SwissMiss' Creativity Outlet

Title: Vertigo
Author: kirin_calls
Translator: SwissMiss/swissmarg 
Rating: Explicit
Length: ca. 125K when complete
Relationships: Sherlock/Victor, Sherlock/John
Summary: Sequel to RAW. John is struggling with his loss. Plagued by nightmares, his life gone topsy-turvy, he is no longer able to lead a normal existence. As he seeks out some stability, some way to slowly pull himself up out of the morass of his grief, old rivals become friends and details about Sherlock's past come to light, leading John to discover something strange that won't let him go.

(The fic was originally published in German if you’d prefer to read the original. This English version was translated by me.)

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This fic has just started posting one chapter a week. It is complete.

Title: Nucleus
Author: ampersand_ch
Translator: swissmarg 
Rating: Explicit
Word count: ca. 40K when complete
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: Sherlock attends therapy sessions with Ella to work through his family history. In doing so, he stumbles upon another issue that's been buried deep down inside him. This story picks up immediately at the end of series 4 and contains spoilers.

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Series 4 healing, casefic, relationship therapy, whump, hurt/comfort, resolutions, twists, and luscious first time goodness in the latest offering from this prolific and excellent German language author.

Title: Alternative Facts
Author: swissmarg 
Beta reader: frodosweetstuff 
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: It was so nice to see they'd finally got things sorted. After all they'd been through, they deserved to be happy. (Or: Five times people imagined what John and Sherlock get up to in the bedroom, and one time we see what they really get up to.)

Notes: This was originally written in 24 hours for the come_at_once challenge using the prompt "That's what you think". I had to stop writing at 2 a.m. so I wasn't quite satisfied with the ending, and rewrote it afterwards. The first version, "Alternate Facts", is here.
( Alternative Facts... )

Title: The Sacred Bond (link to AO3)
Author: ampersand_ch
Translator: swissmarg
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 42,386
Relationships: Sherlock/John
Tags: Friendship, Friends to Lovers, Friendship/Love, First Time, Romance, Love, Explicit Sexual Content, Churches & Cathedrals, Religion, Religious Content, Past Relationship(s), Priests, Monastery, Prayer, Rituals, Mystery, spirituality, Latin
Summary: A series of mysterious deaths among priests puts John and Sherlock onto the trail of an ancient, secret brotherhood. Little do they suspect how deeply their own situation is tangled up with the case.

Title: His Name Is John Watson (link to AO3)
Author: ampersand_ch
Translator: swissmarg
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 19,562
Relationships: Holmes/Watson
Summary: A summer's idyll in Sussex. Holmes and Watson seek some peace and quiet. But that's not as simple as they imagine.

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Steamy, affectionate, swelteringly hot, and shocking. A gorgeous tale of both self-mastery and release, with a brutal, cold-blooded murder to be solved. I especially liked how Holmes suffers because he cannot accept himself, and how Watson guides him toward a “cure”. Atmospheric and lush, with a thrumming undercurrent of desire and emotion throughout.

Title: Lucifer's Gardens (link to AO3)
Author: ampersand_ch
Translator: swissmarg
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 32,683
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Summary: John goes undercover for an investigation as a favour to Lestrade in a village in Suffolk. The events surrounding the case awaken deep-seated fears in Sherlock. While John begins to come to a realisation of what he needs in Lucifer's Gardens, Sherlock tries to find a way to reach John – in more ways than one.

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Set in Bury St Edmonds – for the most part in an old manor house with secrets in the attic, poison gardens, and an exclusive male social club that’s probably the opposite of the Diogenes in every possible way – this fic sees John as the investigatory lead and doing quite a good job of it. It takes us on a fascinating psychological, emotional, and mystical journey that uncovers old wounds, inflicts new ones, and eventually shows the way to healing and a new life for John and Sherlock. I was especially intrigued by the Jungian masculine archetypes and the fact that the solution to the case doesn’t go in a straight line, but rather past many dead ends, double blinds, and secret passageways. This does go to some difficult places but as always the destination is worth the journey. With beautiful hurt/comfort (Sherlock being the comforter this time), a gorgeous inside look at Sherlock’s mind palace, a startling reveal, mysterious birds, and a neat twist on the undercover-as-boyfriends trope.

Title: When the East Wind Falls Silent (link to AO3)
Author: ampersand_ch
Translator: swissmarg
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 32,350
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, John Watson/Mary Morstan
Summary: Sherlock is called back from exile by his brother in order to catch Moriarty, who has resurfaced in a televised message. The task which awaits Sherlock goes far beyond anything he feared. Starts at the end of HLV.
Warnings: Something happens in this story that some readers may find upsetting. I am deliberately not tagging or warning for it because it would be a pretty big spoiler. If you have concerns or specific triggers that you are worried about, however, you can find the spoiler here: LINK

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Just when it looks like things are returning to normal with the birth of John and Mary's daughter, everything falls apart with one emotional tragedy coming fast on top of the last. This is an involved and complex casefic that ties in all the threads of Moriarty, Magnussen, and Mary, along with new threats and allies. Spider tattoos, spies, secret siblings, and shocking deaths make this a carousel of adrenaline, adventure, angst, and ardor, with Sherlock and John in the midst of it all, trying to figure out how they fit together in the new constellation of their lives.