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Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Pairings/Characters: Mycroft/Lestrade, background Sherlock/John
Rating: E
Length: 90,591 words
Creator Links: green_violin_bow
Theme: Pining, Pretend Couple

Summary: “I’m sorry, Sherlock, but I think what you just said is that you’ve been catfishing a murderer online, pretending to be a couple, your brother and I, and now you want us to meet him? A murderer? As a couple!” The last few words are really quite loud, and Rosie makes a startled squeak in the kitchen.

Sherlock glares at him.

Greg takes a deep breath. “Sorry,” he says, automatically, then – “No – no! Not – not sorry, because – of all the things, Sherlock, that you have ever done, this is undeniably the most – the most utterly – I –”

He closes his eyes, fists clenched, and takes several deep breaths.

“Overlooking many, many other problems with this entire scenario –” he pauses and takes another breath, “– what on Earth makes you think that, as a couple, a detective and a – a – whatever he is –” he gestures wildly at Mycroft – “would put themselves online on a dating site?”

Reccer's Notes: Because of Sherlock shenanigans, Mycroft and Lestrade have to pretend to be a couple and live together for a week in order to catch a killer.  It's a classic living together brings forward feelings.  The story is from Lestrade's POV, and the first half features some pining as he tries to figure out if he wants something with Mycroft and if Mycroft would want that in return. All while the case slowly percolates in the background.

Fanwork Links: AO3

Date: 2026-08-01 07:29 pm (UTC)
msilverstar: (Default)
From: [personal profile] msilverstar
Of course modern Sherlock catfishes. ACD Sherlock used personal ads in newspapers.

Thanks for the rec!

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