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The Case of the Widening Gap

ACD Holmesfest Round 8 Grand Reveal !

Note: those of you who follow my Twitter may be aware that I’m currently missing a false front tooth, which in the current situation won’t be replaced for some months. I’m in no discomfort at all but lisping away I turned to canon and, lo and behold: Holmes was there first, of course. So in that spirit I present the ACD Holmesfest Reveal Post Fic, and below it the list of who gave what to whom.

Many, many thanks to all of you - who deserve whole gardens of roses, but in particular to my stalwart fellow mods and betas,

methylviolet10b and

spacemutineer, without whom this would definitely not have been possible.

Please do feel free to comment on all and any fics or art you have missed or waited for the reveal to explore, to reply to comments on your gifts or work. Creators please consider adding your piece to our AO3 collection

P.S. The newspaper story below? Is genuine.
( Read more... )

Current Mood: content
Current Location: Still not bored at Castle Tweed

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Title: Douillet
Recipient: Our pinch-hitter for this round:

ancientreader
Author:

methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Word Count: 2,118
Characters: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Warnings: Happy retirement-era husbands, fluff.
Summary: The cold is getting to Watson.
Author's Notes: The title comes from a French word that means "cozy, soft, and warm". Your actions in springing to the rescue certainly have made us all more comfortable. Thank you, and we hope this suits!

( I contemplated getting up from my nest of blankets on the sofa to add more fuel to the fire. )

spacemutineer

Title: Riddle Me This, Mr Holmes
Recipient:

mistyzeo
Author: [redacted]
Beta: [redacted]
Rating: G
Word Count: 1990-ish
Characters: Watson, Holmes, Wiggins
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Warnings: Nah
Summary: Watson has, to Holmes’s entirely reasonable dismay, left London to visit a newly discovered cousin.
Author's Notes: Set in a nebulous Holmes/Watson time. Additional notes to come on the AO3 following reveals.

( Calm and rationality have ever been my watchwords... )

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Title: He’s Not Here
Recipient:

smallhobbit
Author:

saki101
Rating: PG
Warnings: consideration of the apparent death of Holmes at the Reichenbach Fall, 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)

( It’s a pleasure to write this down now. )

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Title: Summertime
Recipient:

gardnerhill
Author:

ghostbees
Rating: G
Characters: Holmes/Watson
Warnings: None
Summary: Snapshots of a holiday in Brighton
Notes: Inspired by your Brighton ficlet and Otto Pfenninger's 1906 colour photos. If wanted, a larger version of this can be made available to you upon request after the reveals.

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Art for gardnerhill for the ACDHolmesfest Exchange

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spacemutineer

Title: Found Family
Recipient:

hippocrates460
Author: [redacted]
Rating: PG
Characters, including any pairing(s): Watson/Holmes, Mrs. Hudson
Warnings: no warnings
Labels: domestic fluff, food as a love language, family, romantic but not erotic
Summary: Sometimes family is a landlady that teaches you to cook and a consulting detective that only takes a few decades to figure out how to speak your love language.
Disclaimer: it's a good thing Doyle wasn't a dentist or he'd have to treat everyone for cavities for reading this.

( It had become John Watson's habit to take Sunday dinner at the large table that dominated Mrs. Hudson's kitchen... )

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Title: Snapping Point
Recipient:

spacemutineer
Author: [redacted]
Rating: PG
Characters, including any pairing(s): Holmes/Watson
Warnings: off-screen violence, heavy angst
Summary: Holmes has been avoiding this particular conversation for over a year now. Established relationship, Holmes' POV

( As my train left St Pancras for Derbyshire, I had mixed feelings about my upcoming reunion with Watson. )

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Title: Masterpiece
Recipient:

capt_facepalm
Author:

capt_facepalm - and Happy April Fools Day to all!
Beta: [redacted]
Rating: PG
Characters: Holmes and Watson and Lestrade (and Mrs Hudson cameo)
Summary: A rambling casefic featuring Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Warning: History, art history, architecture and generous creative license
Bonus Warnings: Not British; not Brit-picked; not even close; written in a huge rush
Word Count: 9000 - go pour yourself a drink

( It was a dark and stormy night but that was usually the case in London... )

spacemutineer

Title: Vocation
Recipient:

ghostbees
Author: [redacted]
Beta thanks to: [redacted]
Rating: G
Characters: Holmes/Watson, established relationship
Word count: ~4900 words
Summary: "But where are we going, Holmes?"
Note: Historical tidbits galore, as requested. A few facts have been stretched to breaking point but none actually invented. If you think you recognise a name or a place – you do.

