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Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One (Video Game), Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (Video Game) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Molly Hooper Additional Tags: Mental Health Issues, Self-Harm, 1890s, Implied/Referenced Drug Use, Love at First Sight, john makes a good psychiatrist, Jon is a little evil, Sherlock needs a friend, I claim no historical accuracy, or psychiatric care accuracy Summary:
“I assure you, many children have imaginary friends, it is perfectly normal, I’m sure he will grow out of it in time.” Dr. Richter replied He was supposed to grow out of it and yet fourteen years later, Sherlock was breaking into an archaeological dig site because Jon said ‘there would be clues there.’ - Mycroft is worried about the influence Sherlock's imaginary friend, Jon, is having on his life, so he sends him to a psychiatric hospital. There Sherlock meets Dr. John Watson, who looks remarkably similar to Jon. And has kind eyes. And knows Brahms. And maybe, just maybe Sherlock could imagine opening up to him. But in order to let someone in, Sherlock himself must first confront the gatekeeper of all his deepest fears and insecurities.