A Holmesian Solstice

Title: Muse Evidentiary
Recipient: amindamazed
Author: hitlikehammers
Characters/Pairings: Joan Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Brief mention of 9/11
Summary: Deductions and truths, in turn.
Notes: amindamazed, I hope this at least semi-fits what you were looking for with regard to backstory :)

( Muse Evidentiary )

Title: Entanglement
Recipient: holyfant
Author: wiggleofjudas
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: General
Warnings: brief mention of drug use
Summary: On Christmas Eve, snow covers London, John visits Harry, and Sherlock and Mrs. Hudson untangle some knots.

With much warmth for holyfant, and much gratitude for a phenomental beta. Happy Holmestice, everyone.

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( Entanglement )

Title: The Zenith Point
Recipient: radialarch
Author: holyfant
Fandom: Sherlock BBC
Rating: G
Word Count: 3,080
Characters/Pairings: Irene Adler/Kate
Warnings: None

Summary: Born into a world where love only happens once and time runs a steady, merciless course, Kate and Irene find that some rules are hard to break.

Loose fusion with the celebrated Dutch writer A. F. Th. Van der Heijden's novel Het Leven Uit Een Dag (Life in One Day), in which the human lifespan is only twelve hours and everyone falls in love once.

Notes: Many thanks to my beta pasiphile, who did a stellar job with a very limited amount of time. radialarch, thank you so much for your lovely prompts. I must say I was rather intimidated to get your name in the exchange! :) This story took me to a very different place than I expected, but I sincerely hope you still like it. <3

( The Zenith Point )

Title: And Things Will Change
Author: Ragna (scandalbaby)
Recipient: mildred_bobbin
Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: PG
Word Count: 6,158
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Warnings: None
Summary: Sherlock upsets the wrong woman and wakes up one morning a female. It’s quite the learning experience, especially when John starts acting strangely. What exactly is his friend hiding?
Notes: swissmarg is a godsend of a beta. One of the things my recipient wanted was a genderswap story, and I had never written that before. I still think my beta deserves a co-writing credit for all the work but swissmarg says no, so I offer up my heartiest thanks instead and the opinion that the story is a million times better with the help. mildred_bobbin, enjoy!

PART 1
PART 2
PART 3

( And Things Will Change - Part 4 )

Title: And Things Will Change
Author: Ragna (scandalbaby)
Recipient: mildred_bobbin
Fandom: Sherlock
Rating: PG
Word Count: 6,158
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Warnings: None
Summary: Sherlock upsets the wrong woman and wakes up one morning a female. It’s quite the learning experience, especially when John starts acting strangely. What exactly is his friend hiding?
Notes: swissmarg is a godsend of a beta. One of the things my recipient wanted was a genderswap story, and I had never written that before. I still think my beta deserves a co-writing credit for all the work but swissmarg says no, so I offer up my heartiest thanks instead and the opinion that the story is a million times better with the help. mildred_bobbin, enjoy!

Part 1

( And Things Will Change - Part 2 )

Title: Tea in the Sahara (Part 2)
Recipient: rabidsamfan
Author: fleetwood_mouse, with thanks to eyeofmazikeen for feedback and help.
Characters/Pairings: Mary Morstan/John Watson, Mary Morstan/John Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Warnings: Mary Morstan sees more than she is given credit for, and she has been watching for a long time. This is the story of how she gets John Watson to stop waiting and take what he wants: Sherlock Holmes.
Word count: 13,500
Note: Meant to be Ritchie but may read closer to ACD.

( Tea in the Sahara Part II )

Title: Skin-Deep Part 1
Author: neurotoxia
Recipient: mahmfic
Words: ~11,500
Rating: T
Characters & Pairings: Sherlock/John pre-slash, Mike Stamford, Mrs Hudson, Lestrade
Warnings & Contents: AU, tattoo!lock, non-graphic descriptions of violent crimes
Summary: John Watson looks for a way to commemorate his military service. Mike Stamford recommends the eccentric ‘consulting artist’ Sherlock Holmes -- and John ends up with much more than just a tattoo.

A/N: Dear mahmfic, I really hope you enjoy your gift! You gave me so many inspiring prompts, but your idea about the tattoos stood out. I had been planning a tattoo!lock AU for a long time and your prompt gave me the necessary kick to finally do it.

Also, I’d like to thank penombrelilas, who, despite being deprived of internet access, helped me as much as she could.

I work part-time at a tattoo parlour as a shop assistant, so I drew most of what I describe from my experiences there. Every artist works a bit differently, so my word here is not to be taken as gospel. Also, opinions stated herein do not necessarily reflect my own.

This fic is the first part of a planned series (which I hope won’t take me forever to complete), but it can stand alone.

( Skin-Deep: Chapter 1 )

Title: 24 Frames per Second
Recipient: pandoras_chaos
Author: kedgeree11
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: None
Summary: John heads out on yet another cinema date. Sherlock is left behind to attend his own cinema.

( 24 Frames per Second )

Title: Emperors and Kings
Recipient: detectivelyd
Author: what_alchemy
Beta: ghoulkitten
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock/John
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: cancer themes and some irreverent treatment thereof
Word count: ~4600 words

Summary: Billy the skull gets some company.

Notes: The condition described in this fic is based purely on personal experience and is not meant to reflect anyone else’s health, choices, or experience.

( Emperors and Kings )

Title: When the dealin’s done
Recipient: cathedralcarver
Author: ms_soma
Characters/Pairings: John/Sherlock
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~9,400
Warnings: Omegaverse and all that generally comes with it, including Omegas being held against their will and potentially given to Alphas to bond with.
Featuring: Alpha!Sherlock and Omega!John, Sherlock being Sherlocky, hints of romance, as much fluff as there is angst, and general heat shenanigans.
Summary: The Count, as he was affectionately known in the Alpha world, provided more than just a cash prize for his underground high-stakes poker tournaments. Soon he would have enough money in his bank account for early retirement to an undisclosed island. It wasn’t like he was going to be caught before he had amassed enough cash. He was careful, after all…
Notes: Written for cathedralcarver who likes first-time stories, UST that becomes very strongly RST by the end, and familiar characters thrown into very unfamiliar situations.
And also because I’ve always wanted to write Omegaverse, and this was in the “special requests” section: I’m easy. Really. I like fests because it gives writers a chance to, if desired, go a little nuts, creatively. Stretch the writing wings. Write something they’ve maybe always wanted to write but felt nervous or hesitant about. Lay it on me!
So thank you for giving me this chance, cathedralcarver, and I hope you enjoy!



( When the dealin's done )