all duct tape and safety pins inside

This story is now completed.

Title: Of Ghosts and Men (Finale Part Three)
Alternative Links: 'Of Ghosts and Men' on AO3
Characters: Sam Winchester, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Dean Winchester, guest stars.
Wordcount: ~ 5,900 for this part (~ 256K altogether)
Beta: The wonderful enname
Rating: R
Summary: A year after Sherlock Holmes's death John Watson returns to 221B Baker Street hoping to turn a new leaf. He finds that a new stranger has come to town—while John was gone Sam Winchester moved in to the flat below. John's interest is piqued, but he isn't the only one curious in the household. Both men are trying to come to terms with their past, but as is often the case the past refuses to stay away. Sam and John are taken on a journey where adventures and revelations are going to put new and old relationships to test.
Spoilers: Up to season 9 of 'Supernatural'. All episodes of 'Sherlock'.
Warnings: Can be found here.
Disclaimer: The verse is mine; the characters and the mythology of both shows belong to their creators. No profit is made by this story.
Author's Notes: The story has an epilogue, but I haven't decided yet whether to post it or not—I quite like the end of the story as it is. In that sense, consider 'Of Ghosts and Men' completed with this chapter. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to all of you who have come and will come on this journey with me. It was an epic year. I hope you find the final chapter worthy of it. I would really greatly appreciate your feedback in praise, concrit, kudos or any other form that comes from the heart.♥

Final Chapter

Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, Twenty-three, Twenty-four, Twenty-five, Twenty-six, Twenty-seven, Twenty-eight, Twenty-nine, Thirty, Thirty-one, Thirty-two, Thirty-three, Thirty-four, Thirty-five, Thirty-six, Thirty-seven, Thirty-eight, Thirty-nine, Forty, Forty-one, Forty-two, Forty-three, Forty-four, Forty-five, Finale Part One, Finale Part Two

Title: Of Ghosts and Men (45/46)
Author: stardust_made
Genre: Crossover, Drama, Adventure, Angst, Friendship
Characters: Sam Winchester, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Dean Winchester, guest stars.
Wordcount: ~ 6,300 for this chapter
Beta: The wonderful enname
Rating: R
Summary: A year after Sherlock Holmes's death John Watson returns to 221B Baker Street hoping to turn a new leaf. He finds that a new stranger has come to town—while John was gone Sam Winchester moved in to the flat below. John's interest is piqued, but he isn't the only one curious in the household. Both men are trying to come to terms with their past, but as is often the case the past refuses to stay away. Sam and John are taken on a journey where adventures and revelations are going to put new and old relationships to test.
Spoilers: Up to season 9 of 'Supernatural'. All episodes of 'Sherlock'.
Warnings: A reminder that the warnings for the entire story can be read here.
Disclaimer: The verse is mine; the characters and the mythology of both shows belong to their creators. No profit is made by this story.
Author's Notes: Apologies for the lack of update last week, but the next one might be here sooner than usual. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy!

Alternative Link: AO3

Chapter Forty-five

Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, Twenty-three, Twenty-four, Twenty-five, Twenty-six, Twenty-seven, Twenty-eight, Twenty-nine, Thirty, Thirty-one, Thirty-two, Thirty-three, Thirty-four, Thirty-five, Thirty-six, Thirty-seven, Thirty-eight, Thirty-nine, Forty, Forty-one, Forty-two, Forty-three, Forty-four

Title: Of Ghosts and Men (43/?)
Suthor: stardust_made
Genre: Crossover, Drama, Adventure, Angst, Friendship
Characters: Sam Winchester, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Dean Winchester, guest stars.
Wordcount: ~ 7,000 for this chapter
Beta: The wonderful trooper enname
Rating: R
Summary: A year after Sherlock Holmes's death John Watson returns to 221B Baker Street hoping to turn a new leaf. He finds that a new stranger has come to town—while John was gone Sam Winchester moved in to the flat below. John's interest is piqued, but he isn't the only one curious in the household. Both men are trying to come to terms with their past, but as is often the case the past refuses to stay away. Sam and John are taken on a journey where adventures and revelations are going to put new and old relationships to test.
Spoilers: Up to season 8 of 'Supernatural'. All episodes of 'Sherlock'.
Warnings: A reminder that the warnings for the entire story can be read here.
Alternative Links: on AO3
Disclaimer: The verse is mine; the characters and the mythology of both shows belong to their creators. No profit is made by this story.
Author's Notes: There'll be two more chapters, I'm 99% sure; but we all know how putting a final number of chapters ended the previous two times so I'm sticking to the '?' mark. Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy!

