The forthcoming episode of threepatchpodcast is going to discuss AUs in which the cast of Sherlock are teens, or are attending high school or university. Let’s take a look at the statistics of these AUs.
Sherlock compared to other fandoms
There’s a lot of teenlock fic out there! Is this AU more common in the Sherlock fandom than other fandoms? To find out, I looked at which AO3 fandoms were most often using “Alternate Universe – Teenagers” or any of its subtags:
Wow – at first blush, it sure looks like Sherlock dominates the field entirely when it comes to teen AUs! However, this turns out to be a case where the tag you search for makes all the difference.
