Kryptaria
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since: 12-30-11, id: 3577846, Profile Updated: 07-07-12
Author has written 35 stories for Watchmen, Sherlock, Kushiel's Legacy series, and James Bond.

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1. Old Gods, New Tricks » reviews
As MI6's senior quartermaster, Q is accustomed to dealing with all manner of oddities. But an agent who won't stay dead, a bomb in his office, and bad tea all combine to make for a stressful day. The muggers on the way home only make matters worse. And that's before the owl shows up. Co-written with BootsnBlossoms! Original available at .
James Bond - Rated: M - English - Romance/Supernatural - Chapters: 7 - Words: 34,865 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 5-19-13 - Published: 5-13-13 - A. Trevelyan/008 & James Bond/007 - Complete
2. Nova Prospekt » reviews
When a fire leaves best mates James Bond and Alec Trevelyan living at a hotel, Bond joins the Nova Prospekt hackerspace in hopes of finding not just a workshop but a place to meet and collaborate with creative, and innovative thinkers. He never expects the resident genius, a young man who calls himself Q, to capture his interest — and Alec's. Co-written with BootsnBlossoms!
James Bond - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 15 - Words: 71,768 - Reviews: 30 - Updated: 5-10-13 - Published: 4-27-13 - A. Trevelyan/008 & James Bond/007 - Complete
3. 00Q » reviews
Due to an "incident" in the recent past, Q no longer brings explosives to the flat he shares with James Bond. He's had to find other creative ways of dealing with boredom when James is on a mission. At first it's nothing but a pleasant diversion — until James finds out his secret. Who knew one's OTP could cause so many problems? Co-written with BootsnBlossoms!
James Bond - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 2 - Words: 10,101 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 4-30-13 - James Bond/007 & Q 3 - Complete
4. The Science of Breakfast: or Who Needs a Smoke Alarm Anyway? » reviews
For a genius, there were certain things Q couldn't be trusted to do unsupervised, starting with anything at all, until he'd had his first cup of tea. Unfortunately, Q was very good at sneaking out of bed. - Co-written with BootsnBlossoms
James Bond - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 6 - Words: 9,097 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 4-1-13 - A. Trevelyan/008 & James Bond/007 - Complete
5. Never Alone » reviews
For months, Q pined after a certain secret agent, only to be rebuffed or ignored at every turn. James Bond would flirt with anything and everything that breathed — except for Q. And then, one day, Q meets the newest doctor at MI6, and everything changes. For all of them. Watson/Q/Bond.
Crossover - James Bond & Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 11,508 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 3-14-13 - Q 3 & John W. - Complete
6. Ordinary Numbers » reviews
More than anything, Mike Taylor wanted to be ordinary. Being a genius, he learned early in life, meant people expected too much. A career at the MI6 Help Desk seemed the perfect way to guarantee a lifetime of obscurity, until he got a very unusual tech support call. (Co-written with BootsnBlossoms.)
James Bond - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 12 - Words: 44,785 - Reviews: 70 - Updated: 3-10-13 - Published: 3-2-13 - James Bond/007 & Q 3 - Complete
7. The Fire before Winter » reviews
In 1945, the Trinity nuclear test at White Sands ripped a hole in reality. The world was forever changed as mythology, magic, and legend became scientific fact. Sixty-five years later, the soldiers of the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers are forced into early retirement. A chance meeting with Sherlock, forensic alchemist, puts John on the trail of the most feared creature on earth.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Fantasy/Drama - Chapters: 9 - Words: 29,827 - Reviews: 52 - Updated: 3-2-13 - Published: 11-14-12 - Sherlock H. & John W.
8. Distress Call reviews
Before Holmes and Watson, before 007 and Q, they were John and James: patriots, students, thrillseekers.
Crossover - James Bond & Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,637 - Reviews: 22 - Published: 11-19-12 - James Bond/007 & John W. - Complete
9. Tag reviews
John is forever the soldier, always presenting a neat, composed facade to the world. Only Sherlock gets to see the real John underneath.
Sherlock - Rated: K - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 369 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 11-8-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
10. The Master of Latham Hall » reviews
Ten years after meeting Sherlock Holmes, John Watson has successfully kept only one secret from the world's only consulting detective: the most important secret he's ever had. Now, drawn into an impossible web of murders at Latham Hall, John learns the terrible price a man must pay for keeping certain things secret.
Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Angst - Chapters: 11 - Words: 48,394 - Reviews: 74 - Updated: 11-8-12 - Published: 10-22-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
11. A Sink Full of Children reviews
Sherlock had never imagined having children in his life. Of course, he'd never imagined having a demon as his flatmate-turned-lifemate. So really, the ducklings shouldn't have come as a surprise. (Sequel to On Feathers and Bacon Sandwiches)
Sherlock - Rated: K - English - Family/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,040 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 10-15-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
12. Northwest Passage » reviews
Seven years ago, Captain John Watson of the Canadian Forces Medical Service withdrew from society, seeking a simple, isolated life in the distant northern wilderness of Canada. Though he survives from one day to the next, he doesn't truly live until someone from his dark past calls in a favor and turns his world upside-down with the introduction of Sherlock Holmes. (Cont'd at AO3.)
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 25,999 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 10-13-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
13. Needles reviews
At the end of January, 2010, John and Sherlock move to 221-B Baker Street. By mid-February, John takes up his role not only as Sherlock's guardian and helper, but also his doctor. As the months pass, they grow closer and the trust between them deepens, until Sherlock puts it to the ultimate test. Written for persian-slipper.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,194 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 10-3-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
14. If You Were the Hunter » reviews
The story of If You Were Mine and If You Were with Me on the Bridge continues. Forced to separate, John and Sherlock work towards the same goal: to uncover John's mysterious enemy so they can be together again.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Suspense/Angst - Chapters: 14 - Words: 69,036 - Reviews: 57 - Updated: 9-17-12 - Published: 8-3-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
15. On Feathers and Bacon Sandwiches » reviews
No one has ever stayed with Sherlock longer than a month. At least, no human. Fortunately, John Watson isn't about to let the little things - like biohazardous experiments and the constant threat of danger - get in the way of his friendship with a very special, very brilliant man like Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 21,306 - Reviews: 54 - Updated: 9-15-12 - Published: 9-10-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
16. Velociraptor salvatori reviews
or Mycroft Was Just Having a Bad Day. When you work as a minor government official, being captured and interrogated was part of the job. Fortunately, velociraptors aren't known for their tolerance of that sort of thing. Rated M for violence at the beginning of the story. Part 8 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,963 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 9-4-12 - Mycroft H. & DI Lestrade - Complete
17. Notes reviews
It had begun innocuously enough, when Sherlock had found a scrap of paper under the armchair that had become reserved solely for John's use. Sherlock Holmes, it read, with 221B Baker Street underneath.
Sherlock - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,784 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 8-31-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
18. The Shattered Marque » reviews
After living at Baker Street for almost two years, John Watson thought he'd learned everything there was to know about his flatmate, Sherlock Holmes. But when the gruesome murder of a foreign fashion designer opens a door into the exotic, mysterious world of the D'Angelines, he realizes just how little he actually knows.
Crossover - Kushiel's Legacy series & Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Mystery/Crime - Chapters: 5 - Words: 19,433 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 8-30-12 - Sherlock H. - Complete
19. The Scent of Surrender reviews
Sometimes, when faced with the inevitability of irresistible cuteness, even Sherlock has to give in.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,696 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 8-29-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
20. Velociraptor sociabilis reviews
or How to Make Sherlock Jealous, Even with Feathers. To John, it was an investment in the future - a way to get Mycroft and therefore the British government on their side. To Sherlock, it was an interminable introduction to jealousy. Part 7 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,683 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 8-28-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
21. Velociraptor fraternalis reviews
or Is the Entire Holmes Family Odd or Just the Two Sons? Since the night he'd become a were-velociraptor, an alarming number of Sherlock's good ideas had proven, in the end, to be very, very bad, though often this was through no fault of his own. Co-authored by Mitaya! Part 6 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,140 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 7-26-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
22. Velociraptor experimentalis reviews
or John Can't Type as a Human, So Why Expect Him to Type as a Velociraptor? It was only a matter of time before Sherlock felt compelled to experiment. Surely it would go better with John as the velociraptor so Sherlock could run the experiment as a human. After all, Sherlock's plans always work out as expected. Right? Part 5 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,298 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 7-26-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
