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1. Where the Ivy Grows by circusinthesky

   Fandoms: 憂国のモリアーティ | Yuukoku no Moriarty | Moriarty the Patriot (Manga), 憂国のモリアーティ | Yuukoku no Moriarty | Moriarty the Patriot (Anime)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   01 Feb 2026

   Tags

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   • Mycroft Holmes/Albert James Moriarty (Yuukoku no Moriarty)
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Sherlock Holmes/William James Moriarty (Yuukoku no Moriarty)
   • Mary Morstan/John Watson (Yuukoku no Moriarty)
   • Mycroft Holmes & Sherlock Holmes (Yuukoku no Moriarty)
   • Moneypenny/Sebastian Moran (Yuukoku no Moriarty)
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Unresolved Romantic Tension
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Christmas
   • Albert Moriarty needs a hug
   • Mycroft Holmes Needs a Hug
   • Insecurity
   • Not Beta Read
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • implied past sexual abuse
   • Mutual Pining
   • Unrequited Love
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Mycroft and Sherlock are disaster siblings
   • Protective Siblings
   • Lack of Communication
   • Milverton is a bitch

   Summary

   Six years ago, Mycroft had his heart unwittingly broken by Albert. Upon meeting again, he once more finds himself falling for the Moriarty's charms and sparks begin to fly. However, haunted by the ghosts that previously tore them apart, their fragile love struggles to blossom and the distance between them only seems to grow wider with time.

   Yet, it is Christmas and they say Christmas is the time for miracles.

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   English

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