Scheherezade 'verse
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Sherlock is home, he and John are returning to cases, and all's right with the world--right? But a series of minor mishaps and injuries makes two things very clear to his friends and family: first, Sherlock's time away wasn't the grand adventure everyone has assumed it was; and second, that time has left Sherlock with a legacy that's bleeding into his life today. Sherlock is Not Okay, and it's not going away.
EDIT: I have now made this part of a series, since I am going to be doing occasional one-offs in this same universe.
WORKS INSPIRED BY THIS ONE: The lovely Aunt_Didi has begun a podfic of this work--it can be found on both of our dashboards.
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- Part 1 of Scheherezade 'verse
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Larceny, Lawlessness and Opium by sgam76 for dragonnan
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
20 Apr 2019
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During Sherlock's two years away, he endured pain, and loneliness, and severe trauma. But he was also lucky enough to encounter people--only a few, and only for a time--who made things easier, made it bearable.
Pasha is one of those people. He is also, occasionally, a major pain in the arse. It's the largest part of his charm.
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- Part 2 of Scheherezade 'verse
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Interlude in December by sgam76
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
01 Mar 2016
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They say you can't go home again. But sometimes you really, really need to.
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- Part 3 of Scheherezade 'verse
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A Pox on All Your Houses by sgam76 for KathyG
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
23 Oct 2016
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John's hands are accidentally injured by one of Sherlock's neglected experiments, and he's invited to stay with the Holmeses in Surrey while he recuperates. It never occurs to him that it isn't just his hands that need healing.
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- Part 4 of Scheherezade 'verse
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Research and Development by sgam76 for TheGracefulBlueCat
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
12 Jul 2020
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The medical staff at Kings' have given Sherlock a drug that's dangerous for people like him, and John is justifiably cross. But hearing John give them a dressing-down in Sherlock's room makes the detective realize that (1) John knows something he's not supposed to know; and (2) one of two people must have broken faith with Sherlock to tell him.
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- Part 5 of Scheherezade 'verse
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Sherlock, as it turns out, is quite correct--Mycroft Holmes isn't nearly as strong as he thinks he is. In the aftermath of that hideous day at Sherrinford, Mycroft's subconscious leads him to the one person it's safe to admit that to.
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- Part 8 of A Felicitous Natal Celebration
- Part 1 of With a Little Help From My Friends
- Part 6 of Scheherezade 'verse
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A Long Walk Down a Dusty Road by sgam76 for KathyG
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
15 Dec 2019
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John Watson has survived bad parents, war, tragedy and Sherlock Holmes. He's damaged, and freely admits it--admits that, often, his coping mechanisms have been almost as bad as the things that made them necessary. Some of it is his own fault--but some of it isn't. And some of it makes John dangerous, to his friends and to himself.
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- Part 7 of Scheherezade 'verse
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Context and Collateral Damage by sgam76
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
13 May 2020
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After Sherrinford, everyone assumed that Sherlock had been the target--that his dangerously insane sister wanted her "possession" back, and would do whatever she needed to to make that happen. But in the process of reclaiming his life over the past few months, John Watson found out more information that put an entirely new slant on those events--one that Sherlock thinks his brother needs to hear.
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- Part 8 of Scheherezade 'verse
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To Sleep, Perchance to (Not) Dream by sgam76, TheGracefulBlueCat
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
18 Jun 2022
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The lovely TheGracefulBlueCat (CeruleanMindPalace) sent me this wonderful illustration, and asked me if I wanted to create a scene/ficlet to go with it (to which my answer, basically, was "Is the Pope Catholic?")
Sherlock has developed intransigent insomnia, and John finally decides to do something about it.
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- Part 9 of Scheherezade 'verse
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Memory has always been Sherlock's best tool--his weapon of choice, in fact. But there have been times in his life when his memory is also his worst enemy. Right now is one of those times.
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- Part 10 of Scheherezade 'verse
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The Ransom of Yellowbeard by sgam76 for KathyG
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
04 Jan 2026
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Sherlock Holmes, age 8, is the victim of gross parental neglect, and has been left in the care of his tyrannical brother. No, really. And, that being the case, he has a Plan to enact revenge. It involves pirating, and subterfuge, and (unfortunately) idiots.
That last bit is a problem.
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- Part 11 of Scheherezade 'verse
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It should have been simple--a lovely country Christmas, Rosie, the Holmes family en masse, drifting snow (but not too much), carols, the whole bit. John was looking forward to it, after the past six months. But, because Sherlock is always On Brand, there's a whole lot more to it.
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- Part 12 of Scheherezade 'verse
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Everyone speaks of an "aftermath" in the wake of a life-changing event, and that aftermath is generally negative. For Mycroft Holmes, though, Sherrinford and his subsequent confrontation with Rudy Vernet has led him down an entirely different path. He's always sneered at homilies and old sayings. But in this case, "it's an ill wind that blows no good" has proven to be surprisingly, shockingly, accurate.
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- Part 2 of With a Little Help From My Friends
- Part 9 of A Felicitous Natal Celebration
- Part 13 of Scheherezade 'verse
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- Part 14 of Scheherezade 'verse
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They're a real family, these days. Rosie's growing, and Sherlock and John are settling into the people they want to be, a little at a time. But an unexpected, violent incident uncovers some remaining unresolved issues that threaten their peace.
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- Part 15 of Scheherezade 'verse