Do not fear the word count. This is the fluffiest fluff, angstiest angst, and Stradiest Mystrade piece. It reads quickly and has lots of hot moments to keep your spirits up, ahem. Great emotional work and an interesting case in here, along with a few fun third party views of our Sherlock and John. But the main focus is on Mycroft and Greg, throughout. Two hard nuts to crack. Read it, heeding the warnings/tags.
Chapters: 50/50 Fandom: Sherlock (TV) Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Greg Lestrade, Sally Donovan, Original Characters Additional Tags: True Love, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Protective Mycroft, Power Dynamics, Sexuality Crisis, Greg's Dysfunctional Childhood, Emotional Healing, Family Secrets, Blackmail, background Johnlock, Texting, Mycroft To The Rescue, Rampant Feelings, Homophobia, Happy Ending, Don't copy to another site Summary:
"You fear becoming the plaything of a powerful man."
Greg Lestrade might have risen to the rank of Detective Inspector, but he's still just an East End boy at heart. That's why this arrangement with Mycroft Holmes, power incarnate, is starting to feel so weird—if only Mycroft weren't so hard to resist.
When family tragedy and a murder in the East End start stirring up the shadows of the past, Greg could lose the chance at happiness he's waited twenty years for.
But is there hope for two souls from such very different worlds?
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