Caffeine Diary

A Heated Argument
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 100
Universe: BBC-Sherlock
Summary: John and Sherlock have a difference of opinion.
Date: 26 July 2019
JWP #26: It Is July, After All: London can be brutal in the summertime. Let’s have some hot sweaty London and Holmes and Watson being hot and sweaty in it, all while trying to solve crimes and not strangle each other.

Fireside Quartet
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 100x4
Characters/Pairings: Greg/OFC, Molly/OMC, Mrs. Hudson, Sherlock/John
Universe: BBC
Genres: Mixed (het; magical realism; hint o' slash)
Summary: Four fireside vignettes for the holidays.
Date: 2 December 2015

( Broughton )


( Croydon )


( Baker Street 221a )

( Baker Street 221b )



*If you're curious about Mrs Hudson's visitor, check out When in Need... and/or A London Fairytale.
If you want to see more of Sophie or Oscar, feel free to ask in a comment. They're scattered about in various fics and I can point the way.

Both Sides
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 100
Universe: BBC
Timing: S2 between Eps 2 & 3
Summary: Moriarty waxes philosophical.
Date: 8 July 2014
Prompt #8, brought to you by maestress83: There Has Been Some Villainy Here: Use a villain's POV.

Every coin has two sides. Heads. Tails.

Some people, stupid people, think of us as two sides of the same coin. He's brilliant. I'm mad. He's "good." I'm "evil."

They're fools.

Others think we're so much alike that only his friend keeps him from becoming me. They're closer to right. They miss the vital truth, though, because they're too STUPID to see it.

We're already the same. Cast from the same die. Minted together. Identical.

I'll drag him down, I'll burn him, and I'll. Show. Them! Then even the IDIOTS will understand.

Two sides? Hardly. We are the same coin.

“Falling, yes, I am falling”* (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Summary: John after Sherlock’s fall
Characters: John Watson
Warnings: Reichenbach
Word count: 100
Date: 6 July 2013
Prompt: Poem prompt: Futility, by Wilfred Owen
A/N: The fic is inspired by a poem, but titled from a completely unrelated song. Welcome to my brain.

( They wouldn’t let him see the body. )

Holidays with the Holmeses
Universe: BBC Sherlock
Length: 963
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Beta: None
Disclaimer: If you've seen them on the show, they don't belong to me.
Author's note: It was my goal to write a Sherlock drabble a day in December 2012. These are the results.
Pairing: John/Sherlock


( Sleigh Ride )

( Yule Log )

( Snow )

( Fairy Cake )

( Plum Pudding )

( Champagne )

**Curious? Read Friday.

The Case of the Dead Caroller
Universe: BBC Sherlock
Length: 842
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Beta: None
Disclaimer: If you've seen them on the show, they don't belong to me.
Author's note: It was my goal to write a Sherlock drabble a day in December 2012. These are the results.

( Bitter Perfume )

( A Dead Caroller )

( Lestrade )

( Christmas )

( Nativity/Crèche )

( A short while for dreaming )

*Thanks to methylviolet10b for the prompts.

Holiday-themed Stand-alones - GEN
Universe: BBC Sherlock
Length: 521
Rating: PG
Beta: None
Disclaimer: If you've seen them on the show, they don't belong to me.
Genre: Gen
Author's note: It was my goal to write a Sherlock drabble a day in December 2012. These are the results.


( A moth-eaten Santa suit )

( Haggis Hunt )

( Hot Buttered Rum )

( Corkscrew )


*Thanks to methylviolet10b for the prompts.
**If you're unfamiliar with the annual haggis migration, I highly recommend learning all about it at Haggis Hunt. It's a wonderful time waster, and as Hogmanay approaches, the haggii begin to migrate in droves. Also, potential for spotting a rare golden haggis is increased as the migration increases.
***Want the recipe John used? Go to this website: Hot Buttered Rum Recipes and History.

A Clinical Christmas
Universe: BBC Sherlock
Length: 200
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Beta: None
Disclaimer: If you've seen them on the show, they don't belong to me.
Author's note: It was my goal to write a Sherlock drabble a day in December 2012. These are the results.

( Christmas Sweater )

( Gingerbread )

Corkscrew
BBC Sherlock
Length: 100
Rating: PG

Inspired by a Facebook photo meme. You'll know the one...
Prompt provided by methylviolet10b.

( Corkscrew )

Hot Buttered Rum
BBC Sherlock
Length: 221
Rating: PG

You knew the boys couldn't get through the holidays without one of them catching a cold, right?

( Hot Buttered Rum )