Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, Sherlock Holmes/Other(s), John Watson/Others
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Sherrinford Holmes
Additional Tags: Romance, Erotica, Origins, Angst and Humor
This is the story of how Sherlock became Sherlock and John became John, long before either knew there would ever be a Sherlock and John. This is the story of how their relationship began, with all its silent negotiations and quiet denials. This is the story of how the silence came apart after the Reichenbach fall. This is the story of how Sherlock returned from the fall, and how he and John put things back together again, in quite a different way than before. This is also the story of Mycroft and Sherrinford--we all know that third Holmes brother is out there somewhere--and also other canon characters, though some have changed a bit since Sir Arthur's day.
This is a story about loneliness and fate. This is a story about parents and brothers. This is a story about cocaine and Shepherd's Pie. This is a story about London, and Los Angeles, and Afghanistan. This is a story about love. Also, sex. There's quite a lot of that. This is a story with a happy ending, though at times it will make you sad.
This is the Sherlock and John story I've been wanting to tell for a very long time. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I have enjoyed writing it.
This is probably the longest fic I have ever read (apart from some series) but I am quite glad that I managed over 300.000 words in only 3,5 days, although I am working full-time and really have not much leisure time. But as it is, this fic is one of those you cannot put away, once you have started to read it. It is also one of those fics you postpone endlessly because of the high amount of words and regret that later endlessly, because you could have read this treasure so much earlier.
Well, I would like to ad that this fic covers a lot of different things, which are not mentioned in the summary or the tags. You should read it, when you are interested in background characterization of John and Sherlock and when you are interested in their childhood and teenage years. John’s characterization is amazing. I really liked it. It is an attempt to describe his repressed bisexual character in a very profound way. Furthermore, I really like the additional characters Sherrinford Holmes and Neville St. Clair. As the WIP ends at the beginning of their relationship, I hope there is more to develop between them.