Responses to Hades' December calendar of awesomeness 2023

The old manor is like a labyrinth of secrets best left uncovered. Of course, Sherlock Holmes is the last person to leave well enough alone.

My prompt answers to 2023's Calendar of Awesomeness, run by Hades Lord of the Dead (thank you again!) 31 days. 31 prompts. Holmes. Watson. Let's do this.

"Although Holmes has always called Inspector Lestrade the best of a bad lot, I did not entirely realise the regard he held him in until one chilly morning in October 1897." Reposted from an old December Calendar Challenge.

My contributions to the Hades Lord of the Dead December Challenge of Awesomeness 2023!

Short stories answering the prompts of Hades Lord of the Dead's Calendar Challenge 2023.

2023 December Calendar Challenge! Hop in the hansom cab and come along for the ride.

Responses to Hades Lord of the Dead's SH 2023 December Calendar Challenge. Prompt 09: Incense.

A collection of stories inspired by Hades Lord of Dead's December 2023 Challenge!

"Oh my dear friend." I grasped his hand, so very pale and cold. "You really did die that day, didn't you?" - Holmes has changed since Reichenbach, in ways Watson could never possibly have imagined...

Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson in the twilight of their lives.

... and one time he did the surprising. A brief exploration of the relationship between Lestrade and the Baker Street duo.

Fifty times Holmes and Watson made a wish. Reposted from the December Calendar Challenge.

Holmes has black moods and Watson has lazy days. Luckily, they also have each other.

A traumatic head injury changes the trajectory of Holmes's life. Reposted from the December Calendar Challenge.

Watson's old war medal sparks a mystery. Reposted from the December Calendar Challenge.

"It is a Doctor's lot, Holmes," he said one night over a glass of brandy at the end of a long day. I had just deduced, from the mud stains on his trousers, that he had visited several districts of varying repute and class on his rounds. "We must set aside who we are and be there only for the patient." Reposted from the December Calendar Challenge.

Watson's faceblindess has never been a problem… until this case. Now he's juggling his own condition, Holmes's sudden mood change, and a criminal who's far too wily for his taste. What's a man to do? (crossposted on AO3)

Shortly after his promotion to inspector at Scotland Yard, Lestrade is tasked with investigating the murder of an unwed young mother of two over on the east end of London.

It never bodes well when an enemy knows more about your past than you care to remember. A crossover retelling of The Final Problem. PSA to all readers: In the interests of diplomacy, the word 'redskin' has been changed to 'Indian'. Still the wrong term, but at least it's not so blatantly racist, and still demonstrates Doyle's and Barrie's unthinking imperialism and ignorance.

Series of 1 or 2 part stories about the incredible friendship between a Doctor and a Detective.

One-shot collection of all the moments from throughout Holmes and Watson's careers that we never see. Because they're just as interesting eating breakfast as they are solving cases. No slash, will update as inspiration strikes.

"The Sherlock Holmes Halloween Special! Holmes and Watson are invited to the estate of Joseph Kensington, where they are to investigate the death of one of his comrades. However, when a demonic figure with a flaming skull suddenly appears at night and demands another victim, the two of them begin to doubt their sanity."

On a stormy evening, Sherlock Holmes paid an unexpected visit to his elder brother, Mycroft. Sensing that something was amiss in Sherlock's behaviour, the elder Holmes attempted to deduce what was bothering his brother in spite of Sherlock's reluctance to share. Canon Compliant.

Dr. John Watson stood back, solemnly taking in the spectacle of his scientific and medical colleagues examining and speculating over the strange being. He too was compelled by scientific curiosity, yet he could not resist the pull of compassion for this strange and soul-wounded creature. Or: Sherlock Holmes is an alien.