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I Don’t Normally Bother by @topicabo

Mycroft doesn't really do Valentine's Day. But he'll make the exception for Greg.

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Don’t say something stupid (like I love you) by @ylc1

Mycroft is not upset.

There’s nothing to be upset about, really.

So what if Inspector Lestrade has an actual date on Valentine’s Day? It’s not like he has any real claim on the man.

And yet-

Double the love for St Valentine!

It’s Day Twenty-Four of The Mystrade Advent Calendar - and that means...

Thank you all so, so much for your interest, your submissions and your support. We’ve had a wonderful time organising the calendar, and we’re delighted that you’ve enjoyed it too.

We have a few final pieces of content for you this year. 

Make sure you check out the collection on AO3 to catch up with any stories you missed - we’ve ended up with over fifty pieces of fiction: an astonishing achievement, we hope you’ll all agree.

So! Without further ado...

Couldn’t let you go off for Christmas without a present, guys.

It’s novella-length - get cosy somewhere with cocoa - a modern Mystrade retelling of the Dickens Christmas classic, with all the ghostly hauntings, festive memories, Mycroft Snark and existential dread you could ever dream of.

Thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for throwing yourselves behind the calendar. It’s been an absolute honour. 

Can’t wait for our next event. <3

Read ‘A Christmas Carol’ on AO3.

Next, we need to say a massive thank you to our gorgeous @bryntwedge - who has a very special gift for you all.

Bryn has created the beautiful artwork below - and has offered the original file size for download on Dropbox, for anyone who’d like to print at home and frame. 

You won’t need a Dropbox account to download. Cancel the log-in screen that might appear, and hit ‘Download’ in the top-right hand corner - then hit ‘Direct Download’.

Thanks to Bryn for this gorgeous winter scene. We’re so proud to feature it in the calendar.

For our final short story of the calendar, we’re delighted to present The Hand of Friendship by Topicabo - misunderstandings, mistakes and snowy weather make up this gorgeous friends-to-lovers tale. 

Many thanks to Topicabo for writing it - we hope you enjoy. <3

Read ‘The Hand of Friendship’ on AO3.

Last, but by no means least, we'd like to say thank you to the magnificent @smmr0829.

Summer has drawn this beautiful Christmas comic for your enjoyment: A Pocketful of Delights... and we know you’ll love it just as much as we do.

Make sure you read on under the cut. <3 

Thanks to Summer for her gorgeous art - and thanks again to everyone who has submitted, followed, reblogged and commented on the calendar. 

We couldn’t have done it without you!