When Sherlock receives a text from Lestrade regarding a murder of a man in a suit at the Diogenes Club, his blood freezes and his heart constricts in an extremly painful way that could only translate to shock, concern and most frightening of all, sentiment. Mycroft is certain that no one would miss him if he were to die. He is surprised to find that he is completely incorrect.

Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes know each other better than anybody else. Which is why Mycroft knows, that for Sherlock a choice between himself and John Watson, isn't really any kind of choice at all.

Sherlock and John have been invited to one of Mycroft's government parties. Sherlock isn't interested. He thinks it's a trick to get them to investigate something dull. John goes alone for the food and the ladies, but the night soon turns sour.

Companion piece to 'Safe With Him'. We know what happened from Mycroft's point of view. This is Sherlock's. What did the Consulting Detective think when he was told his brother disappeared? Rated for descriptions of aftermath of torture.

What if Mycroft was serious about making himself pay, during the events of "TFP"?

Mycroft is ill, Sherlock is unmoved. John is questioning himself and his relationship with the Holmes' once more. Set after The Final Problem. No slash.

Mycroft has a condition that Sherlock was never supposed to know about. When he's unexpectedly rendered incapacitated in Sherlock's flat, the younger Holmes has choices to make. How will he handle a brother who needs his care and support, instead of the other way around?

Sherlock knows what it's like to be cornered by a mad genius. He's lived through it before. But he's not sure Mycroft has. In the aftermath of the events at Sherrinford, can he reach Mycroft and prevent his brother from being destroyed by their encounter with Eurus? How does one help the self-imposed Iceman?

She'd been quite a while in his employ before she learned to recognize the tiny signs. It had taken longer to understand that, by the time there were signs to notice, things were generally fast approaching the point of intolerable.

The days of bedtime readings and pretend pirates have long gone away. Back when Sherlock was the center of his big brother's universe, things were simpler. And though he had often hoped and pleaded (and sometimes prayed) for that closeness to be restored, this was not the way he'd imagined it happening.

The events of Sherrinford had a great impact on Mycroft. His superiors were greatly unhappy, and he is to be punished in the same way his younger brother once was.

John is stuck in a hostage situation with that abominable Holmes- the elder, that is. Can they both overcome not only their enemies, but also their rocky relationship?

"I'm not a client," Mycroft said. "Then leave," Sherlock said nonchalantly. Mycroft reaches a new realization. One-shot, AU of TFP.

Greg has promised Sherlock that he'd make sure Mycroft is taken care of. He gets much more involved than expected. Mycroft/Greg bromance and hurt/comfort in spades. NO slash.

Sequel to Guilt - Tragedy has a strange way of making people re-evaluate their actions. What is done is done, unfortunately nothing can change that now.

Sherlock writes a conflicted letter to his banished brother, telling him how much he hates him. A companion piece to my story Banished, but can be read by itself.

Mycroft Holmes wants one thing, to protect his family. In that, he has failed. Explore the aftermath of a man just trying to keep it together.

After the events of TFP The final problem, neither of the Holmes brothers are coping very well. But Sherlock has reason to believe that his brother is struggling even more than himself. A Mycroft centred fan fiction about how he deals with everything. Contains depression, suicide attempts, drug abuse and body issues. Sherlock and Mycroft fluff. Mystrade in later chapters.

What starts out as Sherlock questioning why Molly always takes Mycroft's side in an argument turns into everyone showing Mycroft how much they appreciate him. Mention of Warstan, Sherlolly and Mythea if you squint. Mycroft and Sherlock are good bros.

Sherlock underestimates his strength when he attacks Mycroft. What is the price they will both pay? How far is Sherlock willing to go to make amends?

Mycroft took a deep breath and tried to regain his composure. So what, if Mommy and Daddy hated him? It wasn't as if he had ever been their favourite prior to this incident. It wasn't as if he weren't always the spare Holmes. - Angsty OS about Mycroft after Sherrinford and the confrontation with his parents.

Sherlock deduces a long-held secret of Mycroft's. He's upset to have been kept in the dark, but is it really better that he no longer is?

