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Full Author's Notes: 

This series began as a  prompt  made by  Livia_Carica  on the  SherlockBBC_fic  kinkmeme - she was anonymous at the time, but credit for the smoldering idea that ate my brain belongs to her - which I filled, stopped before the actual threesome happened, then was encouraged to continue filling, because  how dare I stop before the Good Stuff??

I did, and the result was ' Surveilled ,' which betrays its PWP-styled origins quite readily. I thought that was the end of it. My muse, however, had other ideas. So the second installment was written, and posted also on the kinkmeme. Again, I thought there was nothing more to write...

My main lj icon proudly declares that 'my muse is a whore.' It ain't lyin', folks, and this is evidence  why . 

Now, there are eight installments to this series, including a coda - and I really truly believe that I'm finished this time! - totalling almost 45,000 words, plus a set of deleted scenes. Along the way, I discovered to my delight that I'd acquired the services of a magnificent, knowledgeable, and immensely patient beta-reader/britpicker,  Caoilin_Noir , made several excellent friends, most notably the cheer-leading, filth-prompting (yeah, blame encouragement for the bloodplay on her), straight-talkin' (when the prose got away from me)  AccioAyla , and somehow inspired work by a stunningly-talented fanartist,  Mariemjs . I don't know how I got so lucky, but these ladies rock my world and both I and this series would be poorer without them.

For all those that have left comments, kudos, and encouragement along the way - especially to those who've followed this series since its inception on the kinkmeme - you have my deepest gratitude. You've made all of the work worthwhile, and I'm truly thankful for your encouragement, enthusiasm, and kindness.

IF  ANYONE  wishes to write a spinoff, missing scene, remix, or future!fic for this 'verse; record a podfic of any of these installments; or draw fanart of the scenes/situations/characters herein, you have my blessing - I would adore it if I received a nod in your header/notes, and possibly a link back to this series, but even  moreso would I love for you to share what you've done with me, so that I might see/hear/read it myself and also add it to my Master Posts. Thanks!

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PDF Link containing artwork and final edits: [ google drive ]

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Related Stories by Other Authors:

The Penultimate Problem  by  MarySutherland
Rating: R
Pairing: Mycroft Holmes / Greg Lestrade
Warnings: Major character death, swearing, explicit sexual material
Word Count: ~14,000
Summary: Lestrade and Mycroft go to Reichenbach Falls in place of John and Sherlock.
Notes: takes place after 'Lorem Ipsum' and during 'One Day Like This.' Beta'd by  Blooms84

Very Sincerely Yours, by Ariana DeVere (on AO3)
See warnings and other info at the link
Notes: takes place after 'Lorem Ipsum' but before 'One Day Like This.'

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Podfic:
Surveilled , by  six_two_four
Problems and Solutions, or...  by  six_two_four

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Art:

'Book Cover' Art for series by blanketforyourshock
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'Poster' Art for the entire series by Johnlockcreys
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Design for Living , by Marie
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Surveilled , by Marie
(NSFW)
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Lorem Ipsum , by Marie
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Untitled,  by Marie
(NSFW)
[ tumblr ]

Sarah Sawyer Finger Puppet  by Knitmeapony

Manips by Youcantsaymylastname.

...please let me know if you do / have done any fanart for this series, and I will list it here. ^_^

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Music:

There are several song references throughout this series, which I have not adequately credited in all of the individual notes. So, for future reference, here is the full list:

' Bohemian Like You ' is the title of a song by The Dandy Warhols
... the lyrics don't quite work for the story, but once the title occurred to me, it stuck.
[  youtube  ] [  lyrics  ]

' City Sirens, Violins' is a lyric from the song 'Mirrorball' by Elbow

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