Holmes let out a short laugh. “I am no great coachman, but even I can say with confidence that the dog-cart is not designed for such speeds as we reached last night. Well, never mind; the evidence was secured, Colonel Jameson was brought into custody, and I have every confidence that the police will make their case against him, thanks in great part to his own wife. I tell you, Watson, if half my clients exhibited such decisive curiosity as Marjorie Jameson, my job would be vastly simpler, and you would have far less to occupy your pen.”

From the private journal of John. H. Watson MD; not intended for publication. Being an account of the strange case of the Fourth Deathly Hallow; in which Dr John H. Watson and Mr Sherlock Holmes save a life, discover the true secret of Professor Moriarty, unravel a time loop or two, encounter a femme fatale, imbibe potions, break into and out of a wizarding mansion, hide in a male brothel, go shopping, track down a magical artefact, almost attend a ritual sacrifice, fail to be Obliviated and totally ignore the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy of 1692, all in the company of a lank-haired, irascible but secretly besotted schoolmaster, a bemused aristocrat and an increasingly perceptive and enamoured young hero.

Often, strangers would look at me, with my cane and my wolfsister, and either understand nothing about us at all, or think they understood far too much. The young man with the test tube only shook my hand, with a strength I should hardly have credited him, and said, "You have been in Afghanistan, I perceive."
For the Psychic Wolves for Lupercalia challenge

Mrs. Hudson has a few words on the subject of troublesome tenants. Mrs. Finch is determined not to fall into the same trap.

After Holmes returns there are recriminations. And then changes, subtle and insidious. There might be a plot afoot. If only Holmes were more of a detective.

All detectives are Sherlock Holmes, and they all have their Watsons. Six iterations of Holmes moments in six fandoms.

A Sherlock Holmes mystery set in Victorian Hogwarts and London. A valuable artefact has been stolen from Hogwarts, and the only suspect - a Muggleborn pupil - has disappeared. Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black summons Holmes to Hogwarts to retrieve the Ravenclaw Codex, but things are not as simple as they seem, and Holmes and Watson soon find themselves in the middle of a most perplexing case.

A Sherlock Holmes mystery set in Victorian Hogwarts and London. A valuable artefact has been stolen from Hogwarts, and the only suspect - a Muggleborn pupil - has disappeared. Headmaster Phineas Nigellus Black summons Holmes to Hogwarts to retrieve the Ravenclaw Codex, but things are not as simple as they seem, and Holmes and Watson soon find themselves in the middle of a most perplexing case.

"Eliminate the impossible and whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be true, even if it happens to be two time traveling wizards and the Once and Future King of Britain."

"Intemperance," a story from the secret journals of Doctor John H. Watson, intimate friend and long-time companion of the infamous Sherlock Holmes: A most curious and instructive report of the great man's improbable fecundation, gestation, and parturition.

The original plan for returning to England involved fucking around being shellshocked and suffering mandatory post-combat counseling and physical therapy to dissect the shattered mosaic of his feelings. That's not quite how it goes.

Five times someone warned John about Sherlock, and one time someone warned Sherlock about John.

In the aftermath of the Blackwood case, Mary determines that if she wants to have a successful marriage, she must find a way to integrate Holmes into her relationship with John. It's a decision that will have a number of unforeseen consequences, as she becomes far closer with the famous detective than she ever could have imagined.

Holmes takes a case that leads him into contact with Countess Ada Lovelace and direct conflict with a controversial but well-placed officer of His Majesty's Aery, to Scotland and back to London via the skies above.

Whenever Holmes told the story later, he always paused at this point and said, “and that’s when everything descended into farce,” with a dry chuckle. At the time, however, it had not seemed a laughing matter.

Sherlock Holmes was very nearly the only reason telegrams ever came to the house.

The first time Sherlock made off with her clothes, it was a skirt, a crinoline and a bustle, and Mary arrived home from visiting her mother just in time to nearly run into him coming out of her own house.

It isn't that I mind seeing Sherlock Holmes in my office doorway, precisely.

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So, [info]wanttobeatree wanted a modern-day Sherlock Holmes AU where they were Supernatural fanboys and Holmes spent a lot of time trolling and being dumb.

Lestrade makes a badly timed visit to Baker Street.

Holmes discovers he possesses a curious power over Watson, and that Watson is a man who still has a few secrets.

Russell relates an evening of Wodehousian mishap to Holmes over the breakfast table.

Watson/Irene/Holmes (gen-ish w/ OT3 undertones)
Universe: SH09
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Even if the woman clearly has no shame, he still finds it a little uncomfortable himself whenever they encounter each other with these perpetual failings in decorum.

title: unpredictably skilled

He goes to see her on Wednesday, deliberately not at Watson's request.

[John] also found that Mary's edition of Ovid was quite uncensored and indeed bore neat notations beside particular passages in what looked like her hand, detailing the dirtier of the puns and word-play.

Mary and Holmes talk before the wedding.

"Now come here, Mary," said her aunt, as Mary watched the carriage that held her mother and father pull disappear over the last rise and into the mist.

This is a cute little scene with the three of them in bed, just sleeping

They never spoke of it.

the sun never sets

movie-verse, FtM Holmes.

A reworking of DEVI and WIST that includs warnings for off screen non-con, violence and injustices involving minor canon characters. 16,300 words. Adult.

Intertwined with "The Naval Treaty". 10,700 words. Adult.

A Christmasy spin on MILV with a heart-warming dose of H/W. 14, 500 words. Mature.

Watson gets out his old uniform. Or, as [personal profile] thingswithwings put it, "Watson, Hesitant Dom, as companion to Holmes, Awkward Military Fetishist". That is an entirely true summary. But I should note that this is actually quite fluffy.

Holmes and Watson, having escaped to the rookery of St. Giles, meet a mysterious woman who also has a talent for killing royalty.

"Mrs Watson," said Holmes fuzzily, "Your washerwoman is cheating you." He slumped to Watson's chest.

"What?" said Watson, supporting Holmes' weight.

"I knew it!" said Mary,

An alternative take on "Dying Detective". 9200 words. Adult.

Johnny glanced down nervously at the exhibition program in his hand: Paranormal Phenomena in the 19th Century: Mediums, Spiritualists, and Psychics.

On the anniversary of Mary's death, Holmes reflects on his relationship with Watson.

Only to be adored was, in the end, nothing; to be adored by someone worthy, everything.

Faithful readers of these accounts of my adventures with Holmes will not be surprised, I dare say, to learn that it was not often that I was able to gain the better of my friend.

"One of the most attractive things about the flowers is their beautiful reserve. The truly beautiful and noble puts its lover, as it were, at an infinite distance, while it attends him more strongly than ever." -- Henry David Thoreau

"By the Lord, it is as well for you. If you had killed Watson, you would not have got out of this room alive."