Prompting Part XXVI

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[sherlock2040]

Mummy is in a care home. Once a week Mycroft visits her. They play chess, he reads to her and they discuss philosophy, film, music...everything. The only problem? She doesn't know who he is.

[sherlock2040]

Oh, my heart.

Fill: Comfort 1a/1

[aislingdoheanta]

AN: Hello! This has actually been my head-canon for quite a while, so I was really excited when you prompted it, because then I was practically forced to write it! (I would have written it eventually!) So here it is. Oh yeah, mentions of death and dementia, also mentions of Mycroft/Lestrade. Enjoy!“Violet? Mycroft is here to see you

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[aislingdoheanta]

Her doctor had come in and told Mycroft that his mother becomes very distressed whenever she’s informed she had a child she doesn’t remember. He said, to some extent, that if Mycroft wanted to continue his visits, he couldn’t tell her he was her son. He hadn’t wanted her to be abandoned, so he had agreed

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[sherlock2040]

Absolutely lovely and I'm glad you posted the whole thing somewhere 'cos it was very sweet :)

Thank you for filling :)

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[aislingdoheanta]

Thank you for reading it and prompting it! (I don't feel as guilty for my head-canon now someone else has though about it too.)

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[sherlock2040]

My head!canon is that mummy is either dead or being looked after somewhere quiet. Maybe Mycroft is the one who upset mummy by putting her in a care home and Sherlock can't quite forgive him for it.

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[aislingdoheanta]

Here's my head-canon, which will eventually be written. :)

Their father died when they were still quite young, forcing the already adult-like Mycroft to become even more so, and sort of 'raised' Sherlock because their Mother rather spoiled Sherlock. Not that their mother loved Sherlock more, but the way she said certain things implied that Mycroft didn't live up to her intentions. Mycroft is, however, the one who eventually puts her in a home because he was driving himself to illness and exhaustion looking after Sherlock, John, Gregory, his mother, and still doing his job.

Something like that.

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[sherlock2040]

Aw, poor Mycroft.

My head!canon is that Mycroft and his father were close, mummy couldn't quite connect with him (I see Mycroft as more likely to have Asperger's or similar) but she was very, very close to Sherlock. Then Mr Holmes had an affair (which Sherlock announced), Mycroft was heartbroken by this and blamed Sherlock for pushing dad away. Because mummy reacted badly to the affair, she sort of retreated (drink, depression, something like that) and Mycroft was forced to look after his brother. He loves his mum and does his best keeping her happy/looked after but their relationship is a little strained.

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[nejem]

Congratulations, anon, this beautifully written but utterly sad fill broke my heart. But I loved it, oh how I loved it. And the M/L additional scene in your journal was lovely :)

Well done, bravo!

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[aislingdoheanta]

Thank you! I'm very glad you liked it even though it broke your heart...

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[finmagik]

Aww that was s bittersweet.

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[aislingdoheanta]

Thank you!