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Title:Watson's Folly
Author: Diana Williams
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length:299313
Rating:Mature
Warnings: AU-Historical,Alpha/Omega
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary:John Watson, the new Earl of Saughton, is madly in love with the beautiful Mary Morstan. But he has returned from the Peninsular War to find his family on the brink of ruin and his ancestral home mortgaged to the hilt. He has little choice when he is introduced to Mycroft Holmes, a civil servant of apparently unlimited wealth and no social ambitions for himself - but with his eyes firmly fixed on a suitable match for his only brother, the unorthodox and irascible Omega Sherlock Holmes. Can John forget the woman he loved and find happiness with a man so very different from his lost love?
Reccer's comments:This story was amazing from start to finish. She did a lot of research into that time period and you could tell. I found her characters engaging just brilliant. She has such a way with words...This story was a delight and such a fun ride. I will want to come back and re read this gem over again. So many lines were perfect I loved this one of so many..... Sherlock had lifted his head and there was an amused look on his face as he stared at his husband. "John, I am quite aware that you are a good and moral man, and that your words and thoughts on that matter are genuine. You are my moral compass, a fixed point in a changing age."

Her Sherlock is amazing and a little bit reckless but her John's such a gentleman and caring doctor, until the need to deliver a brutal beat down arises. :))))))))) They make the best team together as always.

Here is a link to the entire series The Watsons of Saughton

ficklepig.livejournal.com

Title: RFU (series)
Author: okbutjusthisonce (AO3) / consulting-homos (tumblr)
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: ~500-7000
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: none
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: “Are you pregnant again?” Sherlock says, eyeing John suspiciously.

Reccer's comments:

RFU is, to the best of my understanding, a series of responses to tumblr fic prompts going back to 2013. I don't remember who turned me on to them, but I remember thinking the stories were kind of awful; fifteen fics later I realized that they're awful like cheetos. They're quick junk food perfectly tailored to a specific craving (extreme/multiple pregnancy kink, with some animalistic/jealous Sherlock, which John cheerfully encourages).

As omegaverse goes, this series doesn't take itself or its kinks - or punctuation - too seriously. It's the kind of pleasantly bonkers porny romp you might hope to find in a members-only forum, but focused more on relationship dynamics than on the actual sex. Just enough of that to get the job done, and each story has its own humorous twist.

I particularly liked "Wayward," a recent entry, where a very, very pregnant John is out and about, coyly riling up the populace for his own purposes.

"Look at that." Kate said. She tilted her chin in the general direction of the next table, although it was completely unnecessary. Sarah nodded, almost imperceptibly at the omega sitting not far away.

Veronica reached for the sugar.

"Poor thing.” she tsked. She stifled a scandalised smile. “That can’t be comfortable.”

Sarah picked up the pot.

"Some people," she said in a low voice, "have little control over their bodies." She poured her friends a bit more tea, then replenished her own cup.

“It isn't as though it’s the 1950's, though, you know? We had sex education at school.” Kate stirred her tea thoughtfully.

“Well, some feel the need for attention.” Sarah said dismissively.

“You think that’s intentional, then?” Veronica stopped spoon poised halfway from her cup in a gesture of fascinated horror, "He can barely sit up."

“I bet…” Kate’s expression had taken on a mischievous edge, “fertility drugs were involved.”

Sometimes people get invoved in the shenanigans for hormonal reasons rather than because they have soberly considered their desires and the ramifiations thereof, and also John involves outside parties at least once in a sex game, unawares, so: dubious consent.

swissmarg

Title: The Waiting Isn't the Hardest Part (locked on AO3, message the author on tumblr if you need an invite)
Author: starrysummernights
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 56,723 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock (BBC)
Author's summary: Expecting a baby should be a joyous event in an Omega’s life. It’s what all the books, websites, and talk shows bleat about. It’s the crowning moment of glory in any Omega’s life. John’s just ready for it to be fucking over.

Reccer's comments: At first glance, this looks like a pretty standard Omegaverse mpreg fic, but it's much more complex and thought-provoking than that, and manages to put itself a cut above in several ways.

First off is the exploration of gender roles and something approaching genderqueerness in the Alpha-Omega-Beta 'secondary gender'. There are plenty of fics that depict Sherlock (or John) as a strong, independent-minded Omega unwilling to submit to Alpha rule, or one of them as a restrained, enlightened Alpha who sees their partner as a person and an individual first and foremost, rather than a fucktoy. But this fic goes a step beyond that, I think, in depicting John as truly conflicted over his gender and not just trying to assert himself or redefine his role in society. He is deeply unhappy with being an Omega, to the point of self-hatred. Through the course of the story, he discovers that he is much more comfortable when he acts as an Alpha, which I found to be a fresh and intriguing perspective.

