Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Steve Moffat, Mark Gatiss own Sherlock and his realm. I just own my computer,my version of Openoffice, and my sick fantasies. English is not my native language, please forgive the mistakes and the typos.
Just a little one-shot inspired by Depeche Mode's song " Broken ", written by my dear Dave Gahan with Kurt Uenala . Go and listen it, I really recommend it .
"When you're falling
I will catch you
You don't have to fall that far
You can make it
I will be there
You were broken from the start"
Molly Hooper could see him from the beginning . The slight , imperceptible twitch on his upper lip every time Anderson , Donovan or some other idiot called him freak . The frustration that came out from every puff leaving his nostrils when his older brother was annoying him . The fact that his smiles were usually charming, but didn't reach his eyes , like it was imprinted in his mind that only manipulation, and not true kindness, could make him obtain what he wanted. The genuine distress he could not hide when he felt that he was disappointing Jhn with his rudeness .
Molly felt from the beginning that despite his efforts, Sherlock Holmes was not unmarred. His soul was full of cracks and rifts , and that they were there from along time, before Moriarty and the first appearance of doubt in his life . But now , while she was cleaning the cuts on his lips, and redressing his broken ribs , she was seeing for the first time a completely broken man . A man without hope, stripped of his reputation, devoid of any confidence in the future .
In that moment, when she cleaned the traces of tears and dirt on his cheekbones, she took an oath. She swore that her mission in life would be showing to Sherlock Holmes, the broken man sitting on his couch , the man she loved, that he could be whole again; that every crack, old and new , could be mended . By her love, for the moment ; by John's trust , by Mrs Hudson's motherly affection , by Lestrade's admiration for his work, when he would come back, stronger than before.
Sherlock Holmes had fallen , but Molly Hooper had caught him just in time.
Very short, and it's more a character's study that anything else, but it's still Sherlolly, I presume...let me know what you think, as always constructive criticism is always appreciated, as well as hugs and cookies...bye !