The Scientific Method
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None of this is essential reading in order to enjoy the stories, but I wanted to share the details I've put so much thought into- and it may help clarify some specifics for those who are interested!
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- Part 1 of The Scientific Method
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As Sherlock Holmes stands outside New Scotland Yard, sweating beneath his Belstaff while he irritatedly smokes a cigarette, he allows himself the private admission that he may have, in fact, made a terrible mistake.
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- Part 2 of The Scientific Method
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Five weeks after what he’s privately come to think of as ‘The Absolute Worst Mistake of His Life', John Watson meets Irene Adler and summarily curses whatever higher power is out there that- as he’s long suspected, but is now sure- has it in for him.
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- Part 3 of The Scientific Method
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Two weeks after the… fiasco with The Woman, he's still feeling awful- worse actually. He was sick again in the morning, and even now that the nausea has abated he feels terribly drained. Obviously that touch of the flu has well and truly caught up with him.
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- Part 4 of The Scientific Method
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To John’s complete bewilderment, Sherlock carries on behaving in his newly cagey manner over the next several weeks; clingy and tactile one minute and holed up in his bedroom for hours on end the next. John heavily suspects that it has something to do with Irene Adler’s sudden and un-spoken of departure. Whenever he attempts to broach the topic, however, Sherlock shuts it down immediately.
Even more curious is Sherlock’s frequent aborted attempts at… something.
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- Part 5 of The Scientific Method
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Three months after their ill-considered shared heat, John and Sherlock fumble their way through the unexpected situation they find themselves in, and come to terms with their feelings for one another and the newly introduced third party in their partnership.
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- Part 6 of The Scientific Method
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It’s different this time, than that first accidental heat, when they conceived their son, or all the times they’ve made love since. This time is deliberate and carefully prepared for— neither of them have any desire to provide Alfie with a sibling, after all.
This time they’re going to bond.
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- Part 7 of The Scientific Method