Of course, trying to deal with Omega biology is doubly hard when his body is undergoing all the changes wrought by pregnancy, and that's the second thing that I thought set this fic apart: John's attitude toward his pregnancy. He is deeply ambivalent, not necessarily to the point of seriously considering an abortion, but he basically throws up a mental block toward the pregnancy, ignoring it as much as possible. I thought that was an interesting choice, as John is usually depicted as the caring, nurturing one. It was so hard seeing Sherlock want to support John and participate in the pregnancy, and for John to completely shut him out.

Which brings me to what really drew me in, and that was the completely messed up, dysfunctional, codependent relationship between John and Sherlock. They both struggle so hard against their respective instincts - both physical and emotional - thinking they are doing what's right, but they only end up hurting each other more and more. It's one of those where you just want to grab them both by the collar and mash their heads together and say, “Now kiss!” For example, the scenes where John has to force himself to do things in order to act like he thinks a good partner should for Sherlock are masterful, striking a delicate balance between pain and hope.

( Excerpt... )

This is part of a longer series, The Illusion of Control, although I don't think it's absolutely necessary to read the earlier parts. The salient points are reiterated in this story so you shouldn't feel lost.

archea2.livejournal.com

Title: How Will I Know
Music Title & Artist: "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston
Vidder: Duchesscloverly
Pairing: Mystrade
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Link: to the vidder's announcement on Tumblr or to their page on YouTube
Reccer's Comments: I have always liked and admired Duchesscloverly's Mystrade vids, especially the (by now famous) "A Fish Named Greg", in which Sherlock decides to take the goldfish matter in his own hands. There's skill, subtlety and seduction in this vidder's work which is always to the point and never ostentatious. Take this vid, which actually manages to turn mpreg (with pregnant Mycroft, no less!) into a visual romance. Blink five seconds into the introductory scene, and you'll miss a very clever bit of editing, one which had me giggle helplessly when I noticed it. As always, the author's capacity to nip and tuck from various canons and then sew the bits into a seamless narrative is top-notch. And the story told here is hilarious and heartwarming in turn. (Though if you like your Mystrade a shade angstier, their Tumblr Masterlist contains darker stuff too!)

swissmarg

Title: Ours Series
Author:

KeelieThompson1
Pairing: John/Sherlock, Mycroft/OMC
Length: 76,922 words
Rating: Teen to Mature
Warnings: Major character death, dub-con
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: None provided for the series. Summary for part 1: John is an omega who has been on heat suppressants his entire life. When Sherlock realises this and shows an interest in John, they have to work their way through the problems caused by John having never had a real heat in his life.

Reccer's comments: Another series that sucked me in from this incredibly versatile and prolific author. What starts out as a fairly standard omegaverse first-time fic develops into an emotionally much deeper series chronicling John and Sherlock's life together as a couple and parents of not just one, but eventually four children. It covers the start of their relationship, Reichenbach and the repercussions, life as parents of a disparate brood, and extends into their children's teen and young adult years, and beyond (see: character death warning).

What really made this series special for me is that it doesn't limit itself to the titillation of Alpha/Omega dynamics, but tackles real relationship and family issues. This isn't an idealization of Sherlock and John as offbeat but ultimately model parents, with large-eyed, curly-haired genius children. It feels very real, and Sherlock and John feel like real people. Yes, they are to a certain extent defined by their AU biology, but the author never loses sight of the core characters, and the basic traits that make the very special John-Sherlock connection resonate with such strength in any incarnation only seem to be strengthened.

( Excerpt... )

swissmarg

Title: Can I Be the Alpha?
Author:

Trista_zevkia
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Length: 4,647 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: Sherlock BBC
Author's summary: Did you ever wonder where the Omegaverse came from? So does John. Sherlock is strangely silent on the subject...

Reccer's comments: For my last rec of the month, a very clever, half crack, half meta piece that manages to maintain its perspective. An absolute must-read if you are into Omegaverse, foreknowledge of which is probably necessary to fully appreciate this. What else can I say? Um, casefic of a sort as well.

