Holmestice (Winter 2023) - Written & Received

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A new experience this round (and a round with a great many new and capable players besides): I got a genuinely nifty vid!

Elementary!
Creator: beakeaper
Rating: G
Fandoms/Sources: Elementary, Murder By Decree, The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987), Sherlock: The Musical, Star Trek: TNG*, Young Sherlock Holmes
Relationships: Holmes & Watson(s) (John, Joan, Jane)
Warnings: none

Holmes and Watson's friendship in different versions, the greatest duo, represented by the song "Elementary" from "Sherlock: The Musical".

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For my part, I wrote a pre-Reichenbach story - this one from Holmes' POV - for tadhana_writess.

A Problem of Trust
Rating: G/all ages
Fandom: ACD
Relationship: Holmes & Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes
Words: ~1900
Warnings: none

The astute reader may wonder why neither Watson nor his literary agent were ever brought to court by Professor Moriarty or his relations. The truly serious reader is likely to ask the more intriguing question: given the sterling public reputation ascribed to the professor, and the care which Moriarty took to protect it, why would he, his heirs, or his business associates not take legal action against Watson and Conan Doyle?

Some few of those devoted to the close study of Watson’s writings have deduced the answer. Insofar as I am aware, however, no one has ever satisfactorily explained who – or why – someone might have chosen to invent Moriarty in the first place.