to know the depth of loyalty and love

elinor [she/her] [email protected] will reach me fastest writer, knitter, salty fandom old "it was worth a wound-- it was worth many wounds-- to know the depth of loyalty and love that lay behind the cold mask."

[mistyzeo]

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Hi, you can "ask" me whatever you want, but if you want a timely response please email me! [email protected]. I do check it.

[the-bedheaded-league]

My favorite David Burke Holmemes in honor of his passing. Rest in peace to one of the best and hottest Watsons we’ve ever had.

Fun fact: the first meme in this post was actually the first Holmeme I ever made, and the inspiration for this whole series!

[ghostbees]

The Three Garridebs

“The clear, hard eyes were dimmed for a moment, and the firm lips were shaking. For the one and only time I caught a glimpse of a great heart as well as of a great brain. All my years of humble but single-minded service culminated in that moment of revelation.”

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[mistyzeo]

✨ open to prompts ✨

hit that ask box with a fic prompt if you feel like it.

I will write exclusively Holmes/Watson and choose prompts that tickle my fancy. It’s been a minute since I’ve felt excited about writing but @holmestice has helped that a little. I need more whimsy and silly detective smut in my life. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[ghostbees]

Lovely to finally be about to hold the physical copy of @very-sincerely-yours-zine, a wonderful Holmes & Watson anthology organised by @haedraulics and @inevitablies, with half the proceeds going to The Palestine Children's Relief Fund. I contributed some illustrations for a story by @mistyzeo (with whom it is always a delight to work), a short retirement comic vaguely about transness, and a couple other merch bits. Thanks for having me!

[mistyzeo]

Such a treat to work on this and have my fic illustrated by B!

[k-wame]

[jeremybrettholmes]

One of the finest and most beloved Watsons ever to grace the screen has passed away. David Burke was 91 years old, just shy of his 92nd birthday, and he is survived by his wife Anna Calder-Marshall and his son Tom Burke.

By all accounts, he was a gentleman and a wonderful human being. He could have stayed on to play Watson much longer, which would have made many of us very happy, but he chose to leave the show to be nearer to his family, especially since Tom was very young at the time.

His was not the first intelligent and competent Watson, but this version marked a turning point in mainstream depictions, from comedic sidekick to a hero in his own right.

RIP, dear sir. You will be missed. Thank you for everything.

~*~

To read a longer and moving tribute, please check out the I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere website: https://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2026/05/david-burke-first-watson-of-granada-era.html. The tribute includes a link to the interview that the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes Podcast conducted with David and his wife a few years ago.

[ghostbees]

The Valley of Fear

It was late that night when Holmes returned from his solitary excursion. We slept in a double-bedded room, which was the best that the little country inn could do for us. I was already asleep when I was partly awakened by his entrance.

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[lavenderprose]

“You can come out to your parents without giving them a list of all the guys you’re fucking,” says Ilya Rozanov, way too confidently for a man who has never actually met Yuna Hollander, who will Definitely Ask,

[goodsongnever]

oh, shane, you are dating someone!! this is great!! can we meet him? (no) can you tell us his name or what he does for a living? (no) can you tell us what city or even country he lives in? (no) can we see a picture? (no) does he have social media? (no) so.... shane, honey, it kind of sounds like you don't have a boyfriend (yes I do, he lives in… some other part of canada, you don't know him) and maybe you're just saying that because you're not ready to date, but honey, you should date! I have a list of men here, I have a plan to get you a boyfriend, I have the NDA forms right here, we'll get you a raya account… (no!!! mom, I do have someone already, I just can't tell you anything about him, ever)

yuna: ah I see, hmm, one moment please, let me bring up an alphabetical list of all 700+ current MLH players. is it aaron a. aaronson???

shane: of course not!! mom!!!

yuna: you know what, of course not, I'm sorry and it was ridiculous of me to even think so. aaron a. aaronson is a second-rate player on a third-rate team, let me re-sort this list so that the stat leaders are at the top and start again from there, haha, here's a funny one to cross off the list right away, I guess: is it ilya rozanov???

[yms1]

what doesn't kill you makes you stay on tumblr for 13 years and counting

[very-sincerely-yours-zine]

Just a quick little update: we're currently in the throes of pre-packing our flat merchandise items together (postcards, sticker sheets, stickers)! The items are packaged together in custom designed envelopes and tissue paper, and sealed with a cute little bee-themed wax seal sticker. 🐝 Many thanks to my kind friends who've lent me a hand with this process, we're hoping to get everything ready for when the books finally arrive--more on that later.

As well, our final piece of physical merchandise has arrived! The wooden hinged charms are 2 x 1 inches and came out so well, they're like a little portable piece of Baker Street! (If you didn't order a charm but would like one, we will have leftovers available for purchase at the end of our shipping campaign!)

Since our last update, we've approved a soft content proof of our physical books, which are finally, officially in production! Our printer has informed me that the books should be delivered by March 27th, which pushes back our timeline estimates by about a month. Therefore, our current schedule is:

Shipping information form will release late March.

Merchandise-only orders will ship out early April.

Orders with books will ship out mid-to-late April.

Zine PDFs will be emailed late April.

I'm so sorry that it will be a bit longer before everyone can get their hands on the anthology! We're doing our best to prepare everything ahead of time, however, so that when the books arrive we can cut down on packing time as much as possible. 

Thank you all for your patience, and as always, be sure to contact us anytime if you have any questions or concerns! 🐝💝

[the-bedheaded-league]

Honestly it pisses me off so much that people keep altering the Holmes/Watson dynamic when making comedic adaptations bc they think that the only way to make them funny is for Watson to be really stupid, or for Holmes to be an asshole to him, or for Watson to be constantly chasing after women, etc. Because their actual, original, canonical dynamic is SO RICH with comedic potential!

