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Title: Penumbra (Winter Special)
Author: saki101
Rating: R
Characters and Pairings: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Sherlock/John
Word Count: ~27.8K (first twenty-seven chapters)
Summary: Autumn is fading into winter. As the days grow shorter, Holmeswood Manor reveals something new to John.
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock BBC nor Dark Shadows belong to me.
A/N: Written in a series of short chapters to the prompts of the 2020 Advent Ficlet Challenge and
taking as inspiration the John and Sherlock of the Unaired Pilot.

Another instalment of the Penumbra series, which is a gothic AU of the Sherlock universe inspired by the universe of Dark Shadows (the 1966 television series).

Preview: In Maine, there was Collinwood and the three centuries of history that were woven into its walls. In London, there is Holmeswood Manor (or the Manor on Baker Street as the urban legends have it), tucked now into a city street when once its oak woods rolled from the heath to the river.

Series One Overview: John grew up with its stories of ghosts and wizards and things that hunt in the night. They didn’t keep him from interviewing for a residential post at the Manor because he couldn’t afford London on an army pension and there could not possibly have been any truth to the tales.

Series Two Overview: It's been more than a year since John came to live at the Manor on Baker Street. He has learned many things, one being that the stories hadn't prepared him for the half of it.

Summer Mini-episode: A glimpse of life in the season after the ball.

Winter Special: John's knowledge of the Manor expands further.

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Excerpt: I turned back to the window. “I don’t recall this last year. Were we away?” I leaned out. The breeze was sharp. The sound of bells louder.

“No. I told you this summer that you were changing.”
 

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Posted on AO3.

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Title: He’s Not Here
Author: saki101
Rating: PG
Word Count: ~7.9K
Warnings: consideration of the apparent death of Holmes, canon typical mention of off-stage death of minor characters
Summary: Holmes learns more about how Watson felt after the Reichenbach Fall, and what Watson did about it.
Disclaimer: Public domain (at least all the ACD story elements referenced herein)
A/N: Written for the 2020 ACDHolmesfest.




Excerpt: “Where did you get a photograph of me?”

I laughed. “From that photographer you suspected of murder. You sat for a whole series in order to have plenty of time to converse with him and observe his reactions. You told him you were an actor and had me bring along changes of costume, stage make-up, and props - a skull and a riding crop. Surely you remember?”

On A03.

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Title: Penumbra (Series Two, Fifth Chapter: Thistle)
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Bill Wiggins, James Moriarty, Mrs Hudson, Mummy Holmes, Mr Holmes, Charles Augustus Magnussen, Culvert(on) Smith, Molly Hooper, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, OCs
Rating: Mature (for the series)
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~6.9K (for this chapter), 33K (for second series)
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock nor Dark Shadows is mine and no money is being made.
A/N: A sequel to my gothic fusion of Sherlock and the universe of Dark Shadows (the television series), set about a year after the first series.

Chapter 5: Thistle on AO3

Chapter 4: Glazed on AO3
Chapter 3: Hammam on AO3
Chapter 2: Alchemy on AO3
Chapter 1: Do You Dance? on AO3
Series One (all five chapters) on A03


Excerpt: “No honour among the malevolent, John.”

Title: I Thought It Was You
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes
Rating: PG-13
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~500 words
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
A/N: A short missing scene from The Lying Detective; John and Sherlock's conversation continues a little longer that what we heard.

Excerpt: Maybe it’s unwise to write this down, but I don’t want that weird thing that happens with memories to happen to this. I want to own up to what it was and hold tight to what it means, because I have trouble with that. I admit it. I hide from myself more than I hide from anyone else, although I do that, too. This, I don’t ever want to lose sight of, no matter how many body parts are in the fridge.

Also posted on AO3.

( I Thought It Was You )

Title: The House of Usher
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mrs Hudson, OCs, Roderick Usher/Edgar Corvus, Madeline Usher
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~13K
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock, the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle nor The Fall of the House of Usher is mine and no money is being made.
A/N: A fusion of Sherlock: The Abominable Bride and ACD crossed over with The Fall of the House of Usher, written for piplover for the June 2016 Holmestice Exchange. (Although not essential to the story, if anyone would like to re-read Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, it may be found at Project Gutenberg here. Several passages are quoted in the story.)
Summary: Just as one case has been concluded, a new client appears who hopes Sherlock Holmes can shed light on the mysterious deaths of the Ushers and the destruction of their home. While events unfold, Doctor Watson ponders the use of forenames.

