Chapters: 7/? Fandom: The Pitt (TV) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Melissa “Mel” King/Frank Langdon Characters: Melissa “Mel” King, Frank Langdon, Dana Evans, Jack Abbot (The Pitt), Dennis Whitaker, Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, Abby Langdon, Emma Nolan (The Pitt), Original Characters, Other Pitt Characters TBD Additional Tags: Historical AU, Sherlock Holmes AU, Medical Mysteries, Medical Fraud, Religious Fraud, Victorian era, Fasting Girls, partnerships, Frank is Holmes, Mel is Watson-ish, Marriage of Convenience, Detectives, Period Typical Attitudes, Friends to Lovers, Falling In Love, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Neurodivergency, Abby Langdon is not really Abby Langdon but you know who I mean, mentions of child death, Substance Abuse, Recovery, childhood traumas, Eating Disorders Summary:
To save her nearly insolvent bookstore from going under, Melissa King agrees to a sudden proposal of marriage to the famous consulting detective, Francis Langdon. The marriage is purely transactional and in name only until a mysterious young woman, presented as “The Fasting Girl” sends Langdon on a dogged path to solve. The case reveals unexpected secrets, tragic pasts, and a future neither Francis nor Melissa can ever predict.

















