Only Sherlock Holmes would end up, unconscious, in the Thames in late January. Fortunately for him, he has a best friend who doesn't think twice about jumping into the freezing water to save him.

The men were trying to rile the other into acting first, it seemed. How boringly predictable and dull this was! Post Reichenbach BAMF contained within, you've been warned.

Poor kidnappers. Kidnapping John Watson is like pulling on a thread tied to all sorts of crazy. It's enough to make a bloke get a job and go straight.

A collection of half-forgotten meme fills, with a disproportionate number of crossovers and at least a fifty percent chance of being utter crack.

It's not often the detectivtes of NSY get shoved off their own crime sceen for reasons not concerning Sherlock Holmes. It's even less often that Sherlock gets shoved off with them. So why can John stay?

Sick in bed, John finds a surprise hidden at the back of his mother's old diary. But when a kidnapper shows up threatening him and Harry, what can Sherlock do to help? (10 chapters) First in a series.

Later, John couldn't believe he hadn't seen it coming. But sometimes, help comes from the most unexpected source-though returning the favor can be harder than you think. 2 chapters

Oddly enough, it seemed like this time, Sherlock had been kidnapped for no other reason than to pressure John. In other words, this had nothing to do with him. Really, this on top of the blow to the head was enough to make him dizzy. One chapter one-shot.

In which John once had a successful hobby that he never told Sherlock about, until one day, there's a crash from Mrs. Hudson's flat..

John's not the only one with unexpected hobbies-but he's definitely a man of many talents. Companion piece to "That Would Work."

Series-rewrite AU. John was a lot of things - brother, son, friend. Doctor. Former soldier. But the one thing that any Holmes couldn't have expected was the one thing he was best at: Mage. Rating for language. Illustrated version available at Archive of Our Own, same pen name, same title.

and one time the world saw John Watson, The Soldier. COMPLETE

Post-Reichenbach: What happened right after the Fall through the next few days and then on through reunion and beyond. "I know Sherlock likes to play on the side of the angels. But you, John, you positively are an angel." Moriarty laughs. "You've got it wrong, Jim. I'm no angel. I'm a soldier." Drama, suspense, angst, friendship. No slash. Now complete!

Just because Sherlock stopped, doesn't mean the Work has to. London is John's city now and he will keep it together with stitching, string, his healing, the food off his table, and sometimes the clothes off his back. John Watson keeps going. He's good at that.

When a case goes horribly wrong, John is determined to make sure that Sherlock gets out alive no matter what the cost. Rated T for content and bad language. No Slash. One-shot.

An old adversary of Mycroft's is determined to take revenge on the Holmes brothers, and it falls to John - with a little help from some old friends - to prevent London from becoming a madman's killing ground once more. Rated T for language and possible violence.

Sherlock was staring now. "Whatever is the matter with you, Mycroft? You haven't insulted me once and you're barely following the conversation." John cleared his throat. "I think I can answer that question for you. Mycroft? What's the date?" "10th January 2006."

John demonstrates to Mycroft the advantages of sentiment and friendship, but can the Ice man repay the favor? Sherlock isnt the only one who unexpectedly gained a friend in Doctor John Watson.

In Which A Heat Wave Leads To Bromance And Bonding - but no sexytimes - Between Asexual!Sherlock And BAMF!John Triggers: Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse

Mycroft has always protected his younger brother, but there are some things he just can't control. Sherlock's relationship with John Watson is one of them. Set during the first two seasons of Sherlock, with all the spoilers that would entail.

"Not good?" Two words and Lestrade realized just who John Watson actually was.

John Watson was a doctor, trained to observe details; a fact Sherlock had never been more aware of than when a drugged John's lifesaving instructions were based on an unlabeled syringe and an unconscious murder suspect's body.

John's first priorities upon walking into a situation were triage and threat assessment. It was only after those were taken care of that he allowed himself to consider why Sherlock was holding a gun on Mrs. Hudson's attacker with his left hand.

Sherlock wasn't surprised to find John alone the next morning. But finding him sitting in a graveyard was a bit…..unexpected. And the unexpected was always significant.

Lestrade was used to getting odd, non sequitur texts from Sherlock. But when "John went out for milk" was followed by a terse "two hours ago," Lestrade immediately understood three things: John was missing, Sherlock was quietly panicking, and this could all end very, very badly.