Merlock/John

[hemzx.livejournal.com]

Hi All! I am looking for a story in which John is involved in an accident at sea as a child and is rescued by merboy Sherlock. I think at this point Sherlock recognises him as his soulmate. Anyways, John develops a fear of water and years later his therapist talks him into going on a cruise with her. Sherlock (who has found John again by this point) pulls him overboard. I remember that Sherlock can transform his tail into legs (in a very Splash way) and at some point gets locked up by Lestrade for wandering around naked whilst trying to find John.  It was rather excellent and I should have bookmarked it (proceeds to kick herself).

Whilst on the subject, if anyone has any good recommendations for fics where Sherlock is a supernatural or mythical creature it would be muchly appreciated. I am especially interested in fae or merlock and tend to like my Sherlock a little dark, possessive, clingy and very much in love with poor overwhelmed John. Many thanks in advance...

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[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

Here's another rec: The Little Merman, by Elena_C on Ff.net, here: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4514798/1/The-Little-Merman
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes
Rating: M
Words: 29,411
Chapters: 9 (complete)
Characters: Merman Sherlock/Prince John
Additional Tags: AU, Fantasy, First Time

This is the granddaddy of the genre, written in 2008 and still very much worth a read. The adventures of John, Prince of Albion and Sherlock the Merman.

[swissmarg]

Second this. This is the only merman!Sherlock fic that's made it into my bookmarks. And I've read several. I guess it's just not my favorite trope, but this one's pretty good.