One-Shot: Mycroft Holmes is busy with his government official duties, and isn't eating or sleeping properly. He is stressed with international issues, and when Sherlock and Sargent Donovan verbally assault him in 221b Baker Street, he breaks down. Luckily, Anthea is there to the rescue, along with John Watson. Hurt!Mycroft! Remorseful!Sherlock! Slight brotherly love towards the end

Mycroft is arrested and tried for corruption.

It wasn't just Jim Moriarty that had come up with the name "Ice Man." It was something Mycroft had heard in whispers he ignored. Others called him that as if it was his call sign. It wasn't of course; but, that's what so many in the field called him. Many speculated; but none knew what had driven him to put up walls of ice. Not even Anthea. NO slash!

Post The Final Problem: Mycroft has always been there for Sherlock. Now it's time for Sherlock to return the favor. Spoilers if you haven't seen the episode. Enjoy

Based on the prompt: A ask B to go come over, B gets into a accident, resulting in a coma. Whether B regains consciousness is up to the writer.

"After seeing a person putting their life for someone else, you will never see them the same again." Sherlock thinks about the moment he had to shoot Mycroft.

Aftermath with Eurus. Whatever happened to Mycroft? s4.ep3. fluff/whomp/ family/ brothers

I'm pretty sure it was just me, but I thought that Sherlock crossed/demolished many lines when he drugged Mycroft. So this is what I think Mycroft's reaction is to S3 E3. (Mentions of Anthea.)

Mycroft's life is in complete disarray when he discovers that his brother has fathered a child in a one night stand and she has been abandoned on the doorstep of 221B. He only wants to protect his brother as he always has, and as extension protect his daughter. He is not surprised to see his brother step up and become a father, accepting the challenge like he was born to do it.

Mycroft is exhausted from constantly looking after his brother. When he finally crashed, it was never going to be pretty... Takes place after TAB.

Every one knows that Sherlock knows how to dance, but Mycroft is the one who taught him.(This story is based on this video - (remove spaces)youtu. be / -6-6kN79oIA

Sherlock realizes that Christmas is no longer the same. Not without Mycroft. Oneshot I wrote inspired by the song "Home sweet home" by Helen Traubel. Sorry for it being a bit out of character.

"Moriarty wanted Sherlock destroyed and you just gave him the perfect ammunition." "Family is all we have in the end Mycroft Holmes." "He was a rubbish big brother." Mycroft can't take the stress and the pain anymore. WARNING: Self-Harm Also in AO3

For the prompt: Mycroft stops by Sherlock's flat, but there's no one, so he decides to wait then dozes off sprawled on the sofa, snoring really loudly! Later Sherlock catches him sleeping, but instead of waking him up, he tucks a blanket around him. Maybe John reacts like, "Oh my god, they are really cute 8D!" just l would. LOL. Beta read by Sherlock1110.

Mycroft and Sherlock are headed home for Christmas when tragedy runs a red light, and Sherlock loses his big brother. Warning: Character Death, Brother Feels.

Sherlock uses his fists to show his displeasure with Mycroft.

It was Mycroft's relentless interfering that he missed the most...

"That's none of your business…" Mycroft is attacked and hurt but refuses to tell who has assaulted him. When Sherlock takes him to 221B Baker Street to let John take care of his injuries, the two of them discover a secret he kept hidden all those years… H/C, angst, drama - Warnings: Mentions of child abuse, cutting, violence, non-con (non-graphic), suicidal tendencies… Oh my!

Mycroft's sick. Really sick. While that isn't going to make Sherlock hit the floor and spew declarations of love for his brother, that isn't to say he isn't going to be there for him. Rated T for the topic, mild angst/trigger warning.

Sherlock figures it out too late... Warning: major character death and drug use. Inspired by

Mycroft's last moments. What does he think of? Warning - OOC sherlock and mycroft. sad ending

After suffering every consequence being hit by a car has, the last thing Mycroft needs, or wants, was to get locked in his hospital room with his brother. So, obviously, that's what happens.

"Mycroft was a bad brother, Sherlock had always thought as a Always, because Mycroft would never look him in the " - Warnings inside, happy ending!

