#mottlemoth

[fuckyeahfightlock]

New Fandom Classics -- Top Sherlock (TV) fics of 2020

The most popular Sherlock fics (by kudos) on the AO3, completed in 2020

What We Could Be by mottlemoth, (E, 34k) collected Mystrade ficlets

Lullaby by mottlemoth, (E, 21k) Mystrade soulmates AU

(and your very flesh shall be a great poem by CaitlinFairchild came up here but it must have been edited, or updated in 2020 because it is older)

Scars and All by mottlemoth, (E, 6k) Mystrade jealousy

I Thank My Lucky Stars (for Every Crack, Scratch, and Scar) by burnedplaylists (T, 3k) part 2 of a series, johnlock, worried!lestrade

It takes John Watson to save your life. by Sparkypip (T, 111k) part 2 of a series, hurt/comfort series of ficlets of John saving Sherlock's life

Quarantine by wendymarlowe (T, 54k) real-time day-by-day story of Sherlock and John in coronavirus quarantine

I Demand You Speak by Maejones (E, 97k) Sherlolly Abominable Bride AU

A Desperate Indulgence by LollipopCop (M, 35k) John wakes up with amnesia; Sherlock tells him they are married

A Duty of Care by mottlemoth (E, 85k) Greg and Helen Lestrade see sex therapist Mycroft Holmes to address their failing marriage.

All the Wild Summer by mottlemoth (E, 6k) Mystrade age gap AU

This is my Friend, John Watson by SeamsInLine (T, 4k) Sherlock and John are married; Lestrade doesn't notice

Sunday by mottlemoth (E, 19k) collected NSFW Mystrade ficlets

In His Care by BeautifulFiction (T, 21k) John has COVID-19 sick fic

Everything to Me by mottlemoth (T, 1k) Mystrade; kidnapped Greg

Negative Space by standbygo (M, 9k) John takes a drawing class; Sherlock is the model

Safe as Houses by meansgirl (E, 46k) Mystrade in quarantine

On the Fence by BeautifulFiction (T, 14k) casefic, Johnlock, fencing

Old Ghosts by mottlemoth (E, 2k) Mystrade emotional hurt/comfort

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse by SilentAuror (E, 54k) post-S4 fix-it, johnlock undercover at an anti-gay conference

An Omega's Kingdom by FemaleINTJ (E, 9k) underage omegaverse

#another year where ships other than #johnlock #make a big splash! #when people complain of lack of Sherlock fic #they usually mean lack of johnlock fic #but the fandom is more than johnlock #sherlolly #appears here as well #please be upstanding for #mottlemoth #who cranks out fic like a machine and is well-loved by Mystrade readers

[mundayme]

hell or high water, chapter 40

#drawing #art #digitalart #fanart #our flag means death #ofmd #hell or high water #mottlemoth #fanfic #john bryce #izzy hands #pirate #pirates #nsft #mlm #mundaymeart #mundaymeofmd

[rdng1230]

@mottlemoth writing chapter 39

#hell or high water #our flag means death #edward teach #izzy hands #mottlemoth

[liliam4066]

I want John Bryce from @mottlemoth Hell or High Water to become like Seb in the Sherlock Fandom. Even if he was never on the show we just all collectively agreed on Seb and his faceclaim as Michael Fassbender. I want edits of Con and Kristopher Hivju. PLEASE and thank you 😊

#john bryce #izzy hands #our flag means death #hell or high water #mottlemoth

[sherlock-nanowrimo]

It's that time of year again! When I read End Game by @mottlemoth. As per tradition I forget until after Blue Monday has come and gone before i remember that I want to read it, and never set an alarm for the next year.

Anyway, here's to Depressed In January Mycroft obsessing over Sad Divorced Lestrade and then propositioning him with a week on a tropical island, and Lestrade saying Thank Fuck Yes Absolutely, and they go to the island and fuck and catch feelings, and then Human Resources descends on their good time to ruin everything, and they are helped by A Random Celebrity and of course Sherlock, who is like WTF this is why I own my own business so I don't have to deal with Human Resources, and of course Anthea who girlbosses too close to the sun but it actually works.

Anyway, I always celebrate reading it with my own version of a pink drink which is sparkling wine with a liberal splash of Passoa.

#mystrade #fic rec #i love this fic so much i make it a yearly tradition #mottlemoth

[scary-flag]

A quick sketch of John Bryce from the one and only Hell or High Water, aka the fic I consider to be basically future canon.

For @mottlemoth - that's how I imagined John to look like when I've read the fic. Somehow I thought he *must* have a slightly blushed nose, freckles and almost orange eyelashes. And there he is!

#mottlemoth #our flag mens death fanfic #hell or high water

[daziechane]

Was thinking of OFMD S2 this morning, and got all excited for the John Bryce reveal. Who is playing him? I hope it's Kristofer Hivju.

Then I realized I'd once again conflated the brilliant @mottlemoth story Hell or High Water with the show's story annnnnd now I'm sad. No John Bryce for us.

If you haven't read HoHW, go do it.

No. Wait- Moth does wonderful things with seemingly irrideemable characters- so if you're an opinionated twat who hates that sort of thing, fuckoff. The rest of you can go read it.

💜 you, @mottlemoth. I hope things are going well.

ETA: HOLY CRAP THERE'S AN UPDATE AND IT'S NOT AN APRIL FOOL'S JOKE! STG I didn't know about it when I wrote this, I got the notification email an hour later.

