Johnlock

Johnlock is the slash ship between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson from the Sherlock Holmes, BBC Sherlock, The Irregulars and ''The Enola Holmes Mysteries fandoms.

Canon
Conan Doyle=

A Study in Scarlet

 * -|Guy Ritchie=

Sherlock Holmes (2009)
One of the major sub-plots of the 2009 film is that Holmes wants to stop Watson from getting married and from moving out of 221B Baker Street.


 * -|BBC Sherlock=

A Study in Pink
John meets a friend, Mike, who he tells he can't afford a flat in London. Mike suggests he get a flatmate, but John asks who would want him as a flatmate. Mike says that's the second person he's heard that from that day and John asks who the other was.

Mike introduces John to Sherlock Holmes, who immediately knows everything about John, much to John's confusion. He also knows that they were introduced because Sherlock had mentioned needing a flatmate to Mike earlier. They meet up the next day at 221B Baker Street, where they meet Mrs. Hudson. She shows them the apartment, when Sherlock is visited by Lestrade who tells him that there's been a fourth suicide in a case. Sherlock initially steps out to join Lestrade, leaving John behind, but steps back in. He asks John had seen any trouble in his army days and John says he's seen enough for a lifetime. Sherlock asks if he wants to see more, and John says yes, joining him.

They head to the crime scene and on the way there Sherlock explains to John how he was able to find out all he knew about John just by looking at him. John finds it all brilliant and Sherlock says that's not the usual reaction he gets. John asks what that is and Sherlock says it's normally "piss off". They arrive, and Sherlock goes over the case till he gets an idea and runs off. John the gets a phone call and ends up meeting Sherlock's "arch enemy" who wants him to give info on Sherlock to him, in exchange for payment but John turns him down. John tells Sherlock about what happened when he gets home and Sherlock says that he should have taken it to split the payment. He then has John text the phone of the dead woman that they found and has the killer meet them at an address, Sherlock taking them to a restaurant to spy on the location.

There the owner believes that the two are on a date, much to John's insistence that they're not, and brings a candle over to make it more romantic. John points out to Sherlock that people don't have arch enemies in real life and Sherlock ask what normal people have. John says that they have friends, boyfriends, girlfriend etc. He asks if Sherlock has a girlfriend, and Sherlock says it's not really his area. John does a double take and asks if Sherlock has a boyfriend, insisting that he's fine if he does. Sherlock says he doesn't and John tries to move on from there, but Sherlock actually takes this as John showing romantic interest in him. He tries to turn him down, but John clarifies that he's not interested.

They then chase a cab driver through the city and it turns out not to be their murderer, and head back to 221B. There Sherlock basically says that John will be moving into 221B with him, and there's a drugs bust being done on the apartment. Sherlock figures out how to track the victim's phone, but gets kidnapped by the cabbie who is doing the murders. John then saves him and Sherlock realizes it, but lies to stop John from potentially getting arrested. Then they go off, meet Sherlock's archenemy who turns out to be his brother Mycroft, and then they go off to get dinner.

The Blind Baker
In the second episode, there is some tension surrounding John going on a date with Sarah, one which Sherlock ends up inviting himself along for.

The Great Game
In the third episode, it is established by Moriarty that John is Sherlock's "heart".

A Scandal in Belgravia
In series two, there are several examples of Sherlock and John's implied status as a couple. Episode one has John deny their status as a couple but Irene Adler insists that they are. As well, when John is speaking with his girlfriend, she tells him "You really are a good boyfriend... Sherlock Holmes is a lucky man," implying that he is devoted to Sherlock instead. There is a lot of speculation on Sherlock's sexuality in this episode as well. We are also given a scene with Mycroft snidely saying "how would you know?" to Sherlock's reply of "sex doesn't alarm me," to be later paired with Jim's nickname of "The Virgin."

The Hounds of Baskerville
Episode two has the innkeepers mistake John and Sherlock for a gay couple, apologizing for not getting them a double room.

The Reichenbach Falls
Episode three has newspaper articles that say Sherlock has been seen frequently in the company of "confirmed bachelor John Watson" (an old fashioned term for closeted gay man).


 * -|The Irregulars=

Season 1

 * -|Enola Holmes=

Enola Holmes 2
The clock strikes four while Sherlock is at home when there is a ring at the bell. He goes up to answer it, expecting Enola only to find a man he's never met before there. The man asks for him and Sherlock confirms who he is. The man says that he's here for his appointment, as Sherlock is seeking a flatmate. Sherlock says he must have the wrong address, confusing the man, given that the girl he talked to was very specific about the place and time. Sherlock realizes that Enola set this up, and the man once again asks if he's Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock smiles and confirms this again, and invites the man in asking for his name. He introduces himself as Dr. John Watson, and Sherlock lets him in.

Fanon
While the Sherlock Holmes fandom is one of the oldest, most venerable fandoms, and mainstream besides, Johnlock is the most popular pairing in the fandom. Fannish interest in the pairing has increased recently following the Sherlock Holmes 2009 film and the BBC's 2010 TV series Sherlock.

A variety of portrayals of Sherlock and John's sexualities and their relationship are common in fandom. One very common plot of fanwork is the usually romantic storyline of how Sherlock and John come to discover their romantic and sexual attraction to one another. Some of these stories are framed with Sherlock doing an "experiment" of some sort. The experiment is sometimes either sexual or has a physical element that requires close contact, and John is required to participate or is sometimes annoyed or blackmailed into participating. These frequently lead to a consensual intimate or sexual experience in which they confess their feelings. Romantic fan fiction about Sherlock's anticipated return after Reichenbach also often follow the pattern of Sherlock and John slowing revealing their unacted-upon romantic feelings for one another.

Other fanworks explore Sherlock and John's very close but platonic relationship. Such fics might be labelled 'friendship fic,' 'Pre-slash' or 'bromance' in order to indicate the relationship being explored is neither traditionally romantic or sexual. Common tropes include John and Sherlock platonic-ally sharing the same bed, cuddling, and getting married out of convenience.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Sherlock/John (Books) tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Sherlock/John (Guy Ritchie) tag on FanFiction.Net
 * Sherlock/John (BBC) tag on FanFiction.Net
 * johnsherlock tag on Livejournal
 * johnlockbigbang tag on Livejournal
 * johnlockbigbang tag on Livejournal

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FAN ART
 * Sherlock/John fanart tag tag on delicious

Variations

 * Joanlock refers to the ship between Sherlock and Joan Watson from the Elementary fandom.