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A Cure For Boredom
Fanfiction: Sherlock (BBC TV series)
They'd never talked about sex in the year they'd known each other. Well, that wasn't quite correct: Sherlock had never said a word about sex; John had bemoaned his personal dearth of it on many occasions.
Word count: 81,714 - Complete
Tags: Holmes/Watson, Watson/Others, Mild Kink, Porn Watching, Masturbation, Voyeurism, Het and Slash, Double Penetration, Dirty Talk, Threesome - F/M/M, Threesome - F/F/M, Sex Club, Light Bondage, Light Dom/sub, Blow Jobs, Rimming, cheeking, Mild Angst, UST, Anal Sex, Anal Play
They'd never talked about sex in the year they'd known each other. Well, that wasn't quite correct: Sherlock had never said a word about sex; John had bemoaned his personal dearth of it on many occasions.
Word count: 81,714 - Complete
Tags: Holmes/Watson, Watson/Others, Mild Kink, Porn Watching, Masturbation, Voyeurism, Het and Slash, Double Penetration, Dirty Talk, Threesome - F/M/M, Threesome - F/F/M, Sex Club, Light Bondage, Light Dom/sub, Blow Jobs, Rimming, cheeking, Mild Angst, UST, Anal Sex, Anal Play
204 pages, ebook
First published February 8, 2012
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October 22, 2014
HOT. Woof.
Sherlock is making observations. John's the test subject. The setting is an exclusive London sex club. Yup. If you liked The Great Sex Olympics of 221B then this is for you.
Sherlock is making observations. John's the test subject. The setting is an exclusive London sex club. Yup. If you liked The Great Sex Olympics of 221B then this is for you.
November 24, 2020
Just so you know, this is absolute favorite Johnlock fanfic! It's a steamy hot M/M read which I have read so many times, you'd judge me!
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November 8, 2012
Probably the longest PWP I've read. Despite all the porn it has UST up the wazoo. If you don't like girl bits in your m/m, don't even start this one.
February 11, 2013
3,5 stars, rounded because it was a free read.
It was fairly well done and had some "Sherlock" feeling, but it was nowhere as good for me as the other one I read recently (The Progress of Sherlock Holmes), because this one felt more loosely built on the BBC series and the characters there. Also I found the sex club experiment not as hot as I thought I would.
But all in all a good read.
It was fairly well done and had some "Sherlock" feeling, but it was nowhere as good for me as the other one I read recently (The Progress of Sherlock Holmes), because this one felt more loosely built on the BBC series and the characters there. Also I found the sex club experiment not as hot as I thought I would.
But all in all a good read.
August 6, 2014
3.5
I listened to the podfic of this.
This was good. Kind of surprisingly so, since there's not much going on other than lots and lots of sex. The sex does serve to both illustrate character and feelings, and to move the plot, so it works.
It worked better listened to in parts, though, because after a while I'd need a break from all the sex.
P.S. Loved the mushy romantic (if still kinky!) ending
I listened to the podfic of this.
This was good. Kind of surprisingly so, since there's not much going on other than lots and lots of sex. The sex does serve to both illustrate character and feelings, and to move the plot, so it works.
It worked better listened to in parts, though, because after a while I'd need a break from all the sex.
P.S. Loved the mushy romantic (if still kinky!) ending
October 25, 2013
Sherlock felt more like Sheldon from The Big Bang theory and not Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock.
Frankly, a lot of things were repetitive, and I really got bored at the end of it, so I skipped a lot. And when the actual action finally arrived, it wasn't worth it *shrugs*
I really need a good book to read.
Frankly, a lot of things were repetitive, and I really got bored at the end of it, so I skipped a lot. And when the actual action finally arrived, it wasn't worth it *shrugs*
I really need a good book to read.
September 21, 2013
A pretty good little jaunt into D/s and what might make both MCs tick....was getting a little frustrated in waiting for the 'genius' Sherlock to get a clue, but when he finally did, he did good *grin*
December 29, 2017
Initially, I was going to four-star this, because it's just a helluva lot of porn. If this were the porn equivalent of chocolate mousse, it would have kink instead of mousse and experimentation instead of chocolate.
Does that make sense? It doesn't make sense. Anyway, it's kinky porn, and Sherlock is experimenting with sex, trying to figure out how everything works - and especially how *John* works. And it's as delicious as chocolate mousse (I should stop going on about mousse, there's no dessert in the story).
"So," I said to myself, "it's hot, it works, the characters are in-character, it's fun, but there's not much else going for it. So it's, well - it should be more." But then, I wondered, "Why *should* it be more? It's hard enough finding good written porn as it is, especially in the D/s kink, with swinging on top, and this is just perfect as that."
