title: Sherlock Holmes and His Dear Dr. Watson
author: James, Brendol
description: Waking in an unfamiliar bed after believing he had died, Sherlock Holmes questions whether his cynical view of the afterlife is being challenged. The perfect temperature - the perfect first rays of sunlight - everything serves to calm him, including the presence of his dearest friend and the love of his life - Dr. John Watson. Asleep beside him, John appears how he did when they first met - in the prime of his life.Concluding he is dreaming, Sherlock doesn't resist his desires, and when John responds in equal measure, he feels assured his conclusion was correct - until his lover confesses having always wanted him and tearfully apologizing for not being brave enough to resist the pressures of society for him to marry.Bit by bit, the clues come together, and the dream Sherlock believed he found himself within turns out to me more than he could ever hope for as mysterious fan has given them a second chance at life together.