Best Long Sherlock BBC Fanfics
Sherlock BBC fanfics in the 50k–100k range — full novel length without the multi-week commitment. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 13 Long Sherlock BBC Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Sherlock BBC fics — 50,000–100,000 words.
A Cure For Boredom
by emmagrant01
They'd never talked about sex in the year they'd known each other. Well, that wasn't quite correct: Sherlock had never said a word about sex; John had bemoaned his personal dearth of it on many occasions.
The Progress of Sherlock Holmes
by ivyblossom
“I had,” he said, “come to an entirely erroneous conclusion, my dear Watson, how dangerous it always is to reason from insufficient data.”-- Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Bound-Servant Watson
by LokiBitch07
When John Hamish Watson is 28, the vampires rise.There are new rules and restrictions for humans.John joins the resistance for the fight to regain the freedom of all mankind.Vampire Sherlock identifies John as a special blood donor, and decides that he wants to claim him.
Little Boy Blue and the Man in the Moon
by Ariana (ariana_paris)
Sherlock's unexpected visit to Princeton-Plainsboro, ostensibly on a case, threatens to turn House’s life upside down as he has to face up to a secret he has kept for thirty years.Author's note: This entire fic is based on the video “Cat's in the Cradle” by daasgrrl, which combines House (starring H
If You Can't Move Heaven, Raise Hell
by splix
All John Watson wants is a peaceful fortnight's holiday in Cornwall. Fate has other plans.
Neither A Soldier Nor A Gentleman
by Francesca_Wayland
Missing series of scenes from A Scandal in Belgravia. How does Sherlock actually escape from the Karachi insurgents himself, and what happens when an adrenaline-filled Sherlock finds Irene waiting for him in his hotel room right after his audacious rescue? COMPLETE.
When I'm gone...
by Hjoetra
Post "The final problem"."To her, it was not an easy game, Sherlock, it was deadly serious to Molly Hooper and you know it all too well, she did not deserve that, our Molly."Sometimes we have to go through hell to understand what it means to love.
Reprise: Variation 2
by elwinglyre
What would have happened if John had helped Sherlock dismantle Moriarty's network? After the fall and funeral, John despairs, but also embraces a glimmer of hope—that Sherlock is alive. Sometimes wishes do come true. This alternative universe follows John as he and Sherlock work to hunt those who se
Dearest Sherlock, Love Molly XXX
by therinian
Girls are turning up dead around London. After a disastrous Christmas Party, Molly goes missing. She's forced to take part in the crimes. Sherlock has riddles to solve, and while their friends believe Molly's innocent, Sherlock, for some reason, does not. Expect MANY chapters.WARNING: Violence in ma
Demon
by thedragonaunt
When Sherlock and Molly decided to try to have a relationship, nobody said it would be easy but did it have to be so hard? Sequel to Unfinished Business (Pt 3 of Life After Death). *WARNING: Contains scenes that some people may find upsetting.*
Best Intentions
by Tegan_Jovanka
Sequel to Worthless. As John and Sherlock deal with the aftermath of Sherlock's rape, new complications arise, such as Moriarty's return & the progression of their own relationship.
Symphony of the Serpent; Verisimilitude
by NightimeCoyote
“And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere 'modernity' cannot kill.”― Bram Stoker, DraculaJim Moriarty, a man with everything he could ever want―riches, intelligence, power―finds himself bored with life. As hopelessness threatens to consume
非人種族同居日記 (完)
by ep4afwpr
一個AU西元 2232 年，全人類都該感謝呂恩斯基博士發明的「YY 病毒」——它讓強大的非人類種族必須靠著與人類達成「真愛」才能維持力量。從此，人類從「緊急存糧」搖身一變成了「極品保值資產」。 格雷戈里．雷斯垂德，警界的一顆明珠，從小就被各種非人類以「追求真愛」之名行「性騷擾」之實。有人在壓抑中變態，雷斯垂德則在壓抑中爆發——他決定成為一名警察，專門治這些不守規矩的非人生物。 他的目標很明確：讓那些非人類通通去死。但他沒料到的是，命運的巨輪不僅要輾過他，還要帶著那個最難搞、最聰明、也最不像人類的「那個生物」，在他的人生裡強行倒車入庫。 Year 2232: The "YY Virus" dro
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This list of 13long Sherlock BBC fanfics spans 938,234 total words. Kudos range from 26 on the newest entries to 18,260 on the most established. 62% are marked complete — check the status flag before committing to a longfic. The most common rating is Explicit (6 of 13 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Angst · Action/Adventure.
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