#lil lestrade

[johannadc]

A Li'l Mystrade Christmas

Mycroft leaned casually on the mantelpiece to welcome Gregory back to his office.

"Oh, you've decorated!" Greg observed.

"You had an excellent point about acknowledging the seasonal festivities."

"When did you have a fireplace put in?"

"The weather is turning chilly, is it not?"

"Bet it'll be cosy in here."

"Would you like to find out?"

"Sure! I'll be back later. Got a gift for you I wanted to bring by."

[mxflowercheck]

Mystrade date but they are both dummies and workaholics, so they BOTH are almost falling asleep at the table

[icecreambeach]

i'm obsessed with him

Picture me drawing this in a hotel bar in Michigan. Watson’s Sketchbook has returned with THE CARDBOARD BOX!

I chose to put this right after SIGN OF THE FOUR because of Holmes’s magnificently bitchy “don’t even bother crediting me” moment that I felt deserved a deeper reason than dunking on Lestrade for no reason.

There’s also the quote about the potential meaninglessness of life that ends the story and is, again, weirdly poignant for a fairly ordinary case. The drawing for that quote is inspired by this Paget piece I love:

(This is in the Watson’s sketchbook series!)

[sweeterthansucrose]

Just a lil scenario:

Kidnapper: 'We have your friend.'

John: 'Wait what? Who?!'

Kidnapper: 'Some tall guy with a trenchcoat.'

John: 'Oh god that's Sherlock.'

Kidnapper: 'Okay, Sherlock. We have Sherlock.'

John: *laughs* 'You don't have Sherlock, Sherlock has you.'

Kidnapper: 'Wait what-'

