A Holmesian Solstice

Title: Spider stories
Recipient: starfishstar
Author & Vidder: rachelindeed
Verse: 221B Baker Towers
Characters/Pairings: Main characters: John Hamish Watson (in this verse, named Jan Hamid), Sherlock Holmes. Minor characters: Mycroft Holmes, Mrs. Hudson, Irene Adler, Freya Norton, and a few more. Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, minor Irene Adler/Freya Norton, and mention of past Sherlock Holmes/Victor Trevor.
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Mentions of systemic injustices including racism, transphobia, xenophobia. Depictions of war, injury (nothing graphic). Mentions of Covid pandemic in the context of public health workers, but again nothing graphic. There's also some foul language/curse words.
Summary: The spider at the center of this web is not the one you're expecting.
Author's note: Thank you, starfishstar, for your wonderful and expansive prompts. In addition to the fic, you will find a vid that retells the same story in its own way. I hope you enjoy them! I've borrowed some ideas from your own Baker Towers fic, while departing from it in other respects. Even though the story starts with some grim situations, I hope the result will ultimately spark joy! <3

Read on AO3: Spider stories

Title: Peas in a Pod
Recipient: iwantthatcoat
Author: gardnerhill
Verse: Without a Clue (1988 movie)
Characters/Pairings:"Sherlock Holmes" (Reginald Kincaid) & John Watson
Rating: G
Warnings:None
Summary: To Sherlock Holmes she may have been the woman, but to Reginald Kincaid she was Jenny.
Word Count: 4000

Read on AO3: Peas in a Pod

Title: Five Christmases and an Easter
Recipient: pipmer1
Author: dogandmonkeyshow
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Greg
Lestrade, Mary Morstan, Rosie Watson, Molly Hooper, Irene Adler
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: He needed to save John. Mary hadn't really needed to
tell him that; he'd been a genius back then and would likely have
figured it out for himself, eventually. But Mary had been right that
Sherlock wouldn't know how. After all, he'd tried to save her once and
look how that had turned out.

And on top of that he needed to figure out what to do about Mr
Pouchy-faced Serial Killer whose daughter had been almost as good as
John. Maybe if he were really clever, he might even be able to figure
out how to do both at the same time.

Author's note: PipMer, I tried to work in as many of your
non-romance requests as I could. I realised I'd never written a 5+1
before, so grabbed that idea and ran with it, too.


Read on AO3: Five Christmases and an Easter

Title: A Scandal in Britannia
Recipient: miss_violet_hunter
Author: oldshrwesburyian
Verse: A Study in Emerald
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes & John Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Irene Adler, Wiggins, Kitty Winter
Rating: T
Warnings: Some Lovecraftian violence (canon-typical levels of detail)
Summary: A sequel to Neil Gaiman's brilliant "A Study in Emerald," this explores the development of Holmes & Watson's relationship as they begin their work as Restorationists in a London ruled by the Old Ones. Holmes flouts the law gleefully; Watson becomes his accomplice in high treason, and of course, as always, his partner.

Also on AO3: A Scandal in Britannia

( A Scandal in Britannia )

Title: A Time To Remember
Recipient: sanguinity
Author: venusinthenight
Fandom: Watson and Holmes (comic)
Characters: Violetta Smith, Irene Adlero, original female character
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None apply
Summary: The Adventuress was a pivotal album for Violetta, but meeting the woman who made it would become life-changing.

Additional Comments: I was very happy to see your request for Irene and Violetta fic that I had to write them! I had a fantastic time doing so.

Lots of thanks to my beta reader.

Also on AO3: "A Time to Remember"

( A Time to Remember )

Title: The Best Disguises
Recipient:cherrytide
Author: blueonblue
Characters/Pairings: pairing: none characters:
Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Greg Lestrade, Irene Adler, original characters
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: "Sherlock" and John solve a mystery in the country.

( The Best Disguises )

Title: Let's See What You Can Do
Recipient: penombrelilas
Artist: sherlockholmes
Characters/Pairings: Jim Moriarty, Irene Adler
Rating: G
Warnings: Zero
Summary: I think the idea for this piece came from watching the Archer opening too many times. Jim & Irene, on a poster-sort-of. Pencil sketched, edited and coloured in Photoshop. Enjoy.
Thank Yous: Special thanks to Em, Rachel, buckybear, musamihi & iagos_musings for all their input, support and advice.

( Let's See What You Can Do! )

Title: A Mutually Beneficial Arrangement
Recipient: eanor
Author: igrockspock
Characters/Pairings: Irene Adler, Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Summary: Irene has something Sherlock wants. Sherlock has something Irene wants. Maybe they can make a deal.
Notes: for eanor, who asked for Irene POV, banter, and Sherlock and Irene trying to outsmart each other. Thank you for such a lovely request! I hope you like what I did with it. Also, thank you to yeomanrand for beta reading and spikeface for help getting into Irene's head.
Word Count: 1800

( Being dead was dreadfully boring and terribly low class. )