Best One-Shot Sherlock BBC Fanfics
Sherlock BBC one-shots under 10k words — complete reads in one sitting. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 25 One-Shot Sherlock BBC Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Sherlock BBC fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
The Internet Is Not Just For Porn
by cyerus
John is Sherlock's internet boyfriend - from CANADA.No one thinks he's real.
What Meets the Eye
by worldaccordingtofangirls
Amnesia is just another case to solve. Piece together unfamiliar faces, reconstruct the old identity, the lost reality. A challenge that Sherlock could even enjoy. He can read people like books. The man with the silver hair is his boss. The tottering old woman, his landlady. The girl with the worrie
and stand there at the edge of my affection
by coloredink
"You've written love letters," Sherlock asserted.(Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Russian, Polish, Japanese, Slovak, and Hebrew translations available.)
Acceptable Behaviour
by bbcatemysoul
Sherlock isn't really sure why John wants to shag him, but he's certain that if he's careful to behave properly about it, John can be persuaded to keep doing it.In other news, John is a good boyfriend and Sherlock is an idiot.(German translation available.)
The Detective and the Demon
by oreganotea
“Every demon on record is described as either monstrously terrifying or breathtakingly beautiful,” Sherlock says. “I have never heard of a demon with a forgettable face and a propensity for ugly jumpers.”The demon looks down at his jumper. Okay, so it might not be the most flattering article of clot
Alone On the Water
by Mad_Lori
Sherlock Holmes never expected to live a long life, but he never imagined that it would end like this.
they tell me their secrets (will you tell me yours too)
by etothepii
In Afghanistan, the supplies tell him when they're running low, and the cars always, always tell him when strangers have touched them, and John gets known as having a knack (paranoia, his men call it, but he's never missed a single car bomb) for keeping his men safe.
He’s Not Paid Enough to Deal with This Shit
by janonny
One of the first things John did was to write up step-by-step instructions on how to conduct a proper job interview before handing it over to Mycroft for his perusal. There were no kidnapping, deserted car parks or stolen therapy notes anywhere on that list.(Or the one where John returned from the w
Finding John
by orphan_account
Sherlock Holmes has met exactly twenty-four Johns in his life. They have all been the wrong John. He's getting tired of waiting, staring at the inscription on his finger and wondering when his John will turn up, if ever.
waltz across naïve wood floors.
by paperclipbitch
"You're wearing my underwear again, aren't you," Joan says.
Comes in Threes
by Verbyna
The fixer, the consultant, the quartermaster: one by one, the Holmes brothers become state secrets.
Merlin's Complicated Family Life
by Lawli_Pawp
Queen Irene of the Kingdom of Ealdor is visiting Camelot to discuss a peace treaty and this leads to Arthur and the rest of Camelot discovering that Merlin is keeping some secrets, specifically his two brothers; Sherlock and Mycroft. What was Merlin's life like before he arrived in Camelot?
Screw the Roses
by shirleyholmes
Utter crack AU--Joanna Watson is a badly dressed BAMF being wooed by a criminal mastermind. Her sassy gay best friend, Sherlock, has no fucks to give. And Mycroft is scandalized by the lot of them...........“I just got a love note. From Jim Moriarty. Jim- fucking- Moriarty--Sherlock, don’t you have
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
by waketosleep
(Coda to A Scandal in Belgravia)"I just," said John. "It's been a week since.... Are you alright?"
i'm half-doomed, and you're semi-sweet (what a match)
by everybodylies
The love story of Sherlock Holmes and Joan Watson.It takes years.
Upon the Removal of a Finish Line
by ASongofSixpence
And it's sad because what John doesn’t know is this:It was never a suicide note. It was a love letter.
Every Stumble and Each Misfire
by DoctorRainyStardusttheThird (orphan_account)
Sherlock is kidnapped and drugged. Nothing major, but in hospital, in front of John and Lestrade, Sherlock's undone mind begins to spill secrets Sherlock's kept buried for years. ‘Please don’t send me back, Mycroft,’ Sherlock said, his voice barely a whisper. His eyes were focused on something over
Devil Town (WIP)
by MrCordium
He watches John take him in - clad in nothing but a dirty nappy and a onesie, hair overgrown and teeth rotting, and so fat he's barely recognisable. But John recognises him right away."Oh, Sherlock," the doctor breathes, "What happened to you?"***Sherlock is kidnapped and fattened by Jim Moriarty ov
It's Nothing
by pinetreesgottapine
“Ethics don’t trouble you,” Beatrice Holmes had said, shortly before she’d kissed him, shoved him back onto the mattress and fucked him. “Not like Sherlock.” “Ethics will only slow you down,” he’d replied. He’d bed her willingly. Eagerly. Done his best to ignore the Sherlock-shaped weight on his che
Three Men and a Very Concerned Child
by SiennaCrowe
John Watson did not intend to raise a child with Sherlock Holmes and Jim Moriarty. Unfortunately, life is full of difficult situations. Now he spends most evenings preventing: - Sherlock from teaching forensic science to a seven-year-old, - Moriarty from turning school projects into acts of domestic
A Matter of Discretion
by pixiepojmansky
Mycroft Holmes carries the weight of the British Government and his brother’s welfare on his shoulders. That's what he does. It's who he is. Then Sherlock relapses, a buried diplomatic scandal resurfaces, and Detective Inspector Gregory Lestrade is drawn further into Mycroft’s orbit than either of t
a bite of love
by musicallykitty
No summary provided.
Stuckmoth
by yumimimimimin
Sentiment plagued him at last — a waste of wits, really — and he found it filthy. So, so filthy.The unrequited love obsession of Jim Moriarty when it comes to Sherlock Holmes.
The Liars of the Game
by DestinysRequiem
After the disaster at Musgrave Hall, Sherlock has returned to London. Despite the sentiment Eurus ripped out of him, the consulting Detective is determined to return to business as usual.But someone is working from the shadows to bring old mistakes back to haunt him and those he dares to care about.
Capable of Such a Thing
by FeralTrashWizard
✶✶✶Sherlock chooses the restaurant for entirely practical reasons, but it doesn't mean Molly finds that unromantic. -challenge word: tender
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This list of 25one-shot Sherlock BBC fanfics spans 104,158 total words. Kudos range from 32 on the newest entries to 60,722 on the most established. Nearly all (84%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (11 of 25 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Humor · Angst · Fluff · Crack · Unrequited Love.
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