John: 'Good luuuuuck!' *ends call*

~~~

5 minutes later John gets a call:

Sherlock: 'Hey love, can you call Lestrade to get here please, there are a couple of dead people and a few that could be saved *pause* or maybe not.'

John: 'Of course darling.'

Lestrade: 'No! It's my day off, it's not my division problem.'

John: 'I'll get Mycroft to take you out on a date.'

Lestrade: *snatches the phone* 'Where the hell are you?'

[england-would-fall]

Summarize WIPs Badly...

Thanks @sunnysideprince! Let's see how poorly I can sum up my google docs...

june has a job. henry has a job. alex is annoying and also attracted to handwriting, apparently. (Sixty Steps)

henry hates paris in november. alex is a sentimental bitch. a phone call happens. (Winter in the Light)

there's a clock in henry's room. alex doesn't like the clock. the clock is a metaphor, which you never saw coming. (Time, When Its Stops)

his name is remy, for god's sake. (Untitled Secret Project)

henry writes his novels with a pen because he's just that kind of guy. alex is an insomniac with a twist. (no, he is not a vampire.) (Untitled Secret Project: 2 Untitled 2 Secret)

five times alex does swoony big eyes on his own and one time henry makes him do swoony big eyes. (Untitled RBB Fic)

poetry is hard. just like alex. (Untitled Co-Write)

henry should not go online drunk, but he does. shenanigans ensue. (Untitled Co-Write: The Sequel: The Fanficion)

MySpace is cool / Eyeliner is hot / Alex is bi / Hen writes poems a alot (Your Lipstick, His Collar -- on AO3)

alex has great tits. henry has great tits. everyone wins! (Untitled Smut Fic)

henry doesn't know he wants a thing, but then alex realizes henry does want a thing, so they go places. situations occur. (All The World's A Stage -- on AO3)

greg lestrade has trauma, a broken kettle, and a lost watch, so...it's not great. but mycroft holmes has the bug tie. at least there's that. (A Man Awake -- on AO3)

cursors blink, but wrong. john is confused and a lil angy. sherlock is not dead, which isn't a spoiler because the show is super old now. (Blink -- on AO3)

@taste-thewaste @luainthewild @onthewaytosomewhere + OPEN TAG (and tag me to see, because these can be so fun to read)

[amypihcs]

Hello! Super late as usual, i'll blame university again. For this letter, the gayest paragraph in the history of literature! Let's see what our Watson writes for us!

For starters, Holmes is quite curious today. He'd liek a look at Mr Garrideb's collection

Unfortunately he really CAN'T now! Tomorrow afternoon? Yes, that's a nice day! Holmes is planning something, i feel it in my bones!

And now! He also likes architecture? He's planning something all right!

Now they go home and after dinner they get back on topic!

Holmes is quite satisfied. Now he can snuggle on his Watson and explain. And Watson noticed the curious stuff too!

And they agree on the deduction, Watson should give Holmes a lil kissy. Then they go to bed and Holmes does a thing he HATES, getting up early. But he's on a case, so not too bad!

Damn. Holmes is worried. Worried for his Watson. And Watson is comforting him that it will all go okay. These two are so absurdly married. I love them.

Watson doesn't know who that is, anyway, so Holmes gets near him, gives him a handkiss and explains

I LOVE that they're friends with Lestrade now! I also love Holmes calling the Yarders bureaucrats and in some way appreciating them!

Holmes tells his story and then they get ready to go out. Watson, darling, get your gun, please.

SH: Sleep a bit before we go, my dear. You need to be safe and awake. JW: Yes, my Holmes. It will go alright. I promise. SH: Rest, dear.

Holmes is doing another little bit of an explanation

Holmes you don't need to sound THAT admired! but yes, do explain your ideas! it will calm and ground both you and your Watson

They get into the house, take a good look around and they prepare their ambush.

Here he comes!

Sneaky, sneaky. Sneaky, sneaky, Ah they rolled badly on Stealth! The floorboards creaked! A true pity. Anyway, cough cough, Hands up, Killer Evans!

Ehy! SKRONK!

The fuck are you doing shooting Watson? -searching him for weapons- Watson meanwhile is busy suffering and checking out his husband's coolness under fire. 8/10 Holmes, you could've fi-hey!

Holmes scooped up Watson (wiry arms, uh? Guess you know those very well), put him down on a chair, almost teared up while begging Watson not to die, torn Watson's trousers apart, saw that Watson's reassurance wasn't just playing cool and HISSED at Killer Evans that he would only go out of that house FEET FIRST if HIS Watson had been hurt badly.

Watson meanwhile has signed down three more love confessions, winced a bit at the pain, begun mourning his favourite trousers and barely resisted the temptation to just kiss Holmes' tears away from his beautiful storm-grey eyes only because they're in front of a SUSPECT.

Anyway the pros that come with being shot on a case include being snarky while writing it down, of course.

And of course Watson CAN'T let Holmes look around alone, he could be in danger. So an excuse to glue himself to his husband in public.

AH AND NOW YOU'RE TALKING UH?

