Best One-Shot Adlock Fanfics
Adlock one-shots under 10k words — a complete read in one sitting. All curated from AO3 and ranked by kudos.
Top 8 One-Shot Adlock Fanfics
Ranked by AO3 kudos. Mid-length Adlock fics — short stories under 10,000 words.
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
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Why Read One-Shot Adlock Fics?
One-shot Adlock fanfics — anything under 10,000 words — are the format of choice for sharp emotional payoffs, single-scene character studies, smutty interludes, and tropes that don't need a full arc to land. You finish them in one sitting.
Ideal for a commute, a lunch break, or right before bed when you don't want to start a 200,000-word fic at 11pm.
About This List
This list of 8one-shot Adlock fanfics spans 29,484 total words. Kudos range from 631 on the newest entries to 1,697 on the most established. Nearly all (88%) are complete, so you can start any of them without WIP anxiety. The most common rating is Teen And Up Audiences (3 of 8 fics).
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