After losing her brother during his second tour in Afghanistan, Katherine Watson is lost and alone. When Sherlock, her brother's flat mate, contacts her, she chooses to become his 'replacement' flat mate, as neither of them can stand to be alone. But as someone who has never before taken this kind of a risk, can she handle it? Or will they both lose more than they bargained for?

Sherlock knew the value in the lesson of falling down: to pick yourself back up and continue on. But falling to his death only to come back two years later was proving to be a challenge. John was bothered, he was bored, and the new cases were piling up. He soon learns that the world is a much smaller place, but is there room for her in it? Post-Reichenbach AU Realistic Sherlock/OC

"Dull brown?" She asked Sherlock as they headed out of the school grounds. "I believe bright blue is considered more attractive when paired with blonde hair." He explained, "Although, with your hair being more of a brown-blonde maybe you can get away with it more." - Eventual Sherlock/OC... Eventually.