A Holmesian Solstice

Title: “At this season of the year more than ever”
Recipient: edosianorchids901
Artist: ghostbees
Verse: Granada
Characters: H&W&Mrs H
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Summary: Wintery errands
Notes: I thought you might like some Mrs H getting help for her seasonal shopping :)

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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: 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

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Title: The Adventure of the Quiet Tenants
Recipient: scfrankles
Author: oldshrewsburyian
Verse: Granada
Characters/Pairings: Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Wiggins, Inspector Lestrade, others in minor roles
Rating: PG
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Mrs. Hudson lets her rooms, writes to a friend, and deals with unexpected developments.

Read on AO3: The Adventure of the Quiet Tenants

Title: And We'll Never be Alone Again
Recipient: pipmer1
Author: pip_pn_frodo
Verse: BBC Sherlock
Characters/Pairings: John Watson, Mrs. Hudson, Hamish Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Mr. & Mrs. Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Jim Moriarty, Greg Lestrade
Rating: Teen
Warnings: threatening language, brief discussion of tragic events, angst but happy ending
Summary: When John Watson and his son Hamish move from London to a small village to start over with the help of Martha Hudson, owner of the local bookstore, they expect a quiet peaceful new life. Little do they know that the bookstore is actually haunted by the ghosts of the Holmes family who perished in a tragic mysterious fire many years ago. And none of them realize there is someone nearby watching very closely, waiting for the right moment to disrupt their lives.
Authors note: Happy holidays! I very much hope you enjoy this humble gift, and that it helps to brighten your season!
I noticed we both enjoyed stories set in an AU setting, so I tried to write a sort of AU story with a mashup of your preferences. I ended up rather enjoying this world, so perhaps some day I’ll expand on this story!

Also on AO3: And We'll Never be Alone Again

( And We'll Never be Alone Again )

Title: The Case of the Deceased Marmalade Thief
Recipient: sanguinity
Author: scfrankles
Verse: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson (1980) (Whitehead Holmes)
Characters/Pairings: Holmes, Watson, Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson
Rating: G
Warnings: N/A
Word Count: 3,000
Summary: There is a dead body in Watson’s room. Can Holmes, Watson and Lestrade remove it before Mrs. Hudson gets home? A vignette of everyday life at 221B, Baker Street.

Also on AO3 The Case of the Deceased Marmalade Thief

( The Case of the Deceased Marmalade Thief )

Title: Mrs. Hudson’s Unique Tenants
Author: piplover
Recipient: scfrankles
Pairing: None
Rating: Gen
Fandom: ACD Canon

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Title: A Bit of Breaking and Entering for the Holidays
Recipient: phoenixfalls
Author: celaenos
Characters/Pairings: Joan Watson, Alfredo Llamosa, Ms Hudson
Rating: G
Warnings: none.
Summary: Alfredo tags along to help Joan on one of her cases, and Joan multitasks with a bit of matchmaking.

( A Bit of Breaking and Entering for the Holidays )

Title: Caring is not an Advantage
Recipient: frozen_delight
Author: dioscureantwins
Characters: Sherlock, Mycroft, Anthea, Mummy, Daddy, John, Mrs Hudson, OC’s
Rating: T
Warnings: no warnings apply.
Beta: the amazing stardust_made was so kind as to help me. She’s a wonderful writer and an incredibly kind and resourceful beta. Thanks to her this has become a much better story than it would have turned out to be otherwise.

Summary: “Fine.” A sharp click in his ear told Mycroft Sherlock had ended the call, robbing Mycroft of the chance to implore him to be careful. Slowly, he put the receiver back in place. Perhaps that was better, after all.

I was very happy and honoured to find I had been assigned the lovely frozen_delight. Dear frozen_delight, I’ve endeavoured to write you a story that would give you pleasure and sincerely hope I’ve succeeded in doing just that.

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Title: Goose
Recipient: tweedisgood
Author: rabidsamfan
Characters/Pairings: Holmes, Watson, Mrs Hudson, the Irregulars
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Watson recalls an early Christmas at Baker Street.
Author Note: with thanks to thesmallhobbit for the beta

( Goose )