Holmestice 2018: Written & Received

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A bit of a role reversal for the current round of Holmestice: my assigned writer penned the delightfully over-the-top -- but beautifully executed -- Crossover of Doom™, whereas I contributed the quiet little character moment. There were -- as usual -- a wealth of excellent tales in the present round, and this remains one of my favorite fic exchanges.

Written for me:

The Adventure of the Retired Novelist: The Simply Unacceptable Version
Written by: Iwantthatcoat
Fandom: Solar Pons, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Doctor Strange (2016), Guardians of the Galaxy (Movies), infinity war - Fandom
Rating: General Audiences
Words: ~4500
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Solar Pons & Dr Lyndon Parker, Solar Pons &Stephen Strange
Characters: Solar Pons - Character, Stephen Strange, Lyndon Parker, Rocket Raccoon, Peter Quill, Gamora (Marvel), Drax the Destroyer, Groot (Marvel), Mantis (Marvel), Lord Venler, Wilgreve, The Buttstallion (Borderlands 2)
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe - Time Travel, Infinity War Fixit, I do not believe this contains IW spoliers but it does reference it, Intentionally not Brit-picked

Does Lord Venler's appearance in "The Retired Novelist" seem a tad brief? And who came out of the mysterious wormhole hitherto unknown to science? (Spoiler: It is not Isadora Persono.) Dr Lyndon Parker, in his years chronicling the many adventures of Solar Pons and himself, certainly knows which parts of a story might be safely presented to the general public and which are simply unacceptable. Here is the simply unacceptable version- otherwise known as the far more complicated truth. Solar Pons (an established Holmes pastiche)/MCU crossover, with a guest appearance by a videogame horse with special powers and a passing reference to a character I sincerely hope OP will enjoy.

And my contribution, written for angelqueen04 :

By Any Other Name
Fandom: Enola Holmes Series - Nancy Springer, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Rating: General Audiences
Words: ~1600
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Enola Holmes, Mycroft Holmes
Additional Tags: Language of Flowers, Siblings

"By committing to a university career," said Mycroft, "you are entering the world in a more formal way, and in order to claim proper credit for your studies going forward, you will need to adopt a more permanent identity.”

Sometime in the year since Enola Holmes reconciled with her brothers, Mycroft has clearly found time to familiarize himself with the language of flowers.