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1. Wasteland, Baby by LoloLolly for ShakespearelovedLadyMacbeth

   Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen, M/M
   • Complete Work

   29 Oct 2024

   Tags

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   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • Greg Lestrade
   • Rosamund Mary "Rosie" Watson
   • Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holmes)
   • Mycroft Holmes
   • Bill Wiggins
   • S4 is unfortunately canon
   • but as always I try to fix it
   • Post-TFP
   • Major Character Injury
   • Sherlock Whump
   • Sherlock is kidnapped and (mildly) tortured
   • sort of the spiritual (and less graphic) successor of "Winter's Storm"
   • but in this universe John and Sherlock aren't together at the start
   • John and Lestrade work together
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • but do heed these tags
   • everything takes place within a few hours
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • lots of unspoken feelings
   • not-actually-unrequited love
   • Eventual Johnlock
   • possibly inaccurate depictions of British politics
   • FTH 2024
   • Fandom Trumps Hate 2024
   • Happy Ending
   • not tagged as graphic depictions of violence but some may consider it triggering
   • First Kiss

   Summary

   Things hadn’t felt right in 221B since John and Rosie moved back in. Everything was off. Wrong. If only Sherlock knew it was about to get even worse. But, for vegetation to return to a barren wasteland, rain from thunderstorms is necessary. A brushfire, even, to burn away the old and provide nourishment for the new… and to expose a truth that’s been present all along.

   Excerpt from Chapter 1:

   He stumbled as he was yanked backwards by the chain of the handcuffs, Mr. Morrison’s cruel hand having snaked under his Belstaff to assert his control. John met his eye. He nodded once, almost harshly, in the regimented yet reassuring manner of a soldier. Sherlock knew he was painfully squeezing his hands together behind his back as if to punish himself; lips bitten red and a tightly clenched jaw also betrayed the worry behind his steely façade.

   “I’ll kill him,” John said, terrifyingly calm. “I’ll kill him and bring you home. I will.”

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