Excerpt:

Sherlock knew he was a selfish man and not about to give up John again. The thought of John with another person, even a woman, did not compute. Clearly, Sherlock needed to make more Johns without female assistance. Maybe it wasn’t biologically possible, but Sherlock was a chemist.

misplaced-exile.livejournal.com

Title: Mummy, No Thank You
Author:

unloyal_olio
Pairing: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade (mentioned), Mycroft Holmes/"Anthea"
Length: 19 918 words
Rating: M
Warnings: Omega-verse and all that entails (see author's warnings)
Verse: Sherlock BBC, AU (omega-verse)
Author's summary: Mummy Holmes arranges a marriage for Sherlock. Since Sherlock refuses to meet anyone properly, she must go to one of the breeding camps where older omegas are kept. She finds John Watson. Sherlock and John get along fine, but Sherlock refuses to marry and breed. Mummy decides that John should marry and breed with Mycroft if Sherlock doesn't want to. Sherlock is not happy at all. Thus, a p0rny, case-ficky, dark comedy.

Reccer's comments: Omega-verse is a bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, but I initially found it difficult to get into this kink due the fact that many fics I had read were just gratuitous PWPs. Luckily for everyone this fic is not that at all. Don't get me wrong, this fic has some pretty explicit sex scenes, but it also has a great plot, a case, an arranged marriage, action, adventure, bonding, a creeptastic Lady Holmes, a BAMF!Anthea, fantastic John-Harry sibling love, hilarious!Mrs. Hudson, evil villans and more. The writing is great, everyone is well characterized, the pacing brisk and the dialogue snappy (and supremely humourous). Even if you don't think this is your thing, I urge you to give it a try, as in the words of one commenter, it "captures the fun potential of this 'verse perfectly".

Excerpt: The woman standing in front of him isn't really a woman.

Or at least John has a hard enough time thinking of her as one. Her smell gives it all away. The honey and hunter smell that they all have. She's an alpha, and when she smiles, it's with too many teeth; her canines look too sharp.

"Open your mouth," she commands.

"Rather not." John is in a bad mood. It would just figure that an alpha female would seize upon him. He'd always hoped for a male—young ideally. Not some old, stinky bitch. John pouts the most insolent moue he can muster.

numberthescars.livejournal.com

Series Title: The Weight of Words
Author: dorothydonne
Pairing: John/Mycroft

Length: 18,333 words

Rating: T through G

Warnings: None

Verse: BBC Sherlock

Author's summary: (for the first story in the series, Two Words, Ten Letters) Written for this prompt on the kink meme: In a universe where men can get pregnant, one of our fine gentlemen goes out for a drink and sees a sign warning against drinking while pregnant. He takes a second to think about it--almost shrugs it off--and then realizes that he is actually pregnant. Bonus for angst and fluff.

Reccer's comments: MPreg, rare(ish) pairing, kidfic, angsty fluff...this series hits so many "whoa, slow down there tiger" speed bumps it's almost unbelievable. And yet. And yet it is one of my all-time favorite pieces of writing in this fandom. Why you ask? Well, first of all there's dorothydonne's hiliarious sense of humor. Here's a little taste:

John pushed open the door to the loo, but before it even had time to close behind him, he had backed out and stood in front of it, practically turned to stone as the sign posted just below the little male icon caught his attention for the first time.

GOVERNMENT WARNING: (1) According to the Surgeon General, men and women should not drink alcoholic beverages during pregnancy because of the risk of birth defects. (2) Consumption of alcoholic beverages impairs your ability to drive a car or operate machinery, and may cause health problems.

Below the posting, it reminded the pub patrons to drink responsibly.

John swallowed and read it again.

Pregnant? No. I can’t be pregnant. He pushed the door open and leaned against it when it closed. I’m just reacting terribly to a sign on a door. So what if I’ve never paid it mind before? There are no symptoms. None. Well, the nausea. But that’s the flu. People get the flu. Everyone gets the flu. I don’t get pregnant.

Yes, the prompt asks for angst, and you get it, but the flipside of angst is comedy. John deals with the shook of an unexpected pregnancy in a surprisingly realistic manner: hysteria mixed with snarky banter, and a heaping side of FML gallows humor. It's one of the best depictions of John I've read, and takes what might have been a difficult to swallow concept (ie. male pregnancy) and turns it into a test of character that reveals John's true strengths and weaknesses.

This brings me to my next point: world building. The world building in this story is great in that dorothydonne doesn't waste time worrying about the physics of it all. In this world, both men and women can get pregnant. End of story. No long, invasive explanations of forming a temporary uterus or what have you (*cough* Omegaverse I'm looking at you). Now, I'm not saying more detailed explanations don't have their place, but in this case the simplicity of the world building works perfectly, because it allows the story to move right along into emotional territory.

