-estranged detective to her wedding under false pretenses.

Know You All Over Again by PoppyAlexander (M, 53,028 w., 21 Ch. || Post-S3 Canon Divergence, Post-Break Up, Angst with Happy Ending, Therapy, Mary is Moriarty, Ex Sex, Parentlock) – After five good years, one difficult one, and six months that were hell, John and Sherlock live apart but still share custody of seven-year-old Rosie. With therapy, supportive friends, and those inevitable dance recitals and open school days forcing them into each other's paths again and again, anger and bitterness fade, leaving space for a new view of each other across the divide.

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hey I'm looking for a fic where John time travels on the day Sherlock comes back after

The Reichenbach Fall!!

Hi Nonny!!

Oh gosh uhhhhhh this sounds VAGUELY familiar... I did a quick tag search on my MFL list and MAYBE it's one of these? They're the ones that I have tagged with both "TRF" and "Time Travel":

All Our Tomorrows by Calais_Reno (T, 3,161 w., 1 Ch. || Time Traveller AU || Post-TRF, POV John, John Loves Sherlock, Sherlock Loves John, Time Travel, Old Age, Sussex, Forgiveness, Happy Ending) – John meets an old man who seems to know a lot about him.

After the Fall by Leloi (E, 7,913 w. || Time Traveller AU || Self-cest, Threesome, Post-TRF) – Sherlock found himself in 221B Baker Street, standing in front of John Watson. His time travel sometimes did that… set him before the one person in the world his life seemed to revolve around... ever since he met the man.

The Time Traveller's Flatmate Series by orithea (E, 68,674+ w. across 4 works || Time Travel AU || Developing Relationship, Threesome, Oral Sex, Hand Jobs, Selfcest) – Sherlock Holmes suffers from Chrono-Displacement: simply put, he time travels unpredictably, against his will. John Watson lives his life the normal way. Or as normal as it can possibly be considering that he first meets Sherlock at the age of six.

The Case of the Moebius Trip by Bitenomnom (NR, 129,218 w., 21 Ch. || Time Travel, BAMF!John, Angst, Death, Post-TRF) – When John finally gives in and accepts a case for the first time since Sherlock fell eight months ago, he finds himself in a unique position: in possession of what his client calls a time machine, and desperate enough to give it a go. If it works, he could travel back in time. If it works, he could save Sherlock.

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Let us know if any of those are what you're looking for, and if not, friends, please suggest your Post-TRF Time Travel fic options for Nonny to pick from! <3

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Hi! For the WIP game, please tell me about Windy Bear 🥰

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Hi! Thanks for the ask!

So Windy Bear was originally planned for the Spook Me multifandom ficathon a few years back. My prompt was "evil toys."

John was going to notice at some point that Rosie had a new favorite toy, a teddy bear she calls "Windy." He has no recollection of buying her this bear, and no idea where she may have acquired it, but she has a lot of toys and it doesn't cause him alarm at first. Until strange and dangerous things start to happen…

Alas, I never finished it. I sort of wrote myself into a corner and was never quite able to resolve whether I wanted the evil to be supernatural or more realistic in nature. I hope to return to it at some point, because I do love a good spooky story.

Here's a snippet!

"Wendy," John said. "Why Wendy?" Rosie ignored him, sucked on the tassel of her hooded jacket. "Rosamund," he said. She looked at him. Her eyes were big and blue. Mary's eyes. "Your bear. Why Wendy?" Rosie shrugged. "That's what the lady was called." "What lady?" "The lady who gave me Wendy-Bear." He swallowed. "Her name was Wendy? Like Peter Pan?" "No," she said. "Not like in Peter Pan?" "Not Wendy," she said. "Windy." He pinched the bridge of his nose, at a loss. "Like the East Wind," she said, and John's chest twisted in fear. From downstairs, there came the sound of breaking glass.
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