Holmestice (Summer 2021) - Post-Reveal

 First of all, a delightful treat was posted for me at very nearly the last possible moment; this is a coda to Druid's Blood, a long-OP but excellent novel by Esther Friesner that one might describe as an inside-out-and-sideways take on the idea Neil Gaiman used for "A Study in Emerald", except that Friesner's book predates Gaiman's by twenty-odd years and is considerably funnier without in any way sacrificing the innate spookiness of the concept.

 

Albion's Seed
Author: Vulgarweed
Fandom: Druid's Blood - Esther M. Friesner, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: ~1000
Relationships: Dr. John H. Weston/Queen Victoria, Brihtric Donne/Ada Lovelace, Dr. John H. Weston & Brihtric Donne
Additional Tags: AU, Fix-It of Sorts, Magic, Mention of Canon Infidelity, Epistolary

A British ruler who moonlights as a doctor and a writer pens a letter to a muse who supported him when he was no one, to tell him that he’s welcome and needed at home.

And here's what I wrote - which did, indeed, succeed in flying entirely under the radar during the guessing phase, thanks to a couple of unintentionally (I think) helpful colleagues whose stories looked very much like things I could have written. This one is in a new canon for me, and arose partially from a spectacular coincidence - I had been looking into a bit of obscure history with which I have certain geographic and familial connections, and discovered that the last name of a historical murder victim was a match for a recurring character from a couple of key Elementary episodes. This was an irresistable excuse to write the following:

Matters of Luck
Fandom: Elementary (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Words: ~6200
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes & Joan Watson (Elementary)
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Joan Watson, Jonathan Bloom, Historical Character(s)

 “Those who depend on luck least will be rewarded most generously.”

When the late Jonathan Bloom offers Holmes and Watson a challenge, little do they expect that resolving it may require rewriting history.

 

And now I need to finish pulling together a Crossworks signup....

Dear Crossworker: Surprise me!

Long letter is long; it's kind of a feature for this exchange, and also of the way I build requests for it.  I am contemplating ways around the issue, but in the interests of posting while the iron is hot, for this year the Epic remains an Epic.

First, of all, thank you. This is, I think, up at the advanced-mastery level of fic exchanges, and I am grateful to anyone who braves its challenges. And of course it's also one of my favorite exchanges - crossovers are a big part of my fanfictional universe as both a reader and writer, and I'm always delighted to have an excuse to jump into this briar patch.

So: let the Epic begin.

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