~Though original Sherlock is in public domain all rights go to the creators of the BBC Show~
They called him fae.
Most meant it as effeminate or weak but then the old ladies of the village would look at him out of the corner of their eyes, and try and get him to touch iron.
It only burned because it was hot.
He played in the woods like any normal child, but with him even the most mundane of tasks became nefarious. He was slated to be special and when they tested him at school he became a hamster. He never used animals in experiments after that, not because he felt sympathy (because sympathy is an emotion and Sherlock Holmes does not do emotions), but because even the stupidest hamster can swerve results.
They hurt his head when he hurt theirs and called him fae.
He liked faeries more than he like God and that's why he chose not to believe in him. He could never impress an all-creator nor make him love him, but he could induce the faeries, with babbles and tricks, to at least tolerate him. Sherlock Holmes was quite clever at making his weaknesses seem like strengths. No one saw the porcelain crack.
And then John Watson.
He was the first revolution and the first sign of grace in Sherlock's life. He was a sign, God and heroes were real.
Sherlock chose to believe.