Title: Homophobia
Author: achievableformofflight
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, Mycroft/Lestrade
Warning: R, slash, character death (Sherlock's fall), suicidal (John - implicitly), AU
Length: Novella
Status: Ongoing
Sherlock and John are discovering each other at a time when homophobia is spreading. John details the descent of their relationship and their attempts to survive in a world which believes them to be 'wrong.'
At AO3
This is one of the most hard-core AUs I've read. It's dark, it feels real, it hurts to read it, makes your guts crawl in agony. Okay, the characterization is somewhat lacking in some points, e.g. Sherlock's practically a smart kitten and Mycroft a loyal yorkshire terrier.
Still, I love it. I haven't had this "god, bad things coming, bad things there, BAD" feeling since I read Hunger Games I.