( "But where are we going, Holmes?" )

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Title: So Keen a Sympathy (podfic)
Recipient:

sanguinity
Podficcer:

methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Word Count: None
Characters: Mary Watson/Kate Whitney, Mary Watson/John Watson, (implied Holmes/Watson)
Warnings: Drug use, infidelity, period-typical homophobia and patriarchy
Summary: “I should have gone with you,” Kate said, and I looked up to find her watching me. “We should have gone away and gotten that little house together.”
Author's Notes: I hope you like this podfic of your wonderful story!

Download link: here

Or listen below:

Watch on YouTube

spacemutineer

Title: Love as fearful torment
Recipient:

saintdionysus
Author: [redacted]
Rating: NC-17 (M for Ao3)
Characters, including any pairing(s): Holmes/Watson
Warnings: Mentions of sexual content
Summary: "It begins – as it often has between Dr Watson and myself – with a visit to the opera." Holmes and Watson see Wagner's Parsifal, which sparks a conversation that leads to a tradition. As they get to know themselves and each other better, Parsifal remains the same pure fool, fulfilling in each version of his story his destination of reuniting the Holy Spear and Holy Grail.
Author's note: behind the cut

( It begins — as it often has between Dr Watson and myself — with a visit to the opera. )

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Title: An intimate moment
Recipient:

rachelindeed
Artist:

the_last_day_of_winter
Rating: PG
Characters: Holmes/Watson
Warnings: none

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Art for rachelindeed for the ACDHolmesfest exchange

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Title: All Night Long
Recipient:

garonne
Author:

gardnerhill
Rating: NC-17 (explicitly M/M)
Characters/Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Warnings: Brief description of torture. Explicit sexual content (NOT at the same time)
Word Count: 4444
Summary: An ordeal at the hands of an enemy; a celebration in the hands of a lover. Some things are worth surviving, and worth surviving for.
Disclaimer: Fun fact: This year "The Adventure of the Three Garridebs" entered public domain. Release the hounds.

( It is half-two, deep into the night, and John is awake and more than awake. )

spacemutineer

Title: Simplicity Itself
Recipient:

saki101
Author: [redacted]
Beta: [redacted]
Rating: PG
Characters, including any pairing(s): Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Warnings: none
Summary: Holmes found a house in Sussex, but he needs to make sure Watson approves before buying it.

( One Friday afternoon in July of 1896, I was resting at home... )

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Title: The Case of the Disappearing Husband
Recipient:

the_last_day_of_winter
Author:

smallhobbit
Rating: G
Characters, including any pairing(s): Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Warnings: No warning apply
Summary: A missing husband, an abundance of newspapers, and Holmes in disguise. Clearly Watson is about to become involved in a case.
Disclaimer: A few details Watson failed to include in his stories, but nothing else to surprise a reader of the Strand magazine.

( One morning I had woken somewhat later than usual... )

spacemutineer

Title: The Taste of Truth
Recipient:

colebaltblue
Author: [redacted]
Rating: PG
Characters: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, past John Watson/Mary Morstan, Mrs Hudson, Prof. Moriarty
Warnings: None
Word Count: 25,500
Summary: Two and a half years after Reichenbach Falls, John Watson discovers the magical tree that caused Holmes to fake his death.
Disclaimer: Holmes and Watson live in the public domain; the Lie Tree belongs to Frances Hardinge.

( I must apologise to my readers for the lies I practised upon them... )

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Title: The Reigate Revival
Recipient:

mightymads
Author:

mistyzeo
Rating: Explicit/NC17
Characters, including any pairing(s): Holmes/Watson
Warnings: None.
Summary: After the conclusion of the matter of "The Reigate Squires," Holmes and Watson find time to reconnect.
Disclaimer: I do what I want.

( Given that my friend Colonel Hayter’s establishment was, as I have said, a bachelor one... )

spacemutineer

Title: To Cast Light on Each
Recipient:

tweedisgood
Author: [redacted]
Rating: PG
Characters, including any pairing(s): established Holmes/Watson, developing Eugenia Ronder/Elsie Cubitt
Warnings: This is a fix-it for “The Veiled Lodger” and a follow-up to “The Dancing Men.” As such, it references the plots of both stories and includes references to suicidal inclinations, a past suicide attempt, past domestic abuse, as well as non-graphic descriptions of physical disfigurement
Summary: Holmes and Watson are determined to offer Eugenia Ronder more than a sermon.
Disclaimer: The characters belong to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and the opening poetic quotation is Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s. The concluding song was released in 1901 by Arthur F. Tate and Eileen Newton.

( The stifling, anguished atmosphere of the veiled lodger's lonely room followed us back to Baker Street. )

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We know the world is an anxious place right now. Our posts for this round will start on March 15, and will hopefully provide you with some fun distractions.

Stay well, keep calm, and we'll see you on the 15th!

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A huge public THANK YOU to the many of you who reached out to us with offers to pinch-hit. You are a wonderful community! We have made arrangements and Plan B is in full swing.