This is “amezaiku”, the Japanese art of beautifully sculpted lollies~ The sugar is worked similarly to blown glass, and the results are equally amazing in the hands of a skilled artist! Please visit https://www.mirainoshitenclassic.com/2017/08/a_31.html?m=1 for a look at some fearfully detailed sugar creatures, including a little cream-and-brown hedgie that just screams “John Watson”.
And now the Mystrade.
Mycroft thought Sherlock’s little joke was that his lolly was a goldfish. But the real laugh was in making Mycroft watch as Greg Lestrade sucked on the head of a bright red cock.
Sherlock also had the heat turned up ridiculously high in the flat when he called Greg over, for bonus rolled up shirtsleeves and an open collar. He knows what Mycroft likes. ;D
I got a request (!!) for recommendations of toppy-top John fics – not just top in terms of who-sticks-what-where, but dom/dark/etc – and did a bit of a search through my bookmarks. here’s what I dug up! (disclaimers: I didn’t reread before making this list, just looked at my notes on fics I’d read to jog my memory; all blurbs in quotes come from AO3 listings; heed the tags!; a fair bit of military kink – it’s just too easy; sorrynotsorry for the prevalence of recs by janto321 aka @merindab – I can’t help it!)
Deflowered by Lorelei_Lee, 16k (I’m looking forward to reading the extended version of this, but this short one is the one I fell in love with first) – “Mob!AU – Boss!John bought the first night of virgin!Sherlock who works as a rentboy in Miss Adler’s brothel.”
Below the Belt by moonblossom, 2k – “John’s trying to get some work done, but Sherlock’s only got one thing
on his mind. John decides to tie Sherlock to a chair and teach him a
lesson in patience.”
Sherlock’s Secrets by damesansmerci, 3k – “Sherlock has a rape/military fantasy wherein his big
strong soldier holds him down and takes what he wants while Sherlock
begs him to stop. / 5+1. 5 fantasies Sherlock had and the 1 time John agreed to play along.“
Affirmation by janto321, 1k – “When Sherlock comes home from the hospital he finds John moved back in and ready to claim what is his.“
Suffer Fools Gladly by rotaryphones, 7k – “Despite it being what he wanted, what he needed, none of this came
easily to Sherlock. He had learned through John that it wasn’t enough
for a partner to say or do the exact right things. Sherlock had to be
ready to let go, willing to make himself vulnerable. That wasn’t easy to
do. But he was getting better at it.“
Straight Shooter by nefariosity, 3k – “Sherlock has a military kink. John indulges him.“
Begging and Bound by janto321, 1k – “John ties Sherlock to the bed. Dog tags are involved. It’s just smut.“
The Spanking by Tindomerelhloni, 5k – “Problem: How do you go about telling your best friend
that your deepest, darkest desire is being bent over his knee and
spanked to orgasm?Solution: You don’t tell him. You get him mad, really, really mad.“
Grab Your Gun (time to go to hell) by Ishmael, 1k – “John is not a good man. That doesn’t stop him from trying to be one. (Dark!John AU, mostly canon-compliant.)“
and a couple of outliers as well
Love, Sociopath Style by fantomeq, 13k – “Sherlock likes to experiment on John in his sleep. John has a few experiments of his own to conduct.“ This one’s an outlier because they’re both dark and toppy, not just John
Watson’s everything by Tiofrean, 24k series – This one’s an outlier because it’s a 10-part series of short pieces each focused on a specific thing of John’s: fingers, stick (no, not that one, it’s his cane), corporal, mouth, armchair, tea, jumpers, duty, behind, claim; and they’re all fucking amazing
Thank you so much! There’s a few gunplay pieces of mine too out there if the person asking wants that. Heck I know I opened a few new tabs from this list 😀
To all of you writers who produce 5,000 word chapters, kudos to you.
To all of you writers who produce 1,000 word chapters, kudos to you.
To all of you writers who do multi-chapter fics, kudos to you.
To all of you writers who do one shots and dabbles, kudos to you.
Original works? Kudos to you.
Fanfiction? Kudos to you.
Just started writing? Kudos to you.
Been writing for years? Kudos to you.
Write stories that you don’t share but look at fondly because you love it? Kudos to you.
I am a firm believer that no one type of writing is better than another. The love and energy you put into your work is what matters. You all deserve kudos. So just know that if you feel like no one is reading or no one cares that I am, and I do.
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