Chapter Forty-three

Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, Twenty-three, Twenty-four, Twenty-five, Twenty-six, Twenty-seven, Twenty-eight, Twenty-nine, Thirty, Thirty-one, Thirty-two, Thirty-three, Thirty-four, Thirty-five, Thirty-six, Thirty-seven, Thirty-eight, Thirty-nine, Forty, Forty-one, Forty-two

Title: Of Ghosts and Men (40/42)
Author: stardust_made
Genre: Crossover, Drama, Adventure, Angst, Friendship
Characters: Sam Winchester, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Dean Winchester, guest stars.
Wordcount: ~ 8,500 for this chapter
Summary: A year after Sherlock Holmes's death John Watson returns to 221B Baker Street hoping to turn a new leaf. He finds that a new stranger has come to town—while John was gone Sam Winchester moved in to the flat below. John's interest is piqued, but he isn't the only one curious in the household. Both men are trying to come to terms with their past, but as is often the case the past refuses to stay away. Sam and John are taken on a journey where adventures and revelations are going to put new and old relationships to test.
Spoilers: Up to the first half of season 8 of 'Supernatural'. For all episodes of 'Sherlock'.
Rating: R
Warnings: The warnings for the entire story are here; a reminder that they say "There won't be anything that can't be seen on one of the shows." (In this case, 'Supernatural'.) If you'd like to know more about the warnings for this specific chapter in advance, please drop me a comment or a PM.
Disclaimer: The verse is mine; the characters and the mythology of both shows belong to their creators. No profit is made by this story.
Author's Notes: Apologies again for not replying to your comments on the last couple of chapters.A big thank you to all of you who take the time to speak to me, even if it's with a couple of words. I appreciate it more than I can say.♥

Alternative Links: On AO3

Chapter Forty

Chapter One || Chapter Thirty-nine

Title: Of Ghosts and Men (38/40)
Alternative Links: Read on AO3
Author: stardust_made
Genre: Crossover, Drama, Adventure, Angst, Friendship
Characters: Sam Winchester, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Dean Winchester, guest stars.
Wordcount: ~ 8,200 for chapter 36 and ~ 4,800 for chapter 37
Summary: A year after Sherlock Holmes's death John Watson returns to 221B Baker Street hoping to turn a new leaf. He finds that a new stranger has come to town—while John was gone Sam Winchester moved in to the flat below. John's interest is piqued, but he isn't the only one curious in the household. Both men are trying to come to terms with their past, but as is often the case the past refuses to stay away. Sam and John are taken on a journey where adventures and revelations are going to put new and old relationships to test.
Spoilers: Up to the first half of season 8 of 'Supernatural'. For all episodes of 'Sherlock'.
Warnings: Language, disturbing images and themes, i.e. non-explicit violence, mentions of off-screen torture, suicide and mental-health trauma, etc. Nothing that can't be found on at least one of the shows, including some homoerotic subtext.
Disclaimer: The verse is mine; the characters and the mythology of both shows belong to their creators. No profit is made by this story.
Author's Notes: I'd like to apologize in advance if the final chapters take a bit over a week to post. This one is practically a double chapter and I expect the same with the remaining ones. I'm close to exhausted, my back's been in pain and RL is quite busy. The last thing I want is to be careless with my 'baby' at the very end! I've been re-living the final scenes in my head for months and I want to do them justice. I'd like to enjoy the last steps of my Epic journey, too, not to mention offer you all a worthy ending as a big thank you for giving my story a try.

Chapter Thirty-eight

Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, Twenty-three, Twenty-four, Twenty-five, Twenty-six, Twenty-seven, Twenty-eight, Twenty-nine, Thirty, Thirty-one, Thirty-two, Thirty-three, Thirty-four, Thirty-five, Thirty-six, Thirty-seven

Title: Of Ghosts and Men (32/?)
Author: stardust_made
Rating: R
Genre: Crossover, Drama, Adventure, Angst, Friendship
Characters: Sam Winchester, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Dean Winchester, guest stars.
Wordcount: ~ 7,400 for this chapter
Summary: A year after Sherlock Holmes's death John Watson returns to 221B Baker Street hoping to turn a new leaf. He finds that a new stranger has come to town—while John was gone Sam Winchester moved in to the flat below. John's interest is piqued, but he isn't the only one curious in the household. Both men are trying to come to terms with their past, but as is often the case the past refuses to stay away. Sam and John are taken on a journey where adventures and revelations are going to put new and old relationships to test.
Spoilers: Up to the first half of season 8 of 'Supernatural'. For all episodes of 'Sherlock'.
Warnings: Language, disturbing images and themes, i.e. non-explicit violence, mentions of off-screen torture, suicide and mental-health trauma, etc. Nothing that can't be found on at least one of the shows, including some homoerotic subtext.
Disclaimer: The verse is mine; the characters and the mythology of both shows belong to their creators. No profit is made by this story.
Author's Notes: Profuse apologies for not replying to your absolutely wonderful comments to the last two chapters. I've been all over the place, but normal service will resume as of this week. Thank you whole-heartedly for reading and I hope you enjoy!

Chapter Thirty-two

Chapters: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen, Seventeen, Eighteen, Nineteen, Twenty, Twenty-one, Twenty-two, Twenty-three, Twenty-four, Twenty-five, Twenty-six, Twenty-seven, Twenty-eight, Twenty-nine, Thirty, Thirty-one