Watson is keeping Holmes from biting at Evans' throat. And we know this. This american bastard shot WATSON!! Holmes SHOULD be allowed to eat him alive expecially since he's calling himself a soft hearted guy. And yet no, Holmes. Remember the law. Sure, my Watson. Could you call Lestrade, please. Well, CERTAINLY Watson can!

The case ends in the best way, then? EEEh, nop. Poor Mr Garrideb will never completely recover from the shock of seeing his 5 million Pounds disappear into thin air. Big F for him, he was a nice man. Watson got as a bonus to be carried upstairs by his Holmes (Holmes' insistence) once back home and i guess he exploited Holmes' presence for a bit as a help while he bandaged himself (he refused to let Holmes do the medication, even if it didn't need stitches)

And in the next story we'll hear of the disappearence of lady Frances Carfax! We'll see how it went!

[lea-andres]

My decision making in Frogwares games is as follows:

- Is Lestrade being a lil bitch?

- Will it piss off Mycroft? (Mycroft deserving to be PO'd optional)

- Did the murderer smuggle the weapon in his butt? (And if so, absolved. No questions asked. People shouldn't go to jail for funny crimes, and I have the humor of a two year old.)

[kazuma-asogi-blog]

hey hey hey mr handsome my favourite guy of all time!!!! got some news from a lil bird, apparently theres this really messed up case that happened last night, something involving a poisonous plant, a bar fight, identity fraud, and someone's pet bear cub. if you get the case can you pretty-pretty-please report back because uh. my downstairs neighbour is sort of a suspect. pretty sure he didnt do it but i wasnt home last night so who knows!!!! i trust you and mr pretty prosecutor though. if he gets put in jail theyll probably let me have his flat. but either way!!!! i hope you get the case because my neighbourhood is just weird and youre the only ones i trust not to arrest everyone for no reason. love you see you later after im done visiting my neighbour in jail!!!

I've been assigned this case myself, actually. Lord van Zieks will be supervising of course, but I'm officially in charge. I'm glad to have the chance to lead a case, even if it meant spending Saturday at work.

Because the investigation is ongoing, I can't say much yet. But the arresting officer, Gina Lestrade, is reliable. Rest assured this is being handled professionally.

[somethingintheforest]

Its not really in the ask list, so feel free to ignore But I would like to know if you have a favourite moment in all the books. (Ig it kinda covers it with favourite/least favourite advetnture but still)

Maybe a line of dialogue or a funny event or something like that

oh god oh wow there are so many

the 'Sherlock Holmes: his limits' list in A Study in Scarlet

also the discription of Holmes's hands (stained and covered in plaster) in STUD lives in my head rent free

when Holmes cried when Lestrade complimented him in the Six Napoleons

'You are not coming' 'Then you are not going' - Charles Augustus Milverton

also in CAM when Watson just. picks up a chair. to fight the guy. i wanna know what was going through his head.

when Holmes makes a lil pillow fort in the Man with the Twisted Lip

in the Illustrious Client when Holmes gets attacked and Watson offers to beat the shit out of his attackers <333333

'it was worth a wound'. obviously.

the whole scene in the Devils Foot where Watson is suffering under the drug but he sees Holmes suffering more and snaps out of it to save them both <333333333333333

'The good Watson at that time had deserted me for a wife, the only selfish action which I can recall in our association' (The Blanched Soilder) is so sad but also so funny

i forget which story this is from (and i've looked and can't find it now i'm sad) but the story basically starts with:

Watson: I should like to think-

Holmes: I should hope so

or something along those lines.

that's too many. i know there are so many more moments. anon, look what you've done

[inspector-gina-lestrade]

toasting, toasting!!! if you get jack arrested and outta my hair for the weekend i just might send you off again with cookies, miss smartypants!!! thank you for comin to my rescue!!!

well ya know wot the riffraff say! if yer lookin to dodge the lock-up, dont let lestrade spot yer cock-up!! 🫡

nearly went pear-shaped fer a bit though, dinnit? 🤔 good job toby wos there, waggin 'is tail n keepin them crooks busy wiv those cute lil yarfs ov 'is!

ta fer the snacks by the by. toby seems chuffed to bits wiv 'is share, got 'is tail goin like e's tryna take off. cor, e's gonna turn into a proper pampered pooch, e is…

[johannadc]

Li'l Mycroft Celebrates

"To us. My dear Gregory, you have made me happier than I ever expected. Thank you for being my favourite Christmas gift."

"Aw, genius, the feeling's mutual. Here's to a good new year."

And so we leave them settled in together in front of a glowing fire.

[aro-simp]

i've asked a couple of ppl what their f/os would do if their s/i turned into a worm but for u i'll do it the other way around: what would you(r s/i) do if an f/o turned into a worm?

AW THANKS

FASCINATING question actually because there's so many ways it could go

Assuming I don't know who the worm is I would probably... just leave them be. I can get quite squeamish around worms for some reason! Maybe I'll put them into some moist soil outside :)

