Title: Love Is Watching Someone Die
Author: whitchry9
Fandom: Sherlock
Characters: Sherlock, John
Warning: R, illness (Kreuzfeld-Jacob-Syndrome), character death (Sherlock, John)
Length: Short
Status: Completed
Everyone jumps to conclusions when they use the word love. No one really understands the feelings John and Sherlock have for each other, or what it means to John when Sherlock is sick.
At AO3
Poe once said that the most poetic theme was the tragic death of a beautiful woman. I disagree - it is the silent, acceptance of death after fighting. And succumbing.
This story deserves tears.
Same author as:
In the End