Title: The Architect of Solitude
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: Sherlock/John
Word Count: 17,701 (so far)
Summary: In the ninth year of John Watson’s life, he learned a magic trick, and he starred in a play. The Fall is just an act, just a magic trick in the end-a necessary deception, a desperate sort of sham. It's sleight of hand to save lives and keep hearts unbroken. And it was all John's idea.
And that changes everything.
Spoilers for 2.03 - The Reichenbach Fall.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot. Title credit to
Georg Trakl.
Author's Notes: My thanks to the utterly incomparable
speak_me_fair for betaing and Britpicking like a star.
The Architect of Solitude: Chapter Four - Epicentre