I gave it a good, long thought, then decided I loved this as it was. So there we go. Good porn, although John and Sherlock take their time before they end up together. Go read it. Or not. Up to you.
Does that make sense? It doesn't make sense. Anyway, it's kinky porn, and Sherlock is experimenting with sex, trying to figure out how everything works - and especially how *John* works. And it's as delicious as chocolate mousse (I should stop going on about mousse, there's no dessert in the story).
"So," I said to myself, "it's hot, it works, the characters are in-character, it's fun, but there's not much else going for it. So it's, well - it should be more." But then, I wondered, "Why *should* it be more? It's hard enough finding good written porn as it is, especially in the D/s kink, with swinging on top, and this is just perfect as that."
I gave it a good, long thought, then decided I loved this as it was. So there we go. Good porn, although John and Sherlock take their time before they end up together. Go read it. Or not. Up to you.
July 9, 2017
Sherlock & John
Insanely hot and detailed. Very instructive 😁
Feelings were there but at one point it was maybe too much sex... still a good one!!
😎🖤❤️🖤😎
Insanely hot and detailed. Very instructive 😁
Feelings were there but at one point it was maybe too much sex... still a good one!!
😎🖤❤️🖤😎
April 24, 2019
I loved how porn was used as a plot for this. (Please note there are lady parts in with the m/m action)
October 20, 2021
this is what 50 shades of grey should have been.
March 6, 2025
No thoughts, just johnlock
November 4, 2013
I mostly liked this exploration into a romantic relationship between Sherlock and John Watson. A few things that I didn't care for:
* Too long! The inevitable ending always seemed so far away. I could have done without a night or two at the club. But hey, I still read the whole thing.
* The overuse of the phrase "because (insert some other word here meant to punctuate the reasoning)", such as "because seriously ". It's possible that I'm just sensitive to this. I also twitch when a person presents something (a photo, an article, a meme) and then states simply "this". This last part doesn't occur in the book, I just lump those sorts of 21st century styles together.
* How AMAZING John was at everything sexual. Pish.
Other than that, a fun read!
* Too long! The inevitable ending always seemed so far away. I could have done without a night or two at the club. But hey, I still read the whole thing.
* The overuse of the phrase "because (insert some other word here meant to punctuate the reasoning)", such as "because seriously ". It's possible that I'm just sensitive to this. I also twitch when a person presents something (a photo, an article, a meme) and then states simply "this". This last part doesn't occur in the book, I just lump those sorts of 21st century styles together.
* How AMAZING John was at everything sexual. Pish.
Other than that, a fun read!
June 21, 2012
Pure smut, nothing wrong with that just not my cup of tea. Watson and Sherlock try to find what turns them on. Lots of varied sex between Watson and others while Sherlock watches and instructs. Not much emotional connection, no angst, just simple smut.
August 23, 2012
Smut and i loved it!
January 5, 2013
If you are looking for a good smut, got for it!
If not, there are plenty of good fics with a good plot out there.
If not, there are plenty of good fics with a good plot out there.
January 10, 2013
Cinnamon
February 19, 2013
Woohoo! Super hot and smutty!
Sherlock Holmes as a lover - with his acute perception, makes sense that he'd know your body better than you do in short order.
Sherlock Holmes as a lover - with his acute perception, makes sense that he'd know your body better than you do in short order.
November 17, 2013
Kinky and amusing... strange romance plot, with the tiniest, dullest shortest most token mystery ever thrown in for laughs.
May 13, 2013
very hot PWP, but the sharing-your-partner-thing is just not my cup of tea...
October 13, 2013
Undeniably hot, but not really my fandom. It works better if I imagine other people as John and Sherlock. Did I mention it's hot?
maybe-one-day
January 24, 2014This author is a master of portraying those two men, but PWP of this length with F/M bits is not exactly this, what I'm looking for in fanfiction ;)
June 15, 2015
Just the way I like 'em, hot and angsty. I could see the bbc actors/characters in the dialogue and mannerisms. I generally have trouble seeing Sherlock as a sexual being but it worked here.
December 3, 2015
This is really an amazing fic! It's naughty as hell and sexy and steamy and really only should be read by those who can handle the kinks but man does it deliver. A classic for the ages!
started-but-didn-t-finish
April 18, 2016Too much sex, not enough personality, and the women were like porn actresses - which isn't a compliment.
August 15, 2024
2019: 4 stars
2024: 4 stars
2024: 4 stars
December 31, 2012
You know. Fanfic. Guilty pleasure. Etc.
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