December Prompt Fic #2 - Holiday Handful (BBC-Sherlock)

Title: Holiday Handful – Five Fics for the Festive Season
Author: MonkeyBard
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Ratings: Varied (mostly PG-13, but each has its own rating below)
Total word count: 2779
Warnings: Watson whumpage of the mental and physical kinds; language, drinking; general silliness. Any other warnings are listed with the relevant fic. Beta by absolutely no one. Seeing as these are for my usual beta-reader, methylviolet10b, it seemed rude to ask her to beta them. ;-)
Author's notes: I considered posting one of these a day for five days, but I think I'd best just slap them all up at once while I know I have time and an internet connection.
Disclaimer: They're not mine. There. I said it.
Prompt from methylviolet10b: Amanuensis, gingerbread, foible, turgid, solecistic. Use as many or as few of those as inspires you, in one fic or many. Double giggle points if you work in the original phrase behind the meaning of amanuensis, "slave at hand."
Thanks, btw, this was about the most random collection of words I could have imagined. ;-P


Foible (PG-13, language)
Word count: 878

( John did not hate American tourists. )

*****

Solecistic (PG)
Word count: 391

( They met up at a pub in Piccadilly... )

*****

Turgid (PG-13, language)
Word count: 684

( John grimaced in pain and bit back a string of invective. )

*****

Amanuensis (R; slash; D/s & BDSM suggested)
Word count: 100 words

( "You cannot be offering to help me address Christmas cards." )

*****

Gingerbread (PG)
Word count: 883

( John hadn't expected to find himself back at the Holmes family estate so soon, and certainly not for the holidays. )