"A total weirdo and his nice, polite, normal friend who is secretly just as fucking weird as the first guy" is a hilarious dynamic. "Awkward autistic genius who makes everyone uncomfortable and his well-adjusted companion who acts as his normal people translator" is hilarious. "Two guys who are so codependent that they're constantly doing bits and making up inside jokes and everyone else is sick of it" is hilarious. "Extremely self-destructive guy plus the person who's constantly holding him back from running into danger except sometimes their roles completely reverse for a bit as they fight over who gets to take a bullet for the other one" is hilarious. They're so fucking crazy i love them

[readingwithgwen]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Guys. Guys!!!! Guess what! I participated in Winter Holmestice 2025 and I got a fic from @mistyzeo

It is absolute perfect and everything I could have and did ask for!

Check it out. It’s an amazing alternate meeting between Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. I love it so much.



@inevitably-johnlocked @totallysilvergirl @keirgreeneyes @calaisreno @raina-at @meetinginsamarra @safedistancefrombeingsmart @topsyturvy-turtely @peanitbear @a-victorian-girl @221beloved @7-percent @lhrinchelsea @chriscalledmesweetie @friday411 @mydogwatson @thegildedbee @ghostofnuggetspast @tiger-daniels @naefelldaurk @elwinglyre @lisbeth-kk @damnbluewires @happysammi @siopea @blogstandbygo

[very-sincerely-yours-zine]

Campaign closed!🎉 In the end, we raised $47,724 CAD with a whopping 971 backers--far beyond what we imagined when we first planned this campaign. It's extremely heartening to see this much love and enthusiasm for Holmes and Watson in 2025, and we're so excited to finally realize this project in physical form. Thank you all for believing in us!

What happens now? First of all, we have two weeks until Kickstarter sends us the funds raised through this campaign. In that time, we will complete our final proofs of the book and merchandise, so that when the money arrives we'll be prepared to order all of our physical items. Our current timeline is looking something like this (but is subject to unexpected delays):

JANUARY: Ordering items. FEBRUARY: Merchandise arriving. MARCH: Books arriving (IMPORTANT: after we weigh all our items, a survey will be emailed at this point to confirm your address and shipping rate). MARCH - APRIL: Shipping & packing. Once all physical packages are sent out, backers who pledged for the digital zine will have the PDF sent to their emails.  MAY: Estimated delivery dates for backers in the US and Canada. JUNE - JULY: Estimated delivery dates for backers outside the US and Canada.

And that's all there is to it! Your next update from us will be when we share pictures of our merchandise arriving, or otherwise to notify if there are any changes to our production schedule. If you have any questions, feel free to send us an ask, or shoot us an email at [email protected].

Take care everyone, and happy holidays! 🪿💎

[very-sincerely-yours-zine]

Hardcover has been unlocked!🥂🥳

With just 3 days left on our campaign, we've just unlocked all of our stretch goals--Very Sincerely Yours will now be printed in hardcover, with gold foil and spot UV treatment on the cover!

Thank you everyone who has backed and hyped up our Kickstarter, you've helped us make this anthology the absolute best it can be! 💌

[very-sincerely-yours-zine]

The Very Sincerely Yours Kickstarter is now live!🎉

Very Sincerely Yours is an anthology dedicated to Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, and the idea of home. It is over 150 pages of illustrations, comics, and fiction from a team of 46 creators around the world, and it's now ready to become yours!

The anthology will be printed as an 8.5 x 11 softcover, perfect bound book, with full colour artwork, comics, and illustrated stories. The stories—written specially for our anthology—explore themes of home, belonging, and family. 🏡

Our merchandise bundle will include 6 vinyl stickers, 3 postcards prints, 2 sticker sheets, 1 bookmark, and a sticky notepad! We're offering 2 additional pieces of merchandise as add-ons: a cotton tote-bag, and a hinged wooden charm.

Our Kickstarter will only be running until December 21st, 11:59PM EST, so please help us spread the word and buy your own copy while you have the time! 📢💕

Link to our Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/haedraulics/very-sincerely-yours

[very-sincerely-yours-zine]

Thank you so much for helping us reach our first stretch goal! Now, the beautiful bookplate by @diogenesprintco will be included in every physical anthology order 🎻💕

Here it is, pictured with a preview of our endpapers design!

[very-sincerely-yours-zine]

Dear me, our second stretch goal has been unlocked!🥳 These adorable pair of stickers illustrated by @ghostbees will now be included in every physical anthology order:

Important census check: Are you...?

Reading your yaoi?

Writing your yaoi?

Voting ended onDec 3, 2025

[very-sincerely-yours-zine]

Great news, we're now fully funded! 🥳

And, as promised, here's a cheeky little smooch.

What comes next? Well, with our base funding secured, this means we can keep on campaigning for our stretch goals! The more stretch goals are unlocked, the more we can offer with our zine, and the better it becomes!

To recap our stretch goals:

[$25,000] -- An exclusively-designed linoleum carved bookplate from diogenesprintco will be included in every physical anthology order!

[$28,000] -- A pair of adorable stickers designed by Basil will be included in every physical anthology order (and not just the ones with merchandise added)!

 [$30,000] -- The cover of the anthology will be adorned with a spot gloss finish for a shiny, premium look.

[$35,000] -- The cover of the anthology will have gold foiling to add a further gilded charm!

[$40,000] -- The anthology will be printed in hardcover! 

Thank you sincerely to everyone who has backed and shared our Kickstarter! It means the world to us to be able to turn the zine into reality, and we hope to make it the best it can be!