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1. Breathing. by GubraithianFire

   Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Shameless (US)  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   21 Jul 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Mycroft Holmes/Greg Lestrade
   • Irene Adler/Janine
   • Clara/Harry Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • Harry Watson
   • Mycroft Holmes
   • Greg Lestrade
   • Irene Adler (Sherlock Holmes)
   • Janine (Sherlock)
   • a horde of little watson siblings
   • Dysfunctional Family
   • Healing
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • sequel of the decade
   • (in the sense that I'm writing a sequel after 10 years)
   • (normal behaviour)
   • Humor
   • Angst
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Kid Fic
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • Drug Addiction
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Breaking Up & Making Up
   • fucked up shit happened in the story before this and this one won't be AS messed up but you know.
   • the fucked up shit DID happen so they're dealing with it
   • NOT a stand alone!!

   Summary

   John is finally the sole legal guardian of his six younger siblings. He and Sherlock are dating again, and for the first time in his twenty years of life, John feels like things are looking up.

   So what is this uneasy feeling inside of him?

   Or: John (finally) deals with his trauma.

   A Save Me or Let Me Drown sequel!

   Series

   • Part 2 of The Watsons

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   87,384

   Chapters:

   10/?

   Comments:

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