Otterlock & Hedgejohn

Otterlock & Hedgejohn are crack AU animal versions of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson from the BBC television series Sherlock. 
==Origin and spread==
Otterlock and Hedgejohn may be the first documented Sherlock animal AU. The meme emerged in early 2012, likely inspired by the famous "Otters Who Look Like Benedict Cumberbatch" photoset first posted by redscharlach on Tumblr on March 19, 2012.ThinkingViolet, "Why is Sherlock Holmes an Otter? Meme Investigation Article!, Fanfiction Recommendations, 28 December 2017 This photoset contrasts humorous photos of otters with similar screencaps of actor Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock. A piece of art portraying John as a hedgehog on DeviantArt predates redscharlach's meme by a few weeks."John Watson: The Hedgehog by elothemelo, posted to DeviantArt on March 7, 2012
The two characters are generally depicted together as standard-sized animals. Otterlock typically wears his trademark blue scarf while Hedgehog wears a cozy jumper. Art featuring anthropomorphized versions of the characters also exists.
==Fanworks==
===Fanart===
* Sherlock Otterlock by Alianovna (2013 - solo Otterlock)
* John! by aurorie (2013)
* How!? by bioluminescentbunny by (2012 – solo Otterlock)
* Sherlock - Jawn x Jam by bioluminescentbunny by (2012 – solo Hedgejohn)
* Meretricious by bioluminescentbunny (2012)
* Sherlock - Email from a prospective client by bioluminescentbunny (2012)
* Sherlock - Hugs by bioluminescentbunny (2012)
* Sherlock - Johnlock Love In Colour by bioluminescentbunny (2012)
* look at them go by cainternn (2018)
* Bored... by catsmaycry (2013 – solo Otterlock)
* Bored Otterlock by catsmaycry (2013 – solo Otterlock)
* Utterly bored by catsmaycry (2013 – solo Otterlock)
* It was inevitable… by chained-to-the-mirror (2018)
* Art by classycumberlock (c. 2014)
* Dead from cute by cumberbitchsandwitch (2012)
* BBC Sherlock - Significant Otter by caycowa (2014)
* Scarf Love by catsmaycry (2013 - solo Hedgejohn)
* John Watson: The Hedgehog by elothemelo (2012 - solo Hedgejohn)
* Art by hoppysketch (2012)
* fluffy BBC by Kimbolt-Prime (2014)
* Sherlock otter by Kimbolt-Prime (2014)
* Jammy Jawn by kimirawrr (2012 – solo Hedgejohn)
* My Jawn~ by kimirawrr (2012 – solo Otterlock)
* Otterlock by kimirawrr (2012)
* Art by londonbattlefield (c. 2012)
* Sherlotter and Hedgejohn by lupa-lunae (2020)
* sherlock otter and hedgehog john by reapersun (2012)
* BBC Sherlock-otter Sherlock and hedgehog John by sammything19 (2020)
* Otter Sherlock and John the Hedgehog by SnowBunny91 (2015)
* Sherlock the otter and John the hedgehog by sypsau (2018)
* THIS VIDEO PLEASE WATCH IT by sydsire (2019)
* Animallock by wonang1214 (2017)
==Gallery==
File:Ferry by almond-goddess.jpg|Ferry by almond-goddess – With Mary Morstan as a "tiny" fox.‎ (2012)
File:Nap by almond-goddess.jpg|Nap by almond-goddess ‎(2012)
File:Snuggle by almond-goddess.jpg|Snuggle by almond-goddess‎ (2012)
Bored by WhatIfIAmInsane.jpg|Bored! by WhatIfIAmInsane (2016)
File:The Game Is On by WhatIfIAmInsane.jpg|The Game Is On! by WhatIfIAmInsane (2016)
==Resources & Links==
*Otterlock, Hedgejohn, Sherotter tags on Tumblr
*Otter Sherlock Holmes and Hedgehog John Watson at Archive of Our Own
==References==
Category:Fanon Characters
Category:Sherlock
Category:2012 Memes