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Best Johnlock Amnesia Fanfics

The best amnesia Johnlock (Sherlock Holmes/John Watson) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. The emotional pain of forgotten love, the hope of rediscovering connections, and the chance to fall in love all over again.

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What Meets the Eye

Amnesia

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

38,577 kudos 8,249 words 1/1 chapters Mature
2

The Internet Is Not Just For Porn

by cyerus

John is Sherlock's internet boyfriend - from CANADA.No one thinks he's real.

60,721 kudos 1,911 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
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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.)

30,578 kudos 2,683 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
4

Nature and Nurture

by earlgreytea68

The British Government accidentally clones Sherlock Holmes. Which brings a baby to 221B Baker Street.

26,486 kudos 203,273 words 57/57 chapters Mature
5

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.)

22,760 kudos 3,449 words 1/1 chapters Mature
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A Terrific Soporific

by antietamfalls

Sherlock, a long-time sufferer of insomnia, is forced to share a bed with John at a hotel while on a case. To his astonishment, he finds that spending the night next to John helps him sleep and becomes determined to maneuver himself back into John's bed.

21,465 kudos 11,270 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
7

The Real Meaning of Idioms

by feverishsea

After two weeks away, John finally texts Sherlock. He doesn't expect Sherlock to respond. He doesn't expect Sherlock to keep texting him. And he really doesn't expect things to spiral out of control so rapidly.

21,138 kudos 22,540 words 14/14 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
8

Hitting the Water at Sixty Miles an Hour

by what_alchemy

“You love your mother, Sherlock?”John watched the muscles in Sherlock’s jaw jump. He nodded in one sharp jerk. “Then we’re going to her party and making her happy.” John let out a resigned sigh. “As a ruddy couple, you bastard.”

19,571 kudos 30,568 words 5/5 chapters Explicit
9

Empathy

by Blind_Author

John is an empath. Which isn't nearly as much fun as it sounds. Most of the time, it’s not even useful.

19,002 kudos 35,739 words 4/4 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
10

State of Flux

by Atiki

John’s marriage is over and he is finally back home (i.e. at Baker Street, where he belongs).Sherlock is awfully insecure and John is awfully hesitant, and they're both awkward idiots, of course, but they figure it out. Many First Times happen.

18,815 kudos 24,655 words 4/4 chapters Explicit
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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

18,620 kudos 2,397 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
12

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.

18,260 kudos 81,665 words 8/8 chapters Explicit
13

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.

17,798 kudos 7,725 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
14

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.

17,724 kudos 2,297 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
15

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

17,153 kudos 9,829 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
16

you are a paradigm

by 1electricpirate

Sometimes, only sometimes, when Sherlock is very far away and absolutely guaranteed not to return for at least three hours, John sits on the sofa and lets the tea make itself. In which John is (reluctantly) a wizard, Mycroft is (apparently) omniscient, and Sherlock is (surprisingly) oblivious.

16,759 kudos 10,013 words 1/1 chapters Mature
17

Left

by lifeonmars

John Watson is left-handed.He’s tried not to let it affect his life, but as any Lefty knows, that’s almost impossible.

15,479 kudos 45,153 words 9/9 chapters Mature
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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

15,283 kudos 62,006 words 25/25 chapters Explicit
19

Once More, With Feeling

by cellard00rs

To put off his meddlesome, matchmaking mother, John convinces Sherlock to play the role of his significant other. Unparalleled awkwardness ensues.

14,867 kudos 21,178 words 7/7 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
20

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.

14,599 kudos 5,456 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences

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Why Amnesia Johnlock Fanfiction Works So Well

Sherlock Holmes/John Watson — The brilliant detective and his loyal blogger, reimagined in modern London.

Amnesia — One character loses their memory, creating angst and opportunities for relationships to be rebuilt from scratch. Past connections are rediscovered or reimagined.

The intellectual partnership, emotional depth, and undeniable chemistry between these two flatmates. The emotional pain of forgotten love, the hope of rediscovering connections, and the chance to fall in love all over again. That's why amnesia Johnlock fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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