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Granting a Favour by thegables
Fandoms: Sherlock (TV), Sherlock Holmes & Related Fandoms
06 Dec 2020
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"Greg knew that he was being punished for his moment of hesitation, for his refusal to fall in line the moment Mycroft flinched. This made him angry, but there was something more galvanizing there too. A punishment felt like a gauntlet, an acknowledgement. Mycroft had said he didn’t want the debt of a favour from Greg, but he still overreacted when the opportunity was denied."
Greg and Mycroft discover that intimacy is the most frightening experiment of all.
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- Part 1 of Granting a Favour
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01 Apr 2026
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Mycroft has built a careful system of predictions to control the beast he calls Greed, always roiling in his chest, driving him to gather power, knowledge and (unfortunately) calories. By predicting what he's most likely to gain however, he can direct his desire towards them and not waste time striving for impossibilities. The system's worked for a decade, and he hasn't wanted anything badly enough to break it - until, that is, he's presented with a photograph of Gregory Lestrade and Greed crashes through his carefully erected barriers. To protect Greg from the beast, Mycroft must turn him into the most unattainable man in the country... by saving the man's crumbling marriage.
Greg's satisfied with his lot. He works long hours, sure, but it's a worthwhile job. His wife's cheating on him, yeah, but honestly if he had a chance with Mr Perfect McRockHardAbs, he'd probably cheat too. And he likes the bed cold, anyway. He's never been the sort to step on other people's feet or push for something as silly as his own happiness. Besides, he's never wanted anything strongly enough to push - until, that is, he meets the infuriating Mycroft Holmes, who seems intent on doing nothing but brush him away.
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21 Mar 2026
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Someone is targeting Lestrade's people. Mycroft Holmes visits the latest crime scene to confer with Greg...and takes a bullet meant for the Detective Inspector. Needless to say, this does not sit well with Greg Lestrade...or with Sherlock Holmes and John Watson. Can Lestrade, Sherlock and John discover the would-be assassin - before he or she strikes again?
Author's Note: This is a standalone work and is NOT part of the THERE BUT FOR THE GRACE OF JOHN WATSON universe. Written for the AO3 Fundraiser Auction Winner who bid on me.
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- Part 1 of COMES A HORSEMAN, BOOKS 1 AND 2
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13 Mar 2026
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Everyone has a soulmate. Everyone. It's simple human biology. Over the course of every person's life, they develop tattoos of the things their soulmate loves most.
Though he has always disliked the concept, Mycroft Holmes is painted from head to toe with dozens of brightly-coloured tattoos. Greg Lestrade, once-firm believer and hopeless romantic, has just nine. They are all quietly sophisticated, sketched in smooth shades of black and grey and easy to hide.
Neither of them has gained a tattoo in years. But when they both suddenly find new markings, things finally fall into place.
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11 Mar 2026
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Detective Inspector Greg Lestrade has always known that his job came with the risk of danger; he was prepared for knives, guns, and belligerent drunks, but he never saw being taken hostage by violent members of a Mexican drug cartel coming. His only hope of being saved is that one of his closest friends is a consulting detective and another is the "minor" wizard-behind-the-machine, Mycroft Holmes. If "friend" is really the right word for what Mycroft is to him...God, he'd like to live to find out.
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- Part 1 of At Home with the Holmes
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10 Mar 2026