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  • Contract

    "But I heard you. You were clearly talking about . . . about having sex with her! Who was she!" Lydia demanded, almost blind with anguish and rage."

  • Race Car of Doom

    Two TV characters from the last century meet and discuss . . . fanfic?

  • He Ain't Deep But He Sure Drives Fast

    Two TV characters from the last century meet and discuss . . . fanfic?

  • Observance

    In every relationship, there are very important "first times". This is a "first time" for Beetlejuice and Lydia.

  • Christmas Spirit

    At some point, most people realize the true meaning of Christmas. The means by which they arrive at this understanding differ considerably. As, indeed, do most people.

  • Christmas Confection

    Confection: a dish or delicacy made with sweet ingredients.

  • Candlelit

    What do you get the guy who can have anything he wants by snapping his fingers?

  • Winter Garden

    The innate desire to create, the need to relive precious memories, the determination to defeat the forces of chaos! Sometimes, you fail. But just once in a while, you don't.

  • Deduction

    Sherlock is recovering in hospital when he receives a surprise midnight visitor.

  • Greetings of the Season

    Another chat in the den at Christmas, this time about something that we all appreciate.

  • Bloomin' Idiots

    Sherlock visits Mycroft in hospital and a discussion of language ensues.

  • Eddie Ricoletti and His Abominable Life

    John Watson is the man who cares. Sherlock Holmes is the man who doesn't. But he does make one exception. (This story is set in autumn of 2020 and is rated T for mature themes and language.)

  • The Devil's Heart

    A man like Sherlock Holmes is considered a hero by some and a right bastard by others. But he also proves the adage that one can tell at least as much about a man from his detractors as one can from his friends. Here, Sherlock solves two crimes and one mystery, and inadvertently reveals a little about his enemies, a little about his friends, and quite a bit about himself.

  • A Novel Approach

    Sherlock and John take on a new adventure! This piece will not be up long, so please take the time to read it now. Thanks in advance!

  • The Colour of Wine

    Sherlock and John are both on record as believing the other to be "the best and wisest man" he has ever known. In this story John demonstrates his wisdom by asking something very particular of Sherlock, and Sherlock demonstrates a bit of his own with his answer. Oh, and he solves a murder, too. Set between A Scandal in Belgravia and The Hound of Baskerville.

  • The Trained Politician, The Cormorant, and The Lighthouse

    On holiday in Northumberland, John and Sherlock discover there are more things going on than are listed in the tourist's guide. What exactly is the dog doing in the night-time? How is the cormorant important? And how difficult is it to avoid drowning in a tidal current?

  • The Ice Breaker

    Mycroft Holmes is scrupulous about paying his debts. But how can he thank John Watson without veering into dreaded sentiment? A companion story to "The Highgrove Ritual".

  • The Highgrove Ritual

    In solving a mystery in the country, Sherlock and John uncover more secrets than they expect, nearly at the cost of their own lives. Druids, a cipher, and archaic treasures add up to madness and death. "How much will you give? It demands a great toll" What will John and Sherlock have to pay to discover the truth of the Highgrove Ritual?