23. If You Were with Me on the Bridge » reviews
John sent Sherlock away. John's eyes had been entirely cold. That was a strange way to describe them, wasn't it? Temperature-based metaphor standing in for emotions. Messy, not empirical. Emotions have never really been Sherlock's area. Sequel to If You Were Mine.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 8 - Words: 16,527 - Reviews: 28 - Updated: 7-21-12 - Published: 6-27-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
24. Velociraptor domesticus reviews
or Velociraptors Don't Sort Laundry. Velociraptors also can't type, even when the velociraptor in question is Sherlock Holmes. This is problematic. Part 4 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,599 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 7-20-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
25. In Darkness, Light » reviews
"One day, we'll be standing around a body, and Sherlock Holmes will be the one that put it there..." "Why would he do that?" "Because he's a psychopath, and psychopaths get bored." Sally Donovan got it wrong.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Friendship/Suspense - Chapters: 8 - Words: 13,677 - Reviews: 25 - Updated: 7-20-12 - Published: 6-10-12 - DI Lestrade - Complete
26. Velociraptor novus reviews
or Bit Not Good, Biting Your Flatmate Like That. Walking, Sherlock discovered, was boring. Running, however... Running was incredible. Part 3 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,355 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 7-16-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
27. Velociraptor interludium reviews
or Don't Go out in the Woods Tonight. Sherlock had never really considered bringing John to his childhood home. The Holmes manor was a place of wealth and privilege and aristocratic isolation - everything Sherlock despised. He certainly never considered bringing John there to eat the wildlife. Part 2 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: T - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,233 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 7-15-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
28. Velociraptor caenaculi reviews
or What Lives in the Attic above John Watson's Bedroom? Scratch marks on the stairs. Dead rats in the freezer. An order of pizza that John doesn't share. And then things get really strange. Part 1 of Intellect and Instincts.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,529 - Reviews: 27 - Published: 7-12-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
29. Secrets of the Mind 2: Ghost » reviews
In a world where almost a tenth of the population are born gifted, psychics and nulls live side-by-side, without fear or prejudice. Science has studied and categorized psychics by their gifts, developing the Darrow Scale by which the strength of those gifts are measured. But nature is balanced. When the Darrow Scale rating goes into the negative, the impossible walks: Ghost.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Romance/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 2 - Words: 6,107 - Reviews: 15 - Updated: 7-10-12 - Published: 7-7-12 - Sherlock H. & John W.
30. Sleep is Boring reviews
Once again, it falls to John to use texts to keep Sherlock from killing himself, this time by sleep deprivation. Too bad John types so slowly. Part of the If You Were Mine outtakes collection, available here and at AO3 under my pen name.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,580 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 7-5-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
31. Cultural Exchange or How to Invade Another Nation reviews
When John is invited to a Fourth of July barbecue with some of his American friends from Camp Dwyer, now stationed at the US Embassy in London, it's only natural for him to invite his partner. By the time he realizes the potential for disaster, it's already too late.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,288 - Reviews: 25 - Published: 7-3-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
32. Secrets of the Mind reviews
In a world where almost a tenth of the population are born gifted, psychics and nulls live side-by-side, without fear or prejudice. There is no way to hide a psychic gift — no way to escape detection. Unless you're Sherlock Holmes.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,125 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 6-27-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
33. Making Things Right reviews
John Watson is determined that at least one of the Watson siblings won't fail Clara and little Elizabeth. Part of the If You Were Mine AU of stories.
Sherlock - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,435 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 6-26-12 - John W. - Complete
34. If You Were Mine » reviews
Sherlock and John meet as potential flatmates, just in time for John to get a more attractive offer as a partner in Irene Adler's business. This calls for discretion, so he reluctantly refuses Sherlock's offer to share a flat, but he can't quite get Sherlock Holmes out of his mind.
Sherlock - Rated: M - English - Mystery/Romance - Chapters: 16 - Words: 60,466 - Reviews: 35 - Updated: 6-25-12 - Published: 6-10-12 - Sherlock H. & John W. - Complete
35. One Minute to a New Midnight » reviews
With the departure of Dr. Manhattan, Ozymandias' plan seems complete, but victory is never assured - not while uncontrolled pieces are still in play. But sometimes, to move one piece, you have to control another.
Watchmen - Rated: M - English - Drama/Mystery - Chapters: 10 - Words: 28,099 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 3-25-12 - Published: 3-19-12 - Adrian V./Ozymandias & Dan D./Nite Owl - Complete