I desperately want a fic in which Sherlock was born in France and goes to London to study abroad for university. John and Sherlock meet in uni and become good friends. Pretty soon, Sherlock decides that when he graduates he’s going to be a consulting detective in London (I mean, he’s been helping on cases with the Yard so he’s already got connections in the city), but he knows he’ll be expected to go back to France when his student visa is up. And he’ll be inventing his own job so it’s unlikely he’ll be able to get a work visa. Uh oh, what to do? John is obviously very interested in helping his friend with his predicament, so… Maybe they should get married?
Yeah, it’s a bit insane and extreme and weird but they already share a dorm so living together wouldn’t be new to either of them and they already spend all their time together and nearly everyone they know thinks they’re already dating so no one would be suspicious, but yeah it’s a bit weird and maybe John shouldn’t have suggested it. But “No, John! That’s a perfectly logical solution. Are you certain you want to do this? I can’t see what you get out of this, what do you get out of this?” Then John briefly explains that he’s getting his best friend to stay in the country out of this and Sherlock responds with a great deal of blinking and the admission that John is his best friend too. So they agree to get married and after a few months they seal the deal with a small ceremony and a handful of witnesses (Greg, Molly, and Mike were happy to volunteer).
Fast forward ten years and their lives are exactly the same as we have seen. John picks up shifts at the surgery, Sherlock is consulted by the Yard and takes clients, and together there’s takeout, crap telly, and cases. They’re married, and unknown to everyone around them, just platonically so.
Neither of them are quick to point it out, but something reminds them of the fact that, very soon, they’ll have been together long enough that no eyebrows will be raised if they divorce. And that was the plan all along right? Only problem: John and Sherlock are both totally in love with the man they’ve married, and are completely convinced that neither feels the same.
