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   A Delicate Question by lineslines

   Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes (Granada TV 1984), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms  

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   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   01 Dec 2025

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   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • Pining
   • Coming Out
   • Pining Sherlock Holmes
   • Hurt John Watson
   • after an intimate moment Watson takes courage and asks his friend a question
   • POV Sherlock Holmes
   • POV Third Person Limited
   • Sherlock fell first but Watson will definitely be falling harder
   • Getting Together
   • Post-Reichenbach
   • Bisexual John Watson
   • Demisexual Sherlock Holmes

   Summary

   Watson is hurt, which leads to a tender moment of intimacy between him and Holmes that gets him thinking....and posing a delicate question. Sherlock does not lie.
   Will his revelation change things between them?

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   6,672

   Chapters:

   2/2

   Comments:

   52

   Kudos:

   210

   Bookmarks:

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   Bookmarked by entropy030

   12 Dec 2025