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Sherlock Fanfiction: I Thought It Was You
Feb. 23rd, 2017 07:47 pmTitle: I Thought It Was You
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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 )
Author:
saki101Characters/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 )
Sherlock Fic: Metamorphosis
Nov. 1st, 2016 12:03 amTitle: Metamorphosis
Author:saki101
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Molly Hooper, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Genre: slash, AU
Word Count: ~3.4K
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
A/N: Written for the 2016 Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon, to the prompt: shapeshifter.
Many thanks to my beta listener and plot hole finder, who wishes to remain anonymous, and without whom this fic would never have been finished.
Metamorphosis is also posted on AO3.
Excerpt: Sherlock squinted at the screen and re-played the clip of CCTV footage. I leaned over, but couldn’t see much at that angle. Sherlock handed me the phone and started for the bridge. “You were right, Lestrade. Unless this turns out to be a very elaborate publicity stunt gone wrong, this might be a ten.”
( Metamorphosis )
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Molly Hooper, OCs
Rating: PG-13
Genre: slash, AU
Word Count: ~3.4K
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
A/N: Written for the 2016 Spook Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon, to the prompt: shapeshifter.
Many thanks to my beta listener and plot hole finder, who wishes to remain anonymous, and without whom this fic would never have been finished.
Metamorphosis is also posted on AO3.
Excerpt: Sherlock squinted at the screen and re-played the clip of CCTV footage. I leaned over, but couldn’t see much at that angle. Sherlock handed me the phone and started for the bridge. “You were right, Lestrade. Unless this turns out to be a very elaborate publicity stunt gone wrong, this might be a ten.”
( Metamorphosis )
Sherlock/ACD Fic: The House of Usher
Jun. 20th, 2016 11:36 pm
Title: The House of Usher
Author:
saki101Characters/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.
On AO3
Sherlock Fic: Pale Horse
Jun. 4th, 2016 07:31 pmTitle: Pale Horse
Author:saki101
Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes
Rating: PG
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~500 words
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
A/N: A short, mythical AU in which Mycroft and Sherlock vie for control of John's fate.
Excerpt: “Him,” Sherlock said, with a wave of his hand towards the broad, shallow dish of water. “The third in line; I’ll have him.”
Also posted on AO3.
( Pale Horse )
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes
Rating: PG
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~500 words
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
A/N: A short, mythical AU in which Mycroft and Sherlock vie for control of John's fate.
Excerpt: “Him,” Sherlock said, with a wave of his hand towards the broad, shallow dish of water. “The third in line; I’ll have him.”
Also posted on AO3.
( Pale Horse )
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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 )
Recipient:
piploverAuthor:
saki101Characters/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 )
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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 )
Recipient:
piploverAuthor:
saki101Characters/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 )
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Title: Penumbra (Addenda: Baskerville & Chapalu)
Author:
saki101Characters/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 (Addenda: Baskerville & Chapalu - Conclusion)
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Greg Lestrade
Rating: NC-17 (for the series)
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~15K (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.
( Penumbra (Addenda: Chapalu & Baskerville) - Conclusion )
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Title: Penumbra (Chapter Four: Beyond the Palings)
Author:
saki101Characters/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) )
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Easter Egg for Elmey: Dragon's Egg
Mar. 28th, 2016 10:12 pm
Title: Dragon's Egg
Author:
saki101Genre: pre-slash
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Illya/Napoleon
Disclaimer: Man from UNCLE is not mine and no money is being made.
A/N:
elmey’s prompt was a Persian proverb: Night hides the world, but reveals a universe.Also posted on AO3.
Excerpt: Napoleon glanced over his shoulder. Above the antique desk that crouched on its claw feet on the far side of the room, a faint glow illuminated a fold of the tapestry behind which they had located the safe. Illya had cracked it like it was a child’s toy, but inside there had been a strong box that was resisting his attentions with unusual success.
