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Best Sherlolly Angst with a Happy Ending Fanfics

The best angst with a happy ending Sherlolly (Molly Hooper/Sherlock Holmes) fanfiction on AO3, curated by popularity. It is the emotional rollercoaster with a guaranteed safe landing; readers can surrender completely to the pain because the tag has already promised the dawn.

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Demon

Angst with a Happy Ending

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.*

39 kudos 63,165 words 21/21 chapters Mature
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The Liars of the Game

Angst with a Happy Ending

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.

33 kudos 7,261 words 3/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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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.

218 kudos 51,946 words 26/? chapters General Audiences
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Between the Waters

by kickasslibrarian

Set directly after Sherlock's 'fall' from the roof at Barts. Molly's work isn't finished; Sherlock still needs her help. But how will they keep everyone else from finding out the truth?Angst, suspense, possibly some naughtiness!I'll be posting the next few chapters very shortly!

218 kudos 31,115 words 16/? chapters Mature
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Shelter

by amyutz

Molly turned toward him, “So what do we do? Go straight to Mycroft? Tell him what you’ve seen?” Sherlock's tone sharpened, “No. Not yet. If his channels are watched, if they’re listening, we’d be dead before he could act. Until I understand who’s pulling strings, we vanish entirely.” He added, “This

203 kudos 32,656 words 22/22 chapters Mature
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My life with Molly

by Rozalinne

Molly is Sherlock’s housekeeper. When John moves in with the detective, he quickly notices that there is something unusual between them. Both deny being in love, but little by little, they begin to fall for one another. Let’s discover together how they first met

117 kudos 20,361 words 12/? chapters Mature
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Not Forgiven

by The_Evil_Writer_221B

This is a series of one-shots or short stories where John Watson will not be forgiven by Sherlock. Mostly Holmes brothers-centric, focuses on their relationship. If you do not want to see John in negative light then do not open this.You can leave in prompts if you wish!! I am open for suggestions.

107 kudos 18,773 words 11/? chapters Not Rated
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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

48 kudos 70,113 words 22/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
9

our nights are more beautiful than your days

by Science_Whyzard

The breakup of Molly and Tom happened off screen. Curious how it all went down?

45 kudos 12,177 words 11/11 chapters General Audiences
10

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

32 kudos 454 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
11

To win your heart.

by danndrea

This story takes place in the time of the regency.

28 kudos 9,761 words 7/17 chapters Not Rated
12

If I Only Could

by MizJoely

A companion tale to MizJoely's "The Fire In Which We Burn", where we see what happens on the other side of the mirror.

24 kudos 20,051 words 6/? chapters Mature
13

Heterochromia Iridis

by janinech

Just another ordinary day collecting body parts from the morgue... At least that’s what it should have been when Molly left work early for once in over a month. She’d expected he would have left her alone and gone back to his routine, but a call from a pleading father led her back to 221B. Sherlock

21 kudos 17,633 words 7/? chapters Teen And Up Audiences
14

Breakfast muffin

by RoughTweedAction (Donya)

Marriage changes people by making them ten times more annoyingly in love.

21 kudos 656 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
15

Get Fucked, Sherlock

by gotnerd

A missing scene from A Scandal in Belgravia, where Sherlock surprises Molly at Barts. It does not go as he planned.

16 kudos 572 words 1/1 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
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Worse Than Bored

by jdub_1007

PART 1: "You look sad when you think he can't see." Sherlock writes a letter to Mary after her death about his depression.

12 kudos 2,356 words 3/3 chapters Not Rated
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Unrequited: A Side Character's Love

by IcyMoonKnight (icymoonnight)

The kitchen felt smaller than usual, the air heavy with the things they hadn’t said since the phone call.

12 kudos 1,022 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences
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Little Boy Blue

by CancelTheMoon

WARNING DUGS USE AND CHARATER DEATH WARNING CHILD ABUSE   Lestrade i hope that you're reading this i desperately hope that you we're the one that found me...its selfish...and you don't deserve to see me like this...but your the only one that i trust to see me me at my most valuable the only one tha

11 kudos 2,840 words 2/2 chapters Teen And Up Audiences
19

Face the Consequences

by elsiecarson

Molly is more than frustrated with Sherlock's lack of ability to follow the rules in the morgue and she decides to punish him. It surprises him when she decides to spank him.

8 kudos 603 words 1/? chapters Explicit
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El secreto de Sherlock Holmes

by Chica_Plutonio

Sherlock Holmes estaba ocultando algo. [Publicado originalmente en fanfiction . net]

1 kudos 999 words 1/1 chapters General Audiences

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Why Angst with a Happy Ending Sherlolly Fanfiction Works So Well

Molly Hooper/Sherlock Holmes — The brilliant but emotionally distant detective Sherlock Holmes and the kind-hearted pathologist Molly Hooper who sees his humanity.

Angst with a Happy Ending — One of AO3's most trusted tags: the story will hurt — sometimes brutally — but it promises in advance that the characters come out the other side. The contract lets writers go dark and readers follow without bracing for devastation.

Fans love Molly's ability to ground Sherlock and the potential for him to learn genuine emotion through her unwavering support. It is the emotional rollercoaster with a guaranteed safe landing; readers can surrender completely to the pain because the tag has already promised the dawn. That's why angst with a happy ending Sherlolly fanfiction is one of the most consistently popular combinations on AO3.

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