Hi! :) Can you perhaps rec me some fics which are basically S3 AUs? Kind of like Sherlock returning sooner or keeping in contact with John, or working together with John or simply telling John he’s alive after a couple if months after the fall? The less Mary the merrier… or villain Mary would be awesome too. Thank you very much!

alexxphoenix42:

Hey friend, I have a number of fics to rec that somehow serve as a fix-it for series 3. Hope some of these do it for you!

Sherlock Series 3 Fix-it
Fics

The Slow Burn by
CaitlinFairchild, 12 k, explicit. Another great fix-it fic for S3. John can’t
stand being with Mary. The baby isn’t John’s, and John is headed back to
Sherlock anyway. Great parting shot with a pregnant Mary threatening to shoot
Sherlock and John both next time they meet. Wonderful first sexy times for our
two lads – so sweet!

Lines Written In Kensington
Gardens by CaitlinFairchild. 6 k, explicit. A series 3 fix-it,
parentlock fic. So sweet. Beautifully written, lyrical and short, it follows
John working through his grief after Mary is killed, and Sherlock building a
deeper relationship with John and his daughter, Violet.

Of Course I Forgive You
by allonsys_girl (Katie), 10 k explicit. How things should have gone with the
bomb in the train car in S3. Declarations of love lead to hot times at 221B.
Achingly erotic.

Silhouettes
by allonsys_girl, 28 k, explicit. Wow. This runs alongside canon coming up
with a behind the scenes tender love story that is a great fix-it fic for
series 3. From platonic sleeping together for comfort, the two fall into a
searingly-hot sexual relationship when Sherlock reappears after the fall. Lots
of angst and cheating on Mary, and a happy wrap up with a bit of parentlock.

Act IV by SilentAuror, 39
k, explicit. Amazing series 3 fix-it fic that very logically fills in the holes
left in the show. Some angst, some sex, and a VERY believable addition to the
show.

Vena Cava by
SilentAuror, 27 k, explicit. This is a fix-it, behind the scenes for series 3.
Just brilliant. Told from John’s point of view. He discovers Mary’s lies, and
while nursing Sherlock back to health, choses Sherlock and the next step of
their relationship. Sweet and very hot as they navigate their new sex life. You
want it to be canon. Infidelity.

Against the
Rest of the World by
SilentAuror, 151 k, explicit. Sherlock escapes torture in a cell in Turkey to
return to London before he manages to destroy all of Moriarty’s network. John
is engaged, but choses to come with him to complete the mission.
Pre-relationship to relationship.  This
has action/adventure like a spy novel, but the incandescent sex scenes were the
draw for me!

Damage by lifeonmars,
46 k, mature. Clever projection of what happens after series 3. Mary makes
sacrifices to protect John, and he returns to 221b. Amidst cases, and life
bumping along, John and Sherlock finally find each other. Slow burn that feels
so in keeping with the show.

Normal by Jessie0378, 8
k, explicit. This fic fills in missing scenes from series 3. Sherlock is home
from hospital, and John is watching over his recovery. John eventually patches
things up with Mary, but with a poly caveat that he’s allowed to have Sherlock
on the side. The two men work their way into a very satisfying relationship.
Hot and sweet.

Scars
series  by mildredandbobbin, 3 parts
mature & explicit. Over time, John uncovers how Sherlock was tortured and
raped during his two years away. John steps in with some sexual healing. Angsty
and hot, and a good fix-it fic for series three at the end. (Locked to AO3
users)

A
study in Auto-Signature, Sniper Dolphins, and Sex Holidays by
cwb. 32 k, explicit. Awesome series 3 fix-it fic. Sherlock has to rush off to
see John on his sex-holiday at the beach after things with Mary take a turn for
the James Bond. Love the version of Sherlock’s Grand-mere who lives in his mind
palace, the bed that is a breeding ground for pillows, and Sherlock making
friends with John’s aggressive penis. Adorable, sexy, and poetic with actual
clever plot. Thumbs up! (Locked to AO3 users.)

The In-Between
by blueink, 10 k, mature. Beginning in a Chinese restaurant and ending at the
bottom of a well, what about the moments we didn’t see? Fix-it fic for all of
Sherlock.

A River Without Banks by Chryse, 203 k, explicit. This story
is worlds within worlds. Sherlock uses a time traveling device to go back into
his past, rejoining his consciousness to that era to redo key points in his
life. Over and over, Sherlock tries to find the change that will defeat
Moriarty once and for all. This fic is amazing, it seems to encompass every
Johnlock story you’ve ever read and rolled it all in to one big connected ball. (Warning for rape & torture.)

 Letters series by earlgreytea68 – 5 parts. During
Sherlock’s absence after Reichenbach, he writes John letters than he never
intends to send. When he fears for his true death, he mails them off. John
tracks him down. Angst, romance, and crazy all wrapped together.