Excerpt: Holmes had held up the dagger and grinned at me, pushing away the hair that had fallen into his eyes and smearing muck across his face in the process. The steel blade had glittered in the sunlight as he turned it to read the inscription around the ornate hilt.

“Best not to commit crimes with family heirlooms,” he had observed.

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On AO3

Title: The House of Usher (on AO3)
Recipient: piplover
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Mrs Hudson, OCs, Roderick Usher/Edgar Corvus, Madeline Usher
Rating: Mature
Word Count: ~13K (posted in two parts due to length)
Warnings: case related violence
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock, the Sherlock Holmes stories of Arthur Conan Doyle nor The Fall of the House of Usher is mine and no money is being made.
A/N: A fusion of Sherlock TAB and ACD crossed over with The Fall of the House of Usher. (Although not essential to the story, if anyone would like to re-read Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, it may be found at Project Gutenberg here. Several passages are quoted in the story.)
Summary: A new client wants Sherlock Holmes to investigate the fall of the House of Usher. Doctor Watson ponders the use of forenames.

Excerpt: Holmes had held up the dagger and grinned at me, pushing away the hair that had fallen into his eyes and smearing muck across his face in the process. The steel blade had glittered in the sunlight as he turned it to read the inscription around the ornate hilt.

“Best not to commit crimes with family heirlooms,” he had observed.

( The House of Usher )

Title: Penumbra (Addenda: Baskerville & Chapalu)
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Greg Lestrade, Molly Hooper, OCs
Rating: NC-17 (for the series)
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~16K (Addenda: Baskerville & Chapalu - posted on LJ in two parts due to length)
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock nor Dark Shadows is mine and no money is being made.
Preview: John is no longer sequestered. Boundaries are crossed and creatures encountered.
A/N: A gothic AU of the Sherlock universe inspired by the universe of Dark Shadows (the television series), presented in four episodes, and written for the Miniseries March Challenge at Fall TV Season Sherlock. This chapter is set before the final scene in Beyond the Palings.

Also posted on AO3 (all chapters).
Chapter One: Meet Me at Moonrise may be read on LJ here.
Chapter Two: Sequestration may be read on LJ here.
Chapter Three: Transfusions may be read on LJ here.
Chapter Four: Beyond the Palings may be read on LJ here.

Excerpt: I stared for a moment at him and his beautiful proportions. He looked back at me, standing still as a statue with the water sluicing over him, except that statues do not grow red and purple bruises across their perfect skin.

( Penumbra (Addenda: Chapalu & Baskerville) )

Title: Penumbra (Chapter Four: Beyond the Palings)
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Mike Stamford, Bill Wiggins, Mrs Turner, Mr Chatterjee, Bill Murray
Rating: NC-17 (for the series)
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~6.8K (Chapter Four)
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock nor Dark Shadows is mine and no money is being made.
Preview: The month is drawing to a close. John must decide.
A/N: A gothic AU of the Sherlock universe inspired by the universe of Dark Shadows (the television series), presented in four episodes, and written for the Miniseries March Challenge at Fall TV Season Sherlock.

Also posted on AO3 (all chapters).
Chapter One: Meet Me at Moonrise may be read on LJ here.
Chapter Two: Sequestration may be read on LJ here.
Chapter Three: Transfusions may be read on LJ here.

Excerpt: Sherlock stood in shirtsleeves before the piano in the corner, swaying as he played his violin, his back to me. Sunlight slanted through the southern windows, throwing blues and violets over him, greens and golds at his feet.

“You have questions,” he said and raised his bow. His tone was cool; he did not turn around.


( Penumbra (Chapter Four: Beyond the Palings) )

Title: Penumbra (Chapter Three: Transfusions - second part)
Author: saki101
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Mike Stamford, Bill Wiggins, Mrs Turner
Rating: NC-17 (for this chapter and the series)
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~11K (Chapter Three in two parts on LJ due to length)
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock nor Dark Shadows is mine and no money is being made.
Preview: Sherlock’s life is endangered and John is ready to do whatever is necessary to save him.
A/N: A gothic AU of the Sherlock universe inspired by the universe of Dark Shadows (the television series), presented in four episodes, and written for the Miniseries March Challenge at Fall TV Season Sherlock.

(After some revision, the chapter went over the LJ word limit so it is now posted in two sections.)

Also posted On AO3.
Chapter One on LJ
Chapter Two on LJ
Chapter Three - part 1 on LJ

Excerpt: A glint of white streaked across the sky, a fleck of fallen moonbeam.
Fanciful, Watson.
I may have crossed into the land of poets and madmen; I should use their language.


( Penumbra (Chapter Three: Transfusions) second part )