There is a word that exposes the very soul of John Thorntons relationship with Margaret Hale. One word which defines their love, their life, and their desperate pursuit of one for the other. One word that ties together each shared moment, and embodies every aspect of a battle not so easily won: Suppression.

Inspired by the Abominable Bride special and based on some of its imagery and moments but instead a fully-immersive, historically accurate, Victorian England AU with loads more Molly. Here is how I envision an origin story for Hooper and Holmes as an alternative to the TAB. Murder, mystery, romance, and as always, explicit smut. I have a particular set of skills ... be warned!

After months of correspondence, Molly travels around the world to marry her soulmate. However, upon arriving in British Columbia, her intended looks and acts nothing like the person in her letters. Deathly ill and vulnerable, Molly accepts help from the city's lone Investigative Specialist for hire, Sherlock Holmes. Has she jumped from the flames to the fire? Historical Sherlolly.

Molly was happy with her life. She's got a job she loves, a nice flat, her cat, and she's even begun dating again (now that she's over her infatuation with Sherlock, mostly). Then Sherlock dragged her out for a few hours of dress up and undercover work, and everything started to go to hell in a hand-basket. Written for the 2015 Sherlolly Big Bang on Ao3.

What if Thornton's visit to Le Havre and Helstone revealed more than he'd bargained for. An AU story based on the timeline from the book before Hale died, with events from TV miniseries all in the mix

Returning from a case, Sherlock and John find an injured Molly Hooper in 221B. Sherlock suddenly has to face ghosts from his past in way he never imagined. Sherlolly... so much Sherlolly. The majority of this was written before the special... no spoilers. Warnings inside.

At a lush party in the centre of London, all twinkling lights and champagne, Sherlock backs Molly against a mirror and kisses her. But her eyes are trained over his shoulder, and as much as Sherlock wants to solve this case, he wants Molly's attention more. All of it. A Sherlolly mystery.

Professor Holmes is intrigued by his student, Miss Molly Hooper. It was supposed to be a simple undercover job, but his above-average student complicates things in a very delightful way. (Inspired by the cover image!)