Molly is good, and, contrary to popular belief, good does not mean stupid. Sherlock is smart, but smart does not mean good. Greg Lestrade is worried, and shares his concerns with Molly. Set before the series, after the first meeting of Molly and Sherlock.
"I'm not a child, Mycroft." Sherlock believes this, but realizes that no one else in his life agrees with him.
John didn't really intend to have a Christmas party, but a brief discussion with his flat mate convinces him that one is necessary. He invites the guests. He'll tell Sherlock eventually. Set during "A Scandal in Belgravia."
He never actually told Sherlock that he didn't hate Charles Augustus Magnussen. Because he hates Charles Augustus Magnussen. Mycroft reflects on his own interactions with Magnussen and wonders if he made a mistake somewhere along the way.
Sherlock just wanted to do something nice for the baby, but a simple phone call leads him and the Watsons back to his parent's cottage, where Mr. and Mrs. Holmes welcome the little girl as their own.
Molly's engagement is over. She ended it. As she takes off her ring for the last time, she reflects on the man who led her to this decision, the ridiculousness that is love at first sight, and why, after all these years, she still loves Sherlock Holmes.
A missing scene from "This Sorrowful Life." Daryl returns to the prison after seeing his brother for the last time. A continuation of "That First Night," but don't need to read to understand.
That morning, Merle Dixon woke up to the life he'd always known - hunting, an angry father, and a mother who didn't care about any of it. Everything changed, though, when she walked through the door - no longer pregnant. Pre-TWD. Merle meets his brother for the first time.
"Because his life is getting better and he's beginning to separate it into two parts – Before the Fall and After the Fall – and the stuff from one life belongs in one place in his mind and the stuff from the other belongs in the other place and that seems logical and Sherlock would appreciate that." Sherlock isn't the only one missing in John's life After the Fall.
Mycroft and Sherlock carefully planned the information they gave to Moriarty, the information about Sherlock that was written in Kitty Riley's article and given to the world. How did they decide what to tell? What did they keep to themselves?
"So they didn't have it put down, then – the dog." "Obviously. Suppose they just couldn't bring themselves to do it." "I see." "No you don't." "No, I don't. Sentiment?" "Sentiment." Sherlock lied - he comprehends entirely. Set during "Hounds."
One night, Sherlock finds himself unexpectedly comforting Mrs. Hudson. It's either that, or continue listening to "Lonely Teardrops" playing from her kitchen at 2 AM. Set after "Hounds."
"His brother was a pirate, a dragon slayer, a stupid little boy. Never a murderer." Mycroft sees Sherlock for the first time since the events at Appledore, and the last time before he sends him on his fatal mission. A missing scene from HLV where the Holmes brothers find a way to say goodbye.
Lying in the hospital, Sherlock receives some surprising visitors, and manages to deal with two problems he's been having lately. A missing scene from HLV about a formal introduction that was never made and a visit that was never shown.