#imogen holmes

Standing by her father, John could see the resemblance. It wasn’t immediately striking, but she had the same skin tone, the same dark curls, same nose, though her face was splattered with freckles. Her right eye was the same unique shade her father had, her left a warm brown. She seemed a bit small for seven.

“Hello,” John gave her a friendly smile, “pleasure to meet you.”

Imogen looked at him a moment longer. John wasn’t sure what she was seeing (If she was anything like her father, probably a lot) but she seemed satisfied with it, giving John a smile and holding out her hand.

“Nice to meet you Mr Watson.”

Description: When Sherlock invited John to live with him in 221B, he forgot to mention he was a single father to a four-year-old girl.

Review: I love parentlock and I love novel-length fics so this one was made for me. Starts at asip and the progression from friends to lovers felt natural, even with the little bump towards the middle. I really enjoyed how John's role as a sort of co-parent is explored by his addition into their lives, and the mix between the case fic of TGG and their personal plot line wove together. It's not exactly like TGG, either, which I appreciate. Very much enjoyed this one.

Rating: E

Since their first meeting Sherlock set the standard of what John could expect living with him. He just never imagined it would escalate from pulling a trigger to save a life to a case of mistaken identity and fighting the Chinese Mafia so quickly. Imogen finds this all very exciting.