Wordcount: 20341
Pairings: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson, John Watson/Mary Morstan
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Angst, pining, infidelity, potential S3 spoilers, unhealthy relationships, illnesses.
Summary: If John is the sun, and Mary the moon, then Sherlock is a dark cloud hanging over them both.Notes: This fic was inspired by photos of S3 filming/stuff from the #setlock tag on Tumblr. So if you’ve been avoiding potential spoilers for season three of Sherlock, you may want to give this fic a pass, as some scenes in here are my own interpretation of spoilers/set photos based on whatever facts we know or can assume.
Personally, I didn’t feel that this really gave anything away, spoilers-wise, but it is so gloriously painful. Tea has outdone herself with this story of the damage people who love each other can do to each other when they’re hurt.
It also deeply rewards a reread! It’s so skillfully written that by the time you reach the end, a lot of things have taken on new meaning and perspective. It was also astonishing to me to go back to the beginning and see how much the characters had changed through their decisions. I’m pretty sure Teahigh is one of the best writers in the fandom, right now, and she has no idea.