A/N: Pretty sure y'all will work out when this chapter is set ;)
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Sherlock Holmes was a fraud.
How ironic that the 'Greatest Detective' is actually the Greatest Criminal.
I can't believe we all fell for that Moriarty rubbish.
Always said he was too good to be true.
Sherlock Holmes, what a git.
John took another swig from the bottle sitting next to him as he continued to scroll through the comments on his blog.
Some of them came from his earliest followers, most of whom had left encouraging and supporting comments in the past. None of them were particularly complimentary now.
Except one:
Molly Hooper said: Moriarty was real. Sherlock Holmes is not a fraud.
John smiled grimly at her comment, poor Molly.
He still couldn't believe that Sherlock had committed suicide, especially after he'd finally seemed to be ready to admit that he cared – possibly even loved – 'his' pathologist.
Now she would never know.
Instead of what he could – should – have said, Sherlock had told him to tell Molly that he was a fraud. Something that John categorically refused to do, he didn't believe that and he never would.
John took another swig of his drink, wincing in sympathy as he read some of the vitriol people had added after Molly's comment.
Sherlock had been right about one thing: people were certainly ready and willing to believe he was a fraud. Though why they had to be so vindictive about it was beyond him; the human capacity to kick a man while he was down was truly astounding.
The man was dead, why couldn't they just let him be?
John wiped the suspicious moisture from his eyes at the thought and, setting his drink aside, pulled his laptop closer.
Sherlock had told him to tell 'anyone who would listen' about him, so he would.
He would tell the world about the real Sherlock Holmes: the most insufferable git he'd even known, who was so intent on proving he didn't care about anyone or anything that he couldn't even tell the woman he loved his true feelings before he killed himself.
At least, that had been his intention; in the end all he'd been able to say was the truth.
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A/N: Don't panic, John's blog entry will be revealed in the next chapter - I'm still tweaking it (and at least one more). Thanks for all the reviews/favourites/follows etc. I'm really glad you've been enjoying it! xx