And so, my final point: John/Mycroft. Personally, I have always found this pairing interesting, because it creates an instant triangle dynamic (not necessarily in a sexual way--there's such a thing as friend jealousy too!). But even if you're not a Johncroft shipper, you'll appreciate the skillful way in which dorothydonne explores how Sherlock would fit into both John and Mycroft's lives as they begin a relationship together. The final story in this series in particular will give you Sherlock lovers the warm fuzzies. But Sherlock isn't the only thing getting in between John and Mycroft; this story actually deals with the demanding nature of Mycroft's job. The realism of the argument--who hasn't experienced/witnessed a relationship in which one or both partners are too overworked to spend time together?--brings this story into a whole new realm. And the final solution is lovely in that it does not pretend to be magic: compromise is the only way forward. But it's worth it in the end. :)

The Weight of Words Series (all links to AO3):

1. Two Words, Ten Letters
2. Four Little Words
3. The Little Person's Nickname

swissmarg

Title: Gordian
Author:

fresne
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Length: 15,961 words
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Author's summary: On any given day, Sherlock might come out of the bathroom smelling like an Alpha on the hunt (Alpha #8) or an Omega in heat (Omega #9), a Beta brooding (Beta #3), or like no gender at all. The last one was his actual scent, which wasn't so much scentless as confusing. At least in an adult.

If Sherlock and John were the sort of people to read Mills and Boon novels, they could have said that what occurred was because destiny intervened and set two destined lovers in the one true pairings path.

It was the lasagne.

Reccer's comments: Yes, this is Omegaverse. But wait! Before you roll your eyes and click onward, this is Omegaverse wearing one of John's jumpers and slapping on three nicotine patches to solve relationship problems. It doesn't take itself all too seriously, but it's not crack. There's just the right amount of humour and fluff and crimes and hot, hot sex with just a pinch of angst. In this story, Sherlock keeps dismembered genitals in the fridge, Mr Hudson had a cock of steel, and John maintains the presence of mind to explain, in percentages and exact ccs, the process of Alpha/Omega heat and intercourse while he's knot-deep in the middle of it. You will want to read this for that scene alone. I'm not a fan of Omegaverse when it's used solely as a not-at-all-thinly disguised excuse for big cocks and dub-con, but this story has a heart (that may or may not have liquefied all over the microwave) and filled me with warm fuzzy squees.

oxfordtweed

Title: Intemperance
Author:

basingstoke
Pairing: Watson/Mary Morstan, Holmes/unnamed OC, Holmes/Irene Adler
Length: 17,900
Rating: M
Warnings:Author chose not to warn, and I agree with her on this one
Verse: Ritchie

Author's summary: "Intemperance," a story from the secret journals of Doctor John H. Watson, intimate friend and long-time companion of the infamous Sherlock Holmes: A most curious and instructive report of the great man's improbable fecundation, gestation, and parturition.

Reccer's comments: This fic broke my brain, but in the best possible way. I'm not the Ritchie film's biggest fan. I tend to run screaming at Mpreg. The idea of Holmes/Irene Adler usually makes me want to break something. BUT, I will trust Basingstoke to the ends of the Earth, because she's never led me astray before. So, out of a healthy mix of boredom and mild insanity, I gave this one a try. And good lord, it may actually be my favourite piece of hers, and I think Mycroft's line illustrates quite beautifully why this fic simply must be read:

Mycroft Holmes snorted throatily. "Solving petty crimes. What a waste. Still, as a girl he was far worse. An embarrassment. As a man, he is a credit to the family name, even if he is wasting his full potential."

"Intemperance" handles an element of FtM transsexuality that can be positively traumatising for many transmen. An Basingstoke doesn't shy away from it, but rather tackles the issue head-on, with the added drama of Victorian sensibilities and makes it damn near impossible to look away until you've finished the story. You don't even have to be particularly familiar with the Ritchie-verse to enjoy this one, beyond the knowledge that when compared to his other counterparts, RDJ's Holmes is a bit of a shortarse.

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Entries tagged with content: mpreg

Fic rec-Watson's Folly

Series Rec: RFU by okbutjusthisonce

Fic Rec: The Waiting Isn't the Hardest Part

Vid rec - How Will I Know

Series Rec: Ours Series

Fic Rec: Can I Be the Alpha?

Fic Rec: Mummy, No Thank You

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FIC: Intemperance by Basingstoke

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