Title: Five Tests Mycroft Passed and One He Didn’t
Recipient: CeruleanWrites
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade (plus
Mummy Holmes/Daddy Holmes, brief Mycroft Holmes/OFC, and appearances by Sherlock Holmes and John Watson)
Rating: Teen and Up Audiences
Warnings: None
Summary: It's Greg Lestrade's turn to write about a Holmes.

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Title: a conversation of tealeaves
Recipient: ghostbees
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: Shekhar Home
Characters/Pairings: Iraboty Adhyo, Mrs Henriques
Rating: Gen
Warnings: None
Summary: While Shekhar and Jayavrat are out there detectiving, Henry and Iraboty are engaging in pleasant conversation.

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Title and Author:He’s Coming to Us Dead by Vulgarweed
Link to Story: https://archiveofourown.org/works/74676031
Recipient: Vulgarweed
Podfic Reader: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock AU Appalachian
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Paranormal Ambiguity, Vietnam War, Period-Typical Homophobia, Period-Typical Racism, Past Drug Use, Canon-Typical Violence, Explicit Sexual Content
Summary: The war is ending and the troops are returning. They do not always mean well. Their loved ones are not always glad to see them. A case straight out of an old folktale has deep repercussions for Sherlock and John.

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Title: Blending In
Recipient: kingstoken
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Rathbone films
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson, Lestrade, Original Male Character
Rating: Teen
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Holmes goes on a stakeout to a gay bar. Now who do you think he finds there?

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Title: The Paladin's Bond
Recipient: lxvenderjewel
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Granada
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson
Rating: G
Summary: It is the day before the Winter Solstice when Watson arrives home to find Holmes studying a hat. A Thra-set twist on the Blue Carbuncle.
Note: This is an AU which crosses Granada with Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal. Please do not worry if you haven't seen the film or TV series. In this fic, Holmes is a Gelfling, an elf-like race with pointed ears and large eyes. There are seven clans of Gelfling, and Holmes is a member of the most powerful clan. Watson is Podling, a smaller race who enjoy getting dirty and having a good time. Those that work are usually employed as cooks or servants. Watson is unique in that he is a paladin to the leader of the Gelfling.

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Title: By Any Other Name
Recipient: Bluebellofbakerstreet
Author: REDACTED
Verse: BBC
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: none
Summary: The name on his wrist, William, was a common one, but he just knew he would recognize his wristmate as soon as he saw them.

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Title: Doctor Watson and Nurse Holmes are IN
Recipient: Eardefenders
Artist: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock & Co.
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/Mariana Ametxazurra/John Watson
Rating: Explicit, 18+
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Summary: Even 8-month-pregnant women enjoy some erotic attention. Mariana's devoted partners conduct a very personal OB-Gyn check-up.

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Title: The Acceptance of the Buzzing Bees
Recipient: happyeverafter72
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Art in the Blood - Bonnie MacBird
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: None
Additional Tags: Nonbinary Sherlock Holmes; Autistic Sherlock Holmes; Queerplatonic Relationship with Victorian Language
Summary: Holmes and Watson have retired together to the countryside, but they still keep in touch with the children they've helped, even as those children have grown into adults with children of their own. A visit from one of them prompts discussions of the past and the future, and what an ideal relationship might look like for them both.

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Title: The Terror Of The Night Is Lessened By Your Presence
Recipient: Armchair Elvis
Author: REDACTED
Verse: Sherlock & Daughter
Characters/Pairings: Holmes/Watson, Amelia
Rating: T
Warnings: N/A
Summary: When Watson admits to having nightmares Holmes finds a way to help.


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Title: A Peculiar Affection
Recipient: Paradiseandcola
Author: REDACTED
Verse: ACD Canon.
Characters/Pairings: Holmes & Watson, Holmes/Watson.
Rating: T
Warnings: Alusion to period typical homophobia and transphobia, along with background mentions of a transphobic family.
Summary: There are places in London where a man of my nature might find temporary companionship or a short physical liaison. I was well acquainted with them even before I left for my Afghan service, and after my return, I reacquainted myself with them. But after I took up lodgings with Sherlock Holmes, I lessened the frequency of my visits until I had all but ceased to go entirely.

It was not solely my fear of discovery that kept me away, though that concern was most certainly a factor. Holmes was, after all, a man of exceptional perceptive ability, and I would not like for him to know what kind of establishments I was frequenting. Rather, it was my growing feelings for him that kept me from seeking out any other man’s company.

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