The latter include Lestrade (as played by Graves) appreciation and fanfic sites [URLS redacted], a significant strand of (self-evidently, fanon/non-canon) ‘Mystrade’ slash activity, in which Lestrade is imagined to be in a romantic/sexual relationship, or even civil partnership, with Mycroft Holmes (played by Sherlock’s co-creator, Mark Gatiss) […]
2013, Anne Jamison, Fic: Why Fanfiction Is Taking Over the World, page 361:
It seems natural in the context of fandom that Mystrade and Wincest are important generic categories, or that Kirk and Spock is an entirely different fictional animal from Kirk/Spock.
Sailors on a nearby ship called “Mystrade” told me that “Johnlock” was a combination of the names “John” and “Sherlock.”
2015, Zach Dundas, The Great Detective: The Amazing Rise and Immortal Life of Sherlock Holmes, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2015), →ISBN, page 265:
In Sherlockian fic, this generally means Holmes and Watson—though a huge body of work, known collectively as Mystrade, centers on Mycroft and Inspector Lestrade deep in lust, and, trust me, every character gets his or her share.
2015, Katharine E. McCain, "Canon Vs. 'Fanon': Genre Devices In Contemporary Fiction", thesis submitted to Georgetown University, page 45:
Snarry, Spirk, Mystrade, Rumbelle, Destiel, Dramione ... these are not debilitating diseases, but rather representations of love.
Compare Lorna's reaction of shuddering and looking away as Sherlock kisses Molly onscreen in a fantasy sequence to serial-shipper timetumblingconsultant who exclaims in glee over everything from Mystrade to Janlock (Janine/Sherlock) during our online watch-along of "His Last Vow."
2016, Maria Lindgren Leavenworth, "Paratextual Navigation as a Research Method: Fan Fiction Archives and Reader Instructions", in Research Methods for Reading Digital Data in the Digital Humanities (ed. Gabriele Griffin), page 62:
To exemplify, 16magnolias' Lessons in Love is described as containing 'sweet, slow Sherlolly' and 'minor OCs' whereas SailorChibi's Walking Together is labelled an 'AU' featuring 'Johnlock & mentions of Mystrade'.
2017, Mattias Boström, From Holmes to Sherlock: The Story of the Men and Women Who Created an Icon, unnumbered page:
Johnlock was what it was called when Sherlock and John interacted this way. "Sheriarty" was Sherlock and Moriarty; "Mystrade" meant Mycroft and Lestrade.
2017, Christina M. Miranda, "Minding the gaps: deducing meaning in Sherlock Holmes fanfiction", thesis submitted to DePaul University, page 27:
Certainly, not everyone who watches Sherlock comes away determined that the men are romantically attached, or that any men are attached (there are infinite other popular queer ships, from Sheriarty (Sherlock and Moriarty) to Mystrade (Mycroft and Lestrade).
2018, Jennifer Wojton & Lynnette Porter, Sherlock and Digital Fandom: The Meeting of Creativity, Community and Advocacy, page 36:
Although various pairings of characters are often featured in fan fiction, especially a same-sex sexual relationship, known as slash (e.g., Mystrade [Mycroft and Lestrade]), […]