#mottlemoth #hell or high water #OFMD

[theadoptedfandom]

got an AO3 account specifically so I can read Mottlemoth’s 43 chapter OFMD story ‘Hell or High Water,’

and my god is this one of the greatest pieces of writing I’ve ever read.

#the balance of comedy and tragedy and seriousness #i don’t read a lot of fiction in general so I am quite a novic #but regardless this is truly just fantastic writing #i get so stressed I can only read a chapter or two a day #ofmd #our flag means death #mottlemoth #hell or high water

[sevyythebeanqueen]

THIS IS HOW I FOUND OUT !!!

MOTH… THANK YOU!

FOR THIS AND THE THREE CHAPTERS.

(everyone go read this asap)

@mottlemoth 💗💗💗💗

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38102629/chapters/95179876

#this is probably the best day of my life #our flag means death #mottlemoth #ofmd #hell or high water #renewed for s2!!!

[just-kalina]

I went from "yea it's whatever, I don't like him" to "don't hurt my baby don't hurt my baby don't hurt my baby please" really fucking fast didn't I

#mottlemoth #hell or high water #omfd #the power of fanfiction #izzy hands

[duchessscloverly]

"What do ye mean, my second?" Buttons says, appalled. "I dinnae remember any formal verbal warning."

"Buttons, you bit Wee John for suggesting that Capricorns lack a sense of moral urgency!"

"Aye, but he deserved that."

It’s waaay too late in the evening to re-read Hell or High Water from the beginning, but here we are.

#hell or high water #mottlemoth #ofmd #fanfic

[lokigodofsex]

I just finished reading all published chapters of Hell or High Water by @mottlemoth and I don’t know what to do with myself

If you for some reason have not read it yet... go fucking do it. I think it has literally changed my life

#I left a very personal review that I know am starting to feel a bit embarrassed by #oversharing or something #but at the same time... it was absolutely true #I've been rocked to my core #mottlemoth is a genius #our flag means death #ofmd #hell or high water #mottlemoth #ofmd fanfiction #ofmd fanfic

[rdng1230]

#hell or high water #mottlemoth #ofmd fic rec #our flag means death #John bryce #Edward Teach #Izzy Hands #Just picture that but you're a garden fairy tik Tok audio

[plexxaglass]

I know I’m late to the chatter, but I am gutted to find out about how @mottlemoth was treated in this fandom. HoHW was the first ofmd fic I read and it was clear from the start that they are unbelievably talented. The fact that they shared that with us for fucking free!!?? It’s unfathomable that anyone would actually have the gal to complain about that.

I personally never saw any hate or criticism surrounding this fic, and I’m open to be given some context, but I also believe that nothing in this fic warrants the bullying they received.

Bottom line, Crew— please can we stop yucking yums? I’m the first person to call out that, I’m not a self-proclaimed Izzy stan/apologist, especially when it comes to the canon. But Christ, yall, this is a work of fiction. I can be weary of a character for the behavior they have canonically show us thus far, but also be open and curious to see how that might manage to be redeemed. Moth expanded upon this with flawless execution.

I think it’s possible to strike a healthy balance of, being aware of the reality of a character, and be able to enjoy fantasy created about them. Whether that be through fic or fan art. There are certainly those who I think take it too far, not keeping the reality in mind, but I don’t see HoHW as doing that.

This wasn’t an Izzy apologist piece and it wasn’t an Ed erasure piece. It was a redemption for both of these men, it was a story of love in all forms— toxic, complex— and how, when we allow people to sit in accountability for their poor actions, beautiful growth can happen.

HoHW had something for everyone in this fandom imo. I think there’s always a place for discussion surrounding Izzy’s canon homophobia/racism (see: white supremacy)/toxic masculinity. There’s also a place for discussion about Stede’s racism, privilege, sexism— his poor treatment of his ex-wife and the abandonment of his children. And no matter how much I love Ed, this “babygirl” persona that has been placed on him, while fun, had bred some really toxic mentalities and just flat out amnesia about who he is and what he’s done.

I don’t see anyone as blameless, although some hold more blame than others. I think Moth spoke to that. It felt healthy. It felt healing. For us as fans, and for the potential of the canon and wherever it takes us.

I firmly believe that the reason this show has blown up so big, so quickly is because of how flawed these characters are. We can see parts of ourselves in everyone, truly. That’s what makes good writing. It shows us parts of ourselves, even the painful parts that feel intimate and wrong.

I don’t know, I’m just sad. Grateful that we were given a synopsis to (so expertly) bring this story to a satisfying conclusion, but sad/angry that someone was run out of this fandom this way.

#mottlemoth #HoHW #hell or high water #ofmd fanfic #toxic fandom

[tentakrool]

"Hell or High Water" by @mottlemoth is legitimately chewing me up and spitting me out. Reading me for sad, traumatized filth. I'm weeping. Go read it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/38102629/chapters/95179876

#our flag means death #hell or high water #hohw #ofmd #mental illness #ed teach #lucius spriggs #blorboposting #mottlemoth #blackbonnet

[anosrepasi]

If anyone else is following Mottlemoth's Hell or High Water up to chap 37 on AO3... And wants to scream in a contained space with me hit up my DMs I am experiencing an emotion after that chapter holy hell.

#ofmd #blackbonnet #mottlemoth #hell or high water #this fic is giving me nervous shakes and i thank op for it #fic rec #like if you only read one OFMD fic uhhhh #this one #choose this one holy hell