Word count: 14,378
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
Characters: John Watson, Rosamund Mary "Rosie" Watson, Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Sherlock never comes back after Reichenbach, Older John and Sherlock, Past Mary Morstan/John Watson, Divorce, Parenting, Starting Over, Harvard, POV John Watson, Romance, Surprises
Summary:
Rec: A highly intriguing premise that doesn’t disappoint for a second. Basically, Sherlock never returned after leaping to his “death,” and John believed him dead, went on to marry Mary, and raised Rosie. The tags already reveal that Mary is now a thing of the past, but as to what happened to Sherlock in the intervening years, I don’t want to ruin the surprise, but it’s probably not what you might think. (It certainly wasn’t my first thought!) I really liked the maturity of this story and how real it felt, a far cry from mind-controlling sisters and secret prisons. Just two men whose lives can never be complete without each other, trying to make the best of what fate dealt them... and maybe a little nudge from someone who can’t help meddling.