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[callie4180]

Apotheosis Update: Chapter 11

It's certainly not the first time John has found Sherlock lurking in bushes.

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I know it's hard to believe, considering the evidence and all, but I am still alive and I am still writing. Just very slowly. But no fic is ever abandoned.

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

Word count:  31,211     Chapters: 13/13 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Rosamund Mary "Rosie" Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Anthea (Sherlock), Janine (Sherlock), Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holmes) Additional Tags: Sussex, Beekeeping, Magical Realism, Holidays, Slow Burn, Rosie's cat, Serious illness (not John or Sherlock), Angst, Sweetness, Happy Ending, Honey, Fandom Trumps Hate, Comfort, Autumn, Christmas, Retirementlock, Post-Season/Series 04, Canon compliant (as far as that goes) Summary:

As Sherlock nears the end of his career, he's given the gift of a cottage in Sussex. The honey from the beehives out back is amazing.

Almost...magical.

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Rec: This fic is magical. Utterly, absolutely perfect. I was immediately drawn in and enchanted by the setting, the characters, and the beautiful imagery, and kept there by the dual mystery of the cottage and the deeper tangle of the interpersonal relationships. John and Sherlock’s friendship is the core of this, their unshakeable bond, now stronger than ever, even though they are not “like that” (although I hope it’s not exactly a spoiler to point out the / in the relationship tag along with slow burn and happy ending). But also Mycroft and Sherlock’s complicated filial history and John and Rosie’s stilted relationship are treated with exquisitely understated care. It’s all the things that go unspoken, as ever, that mean so much.

One other thing I appreciated about this fic is that it is set 20 years in the future, and feels like it. So often in retirement fic, only the ages of the characters change, but they still seem to be living in the current year. Here, the characters are realistically aged, the technology is plausibly advanced, and there are even nicely casual suggestions of social, political, and economic changes that have taken place.

I’ll admit that I was a bit wary of the magical realism bit going in, but -- trying not to be spoilery -- if that’s not your thing then really, you needn’t worry, there is no physical-law-defying supernaturalness. It can easily be read through the filter of “that which we cannot explain with our current knowledge”. At the same time, if it is your thing, then I think you’ll be charmed.

[bakerstmel]

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@bakerstmel - Callie4180 is an amazing writer and one of the most thoughtful, generous souls on the planet.

[callie4180]

Something new in the Winter Garden ‘verse...

Basil, Dog About Town

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29908431/chapters/73609731

Did John find a dog, or did the dog find him? Based on the story “Oscar, The Socialite Cat” by James Herriot.

“I think that is the fluffiest thing you’ve ever written” - @221bjen​

[callie4180]

It has come to my attention that my fics are available on the Fanfic Pocket app. I hate this.

I have always quite deliberately avoided linking my fic with anything to do with money. Ko-fi, Patreon, etc. This is NOT to comment on or criticize those who do. Writing fic is my HOBBY and I don’t ever want it to feel commoditized. I have enough pressure in my life.

Now these app bastards are taking my work away from the platform on which I posted it without my knowledge or permission. I know AO3. I LOVE AO3. I want to work with AO3. My work, my rules.

All this to say, I’m requesting that my work be taken down off the app, and at least until this is settled, I’m locking my AO3 to registered users only. I have 9 invitations, so ping me if you want in.

And I’m asking you. Please don’t read my work on that app. I don’t like being used, and this is how that feels. Sorry for any inconvenience, but this problem was not of my making.

Fuck those guys.

[callie4180]

Green. Messy. Dangerous. 

Fic update: 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22060537/chapters/53413930

Martha meets the horrible Mr Stone, and then it all really goes to hell. 

Note: If you’re getting all your update notifications here, you might have extra chapters to enjoy! I promise to be better about posting here. Watch this space for a Direct Report update, coming later today.

[callie4180]

Direct Report update: The Dealer and the Orange

https://archiveofourown.org/works/22065268/chapters/53431042

Now, why would God send Death on a case like this?

Author’s note: I really appreciate everyone who’s reading this weird little thing. It’s been really fun to write. Updates weekly!