AN: Again, this will be a slightly different interpretation of John. It won't be too much of an alternate universe, until I get to the third season. I plan to follow them through the end of the third season, so spoilers for every episode out so far. I know there is more about John than Sherlock, but I really needed to do this.
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Disclaimer: I own no rights to these characters (no matter how much I want to), but the idea for the story is my own.
Chapter 2: Introduction to John
John was born in an ordinary hospital, to an ordinary family. No one could predict what he would become. He was an intelligent little boy, and from the time he was little he knew he wanted to help people. John had no trouble making friends, being as open and trusting as he was. He was an extremely bad liar, which somehow endeared everyone even more. His family called him cute and cuddly, friendly and nice, ordinary and boring. John was good at not being noticed, and when he felt overwhelmed, he would turn inward and ponder his life. John knew he had friends and people who cared for him, but he still believed himself to be alone. He saw how his friends lied to their parents about staying out late as they got older He saw how his parents reacted when Harry came out. That had been the scariest thing he had ever seen. His parents had gotten so mad, that they had almost kicked Harry out of the house. They didn't, and after a while came around to the fact that Harry liked other girls, but they still were not completely comfortable with it. Still, it had been incredibly scary as it was happening, and John had retracted even more into himself, not willing to tell his parents he was bi. He begin to feel as though he was alone in being someone who accepted everyone for who they were. He still wanted to save people even though he had seen the dark underbelly of humanity
I am going to be a doctor.
It wasn't until later that he found out he could sacrifice his life for the safety of his country. This had impressed another idea upon him, and he amended his dream.
I am going to become an army doctor.