( Dragon's Egg )
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Title: Penumbra (Chapter Three: Transfusions - second part)
Author:
saki101Characters/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 )
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Title: Penumbra (Chapter Three: Transfusions)
Author:
saki101Characters/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 posted in two parts due to LJ word limits)
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.
Also posted on AO3.
Chapter One: Meet Me at Moonrise may be read on LJ here.
Chapter Two: Sequestration may be read on LJ here.
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) first part )
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Title: Penumbra (Chapter Two: Sequestration)
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Mike Stamford, Bill Wiggins
Rating: NC-17 (for series)
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~7.3K (Chapter Two)
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock nor Dark Shadows is mine and no money is being made.
Preview: John learns that one of the terms of employment is that he must remain at the Manor, unless accompanying Sherlock elsewhere, for the entire month of his probation.
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.
Chapter One: Meet Me at Moonrise may be read on LJ here.
Excerpt: “I can come back in the morning,” I called.
“No!” He shouted, striding back through the door. He took a deep breath when he stood before me again and regarded me from beneath lowered brows. “We have begun,” he said quietly.
( Penumbra (Chapter Two: Sequestration) )
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Title: Penumbra (Chapter One: Meet Me at Moonrise)
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Mike Stamford
Rating: NC-17 (for series)
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~6.1K (Chapter One)
Disclaimer: Neither Sherlock nor Dark Shadows is mine and no money is being made.
Preview: John’s grown up with the stories about Holmeswood Manor. They are certainly not going to keep him from interviewing for a residential post there because he cannot afford London on an army pension and there could not possibly be any truth to the tales.
A/N: A gothic romance 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.
Excerpt: He flitted across the moonbeams streaming through the windows. When I finally set myself in motion, he had stopped in the last pool of silvery light and was regarding me. There were no flames to colour him there; he was all pallor and darkness.
The room seemed inordinately long as I progressed through it, skirting the benches and pedestals and display cases that seemed to sprout in my path. I thought the shadows about him grew denser as I hastened forward and a fear that he might be swallowed by them before I reached his side gripped me.
He waited, as still and pale as the statues I had passed, except, as I drew near, I could see the pink bloom of his mouth.
( Penumbra (Chapter One: Meet Me at Moonrise) )
Title: Give Me Fire - Epilogue
Author:saki101
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock/John
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Slash
Word Count: ~2.7K
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: Sherlock finds a way to communicate with John during the Hiatus or maybe John finds a way to communicate with Sherlock. Upon Sherlock's return, there are many things to explain and explore.
An AU where the events following "Many Happy Returns" go very differently.
A/N: An epilogue to the story written for Come at Once: Round 6.1electricpirate's evocative prompt, 'give me fire', took my brain on an unexpected journey.
Excerpt: The stitches were tiny and neat, reducing the cross-hatching of wounds to the thinnest of red lines.
Give Me Fire may be read on LJ here.
Both together are on AO3 here.
( Give Me Fire - Epilogue )
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: Sherlock/John
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Slash
Word Count: ~2.7K
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: Sherlock finds a way to communicate with John during the Hiatus or maybe John finds a way to communicate with Sherlock. Upon Sherlock's return, there are many things to explain and explore.
An AU where the events following "Many Happy Returns" go very differently.
A/N: An epilogue to the story written for Come at Once: Round 6.
1electricpirate's evocative prompt, 'give me fire', took my brain on an unexpected journey.Excerpt: The stitches were tiny and neat, reducing the cross-hatching of wounds to the thinnest of red lines.
Give Me Fire may be read on LJ here.
Both together are on AO3 here.
( Give Me Fire - Epilogue )
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Sherlock Fic: Give Me Fire
Mar. 1st, 2016 09:23 pmTitle: Give Me Fire
Author:saki101
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock/John
Rating: NC-17 due to the epilogue
Genre: Slash
Word Count: ~3K
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: Sherlock finds a way to communicate with John during the Hiatus or maybe John finds a way to communicate with Sherlock.
