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1. The Beating Heart in the Background by fleurdelisandbees

   Fandoms: Sherlock (TV)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   06 Sep 2016

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • Greg Lestrade
   • Original Characters
   • mentions of mary - Character
   • post series three
   • John is feeling quite a bit of angst
   • Trigger Warnings
   • Infant Death
   • mary morstan - Freeform
   • Sherlock Holmes - Freeform
   • John Watson - Freeform
   • John has a much-needed breakdown
   • Light Case Fic
   • more to be added - Freeform

   Summary

   Their most recent case takes a hard toll on John's emotions, which he has not fully confronted since TAB. It finally catches up with him. That, and the faintest awareness that he might be horribly in love with his best friend.

   STRONG TRIGGER WARNING: INFANT AND CHILD DEATH. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY OR DO NOT READ AT ALL IF THESE ARE TRIGGERS FOR YOU.

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   English

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