A Holmesian Solstice

Title: “The Adventure of the Six Father Christmases”
Recipient: Fans of Sherlock & Co
Podfic Reader and Author: iwantthatcoat
Verse: Sherlock & Co
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: Gen
Warnings: Implied Drug Use
Summary: As I didn’t even know this universe existed when I wrote my offerings/gift requests, here’s a little something for fans of Sherlock & Co! This is the intro for the podcast, “The Adventure of the Six Father Christmases”.

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Title: Of Scars and Revelations
Recipient: helloliriels
Author: catlock_holmes
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson, Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: General
Warnings: mentions and description of Sherlock’s torture, PSTD, nightmares, flashbacks, description of scars
Summary: Sherlock has returned from his presumed death, but he isn't the same he used to be, after experiencing trauma. His friendship with John isn't the same either, can they rekindle their friendship, or maybe even become something completely new? Maybe a stay at a hotel after a case could help them rediscover their bond.

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Title: The Monster of the Moors?! Secrets of the Past / The Yellow Coat
Recipient: Oui_Oui
Author: aceredshirt13
Verse: 名探偵ホームズ | Sherlock Hound
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holmes), Lucy Munro (Sherlock Holmes), Polly (Sherlock Hound), James Moriarty, Smiley (Sherlock Hound), Todd | George (Sherlock Hound), Lestrade (Sherlock Holmes), Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No warnings! Some of it's sad due to the, well, kind of insane conceptual premise, but most is quite fluffy.
Summary: When a client tells Hound and Watson about sightings of a frightening yellow beast dwelling amidst the rural fog, they are prepared for everything from an elaborate hoax to one of Moriarty’s nefarious schemes.

They are not prepared for the child.

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Title: Bringing The Crush Home For The Holidays
Recipient: capsquared
Author: penaltywaltz
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: Greg Lestrade, Mycroft Holmes, Original Lestrade Character; Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Rating: M
Warnings: None for content; masturbation scene with naughty language gives it the M rating
Summary: Gregory brings his crush home for Christmas.
Authors Notes: So this is my gift to capsquared! I had a lot of fun writing this, even if I thought it was going to go on forever before I sat down and Mycroft was like "Nope. You can write sequels after the reveal." So enjoy this one shot, and if you want, I'll gift the other boarding school/university-era fics to you! There's also a Rosemary & Thyme reference if anyone watches that show. See if you spot it!

Also, many thanks to my beta [REDACTED] for Brit-picking and fixing my grammar mistakes as I finished chapter 3 on no sleep and with a lot of coffee.

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Title: Correspondence
Recipient: INKONICE (inkfeathers on AO3)
Author: thefruitviking
Verse: Books: Canon
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mrs Hudson
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply (but there are references to drugs and to depression)
Summary: Correspondence from the months of April and May 1894, following the return of Sherlock Holmes to the land of the living. An epistolary work.

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Title: Scenes From an Arrangement
Recipient: aceredshirt13
Author: gardnerhill
Verse: ACD
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, John/Mary Watson, Sherlock Holmes & Mary Watson
Rating: PG
Warnings: blood, violence, polyamory
Summary: Love can move mountains and take on criminal masterminds.
Word Count: 6258

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Title: moon earth sun
Recipient: 4thelneyj0nes
Author: orphxus
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: John/Sherlock, Rosie Watson
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: If John is the Earth, and Sherlock is the Moon, then Rosie is the Sun. For every space carved out for John in Sherlock’s mind, there is one to match for Rosie.
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Sherlock finds that he's quite fine having to deal with children - well. One child, really.

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Title: The Empty Chair
Recipient: Lillith/inkfeathers
Author: mismeander
Verse: ACD Canon
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Drug use, referenced canon character death, angst
Summary: The "return" of Sherlock Holmes to the world of the living is something that should make John Watson very happy. Instead, it makes him angry and distant. How will the detective negotiate his friendship back?

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Title: But What Can I Say? (You're Gorgeous)
Recipient: PipMer
Author: john_watsons_ocean_eyes
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mary Morstan, Original Male Character, John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, John Watson/Mary Morstan (Past)

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: None

Summary: "“Actually, Mary,” he said, a possessive edge to his voice John had only ever heard a couple of times before, “He did find someone to replace you with.”

Oh, John thought. Sherlock was pretending John had gotten a girlfriend. Well, this lie should be easy enough. When he was with Mary, it’s not like she came with him everywhere. Yeah, just lie and say you do. That’ll wipe the smirk off her face.

“You see, he found me.”"

A lie Sherlock made to make John seem like he had moved on from Mary snowballed, and now they're fake-dating at a party. Oh, and they both have crushes on each other. Will they fake it till they make it, or fake it till they break it? (See what I did there?)

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Title: The Nature of Refraction
Recipient: paradiseandcola
Author: tadhana_writess
Verse: ACD Holmes
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None
Summary: Astronomy and Sherlock Holmes were as far from each other as the east was from the west; incompatible. At least that was what Watson told himself.
It takes an attack, a night in Lyon, and Reigate for a truth deeper than the stars to reveal itself.

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