Caffeine Diary

Fics, fics, and more fics!

This all started because I got sucked into the July 2011 Prompt Fics fest over at the Watson's Woes community. I've added more since then, and will add more as I post more in the future, so I figured the least I could do was put a Master Fic List here where it would be easy for people to find. Hopefully you'll discover something you enjoy amidst all my rambling and silliness.

Side note on labels: Most of my fics are "squint-friendly", meaning you can read them as gen or bromance or slash depending on how you want to read them. Exceptions are usually noted, but I freely admit to a certain lack of diligence in that area. Also, my default setting is slash, so don't be surprised if it turns up when you weren't expecting it; it's safe to assume that I always expect it.

( Canon-related fics )

( BBC-Sherlock fics )

( BBC Sherlock Watson's Woes 2013 )

( BBC Sherlock Watson's Woes 2014 (mostly) )

( July Writing Prompts 2015 )

All of these fics (and many from two other fandoms) can be found over on www.DNashionalArchive.com. Frankly, I think they're easier to read over there (i.e., prettier), but you can't comment there should you so desire.
You can also find all these Sherlockian fics over on AO3, where you can comment and/or kudo if you'd like to.

John and the Purple Crayon (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Summary: I think the title says it all, don't you?
Genre: Slash & Fluff
Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Word count: 100
Date: 7 August 2013
Amnesty Prompt 06: purple prose: Use however this inspires you.


( John had questions. )

Fountain of Youth (BBC-verse/Torchwood)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Summary: The alien artefact is more dangerous than anticipated.
Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Ace, Mickey Smith, Martha Jones
Word count: 1658
Date: 5 August 2013
Amnesty Prompts 02: Ooops! A mistake with consequences.
A/N: Sequel to 7 July's Ace of Stars.


( "Minimum safe distance, guys," Mickey said... )

Flamingoed Up* (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Greg isn't having a very good day in either universe.
Characters: Greg Lestrade (Silverfox), John Watson (Doc)
Genre: Crack
Word count: 604
Date: 31 July 2013
Prompt: Just a little bit more: Write an add-on scene to one of your own stories. This can be an addition to a previous entry you wrote for JWP. Please link the story to which you're adding on!
A/N: Add-on or follow-up or whatever to 21 July's Homestretch, but stands on its own--I think.


( Fucking quarantine. )



*Title taken from Red Dwarf S2E6 "Parallel Universe":
Holly: I've got to admit it. I've flamingoed up.
Rimmer: What?
Holly: Well it's like a cock-up, only much, much bigger.

The Case of the Deadly Dinner (ACD-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Summary: Holmes is no botanist, but he does know his poisons.
Characters: Inspector Lestrade, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Word count: 221B
Date: 29 July 2013
Prompt: Drabble, drabble, toil and scribble: Write a drabble of either exactly 100 words, or write a 221(b) (two hundred and twenty one words, ending with a word that starts with b).
A/N: This is a well-timed prompt. Since I didn't have time to write the second fic I thought of yesterday, I'm using today to do so. (Yes. I didn't even have time to write another 221B or a drabble yesterday, I was that busy.)
Yesterday's prompt: Botany Bay: Plants frequently play an important part in Holmesian stories. Pick an herb, flower, or other plant, and make it a key part of your entry today.


( Sergeant Anderson was new to the force... )

Bouquet (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: Explicit
Summary: John provides Sherlock with something to occupy him.
Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Warnings: Plotless smut; suggestions of bondage; toys
Genre: Slash
Word count: 1563
Date: 27 July 2013
Prompt: Like gold to airy thinness beat: Pick up the book you're currently reading (or the closest one to you). Pick a random page, and find a description or simile. Use that - and be sure to tell us what your original description is, and what's the source.
A/N: '...and the playwright lifted his hand. It was elaborately painted, Eslingen saw without surprise, a bouquet of black and gold flowers running up from his wrist to twine around each finger.' Point of Dreams by Melissa Scott & Lisa A. Barnett, pg 90.
A/N2: Like everything else this month, this is un-beta'd. I point this out because it's long enough that there's a good chance I missed something that a beta-reader could have fixed for me. We shall all just have to deal with it. Un-beta'd smut. Oh dear. ::shakes head::


( John reminded himself for perhaps the thirteenth time ... )

The Purloined Umbrella (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Summary: In which a valuable item goes missing.
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, Mycroft Holmes, John Watson
Warnings: None
Genre: Gorey; Fluff
Word count: 221B
Date: 25 July 2013
Prompt: So very Gorey: Surely an artist that would tickle the modern Holmes' funnybone, and possibly would have gotten a laugh (or a long, cold stare) from the ACD original. Take your inspiration from one of the works of Edward Gorey, from the man, from a random title of one of his works, or whatever else tickles your fancy.
A/N: I could have sworn there was an Edward Gorey book by this title, but I appear to have confused it with The Sopping Thursday. So, here's my Holmesian take on the tale. I only wish I was capable of illustrating it in properly Gorey fashion.


( Mycroft Holmes did not enjoy calling upon his younger sibling for assistance. )

In-Joke (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Summary: A familiar song follows Lestrade.
Characters: Greg Lestrade, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Warnings: None
Genres: Subtle Slash
Word count: 100 x 2 + 221b
Date: 23 July 2013
Prompt: Earworm. We've all had music get stuck in our heads. Now do the same to a character in your story.
A/N: I'm begging for trouble since it got stuck in my head last time, but I just had to go there again.


( As a general rule, Greg wasn't opposed to the music of Bon Jovi. )

Homestretch (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: PG13
Summary: Lestrade loses a challenge.
Characters: Greg Lestrade (Silver Fox), Sherlock Holmes (Oracle), John Watson (Doc), Sophie Marquardson (Sable One, OC)
Warnings: Crack!fic; Homemade Slang
Genres: Crack, Het, Slash
Word count: 1143
Date: 21 July 2013
Prompt: lost comet. Use however this inspires you - whether it's the phrase, the idea, or an actual 'lost' comet, such as the one rediscovered in 1894 (among other years).
A/N: Sequel to Sod's Law, among others.


( Lestrade opened his eyes and oriented himself. )

Labels (BBC-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Summary: Sherlock makes a resolution.
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson (peripherally)
Warnings: None
Timing: Post-Reichenbach
Genre: Pre-Slash
Word count: 221b
Date: 19 July 2013
Prompt: "A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave." - Mohandas Gandhi


( Sherlock had been labelled by strangers and acquaintances alike... )