FIC: The Hollow Now (4/?)

[emmagrant01]

Title: The Hollow Now
Chapter 4/?
Author: Emma Grant
Pairings: John/Sherlock, John/Mary
Rating: Explicit
Summary: Almost two years after the events of HLV, John has an accident and loses all memory of the last four years of his life: meeting Mary, Sherlock returning, and everything since.
Length: 4200 words this chapter; 12,800 total so far
Warnings: none
Tags: amnesia, probably inaccurate science and medicine, baby Watson, infidelity, romance

Notes:

1. Written for Benedictcumberbatchruinedme, who bid on a fic from me for the Sherlock Committee Fic Auction for DashCon 2014. This story is based on her prompt.


2. Please be warned that this story takes a fairly sympathetic view of the character of Mary Morstan. If that doesn't work for you, I'd prefer you just not read rather than leave negative comments. Thanks in advance for your understanding.


3. This story plays fast and loose with the science regarding memory loss resulting from traumatic brain injury (TBI). No offense is intended. If I get something wrong and you can't overlook it for the sake of the plot, I'd prefer you email me privately to let me know (emmagrant01 at gmail


4. Huge thanks to drinkingcocoa for her thoughtful advice and commentary on earlier drafts of this chapter!

Link: Start with chapter 1 | Chapter 4

Comments

[yutopia.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! Thank you so much. That's exactly what I needed today.

To be honest, I was afraid of reading this one. Loving several people at once is a painful topic for me. But after your asking-for-reassurance post and my reply to it, I felt kind of obliged, at least give it a try. And you know what, I am relieved more and more with each chapter, and after the 2nd one I am waiting impatiently for the next ;-) They're lovely. God, John is so in love, and this new Sherlock feels so natural. I am really looking forward to reading the continuation!