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1. Starving at the Feast by ohlooktheresabee

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

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

   18 Oct 2024

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes & John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • POV Alternating
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Drug Addiction
   • Addiction
   • Background Case
   • Pining
   • Mutual Pining
   • Sherlock Holmes Loves John Watson
   • John Watson Loves Sherlock Holmes
   • Sherlock Holmes Has Feelings
   • Self-Harm
   • Recovery
   • Idiots in Love
   • Developing Relationship
   • First Kiss
   • Sherlock Holmes is a Mess
   • Post-Season/Series 04
   • Slow Burn
   • Cravings
   • Found Family
   • Sherlock Holmes Needs a Hug
   • John Watson Needs a Hug
   • References to Drugs
   • Self-Harming Sherlock Holmes
   • Cutting
   • there really is a happy ending I swear
   • Miscommunication
   • One Shot

   Summary

   Sherlock Holmes hasn’t touched drugs in two years, but sobriety isn’t the end of his struggle. As he fights an escalating case involving an international smuggling ring, old cravings begin to resurface—fueled by suppressed emotions and the proximity of the one person he’s sworn to protect at all costs: John Watson. When John uncovers the truth, their relationship is tested in ways neither of them expected. What begins as a desperate attempt to stay afloat becomes a journey of mutual healing, love, and the painful realization that sometimes, the hardest thing to do is let someone in. This story is a realistic depiction of how cravings can take hold, of the lengths we will go to protect those we love, and of what it means to face your demons with someone by your side.

   Post-season 4, only brief mentions of Rosie.

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   Series

   • Part 6 of OLTAB angst with happy ending fics

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