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1. Graveyard of Empires by fresnellens

   Fandoms: Sherlock (BBC TV 2010), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms  

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

   15 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • Mrs. Hudson (Sherlock Holmes)
   • Greg Lestrade
   • Mycroft Holmes
   • Original Characters
   • Sally Donovan
   • Philip Anderson (Sherlock BBC TV)
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • John Watson in Afghanistan
   • Background Case
   • Sherlock Holmes Loves John Watson
   • John Watson Loves Sherlock Holmes
   • This takes place post pool pre Reichenbach
   • in that lovely time
   • John's past
   • No beta we die like Moriarty - out of spite and a kind of sheer bloody mindedness
   • Not Britpicked

   Summary

   An unassuming client brings a case that inadvertently digs up something John has long kept buried. But it remains to be seen if Sherlock's painstaking excavation of the terrible tragedy John has entombed in silence and denial will result in a curse — or a catharsis.

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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   Comments:

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