John and Sherlock have found the perfect balance between their work and relationship. A bizarre and macabre case is almost solved when a charismatic man in an old military coat and a pretty young man in a suit turn up and declare that they are taking over. ((This is my second (but definitely not last) collaboration with the magnificent The Lady Of Purpletown.))

Pure fluff that came to me after watching Hounds of Baskerville again Why does Lestrade go to check on Sherlock straight from holidays with only a word from Mycroft? How does he feel when he realises that Mycroft used him to help Sherlock and deliberately leaves him in the dark, letting him go off to Dartmoor to get drugged and experience the side effects on a military experiment!

Mummy has arranged Mycroft's marriage with an ex-army doctor. However, John meets Sherlock first, and sparks fly.