Best One-Shot Sherlock Holmes Fanfics
Sherlock Holmes one-shots under 10k words — complete reads in one sitting. Curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 11 One-Shot Sherlock Holmes Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Sherlock Holmes fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
Sentiment to Paper
by mistyzeo
No fewer than three times by the winter of 1883 had I heard Sherlock Holmes disparage the ways of lovers and their irrational tendencies toward writing letters. With this often and loudly-expressed opinion in mind, I was very surprised indeed to find a stack of unsent, unsealed letters in a drawer
Notes On A Love Story
by A_Candle_For_Sherlock
Watson finds a copy of The Picture of Dorian Gray in Holmes' room. Or: what happens when a queer novel upends Baker Street.
By Any Other Name
by esama
There were many times John Watson came to Death's Door - only to be pulled back.
Courting Sherlock Holmes
by A_Candle_For_Sherlock
It was, in all probability, the fault of the flowers.
Cinder Breadcrumbs
by esama
Over the decades, he went by several different names before going back to John Watson.
Say My Name
by mistyzeo
John Watson, my dear partner, faithful friend, eternal confidante, and enthusiastic lover, is the quietest man in bed I have ever known.
My Private Affairs
by A_Candle_For_Sherlock
"I was breathless with nerves and divided in my own mind. At one moment I was sure we could not continue as we had been. I must speak, or lose Holmes' trust by my silence. The next moment I felt I could never speak unless Holmes himself invited me to. Surely he must have recognized my affection; if
Grit
by earlybloomingparentheses
John Watson, still bruised and damaged from the Afghan War, decides to hide his inversion so Sherlock Holmes will remain his friend and flatmate. He thinks the trade-off won't be difficult, but in a moment of weakness he goes to an underground club with an erstwhile lover. What he discovers there is
Game
by Itsallfine
Holmes and Watson pass notes at crime scenes. It’s totally innocuous. Until it isn’t.
Cameo
by what_alchemy
Holmes and Watson become embroiled in a case Scotland Yard refuses to acknowledge. A soulmate AU.
Advances
by mistyzeo
“That man—“ I say, jabbing a finger over Watson’s shoulder in the direction we have come, “was making advances.”“I beg your pardon?”“Advances,” I hiss, aware that my voice will carry if I’m not careful. “On you.”
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This list of 11one-shot Sherlock Holmes fanfics spans 52,865 total words. Kudos range from 1,930 on the newest entries to 3,801 on the most established. Most entries are ongoing works, so subscribe on AO3 for update notifications. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (4 of 11 fics).
Recurring tags across this list: Arthur Conan Doyle Canon References · Victorian Sherlock Holmes · Friends to Lovers · First Kiss · Do not repost.
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