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"Every unbound omega must be registered for bonding by the time they reach 21 years. You are 32 years old Sherlock. You have come to the attention of the Project Committee. I have been informed that you have 3 days to present yourself, or you WILL be found in contempt. You could lose your right of first refusal altogether. Is that what you want? Whatever alpha they set in front of you, without even the token option to say no?”
Sherlock never wanted an alpha. He has made it this long without; he has no interest in changing that. Unfortunately things do change and he has 3 days to find an alpha of his own before the choice is made for him. There must be an alpha out there who is capable of letting Sherlock be Sherlock. Right?
John needs a pack. Aching and miserable after being sent home from the war due to his injuries, he has no one waiting for him. It's not healthy for an alpha to be alone, but what can he do? He wants a true partnership, not the shallow forced bond the Committee offers.
Circumstances throw these two men together, but can they ever be Bondmates in anything more than name?
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- Part 1 of A Most Convenient Mate
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22 Mar 2026
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The great Sherlock Holmes is recovering from disfiguring injuries with the help of Dr. John Watson - but can a broken spirit be fixed?
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22 Feb 2026
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“Sherlock, do you believe that you deserved the beating John gave you?”
He’s quiet. This question is an unsolvable riddle, every time he’s asked it.
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Sherlock has never known how to take care of himself — let alone anybody else. But if he wants John back in his life, he knows he’ll have to try. In the wake of Mary’s death and John’s rejection, a countryside retreat and a new friendship help Sherlock begin to grow into a better man.
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22 Jan 2026
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9 January 1960
The baby came. During the witching hour, because of course he would. Toby noticed me glancing toward the clock as the midwife tidied up. Asked if the boy was unfashionably early, all smiling. He’s so proud. Gran used to say nothing pleased men more than proof they’re men, and she was right. Never seen Toby smile quite like this, nor seen anything near it since our wedding neither. About the clock, I didn’t know how to answer him, so I didn’t. Must’ve thought me worn out, I suppose. He told me to sleep and he’d wake me when the baby needed to eat.
So I slept. Suppose he didn’t have to wonder why I kept so quiet, for once. I never know what to say when he gets to asking about all I can’t answer.
His name is Severus. Toby doesn’t care for it. Were I cleverer, neither would I. Should name him William or Peter or Thomas or Henry or James, something proper and regular.
Then were I cleverer, I wouldn’t be here to begin with.
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Ianuarius Nonus: the ninth of January. A series of diary entries penned on Severus Snape's birthday, from the diaries of both mother and son. Written for the Snape Birthday Challenge 2026 Collection.
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- Part 1 of Permafrost
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11 Jan 2026
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Written for Fantasy Fest 2008: Long-fic Challenge 25 -- Post-war, plausible survival scenario, established relationship (either new or long-standing). Somehow R finds out that Sirius left a child, and wants to adopt it. I like my S snarky, but not cruel. Any rating. Happy endings are best! :)
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26 Dec 2025