Caffeine Diary

A Progression of Post-its
By MonkeyBard
BBC Sherlock
Rating: G
Length: 100
Genre: Slash - John/Sherlock
WAdvent 11 Dec open post prompt: Recycle Title: take the title of a favourite carol or holiday film and use it as your inspiration.
Date: 12 December 2016
Author's note: Day late for the open post date. Sorry!


( It began in spring with a Post-it on the fridge... )

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.

Had I Known
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 483
Universe: ACD
Genre: Het, Slash, Retirement Era
Warning: I'm totally punchy by now. The fics. They are mad. Mad, I say!
Summary: Introspection on the question, 'What if?'.
Date: 4 August 2015
AP10: Memory Lane. Let this entry be about what came before: anything that happened in the past, something from childhood, a prequel, or even about the side characters prior to a case.
A/N: A twist on the prompt, but there you have it. Probably cliché.


( The most ridiculous question I have ever been asked is this: )

Mad Scientist Club - Membership: One
By MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Length: 221B
Universe: BBC
Genre: Slash
Warning: I'm totally punchy by now. The fics. They are mad. Mad, I say!
Summary: Challenge accepted!
Date: 3 August 2015
AP9: Domestic Hazards. Research shows that an overwhelming percentage of accident-related injuries happen in the home. 221B is far from an exception.
A/N: Follows immediately after Insert Maniacal Laughter Here.


( "Half an hour, Sherlock." )

Slipped Up
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 221B
Universe: BBC
Summary: Oleaginousness testing continues.
Date: 2 August 2015
AP3: Dubious Chemistry. Holmes has created a new solution with his chemistry experiments and Watson accidentally gets dosed, with hilarious results.
A/N: Not quite "hilarious", but one hopes amusing.


( "Stay back!" )

Sleep Tight
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 100
Genre: Slash
Universe: BBC
Summary: He's gotten used to sharing a bed.
Date: 29 July 2015
JWP #29: Picture prompt: Snow Wolf
A/N: Damned if I was going to write another long fic today.


( Even in sleep, he is conscious of the cold. )

Getting to Know You
By MonkeyBard
Rating: G
Length: 1907
Universe: BBC
Genres: Gen; Slash
Summary: John hangs out with a new friend.
Date: 27 July 2015
JWP #27: "Aside from yourself, I have none." Sherlock Holmes is supposed to be the anti-social one with Watson as his only friend. But who are Watson's friends outside of Sherlock Holmes?
A/N: This is awfully long considering there's no plot, but some days are like that. More notes at the end.


( Given the choice, John would have gone with Sherlock. )

A/N2: RiffTrax is a thing. A thing of genius. Which is to be expected because, hello, it's the MST3K guys. www.rifftrax.com I recommend going there and giving them your money for their product. They deserve it. Also, John's been a fan of MST3K in my version of things since Sherlock dragged him into a marathon during A Misty London Sunday.
A/N3: If you don't know Oscar, you can meet him in last year's JWP fic Soldier's Dance, and again in this year's Déjà Vu All Over Again.

Meta-go-round
By MonkeyBard
Rating: PG13
Length: 460
Universe: BBC
Genre: Slash
Summary: John falls down a rabbit hole.
Warnings: OMG, teh meta! It killz!
Date: 25 July 2015
JWP #25: Picture Prompt: Fanworks Through the Ages. (Picture of a poem published in the Milwaukee Ledger, 1895.)
A/N: I made myself dizzy writing this. I'm going to eat ginger chews and lie down now until the internet stops spinning.


( "Oh. My. God. I cannot unread that." )

Improvisation
By MonkeyBard
Rating: NC17/Explicit
Length: 897
Universe: BBC
Genre: Slash
Summary: "Sherlock, where's the lube gone?"
Date: 23 July 2015
JWP #23: Improvised Tools. For a truly desperate person anything can be utilized as a tool or as a weapon.
A/N: You knew the smut was imminent, right? It only took the right prompt.


( John opened the nightstand drawer. )

Sweet Relief
By MonkeyBard
Rating: PG13
Length: 1393
Universe: BBC
Genre: Slash
Summary: Sherlock doesn't like the heat. John does what he can to help.
Date: 21 July 2015
JWP #21: Heat Rash. It's a muggy, hot summer and someone's reacting badly. Metaphorical bonus points for including salve/lotion/ointment and needing help applying it.
A/N: This came out in present tense. Don't ask me why. I beg your indulgence on the point.


( The summer is relentless. )