Title: What Stays and What Fades Away
Author: chemicaldefect
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: John/Sherlock, John/Mary, Lestrade/Molly, Sherlock/Irene (off-screen)
Warnings: NC-17, slash, mention of het, murder, drug abuse, mention of suicidal tendencies
Length: Novella
Status: Completed
John thought Mary was his second chance after the events of The Reichenbach Fall. Life has other plans
At AO3
One of the few fics where I accept Mary's presence: I am just.. not fond of her. It clashes with my picture of John. To me, he must be the one doing the courting, the approaching. Doesn't work with him being married. In most Mary fics, Sherlock begins competing with her, and that's just... not my cup of tea. Destroys my image of innocent and oblivious Sherlock XD
Sad but true:
