A Holmesian Solstice

Title: The Adventure of the Blue Carb Uncle
Recipient: deelaundry
Author: starfishstar
Verse: Underholdningsavdelingen (NRK / Norwegian TV) Sherlock parody
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: G
Words: 800
Warnings: significant degrees of nonsense!
Summary: Holmes and Watson take a case that involves a goose, a hat and the colour blue. Or at least one of those things.

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Title: What It Is To Be Lonely
Recipient: ohlooktheresabee
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & Dr John Watson
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: With Holmes’ retirement looming in the distance, Watson has a question for his friend.

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Title: The Thought Of Settling
Recipient: fridaythegowerstreetcat
Author: REDACTED
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: Mycroft Holmes & Anthea’ background Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade and mentions Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: Teen
Warnings: None
Summary: Mycroft was asked if he wanted to move in with Greg and he thinks about it in Anthea’s company.
Author’s Notes: Hi! I’m your original author, who had to drop out because of RL issues that just got too overwhelming. This isn’t the story I started for you; it’s a Mystrade case fic with Anthea and the homeless network that just got away from me. When I get it a little more roped in I’ll post it and gift it to you. But I got some time and I figured I’d write you a little treat. It’s not much, but I hope you enjoy it!

( The Thought Of Settling )

Title: Steady as They Go
Recipient: arwamachine
Author: write_out
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: M
Warnings: None
Summary: It was inevitable, really.

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Title: Your Friend is Your Needs Answered
Recipient: penaltywaltz
Author: milverton / AlgySwinburne
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: Mary Morstan/Janine, Molly Hooper/Greg Lestrade (mentioned), Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Rating: T
Warnings: None
Summary: Old friends, new flames.
A/N: Dear penaltywaltz: I glanced at your AO3 and Tumblr to see which femslash pairing I could take a stab at and loved the idea of Mary/Janine. I also see you’re a Molly fan, so I gave her a bit of lovin’ too. Apologies for the slight angst at the start; it is ephemeral, I promise. Happy Holmestice! (Title is a line lifted from "On Friendship" by Kahlil Gibran.)

( Your Friend is Your Needs Answered )

Title: A Scientific Match
Recipient: fleetsparrow
Author: trobadora
Verse: Sherlock Holmes - ACD
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & James Moriarty; Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Holmes's canonical cocaine habit
Summary: "I've never told you of the first time I encountered the formidable Professor Moriarty, have I? Of course he was no professor then, merely a student, the same as myself."

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Title: Partnerships
Recipient: ohlooktheresabee
Author: BookGirlFan
Verse: Sherlock (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Warnings Apply
Summary: Sherlock doesn't understand why John doesn't like it when he calls them partners.

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Title: but I can’t keep no secrets (I wish that you would always stay)
Recipient: comicartista
Author: queenoferebor
Verse: ACD Canon
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: T
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Dr. John H. Watson, retired, reminisces about the second time he visited the Reichenbach Falls, years after the tragedy of the first journey there.


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Title: Her Own Circle
Recipient: sanguinity
Author: tepidspongebath
Verse: ACD Canon
Characters/Pairings: Mary Sutherland, Isadora Klein, Mrs. Ronder
Rating: Gen
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Surely it would have been kinder to have told me of the falseness of Mr. Hosmer Angel straightaway? I might not have believed him at first, so consumed was I by the notion of my tragic romance, but I like to think that I am sensible enough to have followed his reasoning had he chosen to share it with me.

Mary Sutherland - she of the disappearing bridegroom - discovers what her stepfather has done and takes her life into her own hands.

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