Sing me a story, laugh me a lullaby

Title: Odd, But Good
Characters: Everyone in the Abby 'verse except for Mycroft (sorry Mycroft), plus Harry Watson
Rating: PG
Warnings/Triggers: references to alcoholism
Spoilers: none
Pairings: John/Sarah, Alec/Molly
Word Count 5,597
Summary: Abby Watson turns three, and her family come together to celebrate—including an unexpected one.
Author's notes: Set in the Abby 'verse, post- 'Exception to The Rule'. This is some fluff to set-up further events. Quite a lot of fluff, actually, how did this turn into nearly 6,000 words?

I've hesitated to write Harry, as we've never met her, but the show doesn't seem inclined to bring her onscreen, so I figured, what the heck?

( We've had a hundreds and thousands incident. )

Title: Gather Near to us, Once More
Characters: Erm, basically everyone in the Abby verse except Mycroft (sorry, Mycroft)
Rating: PG
Warnings/Triggers: very fluffy, but there is a brief appearance of a stroke victim (Lestrade's mum), and references to a family member in rehab. Neither feature very prominently.
Spoilers: none
Pairings: Molly/Alec, John/Sarah
Word Count 6,392
Summary: The annual Christmas Eve Baker Street celebrations (now slightly not at Baker Street), from the point of views of those attending.
Author's notes: Follows Brothers and Sisters and Sleepover. Set in the Abby 'verse.

I think there's seven different POVs in here, and I've tried to give everyone equal spotlight, but some people have dominated a little. All my Christmas stories these year seem to have themes of 'unconvential families FTW!', and I'm not sure if it's a comment on my typical fandom choices or my lack of creativity, but I'm running with it.

Finally, I've been forced to work on a rather old laptop of late instead of my regular computer, and it's a bit like working in someone else's kitchen, so apologies for any weirdness of formatting or whatever.

Title refers to a line from "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas": 'faithful friends who are dear to us/gather near to us once more'.

( John had always liked Christmas Eve more than Christmas Day... )

Title: Brothers and Sisters
Characters: Mycroft, Sherlock, Abby, John
Rating: PG
Warnings/Triggers: background and discussion of a character in alcohol withdrawal, and a passing reference to a past addiction, coarse language
Spoilers: Oblique ones for The Reichenbach Fall
Pairings: Background John/Sarah
Word Count 2,305
Summary: Mycroft pays a visit to Baker Street to do some consulting, and finds himself assisting in child-minding.
Author's notes: There have been a few people asking for Mycroft and Abby interaction, and I had several versions of this story, but this is the one that worked the best. It's a bit fluffy, as is my wont.

Set in the Abby 'verse. Abby herself is about two and a half, or a little older.


( She's not shy, she just doesn't like you )

Title: Cold Case Day
Characters: Sherlock, John, Sarah, Abby, Mrs Hudson, Molly, Lestrade, Gladstone
Rating: G
Warnings/Triggers: none
Spoilers: none
Pairings: John/Sarah
Word Count 3, 674
Summary: Abby Watson turns two years old. Sherlock Holmes attends her birthday party.
Author's notes: Set in the Abby 'Verse.

This is one of those stories I'm not entirely sure has a point, but hopefully it is at least entertaining. Fluffy fluff. Apologies to Lestrade, I promise to find something more prominent to do in this verse at some point.

( Didn't she just have a birthday? )

Title: Perfect
Characters: John, Sarah, Sherlock, Abby
Rating: PG
Warnings/Triggers: non-descriptive birth scene, a brief mention of a case (double homicide/suicide)
Spoilers: none
Pairings: John/Sarah
Word Count 2, 187
Summary: Abigael Watson makes her way into the world and her first visitor is the last person anyone would have expected.
Author's notes: Set in the Abby 'Verse.

Fluffy fluff.

( It was perhaps the first thing he'd said in several hours that hadn't ended in an exclamation mark. )

Title: The Voice in Counterpoint
Characters: Sherlock, John, Abby, Sarah, Gladstone
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Triggers: brief swearing
Spoilers: Uses a character introduced in Christmas Future.
Pairings: John/Sarah
Word Count 2,897
Summary: A case is interrupted by John's family, and Sherlock doesn't mind as much as he thought he would.
Author's notes: Someone over at ff.net very nicely requested Sherlock's POV on being part of John's family. It has taken me four attempts, but I think I have it now. One day I won't have to write eight thousand words before I find the ones I need.

Set in the same 'verse as Otitis Media and Christmas Future. Set after the latter, by a few weeks.

Fluff.

( I'm not a child! )

Title: The Wrath of Cinderella
Characters: Harry, Anna, Fay, Mal
Rating: G
Spoilers: None
Word count: 896
Summary: Glass slippers make good weapons.
Author's notes: A little bit of Hallowe'en fluff, written for the 'glass' prompt on my occhallenge table. Happy Hallowe'en to those who celebrate!

( I am not even kidding.. )