Title: The Rules Are Wrong
Author: JibberingThoughtsOfFle
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John, Mycroft
Warning: PG-13, character death (Sherlock)
Length: Medium
Status: Completed
Set immediately after The Reichenbach Fall. Sherlock's phone was recovered from the roof - the first breadcrumb in a trail of clues to help John prove that he was innocent. John needs help from those he trusts, and from those he doesn't know. But will anyone try to stop him? And more importantly, will they succeed?
AO3
Definitely a good work but I kind of disagree with the end. It doesn't seem likely that Sherlock would have survived without Mycroft's help. And Mycroft as the big bad guy irks me out... I just consider his love for Sherlock too great to truly let him down in that manner. I can't see him as ruthless as the author paints him in here. My headcanon just says that Sherlock is his one true weakness. Just like Irene Adler proved, to be honest. If Sherlock hadn't solved the riddle in the very last minute, he'd have taken the fall. He was ready. Angry, as seen on the plane, but the man who was talking to Irene a scene later wasn't one that was trying to get out of this situation. He was trying to reduce damage,
