A restless Sherlock Holmes has been acting up again. This time though, it isn't the criminal underworld that's bothering him. Written for the Sherlolly Valentine's Fic-a-Thon 2014.
The shadows of the consulting detective, vast and terrifying against the light, slashed against the walls of the morgue, over and over again and utterly relentless in their intensity. Written for Challenge Five of Ladies of Sherlock.
One afternoon, whilst borrowing Molly Hooper's laptop, Sherlock discovers a most startling fact: her laptop isn't only stocked with cute kitten photos, but more X-rated content. The real shock, however, comes when he starts to think decidedly unintellectual thoughts as a result.
"Molly." Sherlock's voice was low. The hesitancy with which he spoke was clear, and pained her. She shook her head and continued to tie the hand-made tourniquet. He repeated her name, firmer this time. "Who exactly is Sabine?"
Aged 10, Sherlock Holmes moves into a new neighbourhood. Almost immediately, he meets Molly Hooper. Thus begins the tale of two young people who, simply through the act of knowing each other, manage to experience the highs, and the lows, of love.
In retaliation to a comment made by her fiancé Sherlock Holmes, Molly Hooper puts forth a challenge to the consulting detective in question: neither of them can touch the other for an entire week. The first one to press flesh to flesh loses. It soon escalates.
Molly Hooper, prim and proper lady of the manor, finds herself in need of a groomsman.
In September 1940, Sherlock Holmes is sent off to war. On the 14th, he sends his first letter of many to Molly Hooper. The two soon find that, through the art of letter writing, they can say things that they could never do so before. (Written in epistolary form; cover art by flavialikestodraw.)
Forcibly married to Sherlock Holmes, Molly Hooper finds her new husband cold and isolated and disinterested in her, in more ways than one. But as Molly uncovers more about her husband, she finds that a part of his past could prove to be the key to her discovery of true happiness.
Take one lonely consulting detective. Add a generous portion of a conflicted pathologist, followed by a dash of confused fiance. Complete with a garnish of meddlesome fairies and some love juice, and you have quite the cocktail.
Molly Hooper is bisexual. It took her a long time to realise this. Indeed, it took until one night in university, when a dark-haired woman asked her if she wanted a light for her to discover the fact.
For weeks, years, centuries, they had run together. They had seen the universe together. Now, they were stuck.
It was always Caroline Lee's job to organise everyone and anyone, since she was a child. Except, that is, herself.
After being arrested for a third time in a month, ex-addict and university dropout Sherlock Holmes is told by Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade that he needs an actual qualification if he's going to become a consulting detective. This leads Sherlock into the path of Molly Hooper, specialist registrar and professor.
It's been difficult to build a life with a man like Sherlock Holmes, but there are rewards. Rewards that Molly will always keep close to her heart.
Sherlock thinks Mycroft and Molly are dating. Molly thinks Sherlock's just being congratulatory. Mycroft is struggling to care either way.
The first time they sleep together, he's a dead man walking, and she's the woman who has helped kill him. It takes three years for them to return to the place they truly want to be.
After five years in prison, Sherlock Holmes is released. Now, he's free, and with three missions: 1) Rob three high-security casinos in one night, 2) get away with it and 3), win back his ex-wife, Molly Hooper.
After splitting from Tom, Molly, wishing to take control of her own life, decides to have a child through artificial insemination. A certain consulting detective isn't entirely happy about the idea.
Years after faking her death in order to save her friends, Molly Hooper is again put to the test when she comes face-to-face with a new villain. Yet, in attempting to take him down once and for all, Molly comes to realise that there are far bigger things at risk than merely her reputation. (Sequel to The Most Human)