Sherlock's greatest fear is that he will be responsible for John's death.
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As a little boy, Sherlock followed his brother everywhere like an adoring puppy. Mycroft knew all that needed to be known and his word was law. He didn't mind holding Mycroft's hand because his big brother could make anything interesting. He even played pirates. Sherlock didn't understand why Mycroft had to leave home for school. He only felt abandoned and betrayed in the big empty house. Now as an adult, Sherlock doesn't remember the time when his brother was his best friend. Mycroft does.
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Sherlock and Mycroft's father had a long term affair, which everyone in the house knew about, even though he thought he was getting away with it. Seven year old Sherlock openly revealed it in front of both parents and Mycroft, making their father chose between his lover and his wife. He chose his lover, This drove their mother to drink and neglect. She blamed Sherlock for her husband's leaving, believing that the affair would pass if it hadn't been brought up. Mycroft had to mother Sherlock.
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After the fall when John was particularly upset, he's text his thoughts to Sherlock and act like he's still there.
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The skull is the third Holmes brother.
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After Sherlock's death John stayed at Lestrade's for almost a week, at the Police Officer's insistence. When he did het home, he just sat in the flat, staring at Sherlock's violin, only eating and drinking when Mrs. Hudson cooked for him. He spoke when there was a loud noise, like a door slamming or a cup being dropped and it was only ever to tell Sherlock of, before he realized that Sherlock wasn't actually there.
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John can sing very well, but he hates singing because it reminds him of singing songs in Afganistan with a group of soon to be dead friends.
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Sherlock got injured on a case and when John went to the hospital to visit him he saw all those horrible scars Sherlock had from two years of various torture that he voluntarily took on in order to destroy Moriarty's web and keep John safe.
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Sherlock Holmes once fell down a ditch when hiking out with Mycroft and his parents and couldn't get out. They left him, only coming back at the end of the day and it is for this reason he lives in the city and rarely adventure to the country.
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Fanfiction"I know this is a bit stupid. But..... Happy Birthday Sherlock........... I know this was a waste of time...... Why would I say happy birthday to a grave?" -John Hamish Watson
