Trans Sherlock headcanons!
because... hello it's me ofc I'm making a post like this.
He took testosterone patches because it's easy to disguise them as nicotine patches (ib: @johnlocket ).
Eventually he went on injections though, and now John Watson helps him with taking them, since he's a doctor and can do it better. Also just cute Johnlock moment yk.
Sherlock isn't stealth, but he also doesn't go around telling people he's trans. If it comes up he will say it though, which is what has led to some confusing encounters with people who don't know it.
Despite the sibling rivalry, Mycroft has always been supportive. He started early saying "brother mine" as a way of telling Sherlock he accepts him.
We see Sherlock as a child in the series with short hair and presenting masculine in the series, so I interpret it as he has always wanted to have short hair and wear masculine clothing. His parents let him, and it was when he was older that he realized he's actually transgender and changed his name etc.
Sherlock binded unsafely a LOT. He already doesn't care much for his health, and that was just a thing to add onto the pile. When he came out to John, John made sure Sherlock took binding breaks.
Eventually though John Watson helped Sherlock get on top surgery waiting list and helped him through the whole process. Recovery as well.
The whole "Sherlock is a girl's name" might suggest it's actually his birthname?
If it's not his birthname I headcanon that it was a nickname or a name he chose very young. He was told by others that "it's not a girl's name" which he could've responded that it is. And he joked about it later in life as a coping mechanism.
He doesn't shower a lot not only because he neglects his health in general, but also because of gender dysphoria about his body.
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AMY'S DAILY FIC REC
Or, the nice fics I read yesterday. Today ft. BBC Sherlock
*What If I Stayed Forever - SailorChibi
13k, 7/7, Johnlock, Past Abuse, Hurt/Comfort, Happy Ending, Hurt Sherlock, Doctor John, Fluff and Feels
The Holmes family has always had their own way of keeping Sherlock under control. When John finds out that Mycroft has kept up the tradition, he puts a stop to it.
But years of being told that he's not worthy of affection, only discipline through punishment, has broken Sherlock in ways that John can't imagine, and John has no idea if he can be enough to put Sherlock back together again.
Fortunately Captain John Watson never steps down from a challenge.
*Enfolded in Love - Schatteng
3, 1/1, Johnlock, Body Dysphoria, Domestic Fluff, FTM Sherlock, Parentlock
When their daughter comes to them with a question, Sherlock fears that the answer to it will change her perception of him forever.
*Think Of Me As Your Soldier - champsbeau
2k, 1/1, Trans Sherlock, Johnlock, Friends to Lovers
Maybe the only thing John needed was a little push to realise they could be more, and if Sherlock’s surgery happened to be it then it had worked well on more ways than just one.
*from the beginning - velvetcosmos
1k, 1/1, Trans Sherlock, Johnlock, Vignettes, Drug Abuse, Angst, Childhood to present
Sherlock Holmes was a child once.
*Puh for Picasso - nauticus
5k, 1/1, Sherlock Holmes & Mycroft Holmes, Autistic Sherlock Holmes, Childhood, Dysfunctional Family, Companion piece for a fic that broke me
Their parents oftentimes think that Sherlock can't understand them, but Mycroft knows differently. Sometimes words aren't necessary.
*Curved Space - taylorpotato
Sherstrade, Gender Queer Sherlock, Genderfluid, Addiction, Dysphoria
Things can be difficult when you don't fit into a neat little box of gender or sexuality. Some days, everything is fine. Other days, it feels like Sherlock has woken up in the wrong body. They cope with it as best they can, perhaps by drowning in an opiate high more often than they should. But there's always the work. Puzzles to solve. Ways to keep busy. There's also Greg Lestrade. Who Sherlock is definitely not dating. At least, not on purpose.
*Nothing to Concern Yourself With - DaisyFairy
3k, 1/1, Sherlock & Mycroft, TRIGGER WARNING R/NC, Hurt/Comfort
Mycroft had been attacked and wants to see his brother.
*An Interesting Puzzle - awanderingbard
3k, 1/1, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Whump
Mycroft Holmes has had a very bad day. And now it's up to Sherlock and John to make sure he lives to see a new one.
*Gravitational Resonance - ivywatcher
2k, 1/1, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes
Mycroft Holmes recognizes that he possesses great power and complexity only because he is, at heart, very simple. He has accumulated a great many titles and positions, most of which will never be disclosed to the general public. But he has only ever truly been three things: a brother, a patriot, and a lover of poetry. There has never been time for anything else.
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