Assuming I know who the worm is? Well... depends on the exact f/o. I think for the vast majority I would just stare in wonder and try thinking VERY hard how to overcome the newly created communications barrier. Try and find a container to fill with dirt and craft a terrarium for the lil guys. No way I'm letting them outside where they could be snagged up by any bird or hedgehog! I think I'd have great fun trying to decorate a worm terrarium according to my f/os preferences.

In case of Julius, Ancano and Cahir I just... lsiten... I HAVE to cut them up, FOR SCIENCE, maybe I'll have more of each by the time they turn back (should they ever turn back). And you know while we're already on it... it's just a worm... And I'm just a meat suit... I would probably eat at least half a worm. For science obviously, not because of an insatiable need to Put Stuff I Like In Mouth... noooooo

Wurm specifically is abizt to GET BULLIED, like The Worm turns into A Worm? Hilarious. He won't have a peaceful minute for the rest of his slimy worm life.

Maybe worm f/o's would motivate me to keep an easy to care for pet (worm) by my side. Maybe I'll try and find them worm friends. Tho... I might get jealous.

For some f/o's... (mostly thinking here about Lestrade and Thorpe) I think I'd actually just cry. Liek what do you mean my man turned into a worm??? I love them worm? Maybe? But why? I want human man partner back? a tragedy without compare.

What if I step on them by accident? What if I step on them on purpose?

[sallys-fanart]

The longer it goes on and the worse things get - and as we see the real-world effects of this author’s combination money and bigotry - the less I want anything to do with this fandom. I can’t even enjoy my lil fanfics or fanarts anymore. I’ve deleted my WIP documents and am orphaning my AO3 fics. I haven’t done anything that contributes monetarily to the big bad in years, but even the tiny contribution of fandom activities keeping other fans’ desire to buy merch and games alive is too much for me now. F*ck transphobia, so over it. If anyone needs me, I’ll be giggling in the corner writing Mycroft x Lestrade in which Lestrade has a surprising hobby and talent for setting puzzle sudokus with elegant solves, and Mycroft will fall in love with solving them.

another reminder to stop buying/watching/reading anything JK Rowling associated

[sarah-dipitous]

Hellsite Nostalgia Tour 2023 Day 214

The Sign of Three

Here it isssss, nearly a week late (oops). The eighth episode of Sherlock. It’s only right to watch it today after buying the manga version of The Great Game

“The Sign of Three”

Plot Description: Sherlock tries to give the perfect best man speech at John’s wedding when he suddenly realizes a murder is about to take place

Gregory is BIG MAD about some crime family always getting away from Scotland Yard

And Sherlock ruined his big arrest by being bad at speech writing

(What if it didn’t take me three hours to watch this episode? WHAT IF I FREE MYSELF OF THAT TONIGHT??)

Mmmmm the foreshadowing of Sherlock leaving John’s wedding early.

That was a nice bit of staging. Sherlock bringing taking his tux to get on and saying “to battle” and cutting to…who I think was John’s superior officer in the Army, iirc

(See, it took almost nine whole minutes for my first pause)

I remember liking the one bridesmaid, Janine. She’s fun. And she is a good balance for Sherlock’s seriousness

Sherlock’s REALLY overstepping boundaries preparing for this episode. And he is…questionable with kids. Like this kid thinks he’s cool but maybe we shouldn’t be letting kids see ACTUAL beheadings. Just a thought

The JEALOUSY pouring out of a Sherlock, but at least Mary’s having a good time. And good for her, it’s her wedding day

It’s just….this phone call between the Holmes brothers. Sherlock is trying to force things to stay the same as much as he can, but Mycroft knows better. He knows things change when people get married. But Sherlock is either hopeful or delusional in his stubbornness. It’s hard to watch

Not the Redbeard mentionnnnnn

God…I could go for a steak right now…

Oh geez. Sherlock’s not too good with sentiment and expressing it…or even reading aloud other people’s affection and well wishes for the couple

All these years and Sherlock still doesn’t know Greg’s name.

And John’s not too good at expressing affection, particularly in the form of asking his best friend to be his best man…especially when Sherlock doesn’t seem to get the hint…at all

It is a nice speech, though

Ugh…the way they’re practically treating him like a child. Fuck. I hate this.

Isn’t this case the one where the weapon is thought to be or actually is an icicle??

Omg no. It was funnier. Molly’s boyfriend thought it was a weapon fashioned of compounded flesh and bone…like some sort of…meat dagger. Which I suppose is better than Lestrade’s “we’re looking for [someone with dwarfism].” MAYBE??

Wait, HE didn’t solve it either?? Oh. Because it’s gonna be tied to someone trying to murder Major Sholto

I remember people RAVING about the “obvious bi lighting” during John’s stag night…………….actually that’s real

They’re so stupid.

Omg… she…she was in a show with Andrew Scott. I watched a LOT of kind of bad stuff just to see him back in the day. I think her character dated Andrew’s character

