#holmes for holidays

[finalproblem]

The Sherlockian New Year’s Celebration in The Giant Chat of Sumatra starts NOW!

Don't have New Year's Eve plans? Now you do—it’s our 12th Annual Very Casual New Year’s Eve Party!

As always, we’ll talk, play games, and hang out as we count down to the New Year in London.

The party begins Sunday, December 31, 11:00 pm UTC (London time) / Sunday, December 31, 6:00 pm US Eastern (New York time). [Convert to your time zone.] You can drop in any time—though remember we’re counting down to midnight in London so it’s best to arrive before that!

Everyone’s invited, even if you’ve never joined the chat before. 

We’ll see you in the #giantchat channel of The Giant Chat of Sumatra Discord server! 🥳

[contact-guy]

"It is indeed, a fearful place. The torrent, swollen by the melting snow, plunges into a tremendous abyss, from which the spray rolls up like the smoke from a burning house. The shaft into which the river hurls itself is a immense chasm, lined by glistening coal-black rock, and narrowing into a creaming, boiling pit of incalculable depth, which brims over and shoots the stream onward over its jagged lip. The long sweep of green water roaring forever down, and the thick flickering curtain of spray hissing forever upward, turn a man giddy with their constant whirl and clamor."

THE FINAL PROBLEM - part 7 of many - part 1 - part 2 - part 3 - part 4 - part 5 - part 6. Another scene I've had written in some form for months. Getting close now...

This is in the Watson's Sketchbook series!

[elinordash]

SHERLOCK HOLMES (1984 - 1994) ↳ 5x04 | Boscombe Valley

[holmosexualitea]

Merry Christmas and happy holidays!

[mycroftholmesian]

Happy Holmes Holidays Everyone! 🎄🔍

[detectivejay]

It's a little under a week until Christmas, for those who celebrate, and so please enjoy this hastily put together holiday poll, fellow mystery fans. Happy holidays!

Some of these aren't specifically Christmas-themed, but wintery or feel fun to watch during this time of year, so I added them in. I'm sure there are plenty of other Holmes pastiches and stories written for the season, so feel free to shout those out in the comments and tags!

As always, please reblog for a larger sample size, thank you and again happy holidays and happy New Year! ❄️

(Side note: I'm behind on Sherlock & Co, so if there's a more recent holiday ep, my apologies to the fans. I also couldn't find a holiday episode of Elementary, but I'm only on season 3 so let me know if I missed one.)

[julienbakerstreet]

Christmas in the Sherlock Holmes canon

[barachiki]

Sherlock has to hurry to decorate all the cookies in time for Christmas. He does not appreciate the interruption.

[bluebellinbakerstreet]

100/100 Sherlock in black and white (+ a little bonus)

[1895locktva]

Sin Takes a Holiday (1930), but make it literal

Reference:

I was watching this movie and realised it had Basil Rathbone in it. So I thought I'd do a little retelling of this scene.

[meandhisjohn]

Sherlock's journal:

Italy with John part 2:

We attended a former client's wedding in Rome.

Got me some ideas.

I should make a decent man out of my doctor.

Well, not too decent.

[fictionalheroine]

VHS CHRISTMAS CAROL: LIVE!

[consult-sherlockholmes]

Joyous Ides of March to all the backstabbers out there.

[holmosexualitea]

Day 2. "Biscuits"

Trying out an other prompt list this month! I was horrible with the last one back in October, I wont guarantee anything but I saw @notjustamumj 's prompt list and I got inspired! We'll see where this goes <3

Wishing you all a lovely December!

[croatoancassiel]

I HOPE SHERLOCK IS HAVING A GREAT CHIRSTMAS🙏🙏 it means the world to me that he gets to enjoy this holiday, as another autistic person christmas is a HORROR, its such an overstimmulating holiday so sherlock finding the littlest bit of joy in the day makes me very happy 😞💞

[starkraivennemad]

The Last Friday

Greg stood at the window looking out at London lit in its holiday glory. “Last Friday of the year.”

It felt so incredibly right. Yet it felt so incredibly strange.

He could not help but smile slightly as he heard the peal of bells from the church a block over in the quiet room.

“For whom the bell tolls, eh?” Sally Donovan gave him a bittersweet smile.

“It tolls for me.”  Greg returned the smile.

It was time.

He looked around the room and handed Sally a small gift box as he headed for the door.

She teasingly jiggled the box and jokingly guessed its contents. Looking at Greg's face, she knew it was not a joke. She ripped into the box and gasped at the verification in her hands.

"Really? For me? Thank you!" There were tears in her eyes. “I surely thought the chief…”

“Oh, I threatened him with Sherlock, or I’m sure he would have denied it.” Greg laughed. There is no one more deserving, and he knows it.”

“Thank you!” She beamed but then demurred. “It’s all so…”

“It is…” Greg agreed and hugged her, “Stay, take it all in. Happy New Year, D.I. Donovan.”

“Happy New Year, Greg.”

Greg grinned upon seeing the black sedan and the now-former occupant of an office in the British Government who awaited within.

“What a difference a day makes, my good man?” Mycroft read his mood. “Ready?”

“Where were you, New Year’s Eve?” Mycroft Holmes had asked Greg some 360+ days ago. “Wishing I was kissing you.” Lestrade, sleep-deprived after a grueling serial killer case, accidentally but truthfully answered. “I’m getting too old for his shite.” “Same.” Mycroft concurred, then blinked, “What did you say?”

That began a most unexpected conversation that kicked off a chain of events culminating today.

The ending of one life and the beginning of another – together.

Detective Chief Inspector-Retired Gregory Lestrade-Holmes took a final look at the New Scotland Yard sign and stepped into the sedan with Mycroft Holmes-Lestrade.

“A day? Try nearly a year of them,” Greg kissed him, “And I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’m ready, my good man.”

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