by VeeTheRee (me)
A Sherlock Merfolk/Landfolk AU a.k.a mer!lock
Tags: Alternate Universe - Magic, Merfolk/Landfolk AU, Hurt/Comfort, BAMF John Watson, Mute Sherlock, Healer John Watson, Sherlock Being Sherlock, Possessive Sherlock, Protective John, Angst and Romance, Magic-Users, Mycroft Being Mycroft, Worldbuilding, Mystery, Case Fic, John Has a Beard Relationships: Johnlock, Mystrade Summary: In a world where the oceans are the size of common-known continents and the land spans over the gigantic sizes of oceans as we know them, the human race is divided among two opposites: the landfolk and the merfolk. John Watson, a healer and a courier, is just returning through the Nazca Plate near the Southern Ocean back North, but by chance he catches a smuggler that has kidnapped a merfolk. The creature in question - Sherlock - has found himself on land without his magic and is essentially helpless. But how did he end up outside of his natural habitat, why isn’t he the only one, and why won’t he tell John what happened? There’s no other option than to bring the wounded merfolk with him, heal him, and along the way, get to know him better. Hopefully they will solve the puzzle of the disappearing merfolk together.
North Wind Update
“Put them back on, Sherlock,” John said. He ignored the undertone of warning behind the words deliberately. He liked their little games. “I mean it. Get the socks.”
Sherlock looked up at him, eyelashes batting at him sweetly, innocently. John’s eyebrows hitched up, expectant. And then Sherlock flipped him off.
“You tosser. I should’ve known better than to teach you that.”