Holmes and Watson are called upon by royalty to solve a mystery that has baffled security and police a like concerning a matter of life and death. Eager to prove his superiority, Holmes happily takes on the challenge to save someone from grave danger.

December Challenge 2024: Chapter 30 & 31 — Happy New Year!

A collection of my responses to Hades Lord of the Dead's December Advent Calendar

My 2024 collection for Hades Lord of the Dead's December Challenge of Awesomeness!

2024 is my first year participating in the Hades Lord of the Dead December Calendar Challenge. It's time to bring a little Christmas cheer to Holmes, Watson, and Mrs. Hudson - and maybe even encourage Sherlock to enjoy the Holiday Season at last!

Holmes has called Watson unobservant once too many times. But is he just seeing him in the wrong situations? [This story has been moved to ArchiveOfOurOwn . org]

Holmes and Watson receive a visit from two gentlemen from Berlin. Gustav Lilienthal reports on the tragic crash of his brother Otto Lilienthal, from which he believes more than just an accident is involved. He asks Sherlock Holmes to travel to Berlin and investigate for himself.

Holmes and Watson's voyage back to England takes an unsettling turn when their ship becomes trapped in polar ice. After a strange encounter with a phantom vessel, passengers begin dying under mysterious circumstances. As Watson falls ill, Holmes must work quickly to uncover the truth before their icy surroundings become impossible to escape. **COMPLETE**

A Sherlock fanfiction

Responses to Hades Lord of the Dead's SH 2024 December Calendar Challenge. Prompt 07: Hank Marvin.

My collection of responses to the prompts for the challenge put forth by Hades Lord of the Dead from 2020... and 2024! One story a day for the month of December... hopefully. Featuring the cast of characters from 221B Baker Street! Will be updated more sporadically due to irl issues. Featuring: from Book girl fan-Holmes has a beard

Watson has many times admitted he edits their cases before publishing. What might he have edited out of the Three Garrideb ending?

In the flickering glow of the firelight, Holmes and Watson face the scars that linger—Watson's from war, Holmes's from a life spent unraveling chaos. But in the stillness of Baker Street, their friendship becomes a balm for wounds too deep to heal alone.

When Dr Watson leaves his 5-year-old daughter, Alice, in Sherlock Holmes' care for a month, Sherlock is sure that bad things will follow. And when Violet Hunter turns up again, a dramatic series of events follow

ONESHOT - A scrappy orphan with nothing but a sharp mind, a ruthless philosophy, and a burning desire to be more than Zero

A bout of depression has kept Holmes down for days, forcing Watson to resort to a most unconventional form of therapy. In order to get his most important patient up out of bed, the good doctor must first get in with him. (CW: contains references to depression and ASD)

Not all things need words to be spoken. There are those messages that just cannot be expressed through any human language, yet are as clear as though they were shouted out loud. A few brief moments from yet another evening spent patching up an injury remind Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson of this fact.

An elderly Holmes and Watson reminisce on days gone by.

When a warning reaches Watson but not Holmes, Watson must rely on a week-old hypothetical to get the message across

When Holmes and Watson are summoned to Thornbridge Hall, they find themselves entangled in a web of secrets surrounding the tragic death of Lord Remington's niece, Emily, years earlier. As the two navigate a house steeped in haunting memories and unravel the dark past of its troubled inhabitants, buried truths resurface, threatening to destroy those involved. **COMPLETE**

As Paul Green returned from an exhausting overseas trip, he found himself sharing a train compartment with a strange man named Mr. Crane. Paul, feeling the weight of his recent experiences, began to unburden himself to this mysterious stranger. He confided in Mr. Crane about three men who had caused him significant distress and whom he wished would simply disappear from his life.

Distracted words have far-reaching consequences. An AU of Words Unspoken set a year after To Find Home Again.

Holmes has been kidnapped by professor Moriarty. TRIGGER warning SA

When the aftermath of an accident finds Holmes and Watson in an old haunted manor house, they learn of a vampiric curse that haunts the family of an old friend; they must seek to break it before it's too late.

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