An AU where the events following "Many Happy Returns" go very differently.
A/N: Written for Come at Once: Round 6.1electricpirate's evocative prompt, 'give me fire', took my brain on an unexpected journey.
( Give Me Fire )
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: Sherlock/John
Rating: NC-17 due to the epilogue
Genre: Slash
Word Count: ~3K
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: Sherlock finds a way to communicate with John during the Hiatus or maybe John finds a way to communicate with Sherlock.
An AU where the events following "Many Happy Returns" go very differently.
A/N: Written for Come at Once: Round 6.
1electricpirate's evocative prompt, 'give me fire', took my brain on an unexpected journey.( Give Me Fire )
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Sherlock Fanfiction: Coloured Pencils
Dec. 22nd, 2015 11:44 amTitle: Coloured Pencils
Author:saki101
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock/John, Mike Stamford, Greg Lestrade, Sarah Sawyer
Rating: R
Word Count: ~9.5K
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: One day, while Sherlock is sleeping off the excesses of a case, John gets bored.
A/N: (Set sometime after series 3, when John has returned to Baker Street to live.)
Written for snarryfool/ancientreader, whose wide-ranging and wonderful requests spoilt me for inspirational choice, as part of the Holmestice December 2015 Fanworks Exchange.
Also posted on AO3.
( Coloured Pencils )
Author:
saki101 Characters/Pairings: Sherlock/John, Mike Stamford, Greg Lestrade, Sarah Sawyer
Rating: R
Word Count: ~9.5K
Warnings: none
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: One day, while Sherlock is sleeping off the excesses of a case, John gets bored.
A/N: (Set sometime after series 3, when John has returned to Baker Street to live.)
Written for snarryfool/ancientreader, whose wide-ranging and wonderful requests spoilt me for inspirational choice, as part of the Holmestice December 2015 Fanworks Exchange.
Also posted on AO3.
( Coloured Pencils )
Title: Lepidoptera (conclusion)
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Mycroft Holmes, Mike Stamford, Mummy Holmes, Father Holmes, Puck
Rating: NC-17
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~17.5K (posted in two parts)
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: Mike introduces John to Mrs Hudson, but Sherlock finds John nevertheless.
A/N: A stand-alone AU of the Sherlock universe crossed with A Midsummer Night's Dream written for the Spook-Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon 2015 in response to the prompt: dark faerie(s).
Warning: Strange things ahead.
(First part on LJ due to word limits. Whole story posted on AO3.)
( Lepidoptera (conclusion) )
Sherlock Fanfiction: Lepidoptera
Oct. 31st, 2015 01:04 amTitle: Lepidoptera
Author:
saki101Characters/Pairings: John Watson/Sherlock Holmes, Mrs Hudson, Mycroft Holmes, Mike Stamford, Mummy Holmes, Father Holmes, Puck, Ella Thompson
Rating: NC-17
Genre: slash
Word Count: ~17.5K
Disclaimer: Sherlock is not mine and no money is being made.
Summary: Mike introduces John to Mrs Hudson, but Sherlock finds John nevertheless.
A/N: A stand-alone AU of the Sherlock universe crossed with A Midsummer Night's Dream written for the Spook-Me Multi-Fandom Halloween Ficathon 2015 in response to the prompt: dark faerie(s).
Posted in two sections on LJ due to word limits. Link to conclusion at the bottom of text.
Also, on AO3.
Excerpt: “Nothing ever happens to me,” John said, meeting Ella’s detached gaze. He could look someone straight in the eye and not give away a thing. The skill had been as valuable in his career as when he played poker. His therapist glanced down to scratch at her notebook. She had perfected the same technique.
John looked beyond her. Outside the firmly closed windows, bare tree branches scratched at the pale grey page of the sky.
"Anymore," he added silently.
( Lepidoptera )
