John woke up slowly, turning his head to place a soft kiss to the top of Sherlock’s head.  It had been a month since the trial, and, while things were a long way from perfect, Sherlock was slowly starting to recover.  There were still nights - far too many nights - when John would be woken by his partner’s thrashing and crying through a nightmare, ( Read more... )

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13

Chapter 14 - Trials and Tribulations

It took another two weeks before Sherlock felt really able to manage without the cocaine, but, eventually, he started returning to his old self, throwing acerbic comments at Anderson ( Read more... )

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12

Chapter 13 - Withdrawal

Sherlock began his detox from the cocaine immediately. After giving John specific and determined instructions not to leave him alone or let him out of the flat under any circumstances and to inform Mycroft of ( Read more... )