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Helpless Here Below
Mycroft & Greg barely know each other - so John Watson has always believed. When he witnesses a surprising moment of care between them, John starts to wonder if there's more going on than meets the eye.
Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
John Watson/Mary Watson
66,648 words
Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
John Watson/Mary Watson
66,648 words
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Published January 10, 2022
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May 18, 2022
I can't praise this Mystrade+ story without at least vague SPOILERS, so take that as a warning.
Mottlemoth has come up with a selective, partly-AU version of Mary who makes warm, happy endings all around possible, and despite true-to-character painful moments in both pairings that had me wiping my eyes, they're not drawn out excessively, but resolved naturally, with brave honesty and caring.
Most of the things that soured me so on post-return canon simply never happened in this 'verse, starting with Mary shooting Sherlock, so I guess that makes it a fixit.
Btw, the Johnlock side of things doesn't get explicit in this story, and the Mystrade sexual content isn't the main emphasis either; this is more about emotions and insights.
P.S., I tend to forget to add the British English shelf even when it applies (since I read either spelling with equal ease, having grown up in America but reading Christie & co.), and only remembered this time chiefly because I had to look up what "chocolate bourbons" (cookies, oh, pardon, biscuits) and "NikNaks" (like crunchy Cheetos) are. 🤷
I think I'll also offer the AO3 "Additional Tags", as I do for books I personally add to Goodreads:
Referenced Drug Use (Sherlock), Mycroft Holmes Has Feelings, Protective Greg Lestrade, Secret Relationship, POV John Watson, POV Mycroft Holmes, Mutual Pining, Denial of Feelings, Greg Lestrade to the Rescue, John Watson is Sentient Knitwear, Somehow Sort Of A Slowburn, Sherlock Goes The Fuck To Therapy, Fix-It, Oblivious Boys So In Love, Happy Ending
Mottlemoth has come up with a selective, partly-AU version of Mary who makes warm, happy endings all around possible, and despite true-to-character painful moments in both pairings that had me wiping my eyes, they're not drawn out excessively, but resolved naturally, with brave honesty and caring.
Most of the things that soured me so on post-return canon simply never happened in this 'verse, starting with Mary shooting Sherlock, so I guess that makes it a fixit.
Btw, the Johnlock side of things doesn't get explicit in this story, and the Mystrade sexual content isn't the main emphasis either; this is more about emotions and insights.
P.S., I tend to forget to add the British English shelf even when it applies (since I read either spelling with equal ease, having grown up in America but reading Christie & co.), and only remembered this time chiefly because I had to look up what "chocolate bourbons" (cookies, oh, pardon, biscuits) and "NikNaks" (like crunchy Cheetos) are. 🤷
I think I'll also offer the AO3 "Additional Tags", as I do for books I personally add to Goodreads:
Referenced Drug Use (Sherlock), Mycroft Holmes Has Feelings, Protective Greg Lestrade, Secret Relationship, POV John Watson, POV Mycroft Holmes, Mutual Pining, Denial of Feelings, Greg Lestrade to the Rescue, John Watson is Sentient Knitwear, Somehow Sort Of A Slowburn, Sherlock Goes The Fuck To Therapy, Fix-It, Oblivious Boys So In Love, Happy Ending
December 7, 2023
A nice, fluffy story.
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