It would take Sherlock Holmes to fool Mycroft. Or two friends of the consulting detective's. When John confided in Greg that Sherlock might still be alive, the DI realized he would have to betray his and Mycroft's new friendship. Post-Reichenbach.

He had never had a friend before, therefore he had never had to lie to a friend before. DI Greg Lestrade and Mycroft Holmes friendship, Post-Reichenbach. Continuation of "Two Guilty Men" and "Brandy and Silence", can be read as a standalone.

Greg really didn't know what kept bringing him back to drink brandy with Mycroft, but in the end, he didn't mind. DI Lestrade and Mycroft Holmes friendship, Post-Reichenbach. Follow-up to "Two Guilty Men", can be read as a standalone.

At the sight of Gregory peacefully sleeping, Mycroft exhaled hard and let his calm mask slip just a little bit. Pain and exhaustion shone in his eyes, written in the lines of his forehead and the slightest tremor in his fingers.

He didn't think anyone had offered Sherlock's brother their condolences. DI Greg Lestrade and Mycroft Holmes, Post-Reichenbach.

When Sherlock returned from the dead, he had a lot of explaining to do. In the rebuilding of his old life, one crucial detail slipped his mind.

When Mycroft begins to suspect his little brother is being poisoned, he is determined to protect him. However as he soon discovers, no good deed goes unpunished.

"The right mixture of caring and not caring - I suppose that's what love is." –James Hilton For a Kinkmeme prompt-John is attacked and assaulted. After he's taken to the hospital, John calls Mycroft to pick him up because he really needs a big brother at the moment.

Complete. Written for a kinkmeme prompt: Moriarty frames John and Anthea of betrayals which cause both of the Holmes brothers to cut them off, and they then try to clear their names. Violence, het and slash: Mycroft/Anthea and John/Sherlock.

When Mycroft is kidnapped, somewhere in central Europe, Sherlock and John get on the very first plane which is vaguely heading in the right direction. Beta Read.

Mycroft feels guilty - he's just as much to blame as Moriarty for Sherlock's death, after all. And then, three years after his death, Sherlock texts him. Maybe now, their relationship can be repaired. Mycroft and Sherlock reunion, Post-Reichenbach

He, who was throwing around big words claiming that caring was not an advantage was just another sentimental fool. A fool who knew how to lock those feelings away, but a fool nonetheless. One who, like any other, hoped for a happy ending, who got his heart broken and only had himself to blame. Who still dared to dream of his own happily ever after.

Letters from Mycroft to Sherlock, John could have dealt with that. But not with a secret hidden in the brothers' past and blood on each letter. What does Mycroft hide? Mystrade, slight Johnlock, warning: mention of child abuse, cutting etc.

Mycroft gets his heart broken and Anthea steps in to gather the pieces

The beginnings of a relationship is hard enough as it is without your boyfriend's brother being Sherlock Holmes. A Mystrade Oneshot.

Based on a prompt from the Sherlock kinkmeme: Moran wants revenge for Moriarty's death. He decides to use Mycroft to put some hurt on Sherlock. Holmes brothers character study. Warnings for drug use/non-explicit, non-violent torture.

A fill for the meme: When you look back on your life, you find that you most often regret the things you didn't do rather than the things you did, even if they led to mistakes. The Holmes Brothers are no exception.

Everyone always assumes that Mycroft is the better brother. But they don't understand that Sherlock can be a frightening force to be reckoned with...given proper motivation.

Sherlock is dying of heart disease. Mycroft saves him. WARNING: Major character death.

Mycroft Holmes loses Gregory Lestrade. And then, he loses himself. Warnings: Major Character deaths, suicide!

SPOILERS FOR ALL EPISODES. Sherlock goes to Mycroft for assistance and they settle some scores.

After Mycroft is shot, Greg Lestrade reflects back on their relationship. The promised companion piece to 'Stars Hide Your Fires' but it is not necessary to have read it first.

Sherlock's grudge against Mycroft isn't quite as childish as the two brothers pretended it was in A Study in Pink - but perhaps it's time to let go. Very slight mentions of child abuse.