Can she not tell they’re drunk af??? “He’s clueing for looks” like…COME ONNNNNNNNN

Ew I hate how loud the eye blinking noises are here. You didn’t need to do that.

Mrs Hudson is so precious. She’s trying so hard to prepare these two for the changes that WILL happen once John gets married. But she’s also so funny because you really do think she’s just this sweet old lady who has never done anything wrong or wild in her life and yet she was married to a guy who ran a drug cartel

Ohhhhhh the one lady who was tricked by the dude assuming the identities of recently deceased guys to use their apartments to have sex (which is a really weird crime, sure). But she’s a lil kinky and thinks his ploy is clever. I LOVE her. Ok but like…LET HER SPEAK!! She’s got her head right about her ideal man

Honestly I would have absolutely wanted someone to say they could go on about the depth and complexity of my sweaters back in 2014

Omg that kid just 100% earned his headless nun pics.

Oh yeah, Mary’s not gonna miss out on either saving Major Sholto’s life or solving his murder even on her wedding day. Again, good for her

“You are not a puzzle solver, you’re a drama queen” I forgot how funny that line was…yeah. So someone stabbed the major some hours ago but his belt kept him from feeling it and also kept the blood compressed in his body, I GUESS

DO they solve who it was??

So here’s the thing about Janine. She’s so normal (compared to everyone else in this show) and she’s really just here for a good time. She finds Sherlock interesting and funny but she’s not besotted like John or Molly or Irene

Ok. Looking back, the photographer was a bit of an obvious answer…but still. Pretty good solve

He played (and possibly wrote) the song they did their first dance to???? 🥹 but then he still leaves early 🥺 partly because he realizes they don’t need him around since he deduced Mary’s pregnant

[amypihcs]

Bonsoir! Second part of this pretty spooktober story! Holmes and Watson are re-interviewing GK and they are NOT. AMUSED. Let's listen to the rich ass

Tell him Holmes! Teach this guy how a gentleman behaves when he has no blackmailer to catch!

Look at this! Holmes is a moment from STRANGLING this man.

SHE IS NOT AN OBJECT YOU BIG BASTARD! Holmes is taking the case only for HER sake, not sure for yours! And you ARE asking for criticism. I'm bonking him HARD over the head! With my chemistry universitary book (1.8 kilos)! (Also Watson is torn between tearing GK to shreds with his eyes and admiring his husband's FORMIDABLE self. Man's sooo much in love)

HE SAID IT! Assault or attempted assault CAN BE WORSE THAN MURDER. AND I HEREBY QUOTE THE LAST SENTENCE TOO.

Rich people, this was written at the beginning of 1900s and IT'S STILL VALID. Holmes is being so valid in this story.

Well, story gets explained, Holmes snarls a bit more and then off to the country to talk to the policeman. Watson favors us with some pretty description too, but i do believe i'm doing what holmes would do in omitting them.

Holmes OF COURSE REMITS ALL THE MERIT! Don't even worry, he's not like Scotland Yard. (Lestrade, yes, it's Holmes, let's postpone this week's thursday sleepover and dinner, ah yes, sorry i've a case, maybe on saturday?) Watson will publish a full account in a couple of years anyway, lol. People still trusting Watson to shut the hell up about the cases.

And incredible but true, even the local police is ANXIOUS to hold GK accountable for his actions! Godo. Come. Un. Riccio.

Let's see what we have here...

detectives detectiving for a while. And apparently we lost a pistol. GK is being very american in having so many firearms, no offence to my dear American mutuals but this is a part of what America looks like from Italy.

And we have to praise Holmes' intellectual honesty. It was sensible. Even if he's saying it through gritted teeth as every single letter was more painful to him than having his nails tore out. Chapeau!

Hey, nice and anxious cop, calm down. There's an overabundance of 'sir' there! Holmes is seeing some light in it? Apparently?

Let him sit and think... Meanwhile infinite thanks to Jeremy Brett that gave us Holmes walking on the parapet and having a lil lie down on the bridge. I loved that sce- WHAT'S THAT??!

Chipped! And even violence time served just to understand that it took A LOT of violence to chip the stonework. Interesting.

Now, let's hop at GK's, we have a nice examination of the arm-room and then our boys try to go to talk to the young lady. Let's have some considerations

Watson is having a Himbo moment... And Holmes is of course willing to explain. Of course, the place where the weapon was found is the key detail! In freeing her. Let me explain, dearest Watson

Holmes: -sigh- My husband will be never a good criminal. He's too honest. Watson, my darling, DO try and think like a character of your stories THIS ONE TIME.

BUT THE POINT STILL IS

-rubs hands- We have a NEW TRAIL! A new line of inquiry. Ah, the day's so beautiful, don't you all think?

Which line? Oh well, that comes with the end of the story!

[virfujiwara]

"Lestrade glanced at a book. It was one of the many he had sent down to the country for Mycroft's eyes only, and Mycroft, whose eyes were everywhere, had been kind enough to read it."