An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 9/9
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Harry Watson, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Haunting, Ghosts, sort of, First Kiss, First Time, Ghost Sex, Mysterious Disappearance, Johnlock - Freeform, Supernatural Elements, spoilers in the reviews
Summary:
Forced by his interfering git of a brother to the countryside to recuperate, Sherlock stumbles upon a 60 year old mystery. Captain John Watson, returning after WWII mysteriously disappeared one night. Bored, Sherlock investigates, but what if Watson didn't disappear? What if he's still there? Sort of a ghost story. Eventual Johnlock
I can’t recommend this story enough! Sherlock is sick and Mycroft sends him to this cottage in the country to recuperate where not all is a s boring as it seems. He meets John and falls in love with him, because of course he does, but John is a ghost! Except, he isn’t.
This story jumps around in the timeline, back and forth, is sometimes told in letters, and the POV changes quite a bit, too. None of that should stop you from reading it, because it’s incredibly well-written and just a plain lovely love story. The ending is amazing and will have you shed a tear or two, but it’s not sad, it’s never sad.