Almost Like Fate

by boldlygothroughtimeandspace

An AU in which John sees a future where Sherlock is dead - for real this time - and John alternates between the past, present, and future as he tries to decide which actions will lead to Sherlock's death and which will change the future he sees.

1. Forwards (1)

Future

He lay there, almost asleep - but he wasn't, was he, because there were differences. Even if you weren't a doctor - no breath issued from his lips, no pulse pounded in his neck, and if you had an eye for detail you would see the absence of blood in his cheeks, his lips. There was no mask this time, no smoke and mirrors. This time was for real. Sherlock Holmes was dead, and this time there would be no return to life, no dramatic re-entry. The curtain had fallen, and it seemed that our actors got not what they deserved.