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1. Old Scars by Journeysendinloversmeeting221

   Fandoms: Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms  

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

   21 Aug 2026

   Tags

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   • Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Sherlock Holmes
   • John Watson
   • Canon Compliant
   • Post-Reichenbach
   • Emotional Vulnerability
   • Established Relationship
   • Victorian Sherlock Holmes/John Watson
   • Love Confessions
   • Unsent letters
   • Soft Sherlock Holmes
   • Gentle John Watson
   • Implied/Referenced Sex

   Summary

   Having acknowledged their feelings for one another, the detective and the doctor are about to take their first step as lovers—until Watson stumbles upon the old, hidden scars Sherlock has kept concealed.

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   English

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