Post S-4: John rescues a child from a car explosion and suffers physical and emotional consequences-vertigo, deafness, PTSD. With his family gone, only Sherlock is left to pick up the pieces. Will John let him? [Written preS-4, now it's an AU, but it followed canon trajectory that Mary dies. This fic made no predictions how.] Casefic chapters 7-16, refer to crimes of pedophilia.
Rated: M - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 20 - Words: 77,922 - Reviews: 237 - Favs: 85 - Follows: 60 - Updated: 11/15/2016 - Published: 5/2/2016 - Sherlock H., John W., Mary M. - Complete